gasförmig
gaseous
Existing in the form of a gas; not forming a solid body of its own and filling the available space.
EXAMPLE
Bei Raumtemperatur ist Sauerstoff gasförmig.
At room temperature, oxygen is gaseous.
gasförmig
gaseous
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry gasförmig, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | gasförmig |
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After der, die, das
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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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After ein, eine
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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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Without article
| 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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Usage tips
Word formation
'Gasförmig' (gaseous) is made up of 'Gas' (gas) and '-förmig' (-shaped). The component '-förmig' indicates that something has the form or state of a gas.
EXAMPLE
Wasserdampf ist gasförmig und unsichtbar.
Water vapor is gaseous and invisible.
Technical usage
'Gasförmig' (gaseous) is used particularly often in scientific and technical texts. There, the word describes substances, states, and properties very precisely.
EXAMPLE
Im Labor wurde eine gasförmige Substanz untersucht.
A gaseous substance was examined in the laboratory.
Typical collocations
Typical collocations include 'gasförmiger Zustand' (gaseous state), 'gasförmiger Stoff' (gaseous substance), and 'gasförmige Substanz' (gaseous substance). The adjective is also often used with 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), or 'bleiben' (to remain).
EXAMPLE
Beim Erhitzen kann der Stoff gasförmig werden.
When heated, the substance can become gaseous.
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