Tiscali: German Phrase Finder - German: Adjectives
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Adjectives When adjectives are used before a noun, their endings vary like the words for der and ein, depending on the gender (masculine, feminine or neuter) and whether the noun is plural, and how the noun is used in the sentence (whether it is the subject, object, etc.). Here are examples using the adjective klug - clever
When the adjective follows the verb, then there is no agreement: der Mann ist klug die Frau ist klug das Kind ist klug my, your, his, her These words all take the same endings as for ein and they agree with the noun they accompany, i.e. whether masculine, feminine, neuter, plural and according to the function of the noun (nominative, accusative, etc.): mein Mann kommt my husband is coming (nom.) ich liebe meinen Mann I love my husband (acc.) das Auto meines Mannes my husband's car (gen.) ich gebe es meinem Mann I give it to my husband (dat.) meine Kinder kommen my children are coming (nom. pl.) ich liebe meine Kinder I love my children (acc. pl.) die Spielsachen meiner Kinder my children's toys (gen. pl.) ich gebe es meinen Kindern I give it to my children (dat. pl.) Other words which take these endings are: dein your (familiar sing.) ; sein his ; ihr her ; unser our ; euer your (familiar plural) ; Ihr your (polite sing. and plural) ; ihr their |
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