adult
Adult or fully grown; this word is used particularly in technical language, such as biology and veterinary medicine.
EXAMPLE
Die Studie untersucht das Verhalten von adulten Tieren.
The study examines the behavior of adult animals.
adult
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry adult, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | adult |
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After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Register and style
The adjective 'adult' belongs to technical language and is used mainly in biology and veterinary medicine. In everyday speech, people say 'erwachsen' (adult) or 'ausgewachsen' (fully grown) instead.
EXAMPLE
Der Tierarzt unterscheidet zwischen Welpen und adulten Hunden.
The veterinarian distinguishes between puppies and adult dogs.
Biological collocations
In biology and veterinary medicine, 'adult' frequently appears before terms for animals or developmental stages. Typical collocations include 'adulte Tiere' (adult animals), 'adulte Exemplare' (adult specimens), and 'adultes Stadium' (adult stage).
EXAMPLE
Im adulten Stadium zeigen die Insekten eine deutlich andere Körperform.
In the adult stage, the insects have a distinctly different body shape.
In real life
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