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In German an adjective is a word whose main role is to modify a noun or pronoun, giving more information about the noun or pronoun's definition. Some examples are: That is a green tree. I met a very old man. In German adjectives come before the noun they describe (like in English).
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| English Adjectives | German Adjectives |
|---|---|
| That is a tall building | Das ist ein hohes Gebäude |
| I met a very old man | Ich habe einen sehr alten Mann getroffen |
| The old red building is here | Das alte rote Gebäude ist hier |
| That's a very nice dress | Das ist ein sehr schönes Kleid |
In German the use of adjective for the masculine is different than the feminine, also the use of singular is different than the plural, here are some examples in the table below:
| Adjective (gender/ number) | German Adjectives |
|---|---|
| She is a tall woman | Sie ist eine grosse Frau |
| He is a tall man | Er ist ein grosser Mann |
| They are tall women | Sie sind grosse Frauen |
| They are tall men | Sie sind grosse Männer |
The difficulty arises from the fact that when declining an adjective, three things must be taken into account: case, gender, and the type of declension ("strong", "mixed" or "weak").
Strong inflection is used:
| Strong Inflection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neuer | neue | neues | neue |
| Accusative | neuen | neue | neues | neue |
| Dative | neuem | neuer | neuem | neuen |
| Genitive | neuen | neuer | neuen | neuer |
The mixed inflection is used after the indefinite article ein-, kein-, and the possessive determiners.
| Mixed Inflection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neuer | neue | neues | neuen |
| Accusative | neuen | neue | neues | neuen |
| Dative | neuen | neuen | neuen | neuen |
| Genitive | neuen | neuen | neuen | neuen |
Weak inflection is used:
| Weak Inflection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neue | neue | neue | neuen |
| Accusative | neuen | neue | neue | neuen |
| Dative | neuen | neuen | neuen | neuen |
| Genitive | neuen | neuen | neuen | neuen |
No Ending. Several adjectives take no ending at all:
Below is a vocabulary training for adjectives in German or Deutsch, try to memorize the adjectives below, because they’re very important.
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| German Adjectives List | |
|---|---|
| Angry | wütend |
| Bad | schlecht |
| Beautiful | schön |
| Cheap | billig |
| Clean | sauber |
| Cold | kalt |
| Different | anders |
| Difficult | schwierig |
| Early | früh |
| Easy | einfach |
| Friendly | freundlich |
| Good | gut |
| Heavy | schwer |
| Important | wichtig |
| Married | verheiratet |
| Natural | natürlich |
| Nice | nett |
| Open | offen |
| Polite | höflich |
| Poor | arm |
| Rich | reich |
| Sad | traurig |
| Simple | einfach |
| Slow | langsam |
| Small | klein |
| Sweet | süß |
| Tall | groß |
| Warm | warm |
| Well | gut |
| Worse | schlechter |
| Worst | am Schlechtesten |
| Wrong | falsch |
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