Declension and comparison German adjective kurz

The adjective “kurz” is gradable.The forms of "kurz" are "kurz,kürzer,am kürzesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are ü-er/ü-esten.“kurz” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective kurz can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare kurz, but all German adjectives. 2Comments ☆

positive
kurz
comparative
kürzer
superlative
am kürzesten

A1 · adjective · positive · irregular · comparable

kurz

kurz · kürzer · am kürzesten

Umlaut in the comparative and superlative  

English short, brief

/kʊɐt͡s/ · /kʊɐt͡s/ · /ˈkyːɐt͡sɐ/ · /ˈkyːɐt͡səstən/

[…, Grundlagen] wenig Länge habend; wenig Worte benötigend; kurzum, prägnant

» Ich mag kurze Gedichte. English I like short poems.

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The strong inflection of kurz without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. kurzer
Gen. kurzen
Dat. kurzem
Acc. kurzen

Feminine

Nom. kurze
Gen. kurzer
Dat. kurzer
Acc. kurze

Neutral

Nom. kurzes
Gen. kurzen
Dat. kurzem
Acc. kurzes

Plural

Nom. kurze
Gen. kurzer
Dat. kurzen
Acc. kurze
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derkurze
Gen. deskurzen
Dat. demkurzen
Acc. denkurzen

Feminine

Nom. diekurze
Gen. derkurzen
Dat. derkurzen
Acc. diekurze

Neutral

Nom. daskurze
Gen. deskurzen
Dat. demkurzen
Acc. daskurze

Plural

Nom. diekurzen
Gen. derkurzen
Dat. denkurzen
Acc. diekurzen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einkurzer
Gen. eineskurzen
Dat. einemkurzen
Acc. einenkurzen

Feminine

Nom. einekurze
Gen. einerkurzen
Dat. einerkurzen
Acc. einekurze

Neutral

Nom. einkurzes
Gen. eineskurzen
Dat. einemkurzen
Acc. einkurzes

Plural

Nom. keinekurzen
Gen. keinerkurzen
Dat. keinenkurzen
Acc. keinekurzen

Predicative use

Using kurz as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristkurz
Fem.sieistkurz
Neut.esistkurz

Plural

siesindkurz

Examples

Example sentences for kurz

  • Ich mag kurze Gedichte. 
    English I like short poems.
  • Sie hat kurzes Haar. 
    English She has short hair.
  • Ein kurzer Weg wird lang. 
    English A short way becomes long.
  • Die Ferien sind zu kurz . 
    English The holidays are too short.
  • Ich brauche einen kurzen Rat. 
    English I need a short advice.
  • Es ist kurz vor vier Uhr. 
    English It is almost four o'clock.
  • Ich geh nur kurz auf die Toilette. 
    English I'm just nipping to the toilet.
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Translations

Translation of German kurz

German kurz
English short, brief
Russian короткий, краткий, небольшой, недолгий
Spanish breve, corto
French court, bref
Turkish kısa, Kısa, Kısa süreli, Kısaca, Sözün kısası
Portuguese curto, breve, conciso, sucinto
Italian corto, breve
Romanian scurt, pe scurt
Hungarian rövid, kevés
Polish krótki
Greek σύντομος, κοντός, λίγος, μικρός
Dutch kort
Czech krátký
Swedish kort, hastig
Danish kort
Japanese 短い, 短時間, 簡潔な
Catalan curt, breu
Finnish lyhyt
Norwegian kort
Basque labur
Serbian кратак, kratak, kratko
Macedonian краток
Slovenian kratek
Slowakisch krátky
Bosnian kratko, kratak
Croatian kratak, kratko
Ukrainian короткий, недовгий
Bulgarian кратък, къс, малко време
Belorussian кароткі
Indonesian pendek, ringkas
Vietnamese ngắn, ngắn gọn
Uzbek qisqa
Hindi संक्षिप्त, छोटा
Chinese 简短, 短, 简洁
Thai สั้น, กระชับ
Korean 짧은, 간결한
Azerbaijani qısa
Georgian მოკლე
Bengali সংক্ষিপ্ত, ছোট
Albanian koncis, shkurt, shkurtër
Marathi छोटा, संक्षिप्त
Nepali छोटो, संक्षिप्त
Telugu చిన్న, తక్కువ, సంక్షిప్త
Latvian īs, kodolīgs
Tamil குறுகிய, சுருக்கமான
Estonian lühike, kokkuvõtlik
Armenian կարճ
Kurdish kurt, kurte, kısa
Hebrewקצר
Arabicقصير
Persianکوتاه
Urduمختصر، چھوٹا، کم لمبائی

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of kurz
  • [Grundlagen] wenig Länge habend
  • wenig Worte benötigend, kurzum, prägnant
  • wenig Zeit benötigend
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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “kurz”

“kurz” 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 „kurz“ gradable?

The adjective “kurz” is gradable.

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

The forms of "kurz" are "kurz,kürzer,am kürzesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are ü-er/ü-esten.

How is "kurz" used?

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

Is “kurz” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the comparative of "kurz"?

The comparative of „kurz“ is „kürzer“.

What is the superlative of “kurz”?

The superlative of "kurz" is "am kürzesten".

What is the strong declension of „kurz“?

The strong declension of “kurz” is:
Masculine: kurzer, kurzen, kurzem, kurzen
Feminine: kurze, kurzer, kurzer, kurze
Neutral: kurzes, kurzen, kurzem, kurzes
Plural: kurze, kurzer, kurzen, kurze

What is the weak declension of "kurz"?

The weak declension of “kurz” is:
Masculine: der kurze, des kurzen, dem kurzen, den kurzen
Feminine: die kurze, der kurzen, der kurzen, die kurze
Neutral: das kurze, des kurzen, dem kurzen, das kurze
Plural: die kurzen, der kurzen, den kurzen, die kurzen

What is the mixed declension of “kurz”?

The mixed declension of “kurz” is:
Masculine: ein kurzer, eines kurzen, einem kurzen, einen kurzen
Feminine: eine kurze, einer kurzen, einer kurzen, eine kurze
Neutral: ein kurzes, eines kurzen, einem kurzen, ein kurzes
Plural: keine kurzen, keiner kurzen, keinen kurzen, keine kurzen

The declension and comparison of kurz 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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