Declension and comparison German adjective klein

The adjective “klein” is gradable.The forms of "klein" are "klein,kleiner,am kleinsten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/sten.“klein” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective klein can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare klein, but all German adjectives. 1Comment ☆5.0

noun
Klein, das
positive
klein
comparative
kleiner
superlative
am kleinsten

A1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

klein

klein · kleiner · am kleinsten

English small, little, insignificant, lowercase, minor, uncapitalized, young

/klaɪn/ · /klaɪn/ · /ˈklaɪnɐ/ · /ˈklaɪnstən/

[…, Einheiten] von geringem Ausmaß; unbedeutend; kompakt; gering, geringfügig, nieder, niedrig

» Tom ist klein . English Tom is short.

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The strong inflection of klein without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. kleiner
Gen. kleinen
Dat. kleinem
Acc. kleinen

Feminine

Nom. kleine
Gen. kleiner
Dat. kleiner
Acc. kleine

Neutral

Nom. kleines
Gen. kleinen
Dat. kleinem
Acc. kleines

Plural

Nom. kleine
Gen. kleiner
Dat. kleinen
Acc. kleine

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derkleine
Gen. deskleinen
Dat. demkleinen
Acc. denkleinen

Feminine

Nom. diekleine
Gen. derkleinen
Dat. derkleinen
Acc. diekleine

Neutral

Nom. daskleine
Gen. deskleinen
Dat. demkleinen
Acc. daskleine

Plural

Nom. diekleinen
Gen. derkleinen
Dat. denkleinen
Acc. diekleinen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einkleiner
Gen. eineskleinen
Dat. einemkleinen
Acc. einenkleinen

Feminine

Nom. einekleine
Gen. einerkleinen
Dat. einerkleinen
Acc. einekleine

Neutral

Nom. einkleines
Gen. eineskleinen
Dat. einemkleinen
Acc. einkleines

Plural

Nom. keinekleinen
Gen. keinerkleinen
Dat. keinenkleinen
Acc. keinekleinen

Predicative use

Using klein as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristklein
Fem.sieistklein
Neut.esistklein

Plural

siesindklein

Examples

Example sentences for klein


  • Tom ist klein . 
    English Tom is short.
  • Sie hat kleine Füße. 
    English She has small feet.
  • Er hatte kleine graue Augen. 
    English He had small gray eyes.
  • Tom lebt auf kleinem Raum. 
    English Tom lives in a small space.
  • Ich bin ein kleines Kind. 
    English I'm a little child.
  • Das ist ein kleines arabisches Land. 
    English This is a small Arab country.
  • Der große Fisch frisst den kleinen . 
    English The big fish eats the small one.

