Adjective: offensiv
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | offensiver |
| feminine | offensive |
| neuter | offensives |
| plural | offensive |
Genitive
| masculine | offensiven |
| feminine | offensiver |
| neuter | offensiven |
| plural | offensiver |
Dative
| masculine | offensivem |
| feminine | offensiver |
| neuter | offensivem |
| plural | offensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | offensiven |
| feminine | offensive |
| neuter | offensives |
| plural | offensive |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der offensive |
| feminine | die offensive |
| neuter | das offensive |
| plural | die offensiven |
Genitive
| masculine | des offensiven |
| feminine | der offensiven |
| neuter | des offensiven |
| plural | der offensiven |
Dative
| masculine | dem offensiven |
| feminine | der offensiven |
| neuter | dem offensiven |
| plural | den offensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | den offensiven |
| feminine | die offensive |
| neuter | das offensive |
| plural | die offensiven |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein offensiver |
| feminine | eine offensive |
| neuter | ein offensives |
| plural | offensiven |
Genitive
| masculine | eines offensiven |
| feminine | einer offensiven |
| neuter | eines offensiven |
| plural | offensiven |
Dative
| masculine | einem offensiven |
| feminine | einer offensiven |
| neuter | einem offensiven |
| plural | offensiven |
Accusative
| masculine | einen offensiven |
| feminine | eine offensive |
| neuter | ein offensives |
| plural | offensiven |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | offensiv |
| Comparative | offensiver |
| Superlative | am offensivsten |
Sample Sentences
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Die offensiven Fähigkeiten des Heeres sind gering. (The army’s offensive capabilities are minimal.)
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Der Geschäftsführer wurde für sein offensives Umgehen mit der Unternehmenskrise gelobt. (The CEO was complimented on his assertive handling of the corporate crisis.)
Adjectives inflected like offensiv
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
Borrowed from French offensif. See: French Adjectives '
offensif'.
Translations