Declension and comparison German adjective treu

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

positive
treu
comparative
treuer
superlative
am treuesten/treusten

A2 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

treu

treu · treuer · am treu(e)sten

English loyal, faithful, true

/tʁɔʏ/ · /tʁɔʏ/ · /ˈtʁɔʏɐ/ · /ˈtʁɔʏstən/

zu einem Menschen, Gedanken oder einer Abmachung haltend; ergeben, getreu, loyal, zuverlässig, beständig

» Hunde sind treu . English Dogs are faithful.

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The strong inflection of treu without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. treuer
Gen. treuen
Dat. treuem
Acc. treuen

Feminine

Nom. treue
Gen. treuer
Dat. treuer
Acc. treue

Neutral

Nom. treues
Gen. treuen
Dat. treuem
Acc. treues

Plural

Nom. treue
Gen. treuer
Dat. treuen
Acc. treue
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Weak declension

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

Masculine

Nom. dertreue
Gen. destreuen
Dat. demtreuen
Acc. dentreuen

Feminine

Nom. dietreue
Gen. dertreuen
Dat. dertreuen
Acc. dietreue

Neutral

Nom. dastreue
Gen. destreuen
Dat. demtreuen
Acc. dastreue

Plural

Nom. dietreuen
Gen. dertreuen
Dat. dentreuen
Acc. dietreuen
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Mixed declension

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

Masculine

Nom. eintreuer
Gen. einestreuen
Dat. einemtreuen
Acc. einentreuen

Feminine

Nom. einetreue
Gen. einertreuen
Dat. einertreuen
Acc. einetreue

Neutral

Nom. eintreues
Gen. einestreuen
Dat. einemtreuen
Acc. eintreues

Plural

Nom. keinetreuen
Gen. keinertreuen
Dat. keinentreuen
Acc. keinetreuen

Predicative use

Using treu as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristtreu
Fem.sieisttreu
Neut.esisttreu

Plural

siesindtreu

Examples

Example sentences for treu

  • Hunde sind treu . 
    English Dogs are faithful.
  • Hunde sind treue Tiere. 
    English Dogs are loyal animals.
  • Tom ist ein treuer Ehemann. 
    English Tom is a faithful husband.
  • Der Hund ist ein treues Tier. 
    English The dog is a loyal animal.
  • Ein treuer Freund ist der schönste Schatz. 
    English A loyal friend is the most beautiful treasure.
  • Bleibe dir treu . 
    English Stay true to yourself.
  • Er blieb ihr immer treu . 
    English He always remained faithful to her.
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Translations

Translation of German treu

German treu
English loyal, faithful, true
Russian верный, преданный, надёжный
Spanish fiel, leal
French fidèle, loyal
Turkish sadık, vefalı
Portuguese fiel, leal
Italian fedele, devoto, fidato, leale
Romanian credincios, loial
Hungarian hű, lojalis
Polish lojalny, wierny
Greek πιστός
Dutch trouw
Czech věrný
Swedish trogen, lojal, tillgiven, trofast
Danish loyal, trofast
Japanese 忠実
Catalan fidel
Finnish luotettava, uskollinen
Norwegian lojal, trofast
Basque fidagarria, leial
Serbian veran
Macedonian верен
Slovenian zvest
Slowakisch lojalný, verný
Bosnian lojalan, vjeran
Croatian odani, vjeran
Ukrainian вірний, відданий
Bulgarian верен, лоялен
Belorussian верны
Indonesian setia
Vietnamese trung thành
Uzbek sodiq
Hindi वफादार
Chinese 忠实, 忠诚
Thai ซื่อสัตย์
Korean 충실한
Azerbaijani sadiq
Georgian სანდო
Bengali বিশ্বস্ত
Albanian besnik
Marathi निष्ठावान, वफादार
Nepali वफादार
Telugu నిష్టావంతుడు
Latvian lojāls
Tamil நம்பகமான
Estonian truu, usaldusväärne
Armenian հավատարիմ
Kurdish sadîk
Hebrewנאמן
Arabicمخلص، وفي
Persianوفادار
Urduوفادار

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of treu
  • zu einem Menschen, Gedanken oder einer Abmachung haltend, ergeben, getreu, loyal, zuverlässig, beständig
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Frequently asked questions about the adjective “treu”

“treu” 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 „treu“ gradable?

The adjective “treu” is gradable.

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

The forms of "treu" are "treu,treuer,am treuesten". The endings in the comparative and superlative are er/esten.

How is "treu" used?

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

Is “treu” inflected?

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

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

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

What is the comparative of "treu"?

The comparative of „treu“ is „treuer“.

What is the superlative of “treu”?

The superlative of "treu" is "am treu(e)sten".

What is the strong declension of „treu“?

The strong declension of “treu” is:
Masculine: treuer, treuen, treuem, treuen
Feminine: treue, treuer, treuer, treue
Neutral: treues, treuen, treuem, treues
Plural: treue, treuer, treuen, treue

What is the weak declension of "treu"?

The weak declension of “treu” is:
Masculine: der treue, des treuen, dem treuen, den treuen
Feminine: die treue, der treuen, der treuen, die treue
Neutral: das treue, des treuen, dem treuen, das treue
Plural: die treuen, der treuen, den treuen, die treuen

What is the mixed declension of “treu”?

The mixed declension of “treu” is:
Masculine: ein treuer, eines treuen, einem treuen, einen treuen
Feminine: eine treue, einer treuen, einer treuen, eine treue
Neutral: ein treues, eines treuen, einem treuen, ein treues
Plural: keine treuen, keiner treuen, keinen treuen, keine treuen

The declension and comparison of treu 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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