spannend

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑnənt/
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Adjective

spannend (comparative spannender, superlative spannendst)

  1. tensive
  2. exciting
    Het is een spannend verhaal. — It's an exciting story.
  3. stressful, daunting, challenging

Declension

Declension of spannend
uninflected spannend
inflected spannende
comparative spannender
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial spannend spannender het spannendst
het spannendste
indefinite m./f. sing. spannende spannendere spannendste
n. sing. spannend spannender spannendste
plural spannende spannendere spannendste
definite spannende spannendere spannendste
partitive spannends spannenders

Descendants

  • Sranan Tongo: span
    • Caribbean Hindustani: spáng
    • Caribbean Javanese: sepang

Participle

spannend

  1. present participle of spannen

Declension

Declension of spannend
uninflected spannend
inflected spannende
positive
predicative/adverbial spannend
spannende
indefinite m./f. sing. spannende
n. sing. spannend
plural spannende
definite spannende
partitive spannends

German

Pronunciation

Participle

spannend

  1. present participle of spannen

Adjective

spannend (strong nominative masculine singular spannender, comparative spannender, superlative am spannendsten)

  1. thrilling, exciting, gripping, enthralling, spellbinding
  2. interesting

Usage notes

Often better translated using the noun "suspense", for example: The suspense is building. (Es wird immer spannender.)

Declension

Further reading

  • spannend” in Duden online
  • spannend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache