How to use adjectives in German

How to use adjectives in German

You want to learn how to use adjectives in German? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short German lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about German adjectives.

German adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Adjectives come before the noun in German as in English. Adjectives agree with the noun they describe only if the noun is indefinite '(i.e. 'a big house' versus 'the big house')'. Adjectives that describe a definite noun are invariable '(i.e. same form for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns)'.

Examples

der traurige Junge
the sad boy
der dicke Junge
the fat boy
der kluge Junge
the smart boy
der starke Junge
the strong boy
der kleine Junge
the short boy
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Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three German adjectives groß, klein and alt (big, small, old). Using the nouns Buch, Stuhl and Tür (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about German adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives groß, klein and alt with the nouns Buch, Stuhl and Tür you can move on to Step 8 (German Verbs).

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