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Translations

Translation of German klein


German klein
English small, little, insignificant, lowercase, minor, uncapitalized, young
Russian маленький, небольшой, малый, незначительный, низкий, строчный
Spanish pequeño, bajo, chiquito, joven
French petit, avec une minuscule, insignifiant, jeune, minuscule, un petit
Turkish küçük, az, küçük harf, minik, ufak, önemsiz
Portuguese pequeno, insignificante, diminuto, jovem, minúsculo
Italian piccolo, giovane, insignificante, minuscolo, ridotto
Romanian mic, cu litere mici, marginal, neimportant, neînsemnat, tânăr
Hungarian kicsi, fiatal, jelentéktelen, kicsiny, kisbetűs
Polish mały, małymi literami, młody, niewielki, nieznaczny
Greek μικρός, ασήμαντος, μικρή, μικρούλης, μικρό, χαμηλός
Dutch klein, jong, onbeduidend
Czech malý, drobný, malými písmeny, mladý, nepatrný
Swedish liten, gemen, obetydlig, små, ung
Danish lille, små, uanselig, ung
Japanese 小さい, 小文字, 少ない, 無意味な, 若い
Catalan petit, insignificant, jove, menor, menut, minúscula, xicotet
Finnish pieni, vähäinen, merkityksetön, nuori, pienellä
Norwegian liten, små, ubetydelig, ung
Basque txiki, garrantzirik gabe, gazte, txikiena, txikitan
Serbian mali, mala slova, mlad, nevažan, sitni, малo
Macedonian мал, мали букви, млад
Slovenian majhen, majhna, mala, mali, malo, mlad, nepomemben
Slowakisch malý, drobný, malými písmenami, mladý, nepodstatný
Bosnian mali, malo slovo, mlad, nevažan, sitni
Croatian mali, sitni, malo, malo slovo, nevažan
Ukrainian малий, маленький, малими літерами, молодий, небагато, незначний
Bulgarian малък, незначителен, малки букви, млад
Belorussian маленькі, маленькімі літарамі, невыразны, невялікі, незначны
Indonesian huruf kecil, kecil, muda, sepele, tidak penting
Vietnamese chữ cái thường, không quan trọng, không đáng kể, nhỏ, trẻ
Uzbek ahamiyatsiz, kam, kichik harf, yosh
Hindi कम, छोटे अक्षर, जवान, महत्त्वहीन, युवा
Chinese 小写字母, 年轻, 微不足道, 无足轻重, 较小
Thai ตัวพิมพ์เล็ก, หนุ่ม, อ่อน, เล็กน้อย, ไม่สำคัญ
Korean 사소한, 소문자, 어린, 적은, 젊은, 하찮은
Azerbaijani gənc, kiçik, kiçik hərf, önəmsiz, əhəmiyyətsiz
Georgian ახალგაზრდა, პატარა, პატარა ასოები, უმნიშვნელო
Bengali কম, গুরুত্বহীন, ছোট অক্ষর, তরুণ
Albanian gërmë e vogël, i parëndësishëm, i ri, i vogël
Marathi कम, छोटे अक्षर, तरुण, महत्त्वहीन
Nepali जवान, महत्त्वहीन, युवा, सानो, सानो अक्षर
Telugu చిన్న, చిన్న అక్షరాలు, ప్రాముఖ్యం లేని, యువ
Latvian jauns, mazie burti, maznozīmīgs, neliels
Tamil இளம், சின்ன எழுத்து, சிறிய, முக்கியமற்ற
Estonian ebatähtis, noor, väheoluline, väike, väikesed tähed
Armenian երիտասարդ, նշանակություն չունեցող, փոքր, փոքրատառ
Kurdish ciwan, harf biçûk, kêm, kêm girî
Hebrewקטן، בקטן، זעיר، צעיר
Arabicصغير، قليل، حرف صغير، حروف صغيرة، غير مهم
Persianکوچک، جوان، حروف کوچک، ناچیز، کم
Urduچھوٹا، غیر اہم، نوجوان، چھوٹے حروف، کم

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Meanings and synonyms of klein

  • von geringem Ausmaß, kompakt, mikroskopisch, winzig
  • unbedeutend, gering, geringfügig, nieder, niedrig, unbedeutend, marginal
  • [Einheiten] als Kleinbuchstabe, in Kleinbuchstaben oder mit kleinem Anfangsbuchstaben
  • jung

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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “klein”

“klein” is an adjective that can be declined and compared. Which forms apply varies depending on the adjective as well as gender, case, and number. All forms are clearly displayed on this page.

Is „klein“ gradable?

The adjective “klein” is gradable.

How do you form the comparative and superlative of “klein”?

The forms of "klein" are "klein,kleiner,am kleinsten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/sten.

How is "klein" used?

The adjective klein can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).

Is “klein” inflected?

“klein” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.

What is the positive (base form) of “klein”?

The positive degree of “klein” is “klein”.

What is the comparative of "klein"?

The comparative of „klein“ is „kleiner“.

What is the superlative of “klein”?

The superlative of "klein" is "am kleinsten".

What is the strong declension of „klein“?

The strong declension of “klein” is:
Masculine: kleiner, kleinen, kleinem, kleinen
Feminine: kleine, kleiner, kleiner, kleine
Neutral: kleines, kleinen, kleinem, kleines
Plural: kleine, kleiner, kleinen, kleine

What is the weak declension of "klein"?

The weak declension of “klein” is:
Masculine: der kleine, des kleinen, dem kleinen, den kleinen
Feminine: die kleine, der kleinen, der kleinen, die kleine
Neutral: das kleine, des kleinen, dem kleinen, das kleine
Plural: die kleinen, der kleinen, den kleinen, die kleinen

What is the mixed declension of “klein”?

The mixed declension of “klein” is:
Masculine: ein kleiner, eines kleinen, einem kleinen, einen kleinen
Feminine: eine kleine, einer kleinen, einer kleinen, eine kleine
Neutral: ein kleines, eines kleinen, einem kleinen, ein kleines
Plural: keine kleinen, keiner kleinen, keinen kleinen, keine kleinen

The declension and comparison of klein 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.

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