muskulös
muscular
Having well-developed, strong muscles.
EXAMPLE
Der muskulöse Sportler hebt mühelos die schwere Hantel.
The muscular athlete lifts the heavy dumbbell effortlessly.
muskulös
muscular
muskulös – muskulöser – am muskulösesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry muskulös, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | muskulös |
|---|---|
| comparative | muskulöser |
| superlative | am muskulösesten |
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
Word family
'Muskulös' (muscular) belongs to the same word family as 'Muskel' (muscle) and 'Muskulatur' (musculature). Their shared word structure is a reminder that the adjective refers to how developed the muscles are.
EXAMPLE
Durch jahrelanges Training wurde sein Körper immer muskulöser.
Through years of training, his body became increasingly muscular.
Typical collocations
'Muskulös' (muscular) often combines with body parts and areas of the body, such as 'Arme' (arms), 'Beine' (legs), 'Oberkörper' (upper body), or 'Körper' (body).
EXAMPLE
Sie hat muskulöse Beine vom täglichen Radfahren.
She has muscular legs from cycling every day.
Sentence patterns
'Muskulös' (muscular) can appear before a noun or after verbs such as 'sein' (to be), 'wirken' (to seem), and 'aussehen' (to look). It can thus describe a person or body part directly, or describe the overall impression they give.
EXAMPLE
Der muskulöse Schwimmer trainiert jeden Morgen.
The muscular swimmer trains every morning.
Nach dem Training sieht er besonders muskulös aus.
After training, he looks particularly muscular.
In real life
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