Declension and comparison German adjective taub

The declension of the adjective taub (deaf, insensitive) uses these forms of the comparison taub,tauber,am taubsten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/sten. The adjective taub 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 taub, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

positive
taub
comparative
tauber
superlative
am taubsten

B1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

taub

taub · tauber · am taubsten

English deaf, insensitive, numb, hearing-impaired, dull, empty, hard of hearing, hollow, obtuse

/taʊp/ · /taʊp/ · /ˈtaʊbɐ/ · /ˈtaʊpstən/

[…, Fachsprache] absolut gehörlos, nicht hörend; für einen Moment schlechter oder nicht hörend; gehörlos, doof, schwerhörig, leer

» Er ist taub . English He's deaf.

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The strong inflection of taub without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. tauber
Gen. tauben
Dat. taubem
Acc. tauben

Feminine

Nom. taube
Gen. tauber
Dat. tauber
Acc. taube

Neutral

Nom. taubes
Gen. tauben
Dat. taubem
Acc. taubes

Plural

Nom. taube
Gen. tauber
Dat. tauben
Acc. taube
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dertaube
Gen. destauben
Dat. demtauben
Acc. dentauben

Feminine

Nom. dietaube
Gen. dertauben
Dat. dertauben
Acc. dietaube

Neutral

Nom. dastaube
Gen. destauben
Dat. demtauben
Acc. dastaube

Plural

Nom. dietauben
Gen. dertauben
Dat. dentauben
Acc. dietauben
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eintauber
Gen. einestauben
Dat. einemtauben
Acc. einentauben

Feminine

Nom. einetaube
Gen. einertauben
Dat. einertauben
Acc. einetaube

Neutral

Nom. eintaubes
Gen. einestauben
Dat. einemtauben
Acc. eintaubes

Plural

Nom. keinetauben
Gen. keinertauben
Dat. keinentauben
Acc. keinetauben

Predicative use

Using taub as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristtaub
Fem.sieisttaub
Neut.esisttaub

Plural

siesindtaub

Examples

Example sentences for taub

  • Er ist taub . 
    English He's deaf.
  • Sie stellten sich taub . 
    English They pretended to be deaf.
  • Einer der Diplomaten ist taub . 
    English One of the diplomats is deaf.
  • Meine Hände waren vor Kälte taub . 
    English My hand are benumbed with cold.
  • Seine Ratschläge stießen auf taube Ohren. 
    English His advice fell on deaf ears.
  • Er ist nicht dumm, sondern taub . 
    English He is not stupid, but deaf.
  • Meine Bitte fällt bei Tom auf taube Ohren. 
    English My request falls on deaf ears with Tom.
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Translations

