peinlich: endings, comparison & exercises

Before you start

Meet peinlich

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

woeful, hurtful
(archaic) penal, applying criminal law, having to do with jurisprudence competent for capital punishment
(archaic, relational) pertaining to or containing torture
(now most common meaning) embarrassing, cringeworthy, or otherwise awkward, perverse, adverse, untoward
(obsolete) crotchety, truculent
(usually adverbial) meticulous

Endings

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	e	e	e	en
accusative	en	e	e	en
dative	en	en	en	en

1
Er vergisst den peinlichen Moment.He forgets the embarrassing moment.Accusative · vergessenPractise „der Moment“ →
2
Die peinliche Frage überrascht mich.The embarrassing question surprises me.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Frage“ →
3
Sie kommt zu einem peinlichen Gespräch.She comes to an embarrassing conversation.Dative · zuPractise „das Gespräch“ →
4
Ich höre peinliche Geschichten.I hear embarrassing stories.Accusative · hörenPractise „die Geschichte“ →