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Adjective Endings Adjective Endings

der – Words + Following Adjectives der – Words + Following Adjectives

“Der” words include: all-, beid-, dies-, jed-, jen-, “Der” words include: all-, beid-, dies-, jed-, jen-,
manch-, solch-, and welch-. manch-, solch-, and welch-.

masculine feminine neuter plural masculine feminine neuter plural

e e e n e e e
nominative r e s e nominative r e s en
accusative nn ee se en accusative nn ee se en
dative mn rn mn nn + n dative mn rn mn nn + n
genitive sn + s rn sn + s rn genitive sn + s rn sn + s rn

ein – Words + Following Adjectives ein – Words + Following Adjectives

“Ein” words include: ein, kein, mein, dein, sein, ihr, “Ein” words include: ein, kein, mein, dein, sein, ihr,
unser, euer, and Ihr. unser, euer, and Ihr.
A blank indicates the “ein” word is in its stem form. A blank indicates the “ein” word is in its stem form.

masculine feminine neuter plural masculine feminine neuter plural

nominative __r ee __s en nominative __r ee __s en
accusative nn ee __s en accusative nn ee __s en
dative mn rn mn nn + n dative mn rn mn nn + n
genitive sn + s rn sn + s rn genitive sn + s rn sn + s rn

Unpreceded Adjectives Unpreceded Adjectives

Sometimes nouns don’t have a “der” or an “ein” Sometimes nouns don’t have a “der” or an “ein”
word before it. But, you can still have an adjective! word before it. But, you can still have an adjective!
The adjective endings are a little bit different, here. The adjective endings are a little bit different, here.

masculine feminine neuter plural masculine feminine neuter plural

nominative r e s e nominative r e s e
accusative n e s e accusative n e s e
dative m r m n+n dative m r m n+n
genitive __n + s r __n + s r genitive __n + s r __n + s r

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