licht – German adjective declension

German adjective forms of licht

Adjective: licht

Hyphenation:

Strong Declension

(without article)

Nominative

masculinelichter
femininelichte
neuterlichtes
plurallichte

Genitive

masculinelichten
femininelichter
neuterlichten
plurallichter

Dative

masculinelichtem
femininelichter
neuterlichtem
plurallichten

Accusative

masculinelichten
femininelichte
neuterlichtes
plurallichte

Weak Declension

(with definite article)

Nominative

masculineder lichte
femininedie lichte
neuterdas lichte
pluraldie lichten

Genitive

masculinedes lichten
feminineder lichten
neuterdes lichten
pluralder lichten

Dative

masculinedem lichten
feminineder lichten
neuterdem lichten
pluralden lichten

Accusative

masculineden lichten
femininedie lichte
neuterdas lichte
pluraldie lichten

Mixed Declension

(with indefinite article)

Nominative

masculineein lichter
feminineeine lichte
neuterein lichtes
plurallichten

Genitive

masculineeines lichten
feminineeiner lichten
neutereines lichten
plurallichten

Dative

masculineeinem lichten
feminineeiner lichten
neutereinem lichten
plurallichten

Accusative

masculineeinen lichten
feminineeine lichte
neuterein lichtes
plurallichten

Comparison Forms

Positivelicht
Comparativelichter
Superlativeam lichtesten

Sample Sentences

  • Du hast da eine lichte Stelle. (You've got a spot there where your hair is thinning.)
  • lichte Höhe (unobstructed vertical space)
  • einen lichten Moment haben (to have a lucid moment, to suddenly think clearly)

Etymology

From Middle High German liecht, from Old High German lioht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Dutch licht, English light. See: Dutch Adjectives 'licht', English Adjectives 'light'.

Verbs referencing "licht"

English Adjectives light.

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