Declension and comparison German adjective knifflig

The declension of the adjective knifflig (tricky, challenging) uses these forms of the comparison knifflig,kniffliger,am kniffligsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective knifflig 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 knifflig, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
knifflig/kniffelig
comparative
kniffliger/kniffeliger
superlative
am kniffligsten/kniffeligsten

B2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

knifflig

kniff(e)lig · kniff(e)liger · am kniff(e)ligsten

Optional omission of 'e' in the stem  

English tricky, challenging, delicate, difficult, fiddly, sensitive

/ˈknɪflɪç/ · /ˈknɪflɪç/ · /ˈknɪflɪçɐ/ · /ˈknɪflɪçstən/

schwierig, viel Geduld und Phantasie erforderlich; heikel, viel Vorsicht und Fingerspitzengefühl erforderlich; schwierig, heikel, kompliziert, verzwickt

» Das ist eine knifflige Frage. English That's a tricky question.

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The strong inflection of knifflig without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. kniffliger/kniffeliger
Gen. kniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. kniffligem/kniffeligem
Acc. kniffligen/kniffeligen

Feminine

Nom. knifflige/kniffelige
Gen. kniffliger/kniffeliger
Dat. kniffliger/kniffeliger
Acc. knifflige/kniffelige

Neutral

Nom. kniffliges/kniffeliges
Gen. kniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. kniffligem/kniffeligem
Acc. kniffliges/kniffeliges

Plural

Nom. knifflige/kniffelige
Gen. kniffliger/kniffeliger
Dat. kniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. knifflige/kniffelige
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derknifflige/kniffelige
Gen. deskniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. demkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. denkniffligen/kniffeligen

Feminine

Nom. dieknifflige/kniffelige
Gen. derkniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. derkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. dieknifflige/kniffelige

Neutral

Nom. dasknifflige/kniffelige
Gen. deskniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. demkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. dasknifflige/kniffelige

Plural

Nom. diekniffligen/kniffeligen
Gen. derkniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. denkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. diekniffligen/kniffeligen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einkniffliger/kniffeliger
Gen. eineskniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. einemkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. einenkniffligen/kniffeligen

Feminine

Nom. eineknifflige/kniffelige
Gen. einerkniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. einerkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. eineknifflige/kniffelige

Neutral

Nom. einkniffliges/kniffeliges
Gen. eineskniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. einemkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. einkniffliges/kniffeliges

Plural

Nom. keinekniffligen/kniffeligen
Gen. keinerkniffligen/kniffeligen
Dat. keinenkniffligen/kniffeligen
Acc. keinekniffligen/kniffeligen

Predicative use

Using knifflig as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristknifflig/kniffelig
Fem.sieistknifflig/kniffelig
Neut.esistknifflig/kniffelig

Plural

siesindknifflig/kniffelig

Examples

Example sentences for knifflig

  • Das ist eine knifflige Frage. 
    English That's a tricky question.
  • Er war bereit, an dem kniffligen Quiz teilzunehmen. 
    English He was ready to participate in the tricky quiz.
  • Die Frage des freien Willens ist für die Religion ein kniffliges Problem. 
    English The question of free will is a tricky problem for religion.
  • Das ist eine kniffelige Aufgabe, die viel Geduld erfordert. 
    English It's a fiddly job which requires a lot of patience.
  • Tom kann sich stundenlang mit dem Lösen kniffliger mathematischer Probleme beschäftigen. 
    English Tom can spend hours solving tricky mathematical problems.
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Translations

