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Agreement & Position

Spoken Description

Lerne die wichtigen deutschen Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen, Präpositionen und Wortstellungsregeln. Verstehe Subjekt- und Objekt-Positionen und übe mit Beispielen gängiger Sätze für klaren, verständlichen Textmodern.

Learn key German noun-verb agreements, preposition use, and sentence positioning. Understand subject and object positions and practice with sentences to write clear, natural-sounding German.

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Auf Deutsch müssen Adjektive in Geschlecht, Numerus und Kasus mit dem Nomen übereinstimmen, das sie modifizieren, und ihre Position im Satz folgt bestimmten Mustern.

In German, adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they modify, and their position relative to the noun and other elements follows consistent patterns.

Agreement

Adjektive verändern ihre Endungen, um das Geschlecht (maskulin, feminin, neutrum), den Numerus (Singular, Plural) und den Kasus (Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv) des Nomens anzuzeigen, sodass der Satz genau angibt, welches Nomen gemeint ist.

Adjectives change their endings to match the noun's gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number (singular, plural), and case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive), so the sentence signals exactly which noun they describe.
Ich sehe die kleinKinder. (small)

I see the small children.

Complete the adjective ending for an accusative plural noun with a definite article.

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Position

Deutsche Adjektive stehen üblicherweise direkt vor dem Substantiv, das sie modifizieren, und alle Artikel oder Determinierer erscheinen in einer festen Reihenfolge: Artikel/Determinierer, Adjektiv, dann Nomen.

German adjectives usually come immediately before the noun they modify, and any articles or determiners appear in a fixed order: article/determiner, adjective, then noun.

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Types of Adjective Endings

Adjective endings change depending on whether they follow a definite article (der/die/das), an indefinite article (ein/eine), or no article at all, because the article sometimes carries the case information.

Strong Endings

Strong endings appear when an adjective must show the case, gender, and number because there is no preceding article or the article does not provide full information.
Früh am Morgen sehe ich schönBerge. (beautiful)

Early in the morning I see beautiful mountains.

Use the correct strong adjective ending when there is no preceding article.

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Weak Endings

Weak endings occur when the adjective follows a definite article that already signals case, so the adjective takes a simpler ending.
Der klugLehrer erklärt die Aufgabe. (clever)

The clever teacher explains the task.

Provide the weak adjective ending after a definite article in nominative masculine.

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Mixed Endings

Mixed endings happen after an indefinite article or similar word that gives partial information, so the adjective fills in the gaps with the appropriate ending.
Ich trinke ein frischGlas Wein. (fresh)

I drink a fresh glass of wine.

Use the correct mixed adjective ending after an indefinite article.

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Adjective Position Variations

Adjectives that act as predicates follow the noun and appear after a linking verb like sein, while descriptive adjectives remain before the noun; modifiers such as adverbs or intensifiers can shift position for emphasis.

Summary

Adjectives in German agree in gender, number, and case with the noun, take endings based on the type of article that precedes them, and typically appear before the noun unless they function as predicates or are modified for emphasis.

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