Before you start
Meet übel
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 2 meanings
- bad, evil, terrible (not good, in quality or morality)
- (impersonal) unwell, sick, queasy, nauseous [with dative ‘for someone’]
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How übel changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Ich helfe dem üblen Mann.I help the bad man.
- 2Anna erzählt ihre üble Geschichte.Anna tells her grim story.
- 3Wir sehen ein übles Beispiel.We see a bad example.
- 4Üble Leute verbreiten Angst.Bad people spread fear.