Declension and comparison German adjective weniger

The declension of the adjective weniger (a few, little) uses these forms of the comparison wenig,minder,am mindesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/-. The adjective weniger can only be used predicatively in conjunction with a verb, but not as an attribute in front of a noun.One can not only inflect and compare weniger, but all German adjectives. Comments

positive
wenig
comparative
minder
comparative
weniger
superlative
am mindesten
superlative
am wenigsten

A1 · adjective · comparative · irregular · comparable · only predicative

weniger

wenig · minder · am mindesten

English a few, little, a bit, a little, slightly, less, not much, inferior, lesser

eine unbestimmte, kleine Anzahl oder Menge von etwas; etwas; gering; bisschen; kaum

» Sie sind viel weniger wert als früher. English They're worth a lot less than they used to be.

The strong inflection of weniger without articles or pronouns

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Weak declension

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


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Mixed declension

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


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Predicative use

Using weniger as predicative


Singular

Masc.eristweniger
Fem.sieistweniger
Neut.esistweniger

Plural

siesindweniger

Examples

Example sentences for weniger


  • Sie sind viel weniger wert als früher. 
    English They're worth a lot less than they used to be.
  • Diese Aktien sind jetzt viel weniger wert als vor dem Skandal. 
  • Schon klar, es hilft alles nichts, aber man muss übereinkommen, dass manche Dinge noch weniger helfen als andere. 

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Translations

Translation of German weniger


German weniger
English a few, little, a bit, a little, slightly, less, not much, inferior
Russian мало, немного, чуть, менее, меньше
Spanish poco, menos, menor, más pequeño
French peu, peu de, quelques, moins
Turkish daha küçük, daha düşük, daha az, az, az biraz, azıcık
Portuguese pouco, menos, menor
Italian poco, minore
Romanian mai puțin
Hungarian kevés, rövid, kisebb, kevésbé
Polish mało, mniejszy, mniej
Greek λίγος, λιγότερος, λιγότερη, λιγότερο, mehr
Dutch minder, weinig, slechts
Czech málo, méně, menší
Swedish få, liten, ett fåtal, lite, en aning, föga, färre, inte mycket
Danish lidt
Japanese 少ない
Finnish vähän
Norwegian litt
Serbian мало
Macedonian малце
Slovenian malo
Slowakisch málo
Ukrainian мало, трішки, не багато, трохи, менший, гірший, небагато, мало
Bulgarian малко
Arabicأقل، قليل
Persianکم، کمتر
Urduچھوٹا، کم

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Definitions

Meanings and synonyms of weniger

  • eine unbestimmte, kleine Anzahl oder Menge von etwas; gering
  • etwas; bisschen
  • in unbedeutendem Umfang; kaum

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Declension and comparison forms of weniger

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


The declension and comparison of weniger 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 weniger

positive wenig
comparative minder
superlative am mindesten
  • positive: wenig
  • comparative: minder
  • superlative: am mindesten

Strong declension weniger

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. - - - -
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Dat. - - - -
Acc. - - - -
  • Masculine: -, -, -, -
  • Feminine: -, -, -, -
  • Neutral: -, -, -, -
  • Plural: -, -, -, -

Weak declension weniger

  • Masculine: -, -, -, -
  • Feminine: -, -, -, -
  • Neutral: -, -, -, -
  • Plural: -, -, -, -

Mixed declension weniger

  • Masculine: -, -, -, -
  • Feminine: -, -, -, -
  • Neutral: -, -, -, -
  • Plural: -, -, -, -

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