Declension and comparison German adjective schief

The declension of the adjective schief (unstable, crooked) uses these forms of the comparison schief,schiefer,am schiefsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective schief 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 schief, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
schief
comparative
schiefer
superlative
am schiefsten

B1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

schief

schief · schiefer · am schiefsten

English unstable, crooked, suspect, askew, slanted

weder parallel zur Lotlinie, noch zur Waagerechten; unstabil, unhaltbar, gefährdet, suspekt; schräg, schepp

» Tom singt schief . English Tom sings off key.

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The strong inflection of schief without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. schiefer
Gen. schiefen
Dat. schiefem
Acc. schiefen

Feminine

Nom. schiefe
Gen. schiefer
Dat. schiefer
Acc. schiefe

Neutral

Nom. schiefes
Gen. schiefen
Dat. schiefem
Acc. schiefes

Plural

Nom. schiefe
Gen. schiefer
Dat. schiefen
Acc. schiefe
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derschiefe
Gen. desschiefen
Dat. demschiefen
Acc. denschiefen

Feminine

Nom. dieschiefe
Gen. derschiefen
Dat. derschiefen
Acc. dieschiefe

Neutral

Nom. dasschiefe
Gen. desschiefen
Dat. demschiefen
Acc. dasschiefe

Plural

Nom. dieschiefen
Gen. derschiefen
Dat. denschiefen
Acc. dieschiefen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einschiefer
Gen. einesschiefen
Dat. einemschiefen
Acc. einenschiefen

Feminine

Nom. eineschiefe
Gen. einerschiefen
Dat. einerschiefen
Acc. eineschiefe

Neutral

Nom. einschiefes
Gen. einesschiefen
Dat. einemschiefen
Acc. einschiefes

Plural

Nom. keineschiefen
Gen. keinerschiefen
Dat. keinenschiefen
Acc. keineschiefen

Predicative use

Using schief as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristschief
Fem.sieistschief
Neut.esistschief

Plural

siesindschief

Examples

Example sentences for schief

  • Tom singt schief . 
    English Tom sings off key.
  • Das Bild hängt schief . 
    English The picture is hung crooked.
  • Warum hängt das Bild schief ? 
    English Why is this picture hanging askew?
  • Der Teppich liegt schon wieder schief . 
    English The carpet is crooked again.
  • Heute ging alles von Anfang an schief . 
    English Today, everything went awry from the start.
  • Er befindet sich auf der schiefen Bahn. 
    English He's on a bad path.
  • Auf einen schiefen Topf gehört ein schiefer Deckel. 
    English A slanted pot needs a slanted lid.
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Translations

Translation of German schief

German schief
English unstable, crooked, aslant, suspect, askew, slanted
Russian кривой, косой, наклонный, неправильный, неустойчивый, подозрительный
Spanish oblicuo, desviado, inclinado, inestable, sospechoso, torcido
French oblique, crooked, devié, instable, suspect
Turkish çarpık, eğri, yamuk, eğimli, hatalı, inişli, meyilli, yanlış
Portuguese oblíquo, inclinado, instável, suspeito, torto
Italian storto, obliquo, instabile, sospetto
Romanian oblic, instabil, suspect, înclinat
Hungarian ferde, rézsutos, dőlt, gyanús, instabil
Polish krzywy, skośny, niestabilny, podejrzany
Greek στραβός, κλινός, ανισόρροπος, ασταθής, ύποπτος
Dutch scheef, schuin, instabiel, oneven
Czech křivý, šikmý, nakloněný, nebezpečný, nestabilní, podezřelý
Swedish skev, sned, instabil
Danish skæv, usikker, ustabil
Japanese 斜めの, 不安定な, 傾いた, 傾いている, 危険な, 疑わしい
Catalan oblic, inclinat, inestable
Finnish epäilyttävä, epäluotettava, epävarma, kallellaan, kallistunut, vinossa
Norwegian skeiv, skjev, usikker, ustabil
Basque okertu, okertuta, desegokia
Serbian nagnut, kosi, nestabilan, sumnjiv
Macedonian кос, крив, наклонет, небезбеден, нестабилен
Slovenian kriv, nagnjen, nestabil, nevarno, sumljivo
Slowakisch krivý, neistý, nestabilný, podozrivý, šikmý
Bosnian nagnut, kosi, nestabilan, sumnjiv
Croatian nagnut, kosi, nestabilan, sumnjiv
Ukrainian кривий, нестабільний, непаралельний, непевний
Bulgarian застрашен, крив, недопустим, нестабилен, съмнителен
Belorussian косы, косаваты, кривы, непэўны, неўстойлівы
Hebrewעקום، שיפוע، חשוד، לא יציב، מעוקל
Arabicمائل، غير مستقيم، غير ثابت، غير مستقر، مهدد
Persianکج، مشکوک، ناپایدار
Urduٹیڑھا، جھکاؤ، خطرناک، غیر مستحکم، مشکوک

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Meanings and synonyms of schief
  • weder parallel zur Lotlinie, noch zur Waagerechten, unstabil, unhaltbar, gefährdet, suspekt, schräg, schepp
  • weder parallel zur Lotlinie, noch zur Waagerechten, unstabil, unhaltbar, gefährdet, suspekt, schräg, schepp
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Declension and comparison forms of schief

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

The declension and comparison of schief 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 schief

positive schief
comparative schiefer
superlative am schiefsten
  • positive: schief
  • comparative: schiefer
  • superlative: am schiefsten

Strong declension schief

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. schiefer schiefe schiefes schiefe
Gen. schiefen schiefer schiefen schiefer
Dat. schiefem schiefer schiefem schiefen
Acc. schiefen schiefe schiefes schiefe
  • Masculine: schiefer, schiefen, schiefem, schiefen
  • Feminine: schiefe, schiefer, schiefer, schiefe
  • Neutral: schiefes, schiefen, schiefem, schiefes
  • Plural: schiefe, schiefer, schiefen, schiefe

Weak declension schief

  • Masculine: der schiefe, des schiefen, dem schiefen, den schiefen
  • Feminine: die schiefe, der schiefen, der schiefen, die schiefe
  • Neutral: das schiefe, des schiefen, dem schiefen, das schiefe
  • Plural: die schiefen, der schiefen, den schiefen, die schiefen

Mixed declension schief

  • Masculine: ein schiefer, eines schiefen, einem schiefen, einen schiefen
  • Feminine: eine schiefe, einer schiefen, einer schiefen, eine schiefe
  • Neutral: ein schiefes, eines schiefen, einem schiefen, ein schiefes
  • Plural: keine schiefen, keiner schiefen, keinen schiefen, keine schiefen

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