adjectives Flashcards
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, nominative, definite article
der groß_e_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, accusative, definite article
den groß_en_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, dative, definite article
dem groß_en_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, genitive, definite article
des groß_en_ Mannes
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, nominative, definite article
die groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, accusative, definite article
die groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, dative, definite article
der groß_en_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, genitive, definite article
der groß_en_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, nominative, definite article
das groß_e_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, accusative, definite article
das groß_e_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, dative, definite article
dem groß_en_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, genitive, definite article
des groß_en_ Mädchens
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, nominative, definite article
die groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, accusative, definite article
die groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, dative, definite article
den groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, genitive, definite article
der groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, nominative, indefinite article
ein groß_er_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, accusative, indefinite article
einen groß_en_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, dative, indefinite article
einem groß_en_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, genitive, indefinite article
eines groß_en_ Mannes
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, nominative, indefinite article
eine groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, accusative, indefinite article
eine groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, dative, indefinite article
einer groß_en_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, genitive, indefinite article
einer groß_en_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, nominative, indefinite article
ein groß_es_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, accusative, indefinite article
ein groß_es_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, dative, indefinite article
einem groß_en_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, genitive, indefinite article
eines groß_en_ Mädchens
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, nominative, indefinite article
keine groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, accusative, indefinite article
keine groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, dative, indefinite article
keinen groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, genitive, indefinite article
keiner groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, nominative, no article
groß_er_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, accusative, no article
groß_en_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, dative, no article
groß_em_ Mann
What adjective ending is required with?
masculine, genitive, no article
groß_es_ Mannes
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, nominative, no article
groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, accusative, no article
groß_e_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, dative, no article
groß_er_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
feminine, genitive, no article
groß_er_ Frau
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, nominative, no article
groß_es_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, accusative, no article
groß_es_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, dative, no article
groß_em_ Mädchen
What adjective ending is required with?
neuter, genitive, no article
groß_es_ Mädchens
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, nominative, no article
groß_e_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, accusative, no article
groß_e_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, dative, no article
groß_en_ Blumen
What adjective ending is required with?
plural, genitive, no article
groß_er_ Blumen
How are nouns formed from adjectives?
Capitalize the adjective and add an appropriate ending.
deutsch … der Deutscher
What is the German possesive adjective my?
mein
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
meine Katze
What is the German possesive adjective your?
dein
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
deine Katze
What is the German possesive adjective his?
sein
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
seine Katze
What is the German possesive adjective her?
ihr
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
ihre Katze
What is the German possesive adjective our?
unser
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
unsere Katze
What is the German possesive adjective your?
euer
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
eure Katze
n.b. euer becomes eur when endings are added
What is the German possesive adjective their?
ihr
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
ihre Katze
What is the German demonstrative adjective this/these?
dieser
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the indefinite article.
diese Katze
What is the German demonstrative adjective every?
jeder
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the definite article.
jede Katze
What is the German demonstrative adjective which?
welcher
Must agree in gender, number and case with the noun and has the same endings as the definite article.
welche Katze
What does the quantifier sehr mean ?
very
ein sehr großer Mann
a very big man
What does the quantifier zu mean ?
too
zu groß für seine Stiefel
too big for his boots
What does the quantifier ganz mean ?
complete
Eine ganz andere Erfahrung
a completley different experience
What does the quantifier ziemlich mean ?
fairly
Ein ziemlich neues Auto
a fairly new car
What does the quantifier ein wenig mean ?
a little
Ein wenig Glas Wein
a little glass of wine
What does the quantifier bisschen mean ?
a bit
Ein bisschen auf der seite
a bit on the side
What does the quantifier etwas mean ?
somewhat
ein etwas großer Mann
a somewhat big man
How are regular comparatives formed in German?
By adding -er to the adjective.
leicht … leichter
light … lighter
What is comparative of irregular adjective alt (old)?
älter (older)
What is comparative of irregular adjective groß (great)?
größer (greater)
What is comparative of irregular adjective jung (young)?
jünger (younger)
Which German word is used in comparisons between 2 nouns?
als (as)
Das Bier ist billiger als der Wein
The beer is cheaper than the wine
How are superlatives formed in German?
By adding ste to the adjective.
lecker … leckerste
tasty … tastiest
Dieses Bier ist das leckerste
What are the comparative and superlative forms of gut (good)?
besser (better) and beste (best)