Day 61 - Adjective Endings Part 3…no def. or indef. article

Question 1

The final set of adjective endings are for adjectives with no article.

Since there are no articles, the adjective ending itself must convey the case and gender of the noun.

Because of this, the endings are the exact same as the der / die / das conjugations, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF the genitive masculine and genitive neutral being -en.

Adjective Endings (No Article)

Masculine / Feminine / Neutral / Plural
Nominative: -er / -e / -es / -e
Accusative: -en / -e / -es / -e
Dative: -em / -er / -em / -en
Genitive: -en / -er / -en / -er

Study the following examples:
Blue angels.
Blaue Engel.
The name is Fat Man.
Der Name ist Dicker Mann. DER Mann…DickER
Funny children laugh.
Lustige Kinder lachen. DIE Kinder…LustiGE
Old apple, new apple, I’ll eat every apple.
Ob alter Apfel oder neuer Apfel, ich esse jeden Apfel. DER Apfel…altER, neuER, jedEN
Young women don’t like him.
Junge Frauen mögen ihn nicht. DIE Frauen…JungE Frauen
German beer is the best.
Deutsches Bier ist das beste. DAS Bier…DeutschES Bier

Question 2

1. SCHNELL…fast / quick
2. LANGSAM…slow
3. STARK…strong
4. SCHWACH…weak
5. LAUT…loud
6. LEISE…quiet
7. SÜß…sweet / cute
   *Süß can refer to sweet tastes and also to say someone is cute.
8. SHWEIGEND…silent (not talking)
   STILL… (lack of noise)
9. SELTSAM…strange
10. VERRÜCKT…crazy

Question 3

1. Fast trains arrive early.

Answer 3

Schnelle Züge kommen früh an. DIE Züge…SchnellE Züge

Question 4

2. Slow trains arrive late.

Answer 4

Langsame Züge kommen spät an.

Question 5

3. I refused with strong conviction.

Answer 5

Ich lehnte mit starker Überzeugung ab.

ablehnen
die Überzeugung…persuasion, belief, conviction
Zeugung…procreation
DER Überzeugung…starkER Überzeugung

Question 6

4. He has weak muscles.

Answer 6

Er hat schwache Muskeln.

DIE Muskeln…schwachE Muskeln

Question 7

5. Loud music bothers me.

Answer 7

Laute Musik ärgert mich.

DIE Musik…lautE Musik

Question 8

6. I like quiet music.

Answer 8

Ich mag leise Musik.

DIE Musik…leisE Musik

Question 9

7. In Germany there are many cute girls.

Answer 9

In Deutschland gibt es viele süße Mädchen.

DIE Mädchen…süßE Mädchen

Question 10

8. This room is silent.

Answer 10

Dieses Zimmer ist still.

DAS Zimmer…diesES Zimmer

Question 11

9. I help strange people.

Answer 11

Ich helfe seltsamen Leuten.

DIE Leuten…seltsamEN

the verb helfen always takes dative

Question 12

10. Hey crazy man!

Answer 12

Hey verrückter Mann!

DER Mann…verrücktER Mann

Question 13

1. Adjective endings (definite article)You can either memorize this table or use a trick: If the is plural or changes form, add -en. Otherwise add -e.

Masculine / Feminine / Neutral / Plural
Nominative: -e / -e / -e / -en
Accusative: -en / -e / -e / -en
Dative: -en / -en / -en / -en
Genitive: -en / -en / -en / -en

2. Adjective Endings (Indefinite Article)The trick to memorizing this table is the same as before, if ein changes form, and you know the gender and case of the noun just by looking at ein, add -en. If you can’t tell, then add the appropriate ending.

Masculine / Feminine / Neutral / Plural
Nominative: -er / -e / -es / -en
Accusative: -en / -e / -es / -en
Dative: -en / -en / -en / -en
Genitive: -en / -en / -en / -en

3. Adjective Endings (No Article)Since there are no articles, the adjective ending itself must convey the case and gender of the noun. Because of this, the endings are the exact same as the der / die / das conjugations, with the exception of the genitive masculine and genitive neutral being -en.

Masculine / Feminine / Neutral / Plural
Nominative: -er / -e / -es / -e
Accusative: -en / -e / -es / -e
Dative: -em / -er / -em / -en
Genitive: -en / -er / -en / -er