Grammar

The declension of adjectives

Adjectives modify a living creature, an object, an action or a condition. They often provide more information about a noun or a pronoun.

When adjectives come after the noun or pronoun, they don't change their basic form. That's often the case with verbs like "sein", "werden", "bleiben" and "finden".

Examples:
Helen ist verrückt.
Ich finde den Tag immer wieder schön.

When adjectives directly precede the noun they modify, then they follow a pattern of declension. That means that their endings change. The adjective is placed between the article and the noun.

     Article    Adjective    Noun     
Hier ist   der   neue   Computer.    
Helen möchte   den   perfekten   Wetterbericht   machen.


The declension of adjectives depends on:

- the gender and number of the noun:

Singular        Hier ist    der    neue Computer.
Plural   Hier sind   die   neuen Computer.

- the case of the noun:

Nominative        Hier ist    der    neue Computer.
Accusative   Ich möchte   den   neuen Computer.

 - the type of the article:

Definite article      Hier ist    der    neue Computer.
Indefinite article   Hier ist   ein   neuer Computer.