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.
- 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
Teuer comes from the Germanic family of languages and is cognate with Dutch duur and English dear