inventive
erfinderisch – erfinderischer – am erfinderischsten
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inventive
Able to develop new ideas and come up with clever solutions to problems.
Weil uns das passende Werkzeug fehlte, mussten wir erfinderisch sein und eine andere Lösung finden.
Because we didn't have the right tool, we had to be inventive and find another solution.
| basic form | erfinderisch |
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| comparative | erfinderischer |
| superlative | am erfinderischsten |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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'Erfinderisch' (inventive) belongs to the word family of 'erfinden' (to invent) and 'Erfinder' (inventor). This connection helps link the word to new ideas and unusual solutions.
Schon als Kind war Mira sehr erfinderisch und baute eigene Modelle.
Mira was very inventive even as a child and built her own models.
'Erfinderisch' (inventive) often follows verbs such as 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), or 'bleiben' (to remain) when describing a person or team. It can also come directly before a noun.
Wenn der Platz knapp wird, müssen wir besonders erfinderisch sein.
When space becomes limited, we have to be especially inventive.
Common collocations include 'erfinderische Lösung' (inventive solution), 'erfinderische Idee' (inventive idea), and 'erfinderischer Geist' (inventive spirit). The word is usually approving and describes creative, practical action.
Mit einer erfinderischen Lösung reparierte die Technikerin die alte Maschine.
The technician repaired the old machine with an inventive solution.
