Adjectives German grammar

german adjectives precede noun modifying. german adjectives have endings depend on case, number , (in singular) gender of nominal phrase. there 3 sets of endings: strong endings, mixed endings , weak endings. set used depends on kind of word adjective comes after, , on gender , case.

like articles, adjectives use same plural endings 3 genders.

ein lauter krach (a loud noise)
der laute krach (the loud noise)
der große, schöne mond (the big, beautiful moon)

participles may used adjectives , treated in same way.

in contrast romance languages, adjectives declined in attributive position (that is, when used in nominal phrases describe noun directly). predicative adjectives, separated noun , example, not declined , indistinguishable adverbs.

not: die musik ist laute die musik ist laut ((the) music loud) or, rarely, die musik ist eine laute ((the) music loud one)

there 3 degrees of comparison: positive form, comparative form , superlative form.

declension of adjectives

the declension of adjective depends not on gender, number , case of noun modifies, on whether indefinite article, definite article or no article used it. following table shows 2 examples exemplify 3 cases:

note word kein declined similar indefinite article.

declension of adjectives mandatory in proper names. name of kunsthistorisches museum in vienna, instance, changes das kunsthistorische museum when preceded definite article. adjectival bynames given historical or legendary persons must declined according grammatical role in phrase or sentence. hence, 1 says karl der große ist im jahre 800 kaiser geworden ( charlemagne became emperor in year 800 ), das schwert karls des großen ( sword of charlemagne ).