Declension and comparison German adjective modern

The declension of the adjective modern (contemporary, fashionable) uses these forms of the comparison modern,moderner,am modernsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective modern 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 modern, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

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comparative
moderner
superlative
am modernsten

A2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

modern

modern · moderner · am modernsten

English contemporary, fashionable, cool, modern, trendy

/moˈdɛʁn/ · /moˈdɛʁn/ · /moˈdɛʁnɐ/ · /moˈdɛʁnstən/

der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich; in Mode; modernistisch, auf der Höhe der Zeit, aktuell, modisch

» Modern ist anders. English Modern is different.

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The strong inflection of modern without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. moderner
Gen. modernen
Dat. modernem
Acc. modernen

Feminine

Nom. moderne
Gen. moderner
Dat. moderner
Acc. moderne

Neutral

Nom. modernes
Gen. modernen
Dat. modernem
Acc. modernes

Plural

Nom. moderne
Gen. moderner
Dat. modernen
Acc. moderne
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dermoderne
Gen. desmodernen
Dat. demmodernen
Acc. denmodernen

Feminine

Nom. diemoderne
Gen. dermodernen
Dat. dermodernen
Acc. diemoderne

Neutral

Nom. dasmoderne
Gen. desmodernen
Dat. demmodernen
Acc. dasmoderne

Plural

Nom. diemodernen
Gen. dermodernen
Dat. denmodernen
Acc. diemodernen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einmoderner
Gen. einesmodernen
Dat. einemmodernen
Acc. einenmodernen

Feminine

Nom. einemoderne
Gen. einermodernen
Dat. einermodernen
Acc. einemoderne

Neutral

Nom. einmodernes
Gen. einesmodernen
Dat. einemmodernen
Acc. einmodernes

Plural

Nom. keinemodernen
Gen. keinermodernen
Dat. keinenmodernen
Acc. keinemodernen

Predicative use

Using modern as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristmodern
Fem.sieistmodern
Neut.esistmodern

Plural

siesindmodern

Examples

Example sentences for modern

  • Modern ist anders. 
    English Modern is different.
  • Ich mag moderne Kunst. 
    English I like modern art.
  • Lange Röcke sind total modern . 
    English Long skirts are very much in fashion.
  • Er ist ein moderner Junge. 
    English He is a modern boy.
  • Sie ist ein modernes Mädchen. 
    English She's a modern girl.
  • Macht uns die moderne Technik dumm? 
    English Does modern technology make us stupid?
  • Ein Computer ist eine Art modernes Werkzeug. 
    English A computer is a type of modern tool.
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Translations

Translation of German modern

German modern
English contemporary, fashionable, cool, modern, trendy
Russian современный, модный, новейший
Spanish moderno
French moderne, contemporain, à la mode
Turkish moda
Portuguese moderno
Italian moderno
Hungarian divatos, korszerű, modern, jelenbeli
Polish nowoczesny, modny, modernistyczny, współczesny
Greek μοντέρνος, νεωτερικός, σύγχρονος
Dutch modern
Czech moderní, novodobý
Swedish modern
Danish moderne
Japanese モダン, モダンな, 現代の, 現代的な, 近代
Catalan moern
Finnish moderni, nykyaikainen
Norwegian moderne
Basque modernoa, moderno
Serbian savremen, moderan
Macedonian модерен, современ
Slovenian moderen, sodoben, sodobno
Slowakisch moderný, súčasný
Bosnian moderan, savremen
Croatian moderni, moderno, suvremeni
Ukrainian сучасний, актуальний, модерний, модерністський, модний, новітній, сьогоденний
Bulgarian модерен
Belorussian сучасны
Indonesian era modern, kontemporer, modis
Vietnamese hiện đại, mốt, thuộc thời đại hiện đại
Uzbek zamonaviy
Hindi आधुनिक, आधुनिक युग का, फैशनेबल, समकालीन
Chinese 时髦, 现代的, 近代的
Thai ของยุคใหม่, ทันสมัย, อินเทรนด์
Korean 근대의, 유행하는, 현대의
Azerbaijani müasir, müasir dövrə aid, şık
Georgian თანამედროვე, თანამედროვეობის, მოდური
Bengali আধুনিক, আধুনিক যুগের, ফ্যাশনেবল, সমকালীন
Albanian epokës moderne, moderne, trendi
Marathi आधुनिक, आधुनिक युगाचा, फॅशनेबल
Nepali आधुनिक, आधुनिक युगको, फेशनबल
Telugu ఆధునిక యుగానికి చెందిన, ఫ్యాషనబుల్
Latvian moderns, modīgs, mūsdienu laikmeta
Tamil நவீன, நவீனயுகத்தின், பெஷனபிள்
Estonian modernne, moekas, moodsa ajastu omane
Armenian մոդայուն, մոդեռն ժամանակաշրջանի, նորագույն
Kurdish moda, nûjen
Hebrewמודרני
Arabicحديث، عصري
Persianمدرن
Urduجدید، عصری

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of modern
  • der Zeit entsprechend, neuzeitlich, auf der Höhe der Zeit, aktuell
  • in Mode, aktuell, modisch, in, angesagt
  • der Epoche der Moderne zugehörig, modernistisch
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Declension and comparison forms of modern

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

The declension and comparison of modern 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 modern

positive modern
comparative moderner
superlative am modernsten
  • positive: modern
  • comparative: moderner
  • superlative: am modernsten

Strong declension modern

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. moderner moderne modernes moderne
Gen. modernen moderner modernen moderner
Dat. modernem moderner modernem modernen
Acc. modernen moderne modernes moderne
  • Masculine: moderner, modernen, modernem, modernen
  • Feminine: moderne, moderner, moderner, moderne
  • Neutral: modernes, modernen, modernem, modernes
  • Plural: moderne, moderner, modernen, moderne

Weak declension modern

  • Masculine: der moderne, des modernen, dem modernen, den modernen
  • Feminine: die moderne, der modernen, der modernen, die moderne
  • Neutral: das moderne, des modernen, dem modernen, das moderne
  • Plural: die modernen, der modernen, den modernen, die modernen

Mixed declension modern

  • Masculine: ein moderner, eines modernen, einem modernen, einen modernen
  • Feminine: eine moderne, einer modernen, einer modernen, eine moderne
  • Neutral: ein modernes, eines modernen, einem modernen, ein modernes
  • Plural: keine modernen, keiner modernen, keinen modernen, keine modernen

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