deceptively
täuschend – täuschender – am täuschendsten
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deceptively
Used as an intensifier before adjectives, especially before „echt“ (real) and „ähnlich“ (similar): to such an extent that it is difficult to distinguish it from the original or easy to mistake one for the other.
Die beiden Stimmen waren täuschend ähnlich.
The two voices were deceptively similar.
| basic form | täuschend |
|---|---|
| comparative | täuschender |
| superlative | am täuschendsten |
| 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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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to täuschend.
| 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 täuschend.
„Täuschend“ (deceptively) usually comes before another adjective and intensifies it, as in „täuschend echt“ (deceptively real) or „täuschend ähnlich“ (deceptively similar). It means: to such an extent that it is difficult to distinguish it from the original or easy to mistake one for the other. In this use, „täuschend“ remains unchanged. When used as an adjective before a noun, it takes the usual endings, as in „eine täuschende Ähnlichkeit“ (a deceptive resemblance).
Die Fälschung sah täuschend echt aus.
The forgery looked deceptively real.
Er hat eine täuschende Ähnlichkeit mit seinem Bruder.
He bears a deceptive resemblance to his brother.
The combination „täuschend ähnlich“ (deceptively similar) is very common. Here, „täuschend“ intensifies the similarity and shows that it is easy to mistake one for the other.
Die beiden Unterschriften sahen sich täuschend ähnlich.
The two signatures looked deceptively similar.
Die künstliche Blume war einer echten Blume täuschend ähnlich.
The artificial flower was deceptively similar to a real flower.
