German Adjectives
    Adjective

    schief

    crooked, askew, slanted

    Forms of schief

    English

    crooked, askew, slanted

    Positive

    schief

    Comparative

    schiefer

    Superlative

    am schiefsten

    Synonyms

    krumm
    schräg

    Antonyms

    gerade

    Vocabulary lists with schief

    schief appears in the following vocabulary collections:

    Goethe B1 Adjectives

    Practice schief in games

    Example Sentences

    • Das Bild ist schief.

      The picture is crooked.

      The verb ist is in position 2.

    • Ich sehe ein schiefes Bild.

      I see a crooked picture.

      The accusative neuter adjective ending is -es.

    • Der Mann steht neben der schiefen Lampe.

      The man is standing next to the crooked lamp.

      Neben with a location uses the dative.