blank
/blaŋk/ adjective C1- spotlessly clean, shining, polished · Du musst die Platte blank scheuern. You must rub the platter until it is shining.
- bare, naked, uncovered · mit blankem Hintern with one’s behind uncovered
- pure, sheer · Blanke Wut packte ihn. Sheer anger seized him.
- broke, out of money
- being a player’s last one of a respective grouping of cards (which means that the card is unprotected when the player must follow suit in trick-taking games) · Hätte ich Trumpf ausgespielt, wäre mein Fuchs blank gewesen. If I had played trump, my “fox” [ace of diamonds in Doppelkopf] would have been my last trump card.
Comparative blanker · Superlative am blanksten
Endings
After der, die, das (dieser, jeder)
| masculine | feminine | neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blanke | blanke | blanke | blanken |
| Accusative | blanken | blanke | blanke | blanken |
| Dative | blanken | blanken | blanken | blanken |
| Genitive | blanken | blanken | blanken | blanken |
Without an article
| masculine | feminine | neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blanker | blanke | blankes | blanke |
| Accusative | blanken | blanke | blankes | blanke |
| Dative | blankem | blanker | blankem | blanken |
| Genitive | blanken | blanker | blanken | blanker |
After ein, kein, mein
| masculine | feminine | neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blanker | blanke | blankes | blanken |
| Accusative | blanken | blanke | blankes | blanken |
| Dative | blanken | blanken | blanken | blanken |
| Genitive | blanken | blanken | blanken | blanken |
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