Declension and comparison German adjective obere

The declension of the adjective obere (higher, upper) uses these forms of the comparison obere,-,oberste. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are -/ste. The adjective obere can only be used attributively in front of nouns, but not predicative in connection with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare obere, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
obere/obre⁶
superlative
oberste

C1 · adjective · positive · regular · no comparitve · only attributive

obere

ob(e)⁶re · - · oberste

Elimination of 'e' in the suffix   Elimination of 'e' in the inflectional ending  

⁶ Only in exalted use

English higher, upper

/ˈoːbəɐ/ · /ˈoːbəɐ/ · /ˈoːbɐʁstə/

in einer höheren Position oder Lage befindlich

» Er ist im oberen Stockwerk. English He is upstairs.

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The strong inflection of obere without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. oberer/obrer⁶
Gen. oberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. oberem/obrem⁶/oberm⁴
Acc. oberen/obren⁶/obern

Feminine

Nom. obere/obre⁶
Gen. oberer/obrer⁶
Dat. oberer/obrer⁶
Acc. obere/obre⁶

Neutral

Nom. oberes/obres⁶
Gen. oberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. oberem/obrem⁶/oberm⁴
Acc. oberes/obres⁶

Plural

Nom. obere/obre⁶
Gen. oberer/obrer⁶
Dat. oberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. obere/obre⁶

⁶ Only in exalted use⁴ Usage seldom

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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derobere/obre⁶
Gen. desoberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. demoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. denoberen/obren⁶/obern

Feminine

Nom. dieobere/obre⁶
Gen. deroberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. deroberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. dieobere/obre⁶

Neutral

Nom. dasobere/obre⁶
Gen. desoberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. demoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. dasobere/obre⁶

Plural

Nom. dieoberen/obren⁶/obern
Gen. deroberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. denoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. dieoberen/obren⁶/obern

⁶ Only in exalted use

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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einoberer/obrer⁶
Gen. einesoberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. einemoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. einenoberen/obren⁶/obern

Feminine

Nom. eineobere/obre⁶
Gen. eineroberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. eineroberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. eineobere/obre⁶

Neutral

Nom. einoberes/obres⁶
Gen. einesoberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. einemoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. einoberes/obres⁶

Plural

Nom. keineoberen/obren⁶/obern
Gen. keineroberen/obren⁶/obern
Dat. keinenoberen/obren⁶/obern
Acc. keineoberen/obren⁶/obern

⁶ Only in exalted use

Predicative use

Using obere as predicative

Singular

Masc.erist-
Fem.sieist-
Neut.esist-

Plural

siesind-

Examples

Example sentences for obere

  • Er ist im oberen Stockwerk. 
    English He is upstairs.
  • Wer ist jetzt im oberen Stock? 
    English Who's upstairs now?
  • Sogar die oberen Schichten der Atmosphäre sind verschmutzt. 
    English Even the upper layers of the atmosphere are polluted.
  • Die oberen Zweier stehen schräg. 
    English The upper twos are slanted.
  • Die obere Kammer ist das Oberhaus. 
    English The upper chamber is the upper house.
  • Ein Raum im oberen Stockwerk wird uns angewiesen. 
    English A room on the upper floor is assigned to us.
  • Der Horizont im mathematischen Sinn ist ein Großkreis, der die Sphäre oder Himmelskugel in zwei gleiche Hälften teilt und dessen oberer Pol der Zenit ist, der Gegenpol heißt Nadir. 
    English The horizon in the mathematical sense is a great circle that divides the sphere or celestial sphere into two equal halves, and its upper pole is the zenith, while the opposite pole is called the nadir.
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Translations

Translation of German obere

German obere
English higher, upper
Russian верхний, высший
Spanish alto, superior
French haut, supérieur
Turkish yukarıdaki, üst
Portuguese acima, superior
Italian alto, superiore
Romanian de sus, superior
Hungarian felső
Polish górny
Greek ανώτερος, υψηλός
Dutch boven, bovenste
Czech horní, vyšší
Swedish översidan, övre
Danish øverste, øvre
Japanese 上の, 上部の
Catalan alt, superior
Finnish ylempi, yläpuolella
Norwegian øverste, øvre
Basque goiko
Serbian gore, gornji
Macedonian горен
Slovenian višji, zgornji
Slowakisch horný, vyšší
Bosnian gornji
Croatian gore, gornji
Ukrainian верхній, вищий
Bulgarian висок, горен
Belorussian верхні
Indonesian atas
Vietnamese phía trên, ở trên
Uzbek yuqori
Hindi ऊपरी
Chinese 上方的, 上面的
Thai ด้านบน
Korean 상부의, 위의
Azerbaijani yuxarı
Georgian ზემო
Bengali উচ্চ
Albanian lartë
Marathi ऊपरी
Nepali माथिल्लो
Telugu పైన
Latvian augšējais
Tamil உயர், மேலுள்ள
Estonian ülemine
Armenian վերևի
Kurdish bilind
Hebrewעליון، עליונה
Arabicعالي، علوي
Persianبالا، عالی
Urduاعلی، اوپر

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Meanings and synonyms of obere
  • in einer höheren Position oder Lage befindlich
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Declension and comparison forms of obere

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

The declension and comparison of obere 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 obere

positive ob(e)re
comparative -
superlative oberste
  • positive: ob(e)re
  • comparative: -
  • superlative: oberste

Strong declension obere

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. ob(e)rer ob(e)re ob(e)res ob(e)re
Gen. ob(e)r(e)n ob(e)rer ob(e)r(e)n ob(e)rer
Dat. ob(e)r(e)m ob(e)rer ob(e)r(e)m ob(e)r(e)n
Acc. ob(e)r(e)n ob(e)re ob(e)res ob(e)re
  • Masculine: ob(e)rer, ob(e)r(e)n, ob(e)r(e)m, ob(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: ob(e)re, ob(e)rer, ob(e)rer, ob(e)re
  • Neutral: ob(e)res, ob(e)r(e)n, ob(e)r(e)m, ob(e)res
  • Plural: ob(e)re, ob(e)rer, ob(e)r(e)n, ob(e)re

Weak declension obere

  • Masculine: der ob(e)re, des ob(e)r(e)n, dem ob(e)r(e)n, den ob(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: die ob(e)re, der ob(e)r(e)n, der ob(e)r(e)n, die ob(e)re
  • Neutral: das ob(e)re, des ob(e)r(e)n, dem ob(e)r(e)n, das ob(e)re
  • Plural: die ob(e)r(e)n, der ob(e)r(e)n, den ob(e)r(e)n, die ob(e)r(e)n

Mixed declension obere

  • Masculine: ein ob(e)rer, eines ob(e)r(e)n, einem ob(e)r(e)n, einen ob(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: eine ob(e)re, einer ob(e)r(e)n, einer ob(e)r(e)n, eine ob(e)re
  • Neutral: ein ob(e)res, eines ob(e)r(e)n, einem ob(e)r(e)n, ein ob(e)res
  • Plural: keine ob(e)r(e)n, keiner ob(e)r(e)n, keinen ob(e)r(e)n, keine ob(e)r(e)n

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