Making Adjectives agree Flashcards by christine collins

Decline

der alte Mann / the old man

der alte Mann (nom)
den alten Mann (acc)
des alten Mannes (gen)
dem alten Mann (dat)

This is the weak declension

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The old man lives next door

Der alte Mann wohnt nebenan

Masculine nominative

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He helps the old man with the shopping

Er hilft dem alten Mann beim Einkaufen

Masculine dative

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Decline

die alte Frau / the old woman

die alte Frau (nom)
die alte Frau (acc)
der alten Frau (gen)
der alten Frau (dat)

This is the weak declension

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I saw the old woman in the library

Ich habe die alte Frau in der Bibliothek gesehen

Feminine accusative

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Decline

das alte Haus / the old house

das alte Haus (nom)
das alte Haus (acc)
des alten Hauses (gen)
dem alten Haus (dat)

This is the weak declension

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The owner of the old house is very rich

Die Besitzerin des alten Hauses ist sehr reich

Neuter genitive

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Decline

die alten Männer / the old men

die alten Männer (nom)
die alten Männer (acc)
der alten Männer (gen)
den alten Männern (dat)

This is the weak declension

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Decline

guter Käse / good cheese

guter Käse (nom)
guten Käse (acc)
guten Käses (gen)
gutem Käse (dat)

This is the strong declension

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Where can I find good cheese?

Wo finde ich guten Käse?

Masculine accusative

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You also need olives with good cheese

Zu gutem Käse braucht man auch Oliven

Masculine Dative

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Decline

gute Marmelade / good jam

gute Marmelade (nom)
gute Marmelade (acc)
guter Marmelade (gen)
guter Marmelade (dat)

This is the strong declension

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That’s a sign of good jam

Das ist ein Zeichen guter Marmelade

Feminine genitive

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Decline

gutes Bier / good beer

gutes Bier (nom)
gutes Bier (acc)
guten Bieres (gen)
gutem Bier (dat)

This is the strong declension

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Good beer is very important at a party

Gutes Bier ist sehr wichtig auf einer Party

Neuter nominative

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Decline

gute Biere / good beers

gute Biere (nom)
gute Biere (acc)
guter Biere (gen)
guten Bieren (dat)

This is the strong declension

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Decline

ein langer Weg / a long way

ein langer Weg (nom)
einen langen Weg (acc)
eines langen Weges (gen)
einem langen Weg (dat)

This is the mixed declension

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A long trip needs to be planned

Eine lange Reise muss geplant werden

Feminine nominative

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I have a long way home

Ich habe einen langen Weg nach Hause

Masculine accusative

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eine lange Reise / a long journey

eine lange Reise (nom)
eine lange Reise (acc)
einer langen Reise (gen)
einer langen Reise (dat)

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the many disadvantages of a long journey

die vielen Nachteile einer langen Reise

Feminine genitive

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Decline

ein langes Spiel / a long game

ein langes Spiel (nom)
ein langes Spiel (acc)
eines langen Spieles (gen)
einem langen Spiel (dat)

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You can get bored with a long game

Bei einem langen Spiel kann man sich langweilen

Neuter dative

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ihre langen Wege / their long journeys

ihre langen Wege (nom)
ihre langen Wege (acc)
ihrer langen Wege (gen)
ihren langen Wegen (dat)

This is the mixed declension

# Translate to German a little

ein bisschen | The **strong** declension endings are used when there is **no article**

# Translate to German a few

ein wenig

# Translate to German He eats less fresh fruit than me

Er isst weniger frisches Obst als ich | The **strong** declension endings are used when there is **no article**

# Translate to German a few, couple

ein paar

# Translate to German She gave me some good tips

Sie hat mir ein paar gute Tipps gegeben | **Strong** declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

# Translate to German She gave me some good tips

Sie hat mir ein paar gute Tipps gegeben | **Strong** declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

# Translate to German fewer, less

weniger

# Translate to German He eats less fresh fruit than me

Er isst weniger frisches Obst als ich | **Strong** declensions are used with weniger when there is no article

# Translate to German some, any

etwas

# Translate to German more

mehr

# Translate to German Nowadays more young women want to become engineers

Heutzutage wollen mehr junge Frauen Ingenieurinnen werden | **Strong** declensions are used with mehr when there is no article

# Translate to German nothing but

lauter

# Translate to German such

solch

# Translate to German I haven't eaten such delicious chocolate in a long time

Solche leckere Schokolade habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gegessen | **Strong** declensions are used with **solch** when there is no article

# Translate to German what kind of

was für

# Translate to German much

viel

# Translate to German We wasted a lot of precious time

Wir haben viel kostbare Zeit verschwendet | **Strong** declensions are used with **viel** when there is no article

# Translate to German what

welch

# Translate to German what wonderful weather

welch herrliches Wetter | **Strong** declensions are used with **welch** when there is no article

# Translate to German many a

manch

# Translate to German little

wenig

# Translate to German I have some free time for you tomorrow

Morgen hätte ich ein wenig freie Zeit für dich | **Strong** declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

# Translate to German There was very little fresh fruit back then

Es gab damals nur wenig frisches Obst | **Strong** declensions are used with **wenig** when there is no article

# Translate to German Two little boys came down the street

Zwei kleine Jungen kamen die Straße entlang | From **two** onwards, adjective ending is **strong** with no article

# Translate to German The two small boys who came along the street

Die zwei kleinen Jungen, die die Straße entlangkamen | From **two** onwards, adjective ending is weak with the definte article

# Translate to German My two little boys are sometimes naughty

Meine zwei kleinen Jungen sind manchmal frech | From 2 onwards, adjective ending is mixed with the possesive adjective

# Translate to German Sebastian's old book was on the table

Sebastians altes Buch lag auf dem Tisch | **Strong** endings are used after possesives to show **gender/case**

# Translate to German Mom's new computer looks great

Mutters neuer Computer sieht toll aus | Strong declensions are used with possesive when no other word shows case

# Translate to German The building is tall

Das Gebäude ist hoch

# Translate to German This is a tall building

Das ist ein hohes Gebäude | When endings are added to **hoch**, the stem becomes **hoh**

# Translate to German The room is dark

Das Zimmer ist dunkel

# Translate to German You can't see anything in the dark room

Man sieht nichts in dem dunklen Zimmer | When endings are added to **dunkel**, the stem becomes **dunkl**

# Translate to German The car was expensive

Das Auto war teuer

# Translate to German She bought an expensive car

Sie kaufte ein teures Auto | When endings are added to **teuer**, the stem becomes **teur**