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Adjektivendungen

This document discusses adjective endings in German. It explains that adjectives following nouns have no ending, while adjectives preceding nouns require endings. There are three groups of adjective endings: Group 1 endings are used with adjectives between definite articles and nouns; Group 2 endings are used with adjectives between indefinite articles, negative articles, or possessive adjectives and nouns; Group 3 endings are used with adjectives that have no article. Each group has different endings based on case, gender and number.

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Adjektivendungen

This document discusses adjective endings in German. It explains that adjectives following nouns have no ending, while adjectives preceding nouns require endings. There are three groups of adjective endings: Group 1 endings are used with adjectives between definite articles and nouns; Group 2 endings are used with adjectives between indefinite articles, negative articles, or possessive adjectives and nouns; Group 3 endings are used with adjectives that have no article. Each group has different endings based on case, gender and number.

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Adjektivendungen

NANE NOUN ADJECTIVE NO ENDING


If the adjective follows the noun it describes
then there is no ending
Eg the jumper is black = der Pulli ist schwarz

But.
ANE ADJECTIVE NOUN ENDING
If the adjective comes before the noun, then it
requires an ending
Eg the black jumper = der schwarze Pulli
What ending???

Definite article / bestimmte Artikel = the =


der/die/das etc
Indefinite article / unbestimmte Artikel = a =
ein/eine/ein
Negative Article/ negative Artikel =
kein/keine/kein
Possessive Adjective =
mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/ihr/Ihr

Adjective Endings Group 1


These adjectives come between the definite
article and the noun
eg the interesting film, the big school, the
modern hotel
It doesnt matter how many adjectivesthey
all have the same ending

Group 1 Endings
masc

fem

neut

pl

Nom

-e

-e

-e

-en

Akk

-en

-e

-e

-en

Dat

-en

-en

-en

-en

Gen

-en

-en

-en

-en

Adjective Endings Group 2


These adjectives come
between the indefinite article and the noun,
between the negative article and the noun or
between the possessive adjective and the noun
eg an interesting book, my big house, his small
hotel
It doesnt matter how many adjectivesthey
all have the same ending.

Group 2 Endings
masc fem

neut

pl

Nom

-er

-e

-es

-en

Akk

-en

-e

-es

-en

Dat

-en

-en

-en

-en

Gen

-en

-en

-en

-en

Adjective Endings Group 3


These are adjectives with no article
Eg red wine, big houses

Group 3 Endings
masc fem

neut

pl

Nom

-er

-e

-es

-e

Akk

-en

-e

-es

-e

Dat

-em

-er

-em

-en

Gen

-en

-er

-en

-er

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