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Delcining German Adjectives
Weak Inflection: Definite Article + Adjective + Noun
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| Masculine
| Neutral
| Feminine
| Plural
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| Nominative |
-e |
-e |
-e |
-en |
| Accusative |
-en |
-e |
-e |
-en |
| Dative |
-en |
-en |
-en |
-en |
| Genitive |
-en |
-en |
-en |
-en |
Many masculine and neutral nouns take a ending in the genitive case: -es, -s, or -en.
Some masculine nouns ("weak nouns") take an -en or -n ending in the accusative and dative cases. |
| Nominative |
der alte Hund |
das alte Buch |
die alte Blume |
die alten Wörter |
| Accusative |
den roten Hund |
das rote Buch |
die rote Blume |
die roten Bücher |
| Dative |
dem roten Hund |
dem roten Buch |
der roten Blume |
den roten Blumen |
| Genitive |
des roten Hundes/Hunds |
des roten Buches/Buchs |
der roten Blume |
der roten Blumen |
Strong Inflection: No Article
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| Masculine
| Neutral
| Feminine
| Plural
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| Nominative |
-er |
-es |
-e |
-e |
| Accusative |
-en |
-es |
-e |
-e |
| Dative |
-em |
-em |
-er |
-en |
| Genitive |
-en |
-en |
-er |
-er |
Mixed Inflection: Indefinite Article + Adjective + Noun
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| Masculine
| Neutral
| Feminine
| Plural
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| Nominative |
-er |
-es |
-e |
-en |
| Accusative |
-en |
-es |
-e |
-en |
| Dative |
-en |
-en |
-en |
-en |
| Genitive |
-en |
-en |
-en |
-en |
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| Neutral
| Feminine
| Plural
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Nominative Adjective Endings
From german.about.com:
The following chart shows the adjective endings for the nominative case with the definite articles (der, die, das) and the indefinite articles (ein, eine, keine).
| Nominative Case (Subject Case) |
Masculine
der |
Feminine
die |
Neuter
das |
Plural
die |
der neue Wagen
the new car |
die schöne Stadt
the beautiful city |
das alte Auto
the old car |
die neuen Bücher
the new books |
Masculine
ein |
Feminine
eine |
Neuter
ein |
Plural
keine |
ein neuer Wagen
a new car |
eine schöne Stadt
a beautiful city |
ein altes Auto
an old car |
keine neuen Bücher
no new books |
Example:
- 1. Das Haus ist grau. (The house is gray.)
- 2. Das graue Haus ist rechts. (The gray house is on the right.)
Accusative Adjective Endings
From german.about.com:
The following chart shows the adjective endings for the accusative and dative cases with the definite articles (der, dem, der) and the indefinite articles (einen, einem, einer, keinen). The adjective endings for the genitive case follow the same pattern as the dative.
| Accusative Case (Direct Object) |
Masculine
den |
Feminine
die |
Neuter
das |
Plural
die |
den neuen Wagen
the new car |
die schöne Stadt
the beautiful city |
das alte Auto
the old car |
die neuen Bücher
the new books |
Masculine
einen |
Feminine
eine |
Neuter
ein |
Plural
keine |
einen neuen Wagen
a new car |
eine schöne Stadt
a beautiful city |
ein altes Auto
an old car |
keine neuen Bücher
no new books |
Dative Adjective Endings
Also from german.about.com:
| Dative Case (Indirect Object) |
Masculine
dem |
Feminine
der |
Neuter
dem |
Plural
den |
dem netten Mann
(to) the nice man |
der schönen Frau
(to) the beautiful woman |
dem netten Mädchen
(to) the nice girl |
den anderen Leuten*
(to) the other people |
Masculine
einem |
Feminine
einer |
Neuter
einem |
Plural
keinen |
einem netten Mann
(to) a nice man |
einer schönen Frau
(to) a beautiful woman |
einem netten Mädchen
(to) a nice girl |
keinen anderen Leuten*
(to) no other people |
*Plural nouns in the dative add an -n or -en ending if the plural form does not already end in -(e)n.
NOTE: The adjective endings in the Genitive Case are the same as in the DATIVE - all -en!
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