Adjektiv

zentraler

central, main, key, pivotal

Ein zentraler Punkt ist die Sicherheit.

A central point is security.

Das ist ein Thema von zentraler Bedeutung.

This is a topic of central importance.

((adjective)) + noun (masculine singular nominative) Describes a masculine noun in the nominative case. Ein zentraler Punkt ist die Sicherheit.

preposition + ((adjective)) + noun (feminine singular dative) Describes a feminine noun in the dative case. Das ist ein Thema von zentraler Bedeutung.

Synonyms: main, key, principal; Antonyms: peripheral, secondary, minor.

From Latin 'centralis' (relating to a center). This is an inflected form of the adjective 'zentral'.

The '-er' ending often signals a masculine noun in the nominative case, like in 'Ein zentraler Punkt' (A central point).

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