Adjective Endings in German

1. Adjective Endings in German

2. Adjective Ending in the Nominative Case Something is nominative when it is the subject of a sentence or comes after a conjugation of the verb sein. (both present or past tenses) Look at this chart for definite & indefinite articles in the nomiantive case. (you may want to make a copy of this for your notes) For definite articles (the)For indefinite articles (a) Nominative derblaueAnzugeinblauerAnzug die blaueBluseeineblaueBluse das blaueKleideinblauesKleid die blauenSchuhe Notice how all of the adejctives in the nominative add an e…when the definite article is present (plural adds an en)

3. Adjective Ending in the Accusative Case Something is Accusative when it is the direct object of a sentence or comes after an accusative preposition. Look at this chart for definite & indefinite articles in the accusative case. (you may want to make a copy of this for your notes) For definite articles (the)For indefinite articles (a) Accusative denblauenAnzugeinenblauenAnzug die blaueBluseeineblaueBluse das blaueKleideinblauesKleid die blauenSchuhe Notice, the only change from the nominative case occurs with masculine nouns.

4. Adjective Ending in the Dative Case Something is Dative when it is the indirect object of a sentence or comes after a dative preposition or after a dative verb. Look at this chart for definite & indefinite articles in the accusative case. (you may want to make a copy of this for your notes) For definite articles (the)For indefinite articles (a) Accusative demblauenAnzugeinemblauenAnzug derblauenBluseeinerblauenBluse demblauenKleideinemblauenKleid denblauenSchuhen Notice, the only change from the nominative case occurs with masculine nouns. In the dative, plural nouns add an -en or -n if the plural does not already end in -n, except for plurals ending in -s.

5. 1st you need to memorize this chart: Nominative Accusative Dative der = e den = en dem = en die = e die = e der = en das = e das = e dem = en die = en die = en den = en +en/n ein = ereinen = en einem = en eine = e eine = e einer = en ein = esein = eseinem = en Remember this is as easy as 3 simple steps 1) Is the noun the adjective is describing Nominative, Accusative or Dative? 2) Is it the (der,die or das) or A (ein, dein,mein, sein, etc..) 3) Is it der, die or das Look at this sentence. 1) Ichsehe das gross_____ Auto. (I see the big car.) Step 1: Is Auto Nominative, Accusative or Dative? (Accusative) Step 2: Is it the or a? (the) Step 3: Is it der, die or das? (das) So the answer is : Ichsehe das grosse Auto.

6. Adjective Endings What case is the noun in? Ichhabeein grosses Auto. Herr Wallace isteinguterLehrer. Der alteMann da istmeinVater. Ist das fürdeinneuesHaus? Das istmein alterHund. IchwerdemeinerSchwesterdas Geld geben. Was wirst du ohnedeinBuchmachen? Du kannstmit der jungenFrautanzen. Accusative Nominative Nominative Accusative Nominative Dative Accusative Dative

7. Adjective Endings Ichhabeein____ alt_____ Hund. (der Hund) Der jung____ Mann hat einneuesHaus. (das Haus) Ichsehe das alt_______ Haus. (das Haus) Siekannmein____ schön____ Frau die Blumengeben. (die Frau) Das ist die neu_____ Schule. (die Schule) Woistmeinneu____ Deutschbuch? (das Buch) Ist das fürmein______ alt______ Bruder. (der Bruder) Der gross_____ Hundistnett. (der Hund) Erarbeitetmitein_____ alt____ Mann. (der Mann) Ichhabeein____ gross_____Zimmer. (das Zimmer) Ichhabeein____ klein_____ Küche. (die Küche) Kannst du mein_____ neu_____ Auto sehen? (das Auto) en en e e er en e es en en e en em es e e es