Translation of German knifflig

German knifflig
English tricky, challenging, delicate, difficult, fiddly, sensitive
Russian сложный, деликатный, требующий терпения и фантазии
Spanish complicado, delicado, difícil
French délicat, épineux, compliqué, difficile
Turkish karmaşık, zor
Portuguese complicado, delicado, difícil
Italian complicato, delicato, difficile
Romanian complicat, delicat, dificil
Hungarian bonyolult, fogós, kényes, nehezen megoldható, nehéz
Polish trudny, delikatny, skomplikowany, złożony
Greek δύσκολος, ευαίσθητος, περίπλοκος, προσεκτικός
Dutch delicaat, gevoelig, lastig, moeilijk
Czech delikátní, náročný, ožehavý, složitý
Swedish knepig, knivig, svår, komplicerad, känslig
Danish delikat, følsom, kompliceret, svær
Japanese 難しい, 微妙な, 手間がかかる
Catalan complicat, delicat, difícil
Finnish herkkä, kiperä, monimutkainen, vaikea
Norwegian vanskelig, delikat, komplisert
Basque zail, delikat, konplex
Serbian komplikovan, шкакљив, delikatan, težak
Macedonian тешко, сложен, сложено
Slovenian zapleten, negotov, težak, tvegan
Slowakisch náročný, zložitý
Bosnian kompleksan, delikatan, osjetljiv, težak
Croatian kompliciran, delikatan, težak
Ukrainian складний, вимогливий, делікатний
Bulgarian сложен, деликатен, труден
Belorussian складаны, далікатны, падступны
Indonesian rumit, sulit
Vietnamese khó khăn, khó xử, rắc rối
Uzbek murakkab, nozik, qiyin
Hindi जटिल, चुनौतीपूर्ण
Chinese 棘手, 复杂
Thai ซับซ้อน, ยากลำบาก, ลำบาก
Korean 까다로운, 난해한
Azerbaijani mürəkkəb, qəliz, çətin
Georgian გართულებული, რთული, რსული
Bengali কঠিন, চ্যালেঞ্জপূর্ণ, জটিল
Albanian delikat, komplikuar, vështirë
Marathi कठीण, किचकट, जटिल
Nepali जटिल, चुनौतीपूर्ण
Telugu కఠినమైన, జటిల, జటిలం
Latvian delikāts, grūts, komplicēts
Tamil சிக்கலான, சவாலான
Estonian delikaatne, keeruline, nõudlik
Armenian բարդ, դժվար, խրթին
Kurdish zahmetli, zehmetli, zor
Hebrewמסובך، קשה، רגיש
Arabicمعقد، حساس، صعب
Persianحساس، دشوار، دقیق، پیچیده
Urduمشکل، نازک، پیچیدہ

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of knifflig
  • schwierig, viel Geduld und Phantasie erforderlich, schwierig, kompliziert, trickreich
  • heikel, viel Vorsicht und Fingerspitzengefühl erforderlich, heikel, verzwickt, delikat
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Declension and comparison forms of knifflig

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

The declension and comparison of knifflig 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 knifflig

positive kniff(e)lig
comparative kniff(e)liger
superlative am kniff(e)ligsten
  • positive: kniff(e)lig
  • comparative: kniff(e)liger
  • superlative: am kniff(e)ligsten

Strong declension knifflig

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. kniff(e)liger kniff(e)lige kniff(e)liges kniff(e)lige
Gen. kniff(e)ligen kniff(e)liger kniff(e)ligen kniff(e)liger
Dat. kniff(e)ligem kniff(e)liger kniff(e)ligem kniff(e)ligen
Acc. kniff(e)ligen kniff(e)lige kniff(e)liges kniff(e)lige
  • Masculine: kniff(e)liger, kniff(e)ligen, kniff(e)ligem, kniff(e)ligen
  • Feminine: kniff(e)lige, kniff(e)liger, kniff(e)liger, kniff(e)lige
  • Neutral: kniff(e)liges, kniff(e)ligen, kniff(e)ligem, kniff(e)liges
  • Plural: kniff(e)lige, kniff(e)liger, kniff(e)ligen, kniff(e)lige

Weak declension knifflig

  • Masculine: der kniff(e)lige, des kniff(e)ligen, dem kniff(e)ligen, den kniff(e)ligen
  • Feminine: die kniff(e)lige, der kniff(e)ligen, der kniff(e)ligen, die kniff(e)lige
  • Neutral: das kniff(e)lige, des kniff(e)ligen, dem kniff(e)ligen, das kniff(e)lige
  • Plural: die kniff(e)ligen, der kniff(e)ligen, den kniff(e)ligen, die kniff(e)ligen

Mixed declension knifflig

  • Masculine: ein kniff(e)liger, eines kniff(e)ligen, einem kniff(e)ligen, einen kniff(e)ligen
  • Feminine: eine kniff(e)lige, einer kniff(e)ligen, einer kniff(e)ligen, eine kniff(e)lige
  • Neutral: ein kniff(e)liges, eines kniff(e)ligen, einem kniff(e)ligen, ein kniff(e)liges
  • Plural: keine kniff(e)ligen, keiner kniff(e)ligen, keinen kniff(e)ligen, keine kniff(e)ligen

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