GrammarA2· Flohmarkt & Second-Hand
Adjektivendungen nach Artikel
Adjective endings after der and ein
Kartoffel · your teacher
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den Mannbecomesden alten Mann6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
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In one lineBefore a noun, an adjective needs an ending: der alte Tisch, ein alter Tisch.
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Der Tisch ist alt.
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After ist the adjective has no ending. Before the noun it needs one: after der, -e.
„Der alte Tisch kostet zwanzig Euro.“ — The old table costs twenty euros.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
After sein an adjective has no ending: Before a noun it needs one: der alte Tisch, ein alter Tisch, mit dem alten Tisch. The ending depends on the in front of it.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Flohmarkt & Second-HandYou need it every time you describe a thing you want. At the flea market: In a shop: – At the lost-property office: eine große braune Tasche aus Leder.
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