Declension and comparison German adjective sinister

The declension of the adjective sinister (sinister, dark) uses these forms of the comparison sinister,sinistrer,am sinistersten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective sinister 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 sinister, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
sinister
comparative
sinistrer/sinisterer⁴
superlative
am sinistersten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

sinister

sinister · sinist(e)⁴rer · am sinistersten

Elimination of 'e' in the suffix   Elimination of 'e' in the inflectional ending  

⁴ Usage seldom

English sinister, dark, left, ominous, on the left side

/ˈzɪnɪʃtɐ/ · /ˈzɪnɪʃtɐ/ · /ˈzɪnɪʃtɐɐ/ · /ˈzɪnɪʃtən/

[…, Medizin] düster und unheilvoll; links, auf der linken Seite; düster; finster; links, linksseitig

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The strong inflection of sinister without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. sinisterer/sinistrer⁶
Gen. sinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. sinisterem/sinistrem⁶/sinisterm⁴
Acc. sinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern

Feminine

Nom. sinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. sinisterer/sinistrer⁶
Dat. sinisterer/sinistrer⁶
Acc. sinistere/sinistre⁶

Neutral

Nom. sinisteres/sinistres⁶
Gen. sinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. sinisterem/sinistrem⁶/sinisterm⁴
Acc. sinisteres/sinistres⁶

Plural

Nom. sinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. sinisterer/sinistrer⁶
Dat. sinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. sinistere/sinistre⁶

⁶ Only in exalted use⁴ Usage seldom

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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dersinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. dessinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. demsinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. densinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern

Feminine

Nom. diesinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. dersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. dersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. diesinistere/sinistre⁶

Neutral

Nom. dassinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. dessinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. demsinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. dassinistere/sinistre⁶

Plural

Nom. diesinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Gen. dersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. densinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. diesinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern

⁶ Only in exalted use

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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. einsinisterer/sinistrer⁶
Gen. einessinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. einemsinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. einensinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern

Feminine

Nom. einesinistere/sinistre⁶
Gen. einersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. einersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. einesinistere/sinistre⁶

Neutral

Nom. einsinisteres/sinistres⁶
Gen. einessinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. einemsinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. einsinisteres/sinistres⁶

Plural

Nom. keinesinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Gen. keinersinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Dat. keinensinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern
Acc. keinesinisteren/sinistren⁶/sinistern

⁶ Only in exalted use

Predicative use

Using sinister as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristsinister
Fem.sieistsinister
Neut.esistsinister

Plural

siesindsinister
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Translations

Translation of German sinister

German sinister
English sinister, dark, left, ominous, on the left side
Russian зловещий, левый, мрачный
Spanish a la izquierda, izquierdo, malévolo, sinistro, tenebroso
French gauche, maléfique, sombre
Turkish karanlık, kötü, sol, sol tarafta, şeytani
Portuguese sinistro, sombrio, esquerdo, à esquerda
Italian sinistro, tenebroso
Romanian sinistru, stâng, întunecat
Hungarian baljós, baloldali, sötét
Polish złowieszczy, lewy, mroczny
Greek αριστερός, κακός, σκοτεινός
Dutch onheilspellend, duister, linker
Czech zlověstný, levý, temný
Swedish dyster, otäck, vänster
Danish dystert, uheldig, venstre
Japanese 不吉な, 左の, 左側の, 陰鬱な
Catalan esquerre, fosc, sinistre
Finnish synkkä, uhkaava, vasen
Norwegian dyster, ond, venstre
Basque ezkerreko, gaizto, ilun
Serbian levi, mračan, zloslutni
Macedonian зловесен, левичарски, мрачен
Slovenian levi, levičarski, temen, zlovešč
Slowakisch nepriaznivý, temný, ľavý
Bosnian lijevo, mračan, zloslutno
Croatian lijevi, mračan, zloslutno
Ukrainian зловісний, лівий, похмурий
Bulgarian зловещ, ляв, мрачен
Belorussian зловесны, левы, похмуры
Indonesian angker, kiri, suram
Vietnamese trái, u ám, điềm gở
Uzbek chap, mash'um, so‘l
Hindi अपशकुनी, अशुभ, बायाँ, वाम
Chinese 不祥, 左, 左侧, 阴森
Thai ซ้าย, มืดมน, อัปมงคล
Korean 불길한, 왼쪽의, 음산한, 좌측
Azerbaijani məşum, sol, uğursuz
Georgian ავისმომასწავებელი, მარცხენა
Bengali অপশকুনে, অশুভ, বাঁ, বাম
Albanian majtë, ogurzi, zymtë
Marathi अपशकुनी, अशुभ, डावा, वाम
Nepali अमंगल, अशुभ, बायाँ
Telugu అమంగళకర, అశుభకర, ఎడమ
Latvian draudīgs, drūms, kreisais
Tamil அபசகுனமான, அமங்களமான, இடது
Estonian pahaendeline, sünge, vasak
Armenian ձախ, չարաբաստիկ, չարագուշակ
Kurdish bêxêr, tarî, çep
Hebrewאפלה، מאיים، שמאלי
Arabicشرير، مظلم، يسار
Persianتاریک، شوم، چپ
Urduبدشگون، بائیں، خوفناک

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Meanings and synonyms of sinister
  • düster und unheilvoll, düster, finster, unheilvoll
  • [Medizin] links, auf der linken Seite, links, linksseitig
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Declension and comparison forms of sinister

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

The declension and comparison of sinister 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 sinister

positive sinister
comparative sinist(e)rer
superlative am sinistersten
  • positive: sinister
  • comparative: sinist(e)rer
  • superlative: am sinistersten

Strong declension sinister

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. sinist(e)rer sinist(e)re sinist(e)res sinist(e)re
Gen. sinist(e)r(e)n sinist(e)rer sinist(e)r(e)n sinist(e)rer
Dat. sinist(e)r(e)m sinist(e)rer sinist(e)r(e)m sinist(e)r(e)n
Acc. sinist(e)r(e)n sinist(e)re sinist(e)res sinist(e)re
  • Masculine: sinist(e)rer, sinist(e)r(e)n, sinist(e)r(e)m, sinist(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: sinist(e)re, sinist(e)rer, sinist(e)rer, sinist(e)re
  • Neutral: sinist(e)res, sinist(e)r(e)n, sinist(e)r(e)m, sinist(e)res
  • Plural: sinist(e)re, sinist(e)rer, sinist(e)r(e)n, sinist(e)re

Weak declension sinister

  • Masculine: der sinist(e)re, des sinist(e)r(e)n, dem sinist(e)r(e)n, den sinist(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: die sinist(e)re, der sinist(e)r(e)n, der sinist(e)r(e)n, die sinist(e)re
  • Neutral: das sinist(e)re, des sinist(e)r(e)n, dem sinist(e)r(e)n, das sinist(e)re
  • Plural: die sinist(e)r(e)n, der sinist(e)r(e)n, den sinist(e)r(e)n, die sinist(e)r(e)n

Mixed declension sinister

  • Masculine: ein sinist(e)rer, eines sinist(e)r(e)n, einem sinist(e)r(e)n, einen sinist(e)r(e)n
  • Feminine: eine sinist(e)re, einer sinist(e)r(e)n, einer sinist(e)r(e)n, eine sinist(e)re
  • Neutral: ein sinist(e)res, eines sinist(e)r(e)n, einem sinist(e)r(e)n, ein sinist(e)res
  • Plural: keine sinist(e)r(e)n, keiner sinist(e)r(e)n, keinen sinist(e)r(e)n, keine sinist(e)r(e)n

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