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Tiscali: German Phrase Finder - German: Adjectives

PHRASES

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

masculine

feminine

Nominative

der kluge Mann

die kluge Frau

ein kluger Mann

eine kluge Frau

Accusative

den klugen Mann

die kluge Frau

einen klugen Mann

eine kluge Frau

Genitive

des klugen Mannes

der klugen Frau

eines klugen Mannes

einer klugen Frau

Dative

dem klugen Mann

der klugen Frau

einem klugen Mann

einer klugen Frau

 

neuter

plural

Nominative

das kluge Kind

die klugen Männer

ein kluges Kind

kluge Frauen

Accusative

das kluge Kind

die klugen Männer

ein kluges Kind

kluge Frauen

Genitive

des klugen Kindes

der klugen Männer

eines klugen Kindes

kluger Frauen

Dative

dem klugen Kind

den klugen Männern

einem klugen Kind

klugen Frauen

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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