krass
German
editAlternative forms
edit- kraß (pre-1996)
Etymology
edit18th century, from Latin crassus. See English crass for more.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkrass (strong nominative masculine singular krasser, comparative krasser, superlative am krassesten)
- stark, extreme
- krasse Gegensätze ― stark contrasts
- (colloquial) amazing, incredible, remarkable
- Das ist ja krass! Das hat der echt zu dir gesagt?!
- That’s incredible! He really said this to you?!
- (youth slang) awesome, phat, cool
- Krasse Schuhe, Alter!
- Cool shoes, mate!
Usage notes
edit- The spelling krass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (kraß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
editPositive forms of krass
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist krass | sie ist krass | es ist krass | sie sind krass | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | krasser | krasse | krasses | krasse |
genitive | krassen | krasser | krassen | krasser | |
dative | krassem | krasser | krassem | krassen | |
accusative | krassen | krasse | krasses | krasse | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der krasse | die krasse | das krasse | die krassen |
genitive | des krassen | der krassen | des krassen | der krassen | |
dative | dem krassen | der krassen | dem krassen | den krassen | |
accusative | den krassen | die krasse | das krasse | die krassen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein krasser | eine krasse | ein krasses | (keine) krassen |
genitive | eines krassen | einer krassen | eines krassen | (keiner) krassen | |
dative | einem krassen | einer krassen | einem krassen | (keinen) krassen | |
accusative | einen krassen | eine krasse | ein krasses | (keine) krassen |
Comparative forms of krass
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist krasser | sie ist krasser | es ist krasser | sie sind krasser | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | krasserer | krassere | krasseres | krassere |
genitive | krasseren | krasserer | krasseren | krasserer | |
dative | krasserem | krasserer | krasserem | krasseren | |
accusative | krasseren | krassere | krasseres | krassere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der krassere | die krassere | das krassere | die krasseren |
genitive | des krasseren | der krasseren | des krasseren | der krasseren | |
dative | dem krasseren | der krasseren | dem krasseren | den krasseren | |
accusative | den krasseren | die krassere | das krassere | die krasseren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein krasserer | eine krassere | ein krasseres | (keine) krasseren |
genitive | eines krasseren | einer krasseren | eines krasseren | (keiner) krasseren | |
dative | einem krasseren | einer krasseren | einem krasseren | (keinen) krasseren | |
accusative | einen krasseren | eine krassere | ein krasseres | (keine) krasseren |
Superlative forms of krass
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom German krass, from Latin crassus.
Adjective
editkrass (neuter singular krast, definite singular and plural krasse, comparative krassere, indefinite superlative krassest, definite superlative krasseste)
References
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom German krass, from Latin crassus.
Adjective
editkrass (neuter singular krast, definite singular and plural krasse, comparative krassare, indefinite superlative krassast, definite superlative krassaste)
References
edit- “krass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German krass, from Latin crassus.
Adjective
editkrass (comparative krassare, superlative krassast)
Declension
editInflection of krass | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | krass | krassare | krassast |
Neuter singular | krasst | krassare | krassast |
Plural | krassa | krassare | krassast |
Masculine plural3 | krasse | krassare | krassast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | krasse | krassare | krassaste |
All | krassa | krassare | krassaste |
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- krasst (“bluntly”)
References
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