german adjectives

Question 1

What is a ‘hard’ ending?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

How does a ‘soft’ ending differ from a hard ending.

Answer 2

It does not signal the gender and case of it’s noun, adjective or article.

Question 3

When must a german adjective take on a case ending?

Answer 3

When they come right before the noun.

e.g.

AFTER Der Hund ist groß und braun.

BEFORE Der große braune Hund bellte mich an.

Question 4

When does the adjective take on a soft ending?

Answer 4

When there is a hard ending in the noun or article

Question 5

When does the adjective take on a hard ending?

Answer 5

When there is a soft ending in the noun or article

Question 6

What are the soft endings for adjectives used before masculine nouns

(nom, acc, gen, dat)?

Answer 6

• -e
• -en
• -en
• -en

Question 7

What are the soft endings for adjectives used before feminine nouns

(nom, acc, gen, dat)?

Answer 7

• -e
• -e
• -en
• -en

Question 8

What are the soft endings for adjectives used before neuter nouns

(nom, acc, gen, dat)?

Answer 8

• -e
• -e
• -en
• ​-en

Question 9

What are the soft endings for adjectives used before plural nouns

(nom, acc, gen, dat)?

Answer 9

• -en
• -en
• -en
• -en

Question 10

Decline der nette Mann

hint: masc

(nom, acc, gen, dat)

Answer 10

• der nette Mann
• den netten Mann
• dem netten Mann
• des netten Mannes

Question 11

Decline die nette Frau
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: feminine

Answer 11

• die nette Frau
• die nette Frau
• der netten Frau
• der netten Frau

Question 12

Decline das nette Kind
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: neuter

Answer 12

• das nette Kind
• das nette Kind
• dem netten Kind
• des netten Kindes

Question 13

Decline die netten Kinder
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: plural

Answer 13

• die netten Kinder
• die netten Kinder
• den netten Kindern
• der netten Kinder

Question 14

Decline mein kleiner Hund
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: masculine

Answer 14

• mein kleiner Hund
• meinen kleinen Hund
• meinem kleinen Hund
• meines kleinen Hundes

Question 15

Decline meine kleine Katze

hint: feminine

(nom, acc, gen, dat)

Answer 15

• meine kleine Katze
• meine kleine Katze
• meiner kleinen Katz
• meiner kleinen Katze

Question 16

Decline mein kleines Kaninchen
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: neutral

Answer 16

• mein kleines Kaninchen
• mein kleines Kaninchen
• meinem kleinen Kaninchen
• meines kleinen Kaninchens

Question 17

Decline meine kleinen Vögel

(nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: plural

Answer 17

• meine kleinen Vögel
• meine kleinen Vögel
• meinen kleinen Vögeln
• meiner kleinen Vögel

Question 18

Decline heißer Kaffee (nom, acc, gen, dat)
hint: masculine

Answer 18

• heißer Kaffee
• heißen Kaffee
• heißem Kaffee
• heißen Kaffees

Question 19

Decline kalte Milch
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
​hint: feminine

Answer 19

• kalte Milch
• kalte Milch
• kalter Milch
• kalter Milch

Question 20

Decline frisches Brot
(nom, acc, gen, dat)
​hint: neuter

Answer 20

• frisches Brot
• frisches Brot
• frischem Brot
• frischen Brotes

Question 21

Decline warme Brötchen

hint: plural

(nom, acc, gen, dat)

Answer 21

• warme Brötchen
• warme Brötchen
• warmen Brötchen
• warmer Brötchen

Question 22

When must a german comparative take on a case ending?

Answer 22

When they come right before the noun.
e.g.
AFTER Dein Auto is kleiner.
BEFORE Nimm das größere Stück

Question 23

What is the comparative of klein?

Answer 23

kleiner

Question 24

What is the superlative of klein?

Answer 24

am kleinsten

Question 25

What is the comparative of gut?

Answer 25

besser

Question 26

What is the superlative of gut?

Answer 26

am besten

Question 27

What is the comparative of hoch?

Answer 27

höher

Question 28

What is the superlative of hoch?

Answer 28

am höchsten

Question 29

What is the comparative of viel(e)

Answer 29

mehr

Question 30

What is the superlative of viel(e)

Answer 30

am meisten