adjectives

Question 1

What happens if the adjective comes after the noun ?

Answer 1

If the adjective goes after the noun, it doesn’t change to match the noun.

Der Apfel ist rot

rot (red) is the dictionary form of the adjective

Question 2

What happens if the adjective comes before the noun ?

Answer 2

The end of the adjective must be changed to match the noun’s gender, number and case.

Ich habe rote Apfel

Question 3

What happens to the adjective, when there is a hard ending in the noun or article?

Answer 3

The adjective takes a “soft” ending as follows:-

Masc__Fem__Neut__Plural

Nom -e -e - e -en

Acc -en -e -e -en

Gen -en -en -en -en

Dat -en -en -en -en

Question 4

What happens when the adjective is preceded by the definite article and followed by the noun?

Answer 4

With a definite article, the adjective ending is always soft:

Masc__Fem Neut__Plural

Nom rote rote rote roten

Acc roten rote rote roten

Gen roten roten roten roten

Dat roten roten roten roten

Question 5

What happens when the adjective is preceded by the indefinite article (or possesive adjective) and followed by the noun?

Answer 5

The adjective endings are the same except for the 3 places where the article has no hard ending and the adjective has to take it on:

Masc__Fem__Neut Plural

Nom roter roterotesroten

Acc roten roterotes roten

Gen rotenrotenrotenroten

_Dat_rotenrotenrotenroten

Question 6

What happens when the adjective is not preceded by an article and is followed by the noun?

Answer 6

With no article, the adjective always takes on the hard ending, except in the three cases where it’s still there on the noun

Masc__Fem__Neut Plural

Nom roter rote rotes rote

Acc roten rote rotes rote

Gen roten roter roten roter

Dat rotem roter rotem roten

Question 7

What is the German possesive adjective: my?

Answer 7

mein

Question 8

What is the German possesive adjective: your

(informal singular) ?

Answer 8

dein

Question 9

What are the German possesive adjectives: his, her its?

Answer 9

sein, ihr, sein

Question 10

What is the German possesive adjective: our?

Answer 10

unser

Question 11

What is the German possesive adjective: your (informal plural) ?

Answer 11

euer

Question 12

What is the German possesive adjective: your (formal singular & plural)

Answer 12

Ihr

Question 13

What is the German possesive adjective: their?

Answer 13

ihr

Question 14

What happens when a possesive adjective is placed before a noun?

Answer 14

The possesive adjectives ending must agree in gender, number and case with the noun.

This process is known as declension.

Meine Tasche (My bag)

Question 15

What are the endings for the possesive adjective, mein for masculine, feminine, neuter nouns for the 4 cases (nom, acc, gen and dat)?

Answer 15

Possesive adjective - mein

Masc__Fem Neut

Nom mein meine mein

Acc meinen meine mein

Gen meines meiner meines

Dat meinem meiner meinem

Question 16

Which German interogative adjective means:- which?

Answer 16

Welcher*

*Welcher must be decline like a definite article.

Welche Schokolade schmeckt besser?

Question 17

Which German demonstrative adjective means:- this?

Answer 17

Dieser*

*Dieser must be decline like a definite article.

Diese Katze ist klein (This cat is small)

Question 18

Which German demonstrative adjective means:- every?

Answer 18

Jeder*

*Jeder must be decline like a definite article.

Jede Katze ist klein (Each cat is small)