spannend

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑnənt/
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Adjective

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spannend (comparative spannender, superlative spannendst)

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

Declension

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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

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

Participle

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spannend

  1. present participle of spannen

Declension

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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

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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spannend

  1. present participle of spannen

Adjective

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

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Further reading

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