Declension and comparison German adjective schroff

The declension of the adjective schroff (abrupt, harsh) uses these forms of the comparison schroff,schroffer,am schroffsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective schroff 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 schroff, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
schroff
comparative
schroffer
superlative
am schroffsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

schroff

schroff · schroffer · am schroffsten

English abrupt, harsh, steep, rough, rude

im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich; steil aufsteigend oder abfallend; brüsk; steil; grob; ruppig

» Sie ist schroff . English She is curt.

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The strong inflection of schroff without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. schroffer
Gen. schroffen
Dat. schroffem
Acc. schroffen

Feminine

Nom. schroffe
Gen. schroffer
Dat. schroffer
Acc. schroffe

Neutral

Nom. schroffes
Gen. schroffen
Dat. schroffem
Acc. schroffes

Plural

Nom. schroffe
Gen. schroffer
Dat. schroffen
Acc. schroffe
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derschroffe
Gen. desschroffen
Dat. demschroffen
Acc. denschroffen

Feminine

Nom. dieschroffe
Gen. derschroffen
Dat. derschroffen
Acc. dieschroffe

Neutral

Nom. dasschroffe
Gen. desschroffen
Dat. demschroffen
Acc. dasschroffe

Plural

Nom. dieschroffen
Gen. derschroffen
Dat. denschroffen
Acc. dieschroffen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einschroffer
Gen. einesschroffen
Dat. einemschroffen
Acc. einenschroffen

Feminine

Nom. eineschroffe
Gen. einerschroffen
Dat. einerschroffen
Acc. eineschroffe

Neutral

Nom. einschroffes
Gen. einesschroffen
Dat. einemschroffen
Acc. einschroffes

Plural

Nom. keineschroffen
Gen. keinerschroffen
Dat. keinenschroffen
Acc. keineschroffen

Predicative use

Using schroff as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristschroff
Fem.sieistschroff
Neut.esistschroff

Plural

siesindschroff

Examples

Example sentences for schroff

  • Sie ist schroff . 
    English She is curt.
  • Der Weg war schroff . 
    English The path was steep.
  • Sie erklommen die schroffe Nordseite. 
    English They climbed the steep northern side.
  • Eine schroffe Stimme brach das Schweigen. 
    English A gruff voice broke the silence.
  • Viele Leute finden Toms schroffes Benehmen abstoßend. 
    English A lot of people find Tom's abrupt manner off-putting.
  • Er ist zwar schroff , aber in Wirklichkeit ist er ein sehr gutmütiger Mensch. 
    English He is abrupt, but is, in fact, a good-natured person.
  • Zur Küste hin laufen die Anhöhen in sanften Hügeln aus oder enden in schroffen Kliffen an der Ostsee. 
    English Towards the coast, the hills extend into gentle slopes or end in rugged cliffs by the Baltic Sea.
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Translations

Translation of German schroff

German schroff
English abrupt, harsh, steep, rough, rude
Russian грубый, крутой, обрывистый, резкий
Spanish áspero, abrupto, escarpado, rudo, empinado, grosero
French brusque, abrupt, inamical, escarpé, raide, rude, âpre
Turkish dik, kaba, sert, sarptır
Portuguese áspero, acidentado, rude, íngreme
Italian ripido, scosceso, aspro, ruvido, scortese
Romanian brusc, aspr, dur, înclinat
Hungarian barátságtalan, durva, meredek, éles
Polish stromy, szorstki, strome, surowy
Greek απότομος, άγριος, σκληρός
Dutch ruw, onvriendelijk, hard, steil
Czech příkrý, strohý, hrubý, nepříjemný, strmý, strmý svah
Swedish barsk, kärv, bitter, brant, grym, hård, skarp
Danish barsk, brat, rude, uforskammet
Japanese 冷たい, 急勾配, 急斜面, 無愛想
Catalan escarpat, grosser, pronunciada, rude
Finnish jyrkkä, jyrkkä lasku, jyrkkä nousu, karkea, kova
Norwegian bratt, bratt skråning, brå, rask
Basque gogorra, hotza, itzala, malkorra
Serbian grub, oštr, strm
Macedonian груб, стрмен, стрменски, суров
Slovenian grdo, neprijazno, ostro, strm
Slowakisch drsný, nepríjemný, strmý, strmý svah
Bosnian grub, oštr, strm
Croatian grub, oštrouman, strm
Ukrainian стрімкий, грубий, жорсткий, крутий
Bulgarian груб, остър, стръмен
Belorussian грубы, жорсткі, круты, крутыя
Hebrewגס، קשה، תלול
Arabicحاد، خشونة، شديد الانحدار، فظاظة
Persianتند، خشن، سخت، شیب‌دار
Urduبےرحم، تیز، سخت، کٹھور، کھڑی

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Meanings and synonyms of schroff
  • im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich, steil aufsteigend oder abfallend, brüsk, steil, grob, ruppig
  • im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich, steil aufsteigend oder abfallend, brüsk, steil, grob, ruppig
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Declension and comparison forms of schroff

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

The declension and comparison of schroff 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 schroff

positive schroff
comparative schroffer
superlative am schroffsten
  • positive: schroff
  • comparative: schroffer
  • superlative: am schroffsten

Strong declension schroff

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. schroffer schroffe schroffes schroffe
Gen. schroffen schroffer schroffen schroffer
Dat. schroffem schroffer schroffem schroffen
Acc. schroffen schroffe schroffes schroffe
  • Masculine: schroffer, schroffen, schroffem, schroffen
  • Feminine: schroffe, schroffer, schroffer, schroffe
  • Neutral: schroffes, schroffen, schroffem, schroffes
  • Plural: schroffe, schroffer, schroffen, schroffe

Weak declension schroff

  • Masculine: der schroffe, des schroffen, dem schroffen, den schroffen
  • Feminine: die schroffe, der schroffen, der schroffen, die schroffe
  • Neutral: das schroffe, des schroffen, dem schroffen, das schroffe
  • Plural: die schroffen, der schroffen, den schroffen, die schroffen

Mixed declension schroff

  • Masculine: ein schroffer, eines schroffen, einem schroffen, einen schroffen
  • Feminine: eine schroffe, einer schroffen, einer schroffen, eine schroffe
  • Neutral: ein schroffes, eines schroffen, einem schroffen, ein schroffes
  • Plural: keine schroffen, keiner schroffen, keinen schroffen, keine schroffen

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