Declension and comparison German adjective kardinal

The declension of the adjective kardinal (cardinal, essential) uses the incomparable form kardinal. The adjective has no forms for the comparative and superlative. The adjective kardinal can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare kardinal, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

noun
Kardinal, der
adjective
kardinal

adjective · positive · not comparable

kardinal

kardinal · - · -

English cardinal, essential, fundamental

/kaʁˈdiːnaːl/ · /kaʁˈdiːnaːl/

[Fachsprache] wichtigst, den entscheidenden Punkt einer Sache betreffend; ausschlaggebend; bestimmend; essentiell; entscheidend, hauptsächlich

» Die Beziehungen Amerikas zu Europa seien stets ein kardinaler Aspekt der amerikanischen Politik und ein Eckstein der Friedensstruktur gewesen. English The relationships of America with Europe have always been a cardinal aspect of American politics and a cornerstone of the peace structure.

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The strong inflection of kardinal without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. kardinaler
Gen. kardinalen
Dat. kardinalem
Acc. kardinalen

Feminine

Nom. kardinale
Gen. kardinaler
Dat. kardinaler
Acc. kardinale

Neutral

Nom. kardinales
Gen. kardinalen
Dat. kardinalem
Acc. kardinales

Plural

Nom. kardinale
Gen. kardinaler
Dat. kardinalen
Acc. kardinale
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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective kardinal with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'

Masculine

Nom. derkardinale
Gen. deskardinalen
Dat. demkardinalen
Acc. denkardinalen

Feminine

Nom. diekardinale
Gen. derkardinalen
Dat. derkardinalen
Acc. diekardinale

Neutral

Nom. daskardinale
Gen. deskardinalen
Dat. demkardinalen
Acc. daskardinale

Plural

Nom. diekardinalen
Gen. derkardinalen
Dat. denkardinalen
Acc. diekardinalen
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective kardinal with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'

Masculine

Nom. einkardinaler
Gen. eineskardinalen
Dat. einemkardinalen
Acc. einenkardinalen

Feminine

Nom. einekardinale
Gen. einerkardinalen
Dat. einerkardinalen
Acc. einekardinale

Neutral

Nom. einkardinales
Gen. eineskardinalen
Dat. einemkardinalen
Acc. einkardinales

Plural

Nom. keinekardinalen
Gen. keinerkardinalen
Dat. keinenkardinalen
Acc. keinekardinalen

Predicative use

Using kardinal as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristkardinal
Fem.sieistkardinal
Neut.esistkardinal

Plural

siesindkardinal

Examples

Example sentences for kardinal

  • Die Beziehungen Amerikas zu Europa seien stets ein kardinaler Aspekt der amerikanischen Politik und ein Eckstein der Friedensstruktur gewesen. 
    English The relationships of America with Europe have always been a cardinal aspect of American politics and a cornerstone of the peace structure.
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Translations

Translation of German kardinal

German kardinal
English cardinal, essential, fundamental
Russian главный, основной
Spanish fundamental, principal
French essentiel, principal
Turkish ana, temel
Portuguese fundamental, principal
Italian cardinale
Romanian esential, fundamental
Hungarian döntő, legfontosabb
Polish kluczowy, najważniejszy
Greek καθοριστικός, κύριος
Dutch belangrijkste, cruciaal
Czech klíčový, zásadní
Swedish grundläggande, viktigast
Danish grundlæggende, vigtigst
Japanese 主要な, 重要な
Catalan decisiu, important
Finnish kardinaali
Norwegian viktig
Basque funtsezkoa, garrantzitsua
Serbian ključni, određujući
Macedonian кардинален
Slovenian ključni, osnovni
Slowakisch kardinálny
Bosnian ključni, određujući
Croatian ključan, određujući
Ukrainian ключовий, основний
Bulgarian ключов, основен
Belorussian кардынальны
Indonesian penting, utama
Vietnamese chủ yếu, quan trọng
Uzbek asosiy, muhim
Hindi महत्वपूर्ण, मुख्य
Chinese 关键的, 最重要的
Thai สำคัญ, หลัก
Korean 주요한, 핵심의
Azerbaijani əhəmiyyətli, əsas
Georgian მთავარი, მნიშვნელოვანი
Bengali প্রধান, মুখ্য
Albanian i rëndësishëm, kryesor
Marathi महत्वपूर्ण, मुख्य
Nepali महत्वपूर्ण, मुख्य
Telugu ప్రధాన, ముఖ్యమైన
Latvian galvenais, izšķirošs
Tamil முக்கிய, முக்கியமான
Estonian oluline, peamine
Armenian առաջնային, կարևոր
Kurdish girîng, serekî
Hebrewעיקרי
Arabicأساسي، محوري
Persianاساسی، مهم
Urduاہم، بنیادی

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Meanings and synonyms of kardinal
  • [Fachsprache] wichtigst, den entscheidenden Punkt einer Sache betreffend, entscheidend, hauptsächlich, ausschlaggebend, bestimmend, essentiell
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Declension and comparison forms of kardinal

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective kardinal in all genera and cases

The declension and comparison of kardinal as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

Comparison of adjectives kardinal

positive kardinal
comparative -
superlative -
  • positive: kardinal
  • comparative: -
  • superlative: -

Strong declension kardinal

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. kardinaler kardinale kardinales kardinale
Gen. kardinalen kardinaler kardinalen kardinaler
Dat. kardinalem kardinaler kardinalem kardinalen
Acc. kardinalen kardinale kardinales kardinale
  • Masculine: kardinaler, kardinalen, kardinalem, kardinalen
  • Feminine: kardinale, kardinaler, kardinaler, kardinale
  • Neutral: kardinales, kardinalen, kardinalem, kardinales
  • Plural: kardinale, kardinaler, kardinalen, kardinale

Weak declension kardinal

  • Masculine: der kardinale, des kardinalen, dem kardinalen, den kardinalen
  • Feminine: die kardinale, der kardinalen, der kardinalen, die kardinale
  • Neutral: das kardinale, des kardinalen, dem kardinalen, das kardinale
  • Plural: die kardinalen, der kardinalen, den kardinalen, die kardinalen

Mixed declension kardinal

  • Masculine: ein kardinaler, eines kardinalen, einem kardinalen, einen kardinalen
  • Feminine: eine kardinale, einer kardinalen, einer kardinalen, eine kardinale
  • Neutral: ein kardinales, eines kardinalen, einem kardinalen, ein kardinales
  • Plural: keine kardinalen, keiner kardinalen, keinen kardinalen, keine kardinalen

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