german adjectives Flashcards
What is a ‘hard’ ending?
It is the ending of a noun, adjective or article that signals gender and case.
e.g.
des Mannes. The ‘s’ signals the gender and case, masculine and genetive of the noun.
How does a ‘soft’ ending differ from a hard ending.
It does not signal the gender and case of it’s noun, adjective or article.
When must a german adjective take on a case ending?
When they come right before the noun.
e.g.
AFTER Der Hund ist groß und braun.
BEFORE Der große braune Hund bellte mich an.
When does the adjective take on a soft ending?
When there is a hard ending in the noun or article
When does the adjective take on a hard ending?
When there is a soft ending in the noun or article
What are the soft endings for adjectives used before masculine nouns
(nom, acc, gen, dat)?
- -e
- -en
- -en
- -en
What are the soft endings for adjectives used before feminine nouns
(nom, acc, gen, dat)?
- -e
- -e
- -en
- -en
What are the soft endings for adjectives used before neuter nouns
(nom, acc, gen, dat)?
- -e
- -e
- -en
- -en
What are the soft endings for adjectives used before plural nouns
(nom, acc, gen, dat)?
- -en
- -en
- -en
- -en
Decline der nette Mann
hint: masc
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
- der nette Mann
- den netten Mann
- dem netten Mann
- des netten Mannes
Decline die nette Frau
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: feminine
- die nette Frau
- die nette Frau
- der netten Frau
- der netten Frau
Decline das nette Kind
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: neuter
- das nette Kind
- das nette Kind
- dem netten Kind
- des netten Kindes
Decline die netten Kinder
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: plural
- die netten Kinder
- die netten Kinder
- den netten Kindern
- der netten Kinder
Decline mein kleiner Hund
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: masculine
- mein kleiner Hund
- meinen kleinen Hund
- meinem kleinen Hund
- meines kleinen Hundes
Decline meine kleine Katze
hint: feminine
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
- meine kleine Katze
- meine kleine Katze
- meiner kleinen Katz
- meiner kleinen Katze
