Adjective declensions
Weak declension
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | ||
Nominative | -e | -e | -e | -en |
Accusative | -en | -e | -e | -en |
Dative | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Genitive | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Attributive adjectives follow this declension when they are after:
- the definite article (der)
- dieser
- jener
- welcher
- mancher
- alle
Mixed declension
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | ||
Nominative | -er | -es | -e | -en |
Accusative | -en | -es | -e | -en |
Dative | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Genitive | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Attributive adjectives follow this declension when they are after:
- The indefinite article: ein
- The negative article: kein
- Possessive articles: mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, Ihr
Strong declension
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | ||
Nominative | -er | -es | -e | -e |
Accusative | -en | -es | -e | -e |
Dative | -em | -em | -er | -en |
Genitive | -en | -en | -er | -er |
Attributive adjectives follow this declension when they are not preceded by articles.
No declension
The following adjectives are used as they are, without any declension suffix:
- Predicative adjectives
- Adjectives ending with -a - for example, prima
- Adjectives composed by Location name + -er - for example, Münchner