superior
überlegen – überlegner – am überlegensten
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superior
Better or more powerful than someone or something else in terms of abilities, performance, influence, or strength.
Die erfahrene Spielerin war ihrem Gegner deutlich überlegen.
The experienced player was clearly superior to her opponent.
| basic form | überlegen |
|---|---|
| comparative | überlegner |
| superlative | am überlegensten |
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to überlegen.
| 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 überlegen.
| 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 überlegen.
'Überlegen' (superior) is often used with 'sein' (to be) and a person or group in the dative. The superior subject is in the nominative, while the person being compared is in the dative.
Das neue Smartphone ist der Konkurrenz technisch überlegen.
The new smartphone is technically superior to the competition.
The area in which someone is superior is specified with 'an' or 'in' followed by the dative, for example 'an Erfahrung überlegen' (superior in experience) or 'in vielen Bereichen überlegen' (superior in many areas).
An Erfahrung ist der alte Trainer allen anderen überlegen.
In terms of experience, the old coach is superior to everyone else.
Der neue Computer ist dem alten in vielen Bereichen überlegen.
The new computer is superior to the old one in many areas.
'Überlegen' (superior) is often intensified by adverbs such as 'deutlich' (clearly), 'klar' (clearly), or 'weit' (far). Typical combinations are 'deutlich überlegen sein' (to be clearly superior) and 'klar überlegen sein' (to be clearly superior).
In der Diskussion war sie ihren Gesprächspartnern klar überlegen.
She was clearly superior to her conversation partners in the discussion.
