Declension and comparison German adjective matt

The declension of the adjective matt (dull, faded) uses these forms of the comparison matt,matter,am mattesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/esten. The adjective matt 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 matt, but all German adjectives. Comments

noun
Matt, das
positive
matt
comparative
matter
superlative
am mattesten

B2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

matt

matt · matter · am mattesten

English dull, faded, dim, frosted, helpless, mat, mate, matte, muted, powerless, tired, translucent, weak

/mat/ · /mat/ · /ˈmatɐ/ · /ˈmatˌtɛstn̩/

[…, Spiele, Farben] eine Situation, in der der König bedroht ist und sich dem nicht entziehen kann; mit Anzeichen von Ermüdung oder Erschöpfung, mitnichten lebhaft oder rege; schachmatt, müde, trüb, stumpf

» Tom fühlt sich matt und müde. English Tom feels weak and tired.

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The strong inflection of matt without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. matter
Gen. matten
Dat. mattem
Acc. matten

Feminine

Nom. matte
Gen. matter
Dat. matter
Acc. matte

Neutral

Nom. mattes
Gen. matten
Dat. mattem
Acc. mattes

Plural

Nom. matte
Gen. matter
Dat. matten
Acc. matte

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. dermatte
Gen. desmatten
Dat. demmatten
Acc. denmatten

Feminine

Nom. diematte
Gen. dermatten
Dat. dermatten
Acc. diematte

Neutral

Nom. dasmatte
Gen. desmatten
Dat. demmatten
Acc. dasmatte

Plural

Nom. diematten
Gen. dermatten
Dat. denmatten
Acc. diematten
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einmatter
Gen. einesmatten
Dat. einemmatten
Acc. einenmatten

Feminine

Nom. einematte
Gen. einermatten
Dat. einermatten
Acc. einematte

Neutral

Nom. einmattes
Gen. einesmatten
Dat. einemmatten
Acc. einmattes

Plural

Nom. keinematten
Gen. keinermatten
Dat. keinenmatten
Acc. keinematten

Predicative use

Using matt as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristmatt
Fem.sieistmatt
Neut.esistmatt

Plural

siesindmatt

Examples

Example sentences for matt


  • Tom fühlt sich matt und müde. 
    English Tom feels weak and tired.
  • Ich schleppte meinen matten Körper nach Hause. 
    English I dragged my tired body home.
  • Wenn ein Schachspieler matt ist, glänzt er nicht. 
    English When a chess player is checkmated, he does not shine.
  • Trennung lässt matte Leidenschaften verkümmern und starke wachsen. 
    English Separation allows dull passions to wither and strong ones to grow.
  • Das leicht kratzige Puma-Jäckchen in mattem Orange mit kontrastierendem Kragen war plötzlich wieder hip. 
    English The slightly scratchy Puma jacket in matte orange with a contrasting collar suddenly became trendy again.
  • Zäh hängt der Nebel über der Stadt und lässt nicht mehr als mattes Dämmerlicht zu. 
    English The fog hangs heavily over the city and allows no more than a faint twilight light.

