Before you start
Meet schräg
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 2 meanings
- skewed, oblique, slanted (neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line)
- (informal) strange, weird, awkward
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How schräg changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der schräge Weg führt durch den Park.The slanted path leads through the park.
- 2Ich überquere die schräge Straße.I cross the slanted street.
- 3Ein schräges Bild hängt an der Wand.A slanted picture hangs on the wall.
- 4Wir arbeiten mit schrägen Bildern.We work with slanted pictures.