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Making Adjectives agree Flashcards

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1
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Decline

der alte Mann / the old man

A
  • 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

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Der alte Mann wohnt nebenan

Masculine nominative

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He helps the old man with the shopping

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Er hilft dem alten Mann beim Einkaufen

Masculine dative

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Decline

die alte Frau / the old woman

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  • 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

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Ich habe die alte Frau in der Bibliothek gesehen

Feminine accusative

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Decline

das alte Haus / the old house

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  • 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

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Die Besitzerin des alten Hauses ist sehr reich

Neuter genitive

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Decline

die alten Männer / the old men

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  • 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

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  • 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?

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Wo finde ich guten Käse?

Masculine accusative

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You also need olives with good cheese

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Zu gutem Käse braucht man auch Oliven

Masculine Dative

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Decline

gute Marmelade / good jam

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  • 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

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Das ist ein Zeichen guter Marmelade

Feminine genitive

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Decline

gutes Bier / good beer

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  • 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

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Gutes Bier ist sehr wichtig auf einer Party

Neuter nominative

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Decline

gute Biere / good beers

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Eine lange Reise muss geplant werden

Feminine nominative

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Decline

I have a long way home

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Ich habe einen langen Weg nach Hause

Masculine accusative

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Decline

eine lange Reise / a long journey

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

This is the mixed declension

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the many disadvantages of a long journey

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die vielen Nachteile einer langen Reise

Feminine genitive

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Decline

ein langes Spiel / a long game

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

This is the mixed declension

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You can get bored with a long game

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Bei einem langen Spiel kann man sich langweilen

Neuter dative

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Decline

ihre langen Wege / their long journeys

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

This is the mixed declension

25
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a little

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ein bisschen

The strong declension endings are used when there is no article

26
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a few

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ein wenig

27
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He eats less fresh fruit than me

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Er isst weniger frisches Obst als ich

The strong declension endings are used when there is no article

28
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a few, couple

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ein paar

29
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She gave me some good tips

A

Sie hat mir ein paar gute Tipps gegeben

Strong declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

30
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She gave me some good tips

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Sie hat mir ein paar gute Tipps gegeben

Strong declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

31
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fewer, less

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weniger

32
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He eats less fresh fruit than me

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Er isst weniger frisches Obst als ich

Strong declensions are used with weniger when there is no article

33
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some, any

A

etwas

34
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more

A

mehr

35
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Nowadays more young women want to become engineers

A

Heutzutage wollen mehr junge Frauen Ingenieuren werden

Strong declensions are used with mehr when there is no article

36
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nothing but

A

lauter

37
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such

A

solch

38
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I haven’t eaten such delicious chocolate in a long time

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Solche leckere Schokolade habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gegessen

Strong declensions are used with solch when there is no article

39
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what kind of

A

was für

40
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much

A

viel

41
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We wasted a lot of precious time

A

Wir haben viel kostbare Zeit verschwendet

Strong declensions are used with viel when there is no article

42
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what

A

welch

43
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what wonderful weather

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welch herrliches Wetter

Strong declensions are used with welch when there is no article

44
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many a

A

manch

45
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little

A

wenig

46
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I have some free time for you tomorrow

A

Morgen hätte ich ein wenig freie Zeit für dich

Strong declensions are used with ein paar when there is no article

47
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There was very little fresh fruit back then

A

Es gab damals nur wenig frisches Obst

Strong declensions are used with wenig when there is no article

48
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Two little boys came down the street

A

Zwei kleine Jungen kamen die Straße entlang

From two onwards, adjective ending is strong with no article

49
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The two small boys who came along the street

A

Die zwei kleinen Jungen, die die Straße entlangkamen

From two onwards, adjective ending is weak with the definte article

50
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My two little boys are sometimes naughty

A

Meine zwei kleinen Jungen sind manchmal frech

From 2 onwards, adjective ending is mixed with the possesive adjective

51
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Sebastian’s old book was on the table

A

Sebastians altes Buch lag auf dem Tisch

Strong endings are used after possesives to show gender/case

52
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Mom’s new computer looks great

A

Mutters neuer Computer sieht toll aus

Strong declensions are used with possesive when no other word shows case

53
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The building is tall

A

Das Gebäude ist hoch

54
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This is a tall building

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Das ist ein hohes Gebäude

When endings are added to hoch, the stem becomes hoh

55
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The room is dark

A

Das Zimmer ist dunkel

56
Q

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You can’t see anything in the dark room

A

Man sieht nichts in dem dunklen Zimmer

When endings are added to dunkel, the stem becomes dunkl

57
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The car was expensive

A

Das Auto war teuer

58
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She bought an expensive car

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Sie kaufte ein teures Auto

When endings are added to teuer, the stem becomes teur

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