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Translations

Translation of German matt


German matt
English dull, faded, dim, frosted, helpless, mat, mate, matte
Russian матовый, тусклый, без блеска, блеклый, вялый, подавленный, полупрозрачный, угнетённый
Spanish mate, amenazado, apagado, bajo, opaco, sin brillo, translúcido
French mat, fatigué, menacé, translucide, éteint
Turkish mat, donuk, solgun, soluk, tehdit altında, yorgun
Portuguese opaco, sem brilho, angustiante, cansado, opressivo, translúcido
Italian opaco, fiacco, bianco latte, debole, dull, matto, minacciato, spento
Romanian mat, amenințat, fără strălucire, obosit, opac, semi-transparent, stins
Hungarian fakó, fenyegetett, fáradt, fénytelenség, halvány, kimerült, áttetsző
Polish matowy, przygaszony, bez blasku, przezroczysty, przygasły
Greek θαμπός, ματ, αβέβαιος, επικίνδυνος, ημιδιαφανής, κουρασμένος
Dutch dof, bedreigd, doorzichtig, flets, kwetsbaar, mat, moe, uitgeput
Czech matný, mat, bez lesku, malátný, neprůhledný, slabý, unavený, unživý
Swedish matt, dull, dämpad, genomskinlig, hotad, mat, svag, trött
Danish mat, dæmpet, gennemsigtig, slidt, trængt, træt, udmattet
Japanese 光沢のない, 半透明, 活気のない, 淡い, 疲れた, 脅かされている, 艶のない, 鈍い
Catalan amenaçat, apagat, cansat, descolorit, esgotat, mate, sense brillant, translucid
Finnish himmeä, heikko, matta, puoliläpinäkyvä, uhattu, vaalea, väsynyt
Norwegian sliten, blass, dempet, dull, gjennomsiktig, halvtransparent, svak, trøtt
Basque ahula, distirarik gabe, falta kolorea, mehatuta, nekatua, nekatuta, transluzente
Serbian bez sjaja, bezizlazna situacija, bledi, iscrpljen, mat, poluprozirno, prozirno, slab
Macedonian без сјај, блед, загрозен, изнемоштен, полупрозрачен, слаб, уморен
Slovenian bleden, brez sijaja, izčrpan, mat, neprosojen, nežna barva, ogrožen, polprosojen
Slowakisch matný, malátny, ohrozený, priesvitný, unavený, vyčerpaný
Bosnian mat, bezizlazna situacija, iscrpljen, poluprozirno, prozirno, ugrožen, umoran
Croatian mat, iscrpljen, poluprozirno, prozirno, ranjiv, ugrožen, umoran
Ukrainian матовий, безвихідь, виснажений, втомлений, неживий, непрозорий, приглушений
Bulgarian матов, заплашен, изтощен, уморен
Belorussian бляклы, выматаны, знясілены, матавы, напівпразрысты, падпарадкаваны, прыглушаны
Indonesian doff, lelah, matte, setengah tembus pandang, skakmat
Vietnamese mờ, chiếu hết, mệt mỏi, nửa trong suốt
Uzbek mat, charchagan, shax mat, yarim shaffof
Hindi मैट, आंशिक पारदर्शी, थका हुआ, धुँधला, मात, शह-मात
Chinese 哑光, 半透明, 将死, 没精打采的, 疲倦的
Thai ด้าน, กึ่งโปร่งใส, รุกจน, เช็กเมต, เหนื่อยล้า
Korean 무광, 반투명한, 체크메이트, 피곤한
Azerbaijani mat, yarı şəffaf, yorğun
Georgian გაქანცული, დაღლილი, მატ, მატე, მატი, ნახევრად გამჭვირვალე
Bengali ম্যাট, আংশিক স্বচ্ছ, ক্লান্ত, চেকমেট, শাহ-মাত
Albanian mat, gjysmë transparente, lodhur
Marathi आंशिक पारदर्शी, थकलेला, मात, मॅट, मैट, शह-मात
Nepali मैट, आंशिक पारदर्शी, थाकेको, मात, शाह-मात
Telugu అర్థపారదర్శక, అలసిన, చెక్‌మేట్, మాట్, మ్యాట్
Latvian matēts, daļēji caurspīdīgs, mats, noguris
Tamil மேட், அரை வெளிப்படையான, சோர்ந்த
Estonian poolläbipaistev, väsinud
Armenian մատ, կիսաթափանցիկ, հոգնած, մատե
Kurdish mat, bêhal, bêhêz, yarî şeffaf
Hebrewמעומעם، דהוי، מאוים، מדוכא، מטושטש، עייף، עמום، שקוף חלקית
Arabicباهت، غير شفاف، غير لامع، مرهق، معتم، مهدد
Persianکدر، بی‌درخشش، خسته، مقابل، نیمه شفاف، کسل، کمرنگ
Urduمدھم، بے رنگ، بے چمک، تھکا ہوا، خطرے میں، دھندلا، کمزور

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Meanings and synonyms of matt

  • [Spiele] eine Situation, in der der König bedroht ist und sich dem nicht entziehen kann, schachmatt
  • mit Anzeichen von Ermüdung oder Erschöpfung, mitnichten lebhaft oder rege, müde, lahm, down, teilnahmslos
  • [Farben] von geringer Farbintensität, trüb, verwaschen
  • ohne Glanz, stumpf, glanzlos
  • nicht durchsichtig, nur durchscheinend, trüb, undurchsichtig

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Declension and comparison forms of matt

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


The declension and comparison of matt 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 matt

positive matt
comparative matter
superlative am mattesten
  • positive: matt
  • comparative: matter
  • superlative: am mattesten

Strong declension matt

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. matter matte mattes matte
Gen. matten matter matten matter
Dat. mattem matter mattem matten
Acc. matten matte mattes matte
  • Masculine: matter, matten, mattem, matten
  • Feminine: matte, matter, matter, matte
  • Neutral: mattes, matten, mattem, mattes
  • Plural: matte, matter, matten, matte

Weak declension matt

  • Masculine: der matte, des matten, dem matten, den matten
  • Feminine: die matte, der matten, der matten, die matte
  • Neutral: das matte, des matten, dem matten, das matte
  • Plural: die matten, der matten, den matten, die matten

Mixed declension matt

  • Masculine: ein matter, eines matten, einem matten, einen matten
  • Feminine: eine matte, einer matten, einer matten, eine matte
  • Neutral: ein mattes, eines matten, einem matten, ein mattes
  • Plural: keine matten, keiner matten, keinen matten, keine matten

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