Adjective: eng
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | enger |
| feminine | enge |
| neuter | enges |
| plural | enge |
Genitive
| masculine | engen |
| feminine | enger |
| neuter | engen |
| plural | enger |
Dative
| masculine | engem |
| feminine | enger |
| neuter | engem |
| plural | engen |
Accusative
| masculine | engen |
| feminine | enge |
| neuter | enges |
| plural | enge |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der enge |
| feminine | die enge |
| neuter | das enge |
| plural | die engen |
Genitive
| masculine | des engen |
| feminine | der engen |
| neuter | des engen |
| plural | der engen |
Dative
| masculine | dem engen |
| feminine | der engen |
| neuter | dem engen |
| plural | den engen |
Accusative
| masculine | den engen |
| feminine | die enge |
| neuter | das enge |
| plural | die engen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein enger |
| feminine | eine enge |
| neuter | ein enges |
| plural | engen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines engen |
| feminine | einer engen |
| neuter | eines engen |
| plural | engen |
Dative
| masculine | einem engen |
| feminine | einer engen |
| neuter | einem engen |
| plural | engen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen engen |
| feminine | eine enge |
| neuter | ein enges |
| plural | engen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | eng |
| Comparative | enger |
| Superlative | am engsten |
Sample Sentences
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enge Hosen (tight trousers)
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enge Freunde (close friends)
Adjectives inflected like eng
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 Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī.
Verbs referencing "eng"
Dutch Adjectives
eng, Latin Adjectives
angustus.
Translations