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. |