Declension and comparison German adjective streng

The declension of the adjective streng (strict, severe) uses these forms of the comparison streng,strenger,am strengsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective streng 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 streng, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
streng
comparative
strenger
superlative
am strengsten

A1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

streng

streng · strenger · am strengsten

English strict, severe, harsh, hard, intense, rigorous, simple

/ˈstʁɛŋ/ · /ˈstʁɛŋ/ · /ˈstʁɛŋɐ/ · /ˈstʁɛŋstən/

[…, Personen, Zeit] auf genaue Einhaltung der Regeln wertlegend; mit negativen Aspekten und Entbehrungen verbunden; autoritär; hart; puritanisch; scharf

» Tom ist streng . English Tom's strict.

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The strong inflection of streng without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. strenger
Gen. strengen
Dat. strengem
Acc. strengen

Feminine

Nom. strenge
Gen. strenger
Dat. strenger
Acc. strenge

Neutral

Nom. strenges
Gen. strengen
Dat. strengem
Acc. strenges

Plural

Nom. strenge
Gen. strenger
Dat. strengen
Acc. strenge

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derstrenge
Gen. desstrengen
Dat. demstrengen
Acc. denstrengen

Feminine

Nom. diestrenge
Gen. derstrengen
Dat. derstrengen
Acc. diestrenge

Neutral

Nom. dasstrenge
Gen. desstrengen
Dat. demstrengen
Acc. dasstrenge

Plural

Nom. diestrengen
Gen. derstrengen
Dat. denstrengen
Acc. diestrengen
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Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einstrenger
Gen. einesstrengen
Dat. einemstrengen
Acc. einenstrengen

Feminine

Nom. einestrenge
Gen. einerstrengen
Dat. einerstrengen
Acc. einestrenge

Neutral

Nom. einstrenges
Gen. einesstrengen
Dat. einemstrengen
Acc. einstrenges

Plural

Nom. keinestrengen
Gen. keinerstrengen
Dat. keinenstrengen
Acc. keinestrengen

Predicative use

Using streng as predicative


Singular

Masc.eriststreng
Fem.sieiststreng
Neut.esiststreng

Plural

siesindstreng

Examples

Example sentences for streng


  • Tom ist streng . 
    English Tom's strict.
  • Tom hat strenge Eltern. 
    English Tom's parents are strict.
  • Toms Vater ist sehr streng . 
    English Tom's father is very strict.
  • Wir hatten einen sehr strengen Winter. 
    English We've had a very hard winter.
  • Es ist streng verboten. 
    English It is strictly prohibited.
  • Streng genommen sind Tomaten Obst. 
    English In the strict sense, tomatoes are a fruit.
  • Ich bin streng , aber gerecht. 
    English I am strict, but fair.

