Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative)
I can use adjectives before nouns in the accusative case to describe others' appearances.
Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative)
I can use adjectives before nouns in the accusative case to describe others' appearances.
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Key learning points
- When adjectives come before nouns, they have different endings depending on the noun gender, type of article and case.
- The accusative case is used for the ‘object’ of the verb.
- Singular accusative adjective endings for indefinite articles are: -en (masculine) -e (feminine) and -es (neuter).
- For accusative plural nouns after 'keine', the adjective ending is -en; without an article the accusative ending is -e.
Keywords
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Accusative - form(s) used for the object or 'receiver' of the action of the verb
Common misconception
Words will stick in my memory if I read them enough times.
It is the act of reaching for words that roots them deeper in memory, so testing oneself or working in pairs to try to recall words from memory is the most effective learning strategy for holding on to words in your long term memory.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
my
your
his
her
mein Bruder.
meine Schwester.
mein Haustier.
meine Eltern.
Exit quiz
4 Questions
Augen.
Nase.
Mund.
Auge.