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klein small, little, wee (in physical size or extent); small, little, young (not grown up)

klein is the #102 most common word in German, a adjective. It means “small, little, wee (in physical size or extent); small, little, young (not grown up)” and is pronounced /klaɪ̯n/.

#102frequency rank
0.07%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of klein

FormWhat it isMeaning
kleinernominative sg. · masc.the small
kleinercomparativesmaller
kleinsingularsmall
kleinpluralsmall (plural agreement)
kleinenominative sg. · femi.the small
kleinesnominative sg. · neut.the small
kleinenominative pl.smalls
kleinengenitive sg. · masc.of the small
kleinergenitive sg. · femi.of the small
kleinengenitive sg. · neut.of the small
kleinergenitive pl.of the smalls
kleinemdative sg. · masc.to the small
kleinerdative sg. · femi.to the small
kleinemdative sg. · neut.to the small
kleinendative pl.to the smalls
kleinenaccusative sg. · masc.the small (object)
kleineaccusative sg. · femi.the small (object)
kleinesaccusative sg. · neut.the small (object)
kleineaccusative pl.the smalls (object)
kleinennominative pl.smalls
kleinengenitive pl.of the smalls
kleinenaccusative pl.the smalls (object)
kleinercomparative · masc.smaller
kleinercomparative · femi.smaller
kleinercomparative · neut.smaller
kleinerernominative sg. · comparative · masc.smaller
kleinerenominative sg. · comparative · femi.smaller
kleineresnominative sg. · comparative · neut.smaller
kleinerenominative pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinerengenitive sg. · comparative · masc.smaller
kleinerergenitive sg. · comparative · femi.smaller
kleinerengenitive sg. · comparative · neut.smaller
kleinerergenitive pl. · comparativesmaller
kleineremdative sg. · comparative · masc.smaller
kleinererdative sg. · comparative · femi.smaller
kleineremdative sg. · comparative · neut.smaller
kleinerendative pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinerenaccusative sg. · comparative · masc.smaller
kleinereaccusative sg. · comparative · femi.smaller
kleineresaccusative sg. · comparative · neut.smaller
kleinereaccusative pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinerennominative pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinerengenitive pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinerenaccusative pl. · comparativesmaller
kleinsternominative sg. · superlative · masc.smallest
kleinstenominative sg. · superlative · femi.smallest
kleinstesnominative sg. · superlative · neut.smallest
kleinstenominative pl. · superlativesmallest

#101 weit · #103 lassen

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