Declension and comparison German adjective servil

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

positive
servil
comparative
serviler
superlative
am servilsten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

servil

servil · serviler · am servilsten

English obsequious, servile, subservient, sycophantic

/zɛʁˈviːl/ · /zɛʁˈviːl/ · /zɛʁˈviːlɐ/ · /zɛʁˈviːlstən/

untertänig jemand Ranghöherem schmeichelnd; unterwürfig, kriecherisch, knechtig, lakaienhaft

» Er bemerkte, dass alle miteinander tuschelten und mit den Augen auf ihn deuteten, und zwar mit einer Scheu, in der schon etwas von serviler Kriecherei lag. English He noticed that everyone was whispering to each other and pointing at him with their eyes, and this with a shyness that already had something of servile crawling.

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The strong inflection of servil without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. serviler
Gen. servilen
Dat. servilem
Acc. servilen

Feminine

Nom. servile
Gen. serviler
Dat. serviler
Acc. servile

Neutral

Nom. serviles
Gen. servilen
Dat. servilem
Acc. serviles

Plural

Nom. servile
Gen. serviler
Dat. servilen
Acc. servile
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. derservile
Gen. desservilen
Dat. demservilen
Acc. denservilen

Feminine

Nom. dieservile
Gen. derservilen
Dat. derservilen
Acc. dieservile

Neutral

Nom. dasservile
Gen. desservilen
Dat. demservilen
Acc. dasservile

Plural

Nom. dieservilen
Gen. derservilen
Dat. denservilen
Acc. dieservilen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einserviler
Gen. einesservilen
Dat. einemservilen
Acc. einenservilen

Feminine

Nom. eineservile
Gen. einerservilen
Dat. einerservilen
Acc. eineservile

Neutral

Nom. einserviles
Gen. einesservilen
Dat. einemservilen
Acc. einserviles

Plural

Nom. keineservilen
Gen. keinerservilen
Dat. keinenservilen
Acc. keineservilen

Predicative use

Using servil as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristservil
Fem.sieistservil
Neut.esistservil

Plural

siesindservil

Examples

Example sentences for servil

  • Er bemerkte, dass alle miteinander tuschelten und mit den Augen auf ihn deuteten, und zwar mit einer Scheu, in der schon etwas von serviler Kriecherei lag. 
    English He noticed that everyone was whispering to each other and pointing at him with their eyes, and this with a shyness that already had something of servile crawling.
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Translations

Translation of German servil

German servil
English obsequious, servile, subservient, sycophantic
Russian подобострастный, угодливый
Spanish servicial, sumiso
French servile, larbin, soumis
Turkish aşırı saygılı, itaatkar
Portuguese submisso
Italian servile, sottomesso
Romanian supus, umil
Hungarian szolgai, alázatos, szervilis, szolgalelkű
Polish pokorny, służalczy
Greek κωμικός, υποτακτικός
Dutch kruiperig, onderdanig
Czech podřízený, uctivý
Swedish smickrande, undergiven
Danish smigrende, underdanig
Japanese へつらう, 従順な
Catalan submís
Finnish alistuva, palvelus
Norwegian smigrende, underdanig
Basque zerbitzale
Serbian pokoran, ulizica
Macedonian поданичен, служлив
Slovenian podrejen, prizanesljiv
Slowakisch podriadený, uctivý
Bosnian pokoran, ulizica
Croatian pokoran, ulizica
Ukrainian покірний, підлабузницький
Bulgarian подчинен, угодлив
Belorussian падпарадкаванасць, падпарадкаваны
Indonesian taat
Vietnamese khúm núm
Uzbek bo'ysunuvchan
Hindi चापलूस
Chinese 奉承的
Thai ประจบ
Korean 아첨하는
Azerbaijani alçakgönüllü
Georgian მორჩილი
Bengali চাটুকার
Albanian nënshtruar
Marathi चापलूस
Nepali चापलूस
Latvian pakļāvīgs
Tamil அடிமைத்தனமான, கீழ்ப்படிந்த
Estonian alandlik
Armenian հնազանդ
Kurdish qulî, çaplûs
Hebrewכנוע، שפוף
Arabicخادم، متذلل
Persianچاپلوس
Urduتابع، خدمت گزار

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Meanings and synonyms of servil
  • untertänig jemand Ranghöherem schmeichelnd, unterwürfig, kriecherisch, knechtig, lakaienhaft
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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “servil”

“servil” 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 „servil“ gradable?

The adjective “servil” is gradable.

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

The forms of "servil" are "servil,serviler,am servilsten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/sten.

How is "servil" used?

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

Is “servil” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the comparative of "servil"?

The comparative of „servil“ is „serviler“.

What is the superlative of “servil”?

The superlative of "servil" is "am servilsten".

What is the strong declension of „servil“?

The strong declension of “servil” is:
Masculine: serviler, servilen, servilem, servilen
Feminine: servile, serviler, serviler, servile
Neutral: serviles, servilen, servilem, serviles
Plural: servile, serviler, servilen, servile

What is the weak declension of "servil"?

The weak declension of “servil” is:
Masculine: der servile, des servilen, dem servilen, den servilen
Feminine: die servile, der servilen, der servilen, die servile
Neutral: das servile, des servilen, dem servilen, das servile
Plural: die servilen, der servilen, den servilen, die servilen

What is the mixed declension of “servil”?

The mixed declension of “servil” is:
Masculine: ein serviler, eines servilen, einem servilen, einen servilen
Feminine: eine servile, einer servilen, einer servilen, eine servile
Neutral: ein serviles, eines servilen, einem servilen, ein serviles
Plural: keine servilen, keiner servilen, keinen servilen, keine servilen

The declension and comparison of servil 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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