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Translations

Translation of German streng


German streng
English strict, severe, hard, harsh, intense, rigorous, simple
Russian строгий, жесткий, суровый, жестокий, резкий, требовательный, острый
Spanish estricto, riguroso, severo, firme, fétido, hediondo
French rigoureux, strict, rigide, simple, sobre, stricte, sévère
Turkish katı, sert, acımasız, affetmeyici, kuralcı, otoriter, prensipli, sıkı
Portuguese rigoroso, estrito, severo, intenso
Italian rigido, severo, difficile, rigoroso
Romanian strict, sever, rigoros, simplu
Hungarian szigorú, kemény, egyszerű, fanyar, kíméletlen, zord
Polish surowy, intensywny, prosty, restrykcyjny, ściśle przestrzegający
Greek αυστηρός, δριμύς, σφιχτός, απλός, σκληρός
Dutch streng, hard, rigide, strak
Czech přísný, striktní, tvrdý, krutý, tuhý
Swedish sträng, hård
Danish hård, enkelt, simpelt, stram
Japanese 厳しい, 厳格な, 簡素な, 険しい
Catalan estricte, intens, rigorós, sever, simple
Finnish ankara, tiukka, kova, yksinkertainen
Norwegian hard, stram, streng, enkel
Basque zorrotza, argia, intentsoa, rigido, rigoroso, sinple
Serbian strogo, rigidno, jednostavno
Macedonian строг, едноставен, интензивен, тежок
Slovenian strogo, intenziven, neprijeten, preprosto, rigorozno, strog
Slowakisch prísny, striktný, intenzívny, tvrdý
Bosnian rigidno, strogo, strog
Croatian rigidno, strogo
Ukrainian суворий, строгий, жорсткий
Bulgarian строг, суров
Belorussian строгі, жорсткі, прастата
Indonesian ketat, asketis, menyengat, sederhana
Vietnamese giản dị, hắc, khắc nghiệt, mộc mạc, nghiêm khắc, nghiêm ngặt
Uzbek qat'iy, achchiq, oddiy, o‘tkir, sodda
Hindi उग्र, कठोर, तीखा, सख्त, सरल, सादा
Chinese 严格, 严格的, 刺鼻, 朴素, 简朴, 辛辣
Thai ฉุน, รุนแรง, เข้มงวด, เคร่งครัด, เรียบ, เรียบง่าย
Korean 엄격한, 독한, 소박한, 절제된, 지독한, 혹독한
Azerbaijani sərt, acı, asketik, kəskin, sadə
Georgian ასკეტური, მკაცრი, მძაფრი, მწვავე, უბრალო
Bengali কটু, কঠোর, কড়া, ঝাঁঝালো, সরল, সাদামাটা
Albanian i rreptë, ashpër, asketik, i thjeshtë, rëndë
Marathi कडक, उग्र, कठोर, तिखट, साधा
Nepali कटु, कठोर, तिखो, सख्त, सरल, सादा
Telugu కఠిన, కటువైన, తీవ్రమైన, సాదాసీదా, సాధారణ
Latvian stingrs, askētisks, atturīgs, kodīgs, sīvs
Tamil கடுமையான, அலங்காரமற்ற, எளிய, தீவிரமான
Estonian rang, askeetlik, kibe, käre, vaoshoitud
Armenian խիստ, զուսպ, կծու, պարզ, սաստիկ
Kurdish katî, sade, sert, tund, tûnd
Hebrewמחמיר، חמור، נוקשה، פשוט، קפדני، קשה
Arabicشديد، صارم، بسيط
Persianسخت، سختگیر، سخت گیر، شدید
Urduسخت، سنجیدہ، شدید، کٹھن، کڑی

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of streng

  • [Personen] auf genaue Einhaltung der Regeln wertlegend, autoritär, genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos
  • [Zeit] mit negativen Aspekten und Entbehrungen verbunden, hart, schwer
  • sich durch betonte Einfachheit auszeichnend, puritanisch, einfach, schlicht
  • intensiv und unangenehm, scharf, penetrant, beißend

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Declension and comparison forms of streng

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


The declension and comparison of streng 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 streng

positive streng
comparative strenger
superlative am strengsten
  • positive: streng
  • comparative: strenger
  • superlative: am strengsten

Strong declension streng

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. strenger strenge strenges strenge
Gen. strengen strenger strengen strenger
Dat. strengem strenger strengem strengen
Acc. strengen strenge strenges strenge
  • Masculine: strenger, strengen, strengem, strengen
  • Feminine: strenge, strenger, strenger, strenge
  • Neutral: strenges, strengen, strengem, strenges
  • Plural: strenge, strenger, strengen, strenge

Weak declension streng

  • Masculine: der strenge, des strengen, dem strengen, den strengen
  • Feminine: die strenge, der strengen, der strengen, die strenge
  • Neutral: das strenge, des strengen, dem strengen, das strenge
  • Plural: die strengen, der strengen, den strengen, die strengen

Mixed declension streng

  • Masculine: ein strenger, eines strengen, einem strengen, einen strengen
  • Feminine: eine strenge, einer strengen, einer strengen, eine strenge
  • Neutral: ein strenges, eines strengen, einem strengen, ein strenges
  • Plural: keine strengen, keiner strengen, keinen strengen, keine strengen

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