Translation of German taub

German taub
English deaf, insensitive, numb, hard of hearing, hearing-impaired, empty, dull, hollow
Russian глухой, пустой, онемевший, безчувственный, бесчувственный, недоступный, недоуменный, оглохший
Spanish sordo, insensible, adormecido, inútil, persona sorda, vacío
French sourd, insensible, débile, engourdi, idiot, inutile, vide
Turkish sağır, boş, hissiz, duyarsız, duymayan, düşüncesiz, sersemlemiş, kısa süreli sağırlık
Portuguese surdo, vazio, anestesiado, desatento, insensível, inútil, não ouvindo
Italian sordo, insensibile, anestetico, intorpidito, inutile, non udente, ottuso, sordità
Romanian surd, gol, insensibil, inutil, neinformat, neînțelegător, împietrit
Hungarian süket, üres, érzéketlen, beteg, butaság, haszontalan, érzéketlenül
Polish głuchy, pusty, bezczuciowy, bezużyteczny, niezrozumiały, otępiały
Greek κουφός, άδειος, άλαλος, άχρηστος, κενός, κωφός
Dutch doof, slechthorend, dof, dom, gevoelloos, inhoudsloos, leeg, slecht horend
Czech hluchý, nechápavý, necitlivý, neslyšící, neužitečný, otupělý, prázdný
Swedish döv, bedövad, dumm, hörselskadad, känslolös, meningslös, okunnig
Danish døv, tom, bedøvet, dum, følelsesløs, tåbelig
Japanese 耳が聞こえない, 感覚がない, 無意味な, 無感覚, 無知な, 空っぽ, 耳の不自由な, 聴覚障害
Catalan sord, bleda, buit, insensibil, inútil, tonta
Finnish kuuro, tunnepölyinen, tuntematon, turhat, turtunut, tyhjä, tyhjät, tyhmä
Norwegian døv, bedøvet, dum, følelsesløs, meningsløs, stumm, tom, tåpelig
Basque isilik, beldurrezko, betaututa, entzungo, hutsa, hutsik, isiltasuneko, sentimenduak gabe
Serbian gluv, глув, beskoristan, bezosećajan, nepristupačan, nečujan, otupel, ukočen
Macedonian глув, празен, безчувствен
Slovenian gluh, brezčuten, neumen, neuporaben, obnoben, otopel
Slowakisch hluchý, prázdny, nechápavý, necitlivý, neslyšíci, otupený
Bosnian gluh, beskoristan, bez osjećaja, gluv, otupio, prazan, ukočen
Croatian gluh, beskoristan, bezosjećajan, neinteligentan, otupio, ukočen
Ukrainian глухий, безвідчутний, беззмістовний, глуха культура, знеболений, недоумкуватий, недочуючий, порожній
Bulgarian глух, безполезен, безчувствен, глупав, недоразбран, празен
Belorussian глухі, бесполезны, бяздушны, забіты, недалёкі, пусты
Indonesian tuli, Tuli, bodoh, kebas, kosong, mati rasa, sia-sia, tidak berguna
Vietnamese ngu ngốc, trống, tê dại, vô cảm, vô nghĩa, vô ích, Điếc, điếc
Uzbek kar, ahmoq, bo'sh, eshitmaydigan, foydasiz, hissiz, karaxt, mazmundan bo'sh
Hindi बधिर, बहरा, कान सुन्न, खाली, निरर्थक, बेकार, बेवकूफ, बेहिस
Chinese 愚蠢, 无用的, 无益的, 暂时失聪, 空的, 笨, 聋人, 聋的
Thai หูหนวก, ชา, ทึ่ม, มึนงง, ว่าง, หูอื้อ, โง่, ไม่มีประโยชน์
Korean 농, 농인, 먹먹하다, 멍청한, 멍한, 무감각한, 무의미한, 바보 같은
Azerbaijani kar, axmaq, ağılsız, boş, eşitməyən, faydasız, hissiz, məzmunsuz
Georgian ყრუ, ბრიყვი, დაბუჟებული, სულელი, უარგისი, უგრძნობო, უსარგებლო, ცარიელი
Bengali বধির, অবশ, খালি, নিরর্থক, নির্ফল, বোকা, মূর্খ, স্তব্ধ
Albanian shurdh, bosh, budalla, i padobishëm, mpirë, pa vlerë, pandjeshëm, shurdhër
Marathi बहिरा, निरर्थक, बधिर, बहरा, बेकार, बेवकूफ, मूर्ख, रिक्त
Nepali खाली, निरर्थक, बधिर, बहरा, बहिरो, बुद्धु, बेकार, मूर्ख
Telugu చెవిటి, ఖాళీ, నిరార్థక, బధిర, మందబుద్ధి, మూఢమైన, మొద్దుబారిన, వాడుకరహిత
Latvian nedzirdīgs, apdullis, bezjēdzīgs, kurls, muļķīgs, nejutīgs, nelietderīgs, stulbs
Tamil காது கேளாத, உணர்ச்சியற்ற, காலியான, செவிடு, பயனற்ற, மடையன், மயக்கமடைந்த, முட்டாள்
Estonian kurt, kasutu, kuulmatu, loll, rumal, sisutu, tuim, tühi
Armenian խուլ, անզգայացած, անմիտ, անօգուտ, դատարկ, թմրած, իմաստազուրկ, լսողազրկված
Kurdish ker, ahmaq, bê deng, bêaqil, bêfayde, bêhîs, bêkar, mat
Hebrewחירש، ריק، חסר תחושה، טָרוּף، מְבֻלְבָּל
Arabicأصم، فارغ، أبكم، خامل، عديم الإحساس، غير مدرك، مخدر
Persianکر، بی‌احساس، بی‌حس، بی‌فایده، خالی، ناشنوا
Urduبہرا، احساس سے عاری، احمق، بہت کم سننے، بہت کم سننے والا، بہوش، بے فائدہ، بے وقوف

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Meanings and synonyms of taub
  • absolut gehörlos, nicht hörend, gehörlos, schwerhörig, hörunfähig
  • für einen Moment schlechter oder nicht hörend
  • empfindungslos, gefühllos, betäubt
  • eine Identität als taube Person habend, der Taubenkultur zugehörig
  • leer im Kopf, die üblichen Erwartungen nicht erfüllend, doof, leer, unfruchtbar
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Declension and comparison forms of taub

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

The declension and comparison of taub 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 taub

positive taub
comparative tauber
superlative am taubsten
  • positive: taub
  • comparative: tauber
  • superlative: am taubsten

Strong declension taub

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. tauber taube taubes taube
Gen. tauben tauber tauben tauber
Dat. taubem tauber taubem tauben
Acc. tauben taube taubes taube
  • Masculine: tauber, tauben, taubem, tauben
  • Feminine: taube, tauber, tauber, taube
  • Neutral: taubes, tauben, taubem, taubes
  • Plural: taube, tauber, tauben, taube

Weak declension taub

  • Masculine: der taube, des tauben, dem tauben, den tauben
  • Feminine: die taube, der tauben, der tauben, die taube
  • Neutral: das taube, des tauben, dem tauben, das taube
  • Plural: die tauben, der tauben, den tauben, die tauben

Mixed declension taub

  • Masculine: ein tauber, eines tauben, einem tauben, einen tauben
  • Feminine: eine taube, einer tauben, einer tauben, eine taube
  • Neutral: ein taubes, eines tauben, einem tauben, ein taubes
  • Plural: keine tauben, keiner tauben, keinen tauben, keine tauben

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