Adjective: neu
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | neuer |
| feminine | neue |
| neuter | neues |
| plural | neue |
Genitive
| masculine | neuen |
| feminine | neuer |
| neuter | neuen |
| plural | neuer |
Dative
| masculine | neuem |
| feminine | neuer |
| neuter | neuem |
| plural | neuen |
Accusative
| masculine | neuen |
| feminine | neue |
| neuter | neues |
| plural | neue |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der neue |
| feminine | die neue |
| neuter | das neue |
| plural | die neuen |
Genitive
| masculine | des neuen |
| feminine | der neuen |
| neuter | des neuen |
| plural | der neuen |
Dative
| masculine | dem neuen |
| feminine | der neuen |
| neuter | dem neuen |
| plural | den neuen |
Accusative
| masculine | den neuen |
| feminine | die neue |
| neuter | das neue |
| plural | die neuen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein neuer |
| feminine | eine neue |
| neuter | ein neues |
| plural | neuen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines neuen |
| feminine | einer neuen |
| neuter | eines neuen |
| plural | neuen |
Dative
| masculine | einem neuen |
| feminine | einer neuen |
| neuter | einem neuen |
| plural | neuen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen neuen |
| feminine | eine neue |
| neuter | ein neues |
| plural | neuen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | neu |
| Comparative | neuer |
| Superlative | am neuesten; am neusten |
Sample Sentences
-
neue Mode (new fashion)
-
neueste Mode (latest fashion, latest style)
-
was gibt’s Neues? (what’s the latest news?)
-
etwas neu machen (to renovate)
-
die neue Geschichte (modern history, recent history)
Adjectives inflected like neu
schlau,
originalgetreu,
papsttreu,
fangfrisch,
regimetreu,
kontaktscheu,
schmerzfrei,
unwirsch,
himmelblau,
ungenau,
medienscheu,
behämmert,
kopfscheu,
nagelneu,
unkeusch,
sinnfrei,
taufrisch,
einwandfrei,
splitterfrei,
kamerascheu, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
2. Compare Dutch nieuw, English new, Danish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis). See: Dutch Adjectives '
nieuw', English Adjectives '
new', Gothic Adjectives '
𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃'.
Verbs referencing "neu"
English Adjectives
new.
Translations