generös
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French généreux, from Middle French genereux, from Latin generōsus, from genus (“birth, origin”) + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]generös (strong nominative masculine singular generöser, comparative generöser, superlative am generösesten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of generös
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist generös | sie ist generös | es ist generös | sie sind generös | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | generöser | generöse | generöses | generöse |
genitive | generösen | generöser | generösen | generöser | |
dative | generösem | generöser | generösem | generösen | |
accusative | generösen | generöse | generöses | generöse | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der generöse | die generöse | das generöse | die generösen |
genitive | des generösen | der generösen | des generösen | der generösen | |
dative | dem generösen | der generösen | dem generösen | den generösen | |
accusative | den generösen | die generöse | das generöse | die generösen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein generöser | eine generöse | ein generöses | (keine) generösen |
genitive | eines generösen | einer generösen | eines generösen | (keiner) generösen | |
dative | einem generösen | einer generösen | einem generösen | (keinen) generösen | |
accusative | einen generösen | eine generöse | ein generöses | (keine) generösen |
Comparative forms of generös
Superlative forms of generös
Further reading
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French généreux, from Middle French genereux, from Latin generōsus, from genus (“birth, origin”) + -ōsus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]generös (comparative generösare, superlative generösast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of generös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | generös | generösare | generösast |
Neuter singular | generöst | generösare | generösast |
Plural | generösa | generösare | generösast |
Masculine plural3 | generöse | generösare | generösast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | generöse | generösare | generösaste |
All | generösa | generösare | generösaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
[edit]- generositet (“generosity”)
References
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