Declension and comparison German adjective rational

The declension of the adjective rational (rational, reasonable) uses these forms of the comparison rational,rationaler,am rationalsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective rational 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 rational, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
rational
comparative
rationaler
superlative
am rationalsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

rational

rational · rationaler · am rationalsten

English rational, reasonable

/ʁaˈt͡si̯oːnal/ · /ʁaˈt͡si̯oːnal/ · /ʁaˈt͡si̯oːnalɐ/ · /ʁaˈt͡si̯oːnalˈstɛn/

mit dem Verstand, der Vernunft zu tun habend; als Verhältnis zweier Ganzzahlen darstellbar; verstandesmäßig, gebrochen, vernunftgemäß, vernünftig

» Ich bin rational . English I'm rational.

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The strong inflection of rational without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. rationaler
Gen. rationalen
Dat. rationalem
Acc. rationalen

Feminine

Nom. rationale
Gen. rationaler
Dat. rationaler
Acc. rationale

Neutral

Nom. rationales
Gen. rationalen
Dat. rationalem
Acc. rationales

Plural

Nom. rationale
Gen. rationaler
Dat. rationalen
Acc. rationale
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derrationale
Gen. desrationalen
Dat. demrationalen
Acc. denrationalen

Feminine

Nom. dierationale
Gen. derrationalen
Dat. derrationalen
Acc. dierationale

Neutral

Nom. dasrationale
Gen. desrationalen
Dat. demrationalen
Acc. dasrationale

Plural

Nom. dierationalen
Gen. derrationalen
Dat. denrationalen
Acc. dierationalen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einrationaler
Gen. einesrationalen
Dat. einemrationalen
Acc. einenrationalen

Feminine

Nom. einerationale
Gen. einerrationalen
Dat. einerrationalen
Acc. einerationale

Neutral

Nom. einrationales
Gen. einesrationalen
Dat. einemrationalen
Acc. einrationales

Plural

Nom. keinerationalen
Gen. keinerrationalen
Dat. keinenrationalen
Acc. keinerationalen

Predicative use

Using rational as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristrational
Fem.sieistrational
Neut.esistrational

Plural

siesindrational

Examples

Example sentences for rational

  • Ich bin rational . 
    English I'm rational.
  • Das Absurde ist nicht rational nachvollziehbar. 
    English The absurd is not rationally comprehensible.
  • Der Mensch ist ein rationales Wesen. 
    English Man is a rational being.
  • Solche Argumente weisen rational denkende Menschen zurück. 
    English Such arguments are rejected by rationally thinking people.
  • Ich bin emotional dafür, aber rational dagegen. 
    English I am emotionally for it, but rationally against it.
  • Personalität ist die spezifische Weise, wie sich rationale Naturen individuell konkretisieren. 
    English Personality is the specific way in which rational natures are individually concretized.
  • Das Prinzip, das der Bildung der rationalen Zahlen aus den ganzen Zahlen zugrunde liegt, nennt man in der Algebra Lokalisierung. 
    English The principle underlying the formation of rational numbers from integers is called localization in algebra.
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Translations

Translation of German rational

German rational
English rational, reasonable
Russian рациональный
Spanish racional
French rationnel
Turkish akla uygun, mantıklı, rasyonel
Portuguese racional
Italian razionale
Romanian rațional
Hungarian racionális
Polish racjonalny
Greek λογικός
Dutch rationeel
Czech racionální, rozumný
Swedish rationell
Danish rationel
Japanese 有理, 理性的
Catalan racional
Finnish rationaalinen
Norwegian rasjonell
Basque arrazoizko, rationala
Serbian racionalan, razuman
Macedonian рационален
Slovenian racionalen, razumen, smiseln
Slowakisch racionálny, rozumný
Bosnian racionalan, razuman
Croatian racionalan, razmjeran, razuman
Ukrainian раціональний
Bulgarian рационален
Belorussian рацыянальны
Indonesian rasional, bilangan rasional
Vietnamese hợp lý, hữu tỉ
Uzbek mantiqiy, nisbiy, ratsional
Hindi तर्कसंगत, परिमेय, रैशनल
Chinese 有理数, 有理的, 理性的
Thai จำนวนตรรกยะ, ตรรกยะ, สมเหตุสมผล
Korean 유리수의, 유리인, 합리적인
Azerbaijani rasional, rasyonel
Georgian რაციონალური
Bengali পরিমেয়, যুক্তিসঙ্গত, রেশনাল
Albanian racional
Marathi तर्कसंगत, परिमेय, रॅशनल
Nepali तर्कसंगत, परिमेय, रैशनल
Telugu పరిమేయ, రేషనల్, వివేకవంతమైన
Latvian racionāls
Tamil பரிமேய, ரேஷனல், விவேகமான
Estonian ratsionaalne
Armenian ռացիոնալ
Kurdish rasyonel
Hebrewרציונלי
Arabicعقلاني، عقلي
Persianعقلانی
Urduعقلی

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of rational
  • mit dem Verstand, der Vernunft zu tun habend, verstandesmäßig, vernunftgemäß, vernünftig
  • als Verhältnis zweier Ganzzahlen darstellbar, gebrochen
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Declension and comparison forms of rational

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

The declension and comparison of rational 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 rational

positive rational
comparative rationaler
superlative am rationalsten
  • positive: rational
  • comparative: rationaler
  • superlative: am rationalsten

Strong declension rational

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. rationaler rationale rationales rationale
Gen. rationalen rationaler rationalen rationaler
Dat. rationalem rationaler rationalem rationalen
Acc. rationalen rationale rationales rationale
  • Masculine: rationaler, rationalen, rationalem, rationalen
  • Feminine: rationale, rationaler, rationaler, rationale
  • Neutral: rationales, rationalen, rationalem, rationales
  • Plural: rationale, rationaler, rationalen, rationale

Weak declension rational

  • Masculine: der rationale, des rationalen, dem rationalen, den rationalen
  • Feminine: die rationale, der rationalen, der rationalen, die rationale
  • Neutral: das rationale, des rationalen, dem rationalen, das rationale
  • Plural: die rationalen, der rationalen, den rationalen, die rationalen

Mixed declension rational

  • Masculine: ein rationaler, eines rationalen, einem rationalen, einen rationalen
  • Feminine: eine rationale, einer rationalen, einer rationalen, eine rationale
  • Neutral: ein rationales, eines rationalen, einem rationalen, ein rationales
  • Plural: keine rationalen, keiner rationalen, keinen rationalen, keine rationalen

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