Declension and comparison German adjective
The declension of the adjective (twelve, twenty-four) uses the incomparable form . The adjective has no forms for the comparative and superlative. The adjective 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 , but all German adjectives. Comments ☆
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The strong inflection of without articles or pronouns
Masculine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Feminine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Neutral
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Plural
| Nom. | zwölf/ |
|---|---|
| Gen. | zwölf |
| Dat. | zwölf/ |
| Acc. | zwölf/ |
⁰ Depends on meaning⁷ Obsolete⁵ Only in colloquial use
Weak declension
The weak inflection of the adjective with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'
Masculine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Feminine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Neutral
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Plural
| Nom. | die | zwölf |
|---|---|---|
| Gen. | der | zwölf |
| Dat. | den | zwölf |
| Acc. | die | zwölf |
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Mixed declension
The mixed inflection of the adjective with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'
Masculine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Feminine
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Neutral
| Nom. | - |
|---|---|
| Gen. | - |
| Dat. | - |
| Acc. | - |
Plural
| Nom. | keine | zwölf |
|---|---|---|
| Gen. | keiner | zwölf |
| Dat. | keinen | zwölf |
| Acc. | keine | zwölf |
Predicative use
Using as predicative
Singular
| Masc. | er | ist | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fem. | sie | ist | - |
| Neut. | es | ist | - |
Plural
| sie | sind | zwölf | |
Examples
Example sentences for
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Tom ist
zwölf
.
Tom is twelve.
-
Er hat
zwölf
Kinder.
He has twelve children.
-
Die Firma hat
zwölf
Mitarbeiter.
The company has twelve employees.
-
Vier mal drei ist gleich
zwölf
.
Four times three equals twelve.
-
Der Kalender zeigt die
zwölf
Monate des Jahres.
The calendar shows the twelve months of the year.
-
Das Jahr besteht aus
zwölf
Monaten.
A year consists of twelve months.
-
Zwölf
Jahre ist alt für einen Hund.
Twelve years is old for a dog.
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Translations
Translation of German
- twelve, twenty-four
двенадцать, двадцать четыре
doce, veinticuatro
douze, vingt-quatre
on iki
doze, vinte e quatro
dodici, ventiquattro
doisprezece, doișpe, douăsprezece, douăzeci și patru
tizenkettő, huszonnégy, tizenkét
dwanaście, czwórka
δώδεκα, είκοσι τέσσερις
twaalf, vierentwintig
dvanáct, čtyřiadvacet
tolv
tolv
十二, 二十四時, 十二歳, 十二時
dotze, vint-i-quatre
kaksitoista, kaksikymmentäneljä
fireogtyve, tolv
hogei eta lau, hamabi
dvanaest, dvanaest sati, 24 sati, četiri i dvadeset sati
дванаесет, дваесет и четири
dvanajst, štiriindvajset
dvanásť, dvanásť hodín, štyridsaťštyri
dvadeset četiri, dvanaest
dvanaest, četiri i dvadeset
дванадцять, двадцять чотири, дванадцята
дванадесет, двадесет и четири, дванадесет часа
дванаццаць, дванадцаць, дваццаць, дванадццатая, дванадццць, дваццаць чатыры, дваццаць чацвёртая
שנים עשר، שניים עשר، שנים עשרה
اثنى عشر، أربعة وعشرون، اثنا عشر
دوازده، بیست و چهار
بارہ، چوبیس
in dict.cc
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Meanings and synonyms of- [Zeit, Zahlen] Kardinalzahl 12, zwölf Uhr, vierundzwanzig Uhr, ein Dutzend
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Declension and comparison forms of
Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective in all genera and cases
The declension and comparison of 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
| positive | zwölf |
|---|---|
| comparative | - |
| superlative | - |
- positive: zwölf
- comparative: -
- superlative: -
Strong declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neutral | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) |
| Gen. | zwölf | zwölf | zwölf | zwölf |
| Dat. | zwölf(en) | zwölf(en) | zwölf(en) | zwölf(en) |
| Acc. | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) | zwölf(e) |
- Masculine: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Feminine: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Neutral: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Plural: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
Weak declension
- Masculine: die zwölf, der zwölf, den zwölf, die zwölf
- Feminine: die zwölf, der zwölf, den zwölf, die zwölf
- Neutral: die zwölf, der zwölf, den zwölf, die zwölf
- Plural: die zwölf, der zwölf, den zwölf, die zwölf
Mixed declension
- Masculine: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Feminine: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Neutral: zwölf(e), zwölf, zwölf(en), zwölf(e)
- Plural: keine zwölf, keiner zwölf, keinen zwölf, keine zwölf
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