Declensions of Adjectives

Question 1

Types of Declensions of Adjectives:

Answer 1

There are three types of declensions for adjectives: adjectives used with der words, adjectives used with ein words, and independent adjectives. Predicate adjectives (Das brot istfrisch. The bread is fresh.) arenotdeclined and usually follow a form ofsein.

Question 2

Adjectives used after der words (WeakEndings)

Answer 2

Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neu. | Plural
Nom. | der guteWein | die guteMilch | das guteBrot | die gutenFreunde
Acc. | den gutenWein | die guteMilch | das guteBrot | die gutenFreunde
Dat. | dem gutenWein | der gutenMilch | dem gutenBrot | den gutenFreunden
Gen. | des gutenWeines | der gutenMilch | des gutenBrotes | der gutenFreunde

Question 3

Adjectives used after ein words (Weak Endings)

Answer 3

Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neu. | Plural
Nom. | kein guterWein | keine guteMilch | kein gutesBrot | keine gutenFreunde
Acc. | keinen gutenWein | keine guteMilch | kein gutesBrot | keine gutenFreunde
Dat. | keinem gutenWein | keiner gutenMilch | keinem gutenBrot | keinen gutenFreunden
Gen. | keines gutenWeines | keiner gutenMilch | keines | gutenBrotes | keiner gutenFreunde

Question 4

der vs. ein

Answer 4

The only difference between the adjectives used after der words and the adjectives used after ein words are the masculine and neuter nominative, and neuter accusative. The rest of the endings are the same. These types of attributive adjectives are the weak endings. The strong endings are used on adjectives that have no preceding article. They are the same as the endings for the der words (with the exception of the masculine and neuter genitive.)

Question 5

Independent Adjectives (Strong Endings)

Answer 5

Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neu. | Plural
Nom. | guterWein | guteMilch | gutesBrot | guteFreunde
Acc. | gutenWein | guteMilch | gutesBrot | guteFreunde
Dat. | gutemWein | guterMilch | gutemBrot | gutenFreunden
Gen. | gutenWeines | guterMilch | gutenBrotes | guterFreunde

Question 6

Additional Info (plurals that are not limited words):

Answer 6

Viele (many), wenige (few), andere (other), einige (some),andmehrere (several)are all plural expressions that donotact as limiting words. Adjectives that follow them take strong endings. In the singular,mancher (many a)andsolcher (such)also use strong endings (when used with another adjective in the singular, they turn intomanch einandso ein), but in the plural they function as normal limiting words.