Teuren

Teuren is the inflected form of the German adjective teuer, meaning expensive or costly. In German, adjectives change endings to agree with the gender, number and case of the noun they modify. The form teuren appears in several combinations, most commonly after the definite article in plural or in certain singular cases.

Usage and forms

- Plural nominative/accusative after a definite article: die teuren Autos (the expensive cars)

- Singular masculine accusative after a definite article: den teuren Preis (the expensive price)

- Plural dative: den teuren Preisen (to/for the expensive prices)

- Singular feminine dative after a definite article: der teuren Blume (to the expensive flower)

These examples illustrate how teuren signals a specific inflection pattern: the ending -en is used in many common cases when the noun is definite or marked for case and number.

Etymology and related terms

Teuer comes from the Germanic family of languages and is cognate with Dutch duur and English dear in its sense of costliness. The word has long been part of everyday commerce and description, ranging from price labels to evaluative statements about goods and services. In contemporary usage, teuer and its inflected forms, including teuren, are standard in formal writing and in advertisements, though in casual speech speakers often prefer synonyms such as kostspielig or hochpreisig.

See also

teuer, Preis, Kosten, Kostenpflicht, Preisbildung.