noun#7,482 by frequency
die Offensive
[ˌʔɔfɛnˈziːvə]
offensive; attack, offensive
- genitive
- der Offensive
- plural
- die Offensiven
- built from
- Offen + Sive
Meanings
- 1
offensive — posture of attacking or being able to attack
Die Pläne für die Offensive waren geheim.
The plans for the offensive were secret.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mehrere Soldaten wurden bei der Offensive verletzt.
Several soldiers were injured in the offensive.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
attack, offensive
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieOffensive | dieOffensiven |
| accusative | dieOffensive | dieOffensiven |
| dative | derOffensive | denOffensiven |
| genitive | derOffensive | derOffensiven |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.