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
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kleiner | nominative sg. · masc. | the small |
| kleiner | comparative | smaller |
| klein | singular | small |
| klein | plural | small (plural agreement) |
| kleine | nominative sg. · femi. | the small |
| kleines | nominative sg. · neut. | the small |
| kleine | nominative pl. | smalls |
| kleinen | genitive sg. · masc. | of the small |
| kleiner | genitive sg. · femi. | of the small |
| kleinen | genitive sg. · neut. | of the small |
| kleiner | genitive pl. | of the smalls |
| kleinem | dative sg. · masc. | to the small |
| kleiner | dative sg. · femi. | to the small |
| kleinem | dative sg. · neut. | to the small |
| kleinen | dative pl. | to the smalls |
| kleinen | accusative sg. · masc. | the small (object) |
| kleine | accusative sg. · femi. | the small (object) |
| kleines | accusative sg. · neut. | the small (object) |
| kleine | accusative pl. | the smalls (object) |
| kleinen | nominative pl. | smalls |
| kleinen | genitive pl. | of the smalls |
| kleinen | accusative pl. | the smalls (object) |
| kleiner | comparative · masc. | smaller |
| kleiner | comparative · femi. | smaller |
| kleiner | comparative · neut. | smaller |
| kleinerer | nominative sg. · comparative · masc. | smaller |
| kleinere | nominative sg. · comparative · femi. | smaller |
| kleineres | nominative sg. · comparative · neut. | smaller |
| kleinere | nominative pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleineren | genitive sg. · comparative · masc. | smaller |
| kleinerer | genitive sg. · comparative · femi. | smaller |
| kleineren | genitive sg. · comparative · neut. | smaller |
| kleinerer | genitive pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleinerem | dative sg. · comparative · masc. | smaller |
| kleinerer | dative sg. · comparative · femi. | smaller |
| kleinerem | dative sg. · comparative · neut. | smaller |
| kleineren | dative pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleineren | accusative sg. · comparative · masc. | smaller |
| kleinere | accusative sg. · comparative · femi. | smaller |
| kleineres | accusative sg. · comparative · neut. | smaller |
| kleinere | accusative pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleineren | nominative pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleineren | genitive pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleineren | accusative pl. · comparative | smaller |
| kleinster | nominative sg. · superlative · masc. | smallest |
| kleinste | nominative sg. · superlative · femi. | smallest |
| kleinstes | nominative sg. · superlative · neut. | smallest |
| kleinste | nominative pl. · superlative | smallest |
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