Declension and comparison German adjective schlau

The adjective “schlau” is gradable.The forms of "schlau" are "schlau,schlauer,am schlauesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/esten.“schlau” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.The adjective schlau can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).One can not only inflect and compare schlau, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
schlau
comparative
schlauer
superlative
am schlauesten/schlausten

B1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

schlau

schlau · schlauer · am schlau(e)sten

English clever, smart, sly, cunning, leery

/ʃlaʊ/ · /ʃlaʊ/ · /ˈʃlaʊɐ/ · /ˈʃlaustən/

um Wege wissend, seine Ziele zu erreichen; Klugheit besitzend; abgefeimt, blitzgescheit, ausgefuchst, clever

» Katzen sind schlau . English Cats are smart.

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The strong inflection of schlau without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. schlauer
Gen. schlauen
Dat. schlauem
Acc. schlauen

Feminine

Nom. schlaue
Gen. schlauer
Dat. schlauer
Acc. schlaue

Neutral

Nom. schlaues
Gen. schlauen
Dat. schlauem
Acc. schlaues

Plural

Nom. schlaue
Gen. schlauer
Dat. schlauen
Acc. schlaue
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derschlaue
Gen. desschlauen
Dat. demschlauen
Acc. denschlauen

Feminine

Nom. dieschlaue
Gen. derschlauen
Dat. derschlauen
Acc. dieschlaue

Neutral

Nom. dasschlaue
Gen. desschlauen
Dat. demschlauen
Acc. dasschlaue

Plural

Nom. dieschlauen
Gen. derschlauen
Dat. denschlauen
Acc. dieschlauen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einschlauer
Gen. einesschlauen
Dat. einemschlauen
Acc. einenschlauen

Feminine

Nom. eineschlaue
Gen. einerschlauen
Dat. einerschlauen
Acc. eineschlaue

Neutral

Nom. einschlaues
Gen. einesschlauen
Dat. einemschlauen
Acc. einschlaues

Plural

Nom. keineschlauen
Gen. keinerschlauen
Dat. keinenschlauen
Acc. keineschlauen

Predicative use

Using schlau as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristschlau
Fem.sieistschlau
Neut.esistschlau

Plural

siesindschlau

Examples

Example sentences for schlau

  • Katzen sind schlau . 
    English Cats are smart.
  • Hunde sind schlaue Tiere. 
    English A dog is a clever animal.
  • Tom ist ein schlauer Kerl. 
    English Tom is a smart guy.
  • Ich werde einfach nicht schlau daraus. 
    English I just don't get clever about it.
  • Er ist nicht so schlau wie ich. 
    English He is not as smart as I am.
  • Ich habe geglaubt, dass ich schlau sei. 
    English I believed that I was smart.
  • Ehrliche Menschen werden weiß, schlaue werden kahl. 
    English Honest people become white, clever ones become bald.
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Translation of German schlau

German schlau
English clever, smart, sly, cunning, leery
Russian умный, хитрый, толковый
Spanish astuto, inteligente, ingenioso, listo, sabio
French rusé, astucieux, malin, intelligent
Turkish zeki, akıllı, kurnaz
Portuguese astuto, inteligente, astucioso, serelepe, sábio
Italian astuto, furbo, intelligente, saggio, scaltro
Romanian inteligent, smecher
Hungarian okos, ravasz, eszes
Polish sprytny, inteligentny, chytry
Greek έξυπνος, πονηρός, πανούργος, σοφός
Dutch sluw, slim, intelligent
Czech chytrý, mazaný, inteligentní, rafinovaný
Swedish smart, listig, finurlig, klipsk, klok, knipslug, slug
Danish klog, snedig
Japanese 賢い, 利口, ずる賢い, 頭の良い
Catalan astut, intel·ligent, llest, murri, viu
Finnish älykäs, neuvokas, viisas
Norwegian klok, smart
Basque adimentsu, azti, zintzo
Serbian pametan, pametno, snašan, snažan, лукав, оштроуман, паметан, препреден
Macedonian паметен, вешт, умен
Slovenian pametno, bistro, iznajdljivo, pameten, zvit
Slowakisch inteligentný, majetný, mazaný, vynaliezavý
Bosnian pametan, lukav, snašan, snažan
Croatian pametan, snažan, lukav, pametno, prepreden
Ukrainian розумний, кмітливий, хитрий
Bulgarian хитър, умен
Belorussian разумны, хітры
Indonesian cerdas, cerdik, licik
Vietnamese khôn ngoan, thông minh, xảo quyệt
Uzbek aqlli, hiylakor
Hindi चतुर, चालाक
Chinese 狡猾, 精明, 聪明
Thai ฉลาด, เจ้าเล่ห์
Korean 영리한, 교활한
Azerbaijani ağıllı, hiyləgər
Georgian გონიერი, ცბიერი, ჭკვიანი
Bengali চতুর, চালাক, বুদ্ধিমান
Albanian i dredhshëm, i zgjuar, zgjuar
Marathi चतुर, चालाक
Nepali चालाक, बुद्धिमान
Telugu కపటమైన, చతురమైన, తెలివైన
Latvian gudrs, viltīgs
Tamil கபடமான, புத்திசாலி, புத்திமான
Estonian arukas, kaval, nutikas
Armenian խելացի, խաբկոտ
Kurdish hîlkar, zekî, zîrek
Hebrewחכם، נבון
Arabicذكي، ماكر، ماهر
Persianزیرک، هوشمند
Urduچالاک، ہوشیار

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of schlau
  • um Wege wissend, seine Ziele zu erreichen, abgefeimt, ausgefuchst, ausgekocht, bauernschlau, durchtrieben
  • Klugheit besitzend, blitzgescheit, clever, gescheit, klug, intelligent
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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “schlau”

“schlau” is an adjective that can be declined and compared. Which forms apply varies depending on the adjective as well as gender, case, and number. All forms are clearly displayed on this page.

Is „schlau“ gradable?

The adjective “schlau” is gradable.

How do you form the comparative and superlative of “schlau”?

The forms of "schlau" are "schlau,schlauer,am schlauesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/esten.

How is "schlau" used?

The adjective schlau can be used attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (with a verb).

Is “schlau” inflected?

“schlau” is inflectable. It forms different forms depending on gender, case, and number.

What is the positive (base form) of “schlau”?

The positive degree of “schlau” is “schlau”.

What is the comparative of "schlau"?

The comparative of „schlau“ is „schlauer“.

What is the superlative of “schlau”?

The superlative of "schlau" is "am schlau(e)sten".

What is the strong declension of „schlau“?

The strong declension of “schlau” is:
Masculine: schlauer, schlauen, schlauem, schlauen
Feminine: schlaue, schlauer, schlauer, schlaue
Neutral: schlaues, schlauen, schlauem, schlaues
Plural: schlaue, schlauer, schlauen, schlaue

What is the weak declension of "schlau"?

The weak declension of “schlau” is:
Masculine: der schlaue, des schlauen, dem schlauen, den schlauen
Feminine: die schlaue, der schlauen, der schlauen, die schlaue
Neutral: das schlaue, des schlauen, dem schlauen, das schlaue
Plural: die schlauen, der schlauen, den schlauen, die schlauen

What is the mixed declension of “schlau”?

The mixed declension of “schlau” is:
Masculine: ein schlauer, eines schlauen, einem schlauen, einen schlauen
Feminine: eine schlaue, einer schlauen, einer schlauen, eine schlaue
Neutral: ein schlaues, eines schlauen, einem schlauen, ein schlaues
Plural: keine schlauen, keiner schlauen, keinen schlauen, keine schlauen

The declension and comparison of schlau 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.

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