endlich
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromMiddle High Germanendelīch(“final”),equivalent toEnde(“end”)+-lich(“-ly”).SeeEnglishendly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]endlich(strong nominative masculine singularendlicher,not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms ofendlich(uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | eristendlich | sieistendlich | esistendlich | siesindendlich | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | endlicher | endliche | endliches | endliche |
genitive | endlichen | endlicher | endlichen | endlicher | |
dative | endlichem | endlicher | endlichem | endlichen | |
accusative | endlichen | endliche | endliches | endliche | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | derendliche | dieendliche | dasendliche | dieendlichen |
genitive | desendlichen | derendlichen | desendlichen | derendlichen | |
dative | demendlichen | derendlichen | demendlichen | denendlichen | |
accusative | denendlichen | dieendliche | dasendliche | dieendlichen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | einendlicher | eineendliche | einendliches | (keine)endlichen |
genitive | einesendlichen | einerendlichen | einesendlichen | (keiner)endlichen | |
dative | einemendlichen | einerendlichen | einemendlichen | (keinen)endlichen | |
accusative | einenendlichen | eineendliche | einendliches | (keine)endlichen |
Adverb
[edit]endlich
- eventually,at last,finally
- 1931,Arthur Schnitzler,Flucht in die Finsternis,S. Fischer Verlag,page105:
- Sie schwiegen lange. Als erendlichetwas sagen wollte, wehrte sie leise ab. „Heute nichts mehr, ich bitte dich darum “
- They were silent for a long time. When he finally wanted to say something, she softly refused. „Nothing more today, I beg you for that “
Further reading
[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]CompareGermanendlich,Dutcheindelijk.
Adverb
[edit]endlich
- finally
- Ich binendlichzerick in Amerikaa.
- I am finally back in America.
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