lofty
hehr – hehrer – am hehrsten
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lofty
Sublime, noble, and of high moral or intellectual significance; the word is generally used in elevated or poetic language.
Sein Ziel war hehr, aber im Alltag nur schwer zu verwirklichen.
His goal was lofty, but difficult to put into practice in everyday life.
| basic form | hehr |
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| comparative | hehrer |
| superlative | am hehrsten |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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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 |
Add the ending to hehr.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to hehr.
'Hehr' (lofty) frequently appears before abstract nouns, especially with goals, ideals, aspirations, and motives. The inflected forms include, for example, 'hehre Ziele' (lofty goals), 'hehre Ideale' (lofty ideals), and 'ein hehrer Anspruch' (a lofty aspiration).
Die hehren Ziele der Organisation überzeugten viele Unterstützer.
The organization's lofty goals convinced many supporters.
Hinter seinem Vorschlag stand ein hehres Motiv.
A lofty motive lay behind his proposal.
'Hehr' (lofty) belongs primarily to elevated, written, or poetic language and is relatively rare in everyday conversation.
Die Rede entwarf ein hehres Bild von einer gerechten Gesellschaft.
The speech painted a lofty picture of a just society.
In context, 'hehr' (lofty) usually refers to an abstract undertaking, a moral aspiration, or an idealistic attitude. The word therefore signals that something is being presented as particularly noble or intellectually valuable.
Trotz aller hehren Worte ging es ihm am Ende nur um das Geld.
Despite all his lofty words, in the end he was only interested in the money.
