Declension and comparison German adjective offensiv

The declension of the adjective offensiv (offensive, attacking) uses these forms of the comparison offensiv,offensiver,am offensivsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective offensiv 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 offensiv, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
offensiv
comparative
offensiver
superlative
am offensivsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

offensiv

offensiv · offensiver · am offensivsten

English offensive, attacking, provocative

/ˈɔ.fɛn.zɪf/ · /ˈɔ.fɛn.zɪf/ · /ˈɔ.fɛn.zɪf.ɐ/ · /ˈɔ.fɛn.zɪf.stɛn/

so, dass angegriffen wird; so, dass ein Ziel aktiv und provokant verfolgt wird; angriffslustig

» Das Duo aus offensiven Mittelfeldspieler und Stürmer führte die Mannschaft zum Sieg. English The duo of offensive midfielder and striker led the team to victory.

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The strong inflection of offensiv without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. offensiver
Gen. offensiven
Dat. offensivem
Acc. offensiven

Feminine

Nom. offensive
Gen. offensiver
Dat. offensiver
Acc. offensive

Neutral

Nom. offensives
Gen. offensiven
Dat. offensivem
Acc. offensives

Plural

Nom. offensive
Gen. offensiver
Dat. offensiven
Acc. offensive
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. deroffensive
Gen. desoffensiven
Dat. demoffensiven
Acc. denoffensiven

Feminine

Nom. dieoffensive
Gen. deroffensiven
Dat. deroffensiven
Acc. dieoffensive

Neutral

Nom. dasoffensive
Gen. desoffensiven
Dat. demoffensiven
Acc. dasoffensive

Plural

Nom. dieoffensiven
Gen. deroffensiven
Dat. denoffensiven
Acc. dieoffensiven
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einoffensiver
Gen. einesoffensiven
Dat. einemoffensiven
Acc. einenoffensiven

Feminine

Nom. eineoffensive
Gen. eineroffensiven
Dat. eineroffensiven
Acc. eineoffensive

Neutral

Nom. einoffensives
Gen. einesoffensiven
Dat. einemoffensiven
Acc. einoffensives

Plural

Nom. keineoffensiven
Gen. keineroffensiven
Dat. keinenoffensiven
Acc. keineoffensiven

Predicative use

Using offensiv as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristoffensiv
Fem.sieistoffensiv
Neut.esistoffensiv

Plural

siesindoffensiv

Examples

Example sentences for offensiv

  • Das Duo aus offensiven Mittelfeldspieler und Stürmer führte die Mannschaft zum Sieg. 
    English The duo of offensive midfielder and striker led the team to victory.
  • Jeder einzelne Chor stellte sich entweder mit einem kleinen Gesangsstück oder mit einer Art offensivem Schlachtruf vor. 
    English Each individual choir introduced itself either with a small song piece or with a kind of offensive battle cry.
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Translations

Translation of German offensiv

German offensiv
English offensive, attacking, provocative
Russian агрессивный, нападающий, наступление, провокационный
Spanish ofensivo, provocador
French agressif, offensif, provocateur
Turkish saldırgan, provokatif
Portuguese ofensivo, ofensiva
Italian offensivo
Romanian ofensiv, provocator
Hungarian támadó, provokatív
Polish agresywny, ofensywny, prowokacyjny
Greek επιθετικός, προκλητικός
Dutch aanvallend, offensief, provocerend
Czech ofenzivní, agresivní, provokativní, útočný
Swedish aggressiv, offensiv, provokativ
Danish angreb, angrebende, provokerende
Japanese 攻撃的, 挑発的
Catalan ofensiu, provocador
Finnish hyökkäävä, offensiivinen, provosoiva
Norwegian angrepsvillig, angripende, provokativ
Basque erasotzaile
Serbian napadan, napadački, ofanzivan, provokativan
Macedonian офанзивен
Slovenian ofenziven, napadalen
Slowakisch agresívny, ofenzívny, provokatívny, útočný
Bosnian napadan, napadno, provokativ, uvredljivo
Croatian napadan, napadački, provokativan
Ukrainian агресивний, нападницький, провокаційний
Bulgarian агресивен, нападателен, провокативен
Belorussian агрэсіўны, правайдны
Indonesian agresif
Vietnamese hung hăng
Uzbek agressiv, tajovuzkor
Hindi आक्रामक
Chinese 攻击性, 积极进取的
Thai ก้าวร้าว
Korean 공격적, 공격적인
Azerbaijani aqressiv, hücumçu
Georgian აგრესიული
Bengali আক্রমণাত্মক
Albanian agresiv
Marathi आक्रमक
Nepali आक्रामक
Telugu ఆక్రమక, ఆగ్రెసివ్
Latvian agresīvs
Tamil அக்ரமமான, ஆக்ராமிக்க
Estonian agressiivne, ründav
Armenian ագրեսիվ, հարձակողական
Kurdish agresîv
Hebrewהתקפי، מְעָרֵבָה، מְתקָפָה
Arabicهجومي، استفزازي
Persianتهاجمی، تحریک‌آمیز
Urduجارحانہ، حملہ آور، چالاک

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Meanings and synonyms of offensiv
  • so, dass angegriffen wird, angriffslustig
  • so, dass ein Ziel aktiv und provokant verfolgt wird
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Declension and comparison forms of offensiv

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

The declension and comparison of offensiv 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 offensiv

positive offensiv
comparative offensiver
superlative am offensivsten
  • positive: offensiv
  • comparative: offensiver
  • superlative: am offensivsten

Strong declension offensiv

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. offensiver offensive offensives offensive
Gen. offensiven offensiver offensiven offensiver
Dat. offensivem offensiver offensivem offensiven
Acc. offensiven offensive offensives offensive
  • Masculine: offensiver, offensiven, offensivem, offensiven
  • Feminine: offensive, offensiver, offensiver, offensive
  • Neutral: offensives, offensiven, offensivem, offensives
  • Plural: offensive, offensiver, offensiven, offensive

Weak declension offensiv

  • Masculine: der offensive, des offensiven, dem offensiven, den offensiven
  • Feminine: die offensive, der offensiven, der offensiven, die offensive
  • Neutral: das offensive, des offensiven, dem offensiven, das offensive
  • Plural: die offensiven, der offensiven, den offensiven, die offensiven

Mixed declension offensiv

  • Masculine: ein offensiver, eines offensiven, einem offensiven, einen offensiven
  • Feminine: eine offensive, einer offensiven, einer offensiven, eine offensive
  • Neutral: ein offensives, eines offensiven, einem offensiven, ein offensives
  • Plural: keine offensiven, keiner offensiven, keinen offensiven, keine offensiven

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* Sentences from the Wiktionary (de.wiktionary.org) are freely available under the license CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.de). Some of them were changed. The authors of the sentences can be looked up via: 858787, 793889

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