Adjective: freiwillig
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | freiwilliger |
| feminine | freiwillige |
| neuter | freiwilliges |
| plural | freiwillige |
Genitive
| masculine | freiwilligen |
| feminine | freiwilliger |
| neuter | freiwilligen |
| plural | freiwilliger |
Dative
| masculine | freiwilligem |
| feminine | freiwilliger |
| neuter | freiwilligem |
| plural | freiwilligen |
Accusative
| masculine | freiwilligen |
| feminine | freiwillige |
| neuter | freiwilliges |
| plural | freiwillige |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der freiwillige |
| feminine | die freiwillige |
| neuter | das freiwillige |
| plural | die freiwilligen |
Genitive
| masculine | des freiwilligen |
| feminine | der freiwilligen |
| neuter | des freiwilligen |
| plural | der freiwilligen |
Dative
| masculine | dem freiwilligen |
| feminine | der freiwilligen |
| neuter | dem freiwilligen |
| plural | den freiwilligen |
Accusative
| masculine | den freiwilligen |
| feminine | die freiwillige |
| neuter | das freiwillige |
| plural | die freiwilligen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein freiwilliger |
| feminine | eine freiwillige |
| neuter | ein freiwilliges |
| plural | freiwilligen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines freiwilligen |
| feminine | einer freiwilligen |
| neuter | eines freiwilligen |
| plural | freiwilligen |
Dative
| masculine | einem freiwilligen |
| feminine | einer freiwilligen |
| neuter | einem freiwilligen |
| plural | freiwilligen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen freiwilligen |
| feminine | eine freiwillige |
| neuter | ein freiwilliges |
| plural | freiwilligen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | freiwillig |
| Comparative | freiwilliger |
| Superlative | am freiwilligsten |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like freiwillig
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Late Middle High German freywillic (1370s), but common chiefly since the 16th century. By surface analysis, frei (“free”) + willig (“willing”), perhaps after freier Wille (“free will”). Compare Dutch vrijwillig (1390s). See: Dutch Adjectives '
vrijwillig'.
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