Declension and comparison German adjective leise

The declension of the adjective leise (muted, quiet) uses these forms of the comparison leise,leiser,am leisesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/esten. The adjective leise 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 leise, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
leise/leis
comparative
leiser
superlative
am leisesten

A1 · adjective · positive · regular · comparable

leise

leis(e)⁴ · leiser · am leisesten

⁴ Usage seldom

English muted, quiet, silent

kaum hörbar; kaum wahrnehmbar; lautlos; ruhig; leicht; still

» Sie sind leise . English They're quiet.

The strong inflection of leise without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. leiser
Gen. leisen
Dat. leisem
Acc. leisen

Feminine

Nom. leise
Gen. leiser
Dat. leiser
Acc. leise

Neutral

Nom. leises
Gen. leisen
Dat. leisem
Acc. leises

Plural

Nom. leise
Gen. leiser
Dat. leisen
Acc. leise

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Weak declension

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


Masculine

Nom. derleise
Gen. desleisen
Dat. demleisen
Acc. denleisen

Feminine

Nom. dieleise
Gen. derleisen
Dat. derleisen
Acc. dieleise

Neutral

Nom. dasleise
Gen. desleisen
Dat. demleisen
Acc. dasleise

Plural

Nom. dieleisen
Gen. derleisen
Dat. denleisen
Acc. dieleisen

Mixed declension

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


Masculine

Nom. einleiser
Gen. einesleisen
Dat. einemleisen
Acc. einenleisen

Feminine

Nom. eineleise
Gen. einerleisen
Dat. einerleisen
Acc. eineleise

Neutral

Nom. einleises
Gen. einesleisen
Dat. einemleisen
Acc. einleises

Plural

Nom. keineleisen
Gen. keinerleisen
Dat. keinenleisen
Acc. keineleisen

Predicative use

Using leise as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristleise/leis
Fem.sieistleise/leis
Neut.esistleise/leis

Plural

siesindleise/leis

⁴ Usage seldom

Examples

Example sentences for leise


  • Sie sind leise . 
    English They're quiet.
  • Der Lehrer spricht leise . 
    English The teacher speaks softly.
  • Warum sprichst du so leise ? 
    English Why are you speaking so softly?
  • Ich höre einen leisen Ärger bei Ihnen. 
    English I hear a slight annoyance from you.
  • Wenn du leise sprichst, verstehe ich dich nicht. 
    English If you speak softly, I don't understand you.
  • Sei besonders leise . 
    English Be very quiet.
  • Der Hund bellte leise . 
    English The dog barked softly.

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Translations

Translation of German leise


German leise
English muted, quiet, silent
Russian тихий, неслышный, едва выраженный, слабый
Spanish bajo, silencioso, tranquilo
French bas, douce, faible, silencieux
Turkish alçak sesle, hafif, az
Portuguese baixo, silencioso, quieto, leve
Italian silenzioso
Romanian liniștit, încet, slab
Hungarian halk, csendes
Polish cicha, cichy, ciche
Greek ήσυχος, σιγανός
Dutch stil, zwak, zacht, freel
Czech tichý
Swedish tyst, svag
Catalan tranquil, silenciós
Norwegian dempet, umerkelig, stille
Serbian tiho, lagano
Slowakisch tichý
Ukrainian тихий, тихо, мовчки, непомітний/-о, спокійно, слабовиражений/-о, легкий/-о
Bulgarian тих
Arabicهادئ، خافت
Persianبی‌صدا، آرام، خفیف
Urduخاموش، آہستہ

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of leise

  • kaum hörbar; lautlos; still
  • kaum wahrnehmbar; ruhig
  • kaum ausgeprägt; leicht

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Declension and comparison forms of leise

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


The declension and comparison of leise 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 leise

positive leis(e)
comparative leiser
superlative am leisesten
  • positive: leis(e)
  • comparative: leiser
  • superlative: am leisesten

Strong declension leise

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. leiser leise leises leise
Gen. leisen leiser leisen leiser
Dat. leisem leiser leisem leisen
Acc. leisen leise leises leise
  • Masculine: leiser, leisen, leisem, leisen
  • Feminine: leise, leiser, leiser, leise
  • Neutral: leises, leisen, leisem, leises
  • Plural: leise, leiser, leisen, leise

Weak declension leise

  • Masculine: der leise, des leisen, dem leisen, den leisen
  • Feminine: die leise, der leisen, der leisen, die leise
  • Neutral: das leise, des leisen, dem leisen, das leise
  • Plural: die leisen, der leisen, den leisen, die leisen

Mixed declension leise

  • Masculine: ein leiser, eines leisen, einem leisen, einen leisen
  • Feminine: eine leise, einer leisen, einer leisen, eine leise
  • Neutral: ein leises, eines leisen, einem leisen, ein leises
  • Plural: keine leisen, keiner leisen, keinen leisen, keine leisen

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