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Learning the German Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. German Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | German Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | Adjektive |
| a green tree | ein grüner Baum |
| a tall building | ein hohes Gebäude |
| a very old man | ein sehr alter Mann |
| the old red house | das alte, rote Haus |
| a very nice friend | ein sehr netter Freund, eine sehr nette Freundin |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in German.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in German placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your German vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | German Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | Farben |
| black | schwarz |
| blue | blau |
| brown | braun |
| gray | grau |
| green | grün |
| orange | orange |
| purple | lila, purpur, violett |
| red | rot |
| white | weiß |
| yellow | gelb |
| sizes | Größen |
| big | groß |
| deep | tief |
| long | lang |
| narrow | eng, schmal |
| short | kurz |
| small | klein |
| tall | groß |
| thick | dick |
| thin | dünn |
| wide | breit |
| shapes | Formen |
| circular | kreisförmig, rund |
| straight | gerade |
| square | quadratisch |
| triangular | dreieckig |
| tastes | Geschmacksrichtungen |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | frisch |
| salty | salzig |
| sour | sauer |
| spicy | würzig |
| sweet | süß |
| qualities | Eigenschaften |
| bad | schlecht |
| clean | sauber |
| dark | dunkel |
| difficult | schwierig |
| dirty | schmutzig |
| dry | trocken |
| easy | leicht |
| empty | leer |
| expensive | teuer |
| fast | schnell |
| foreign | fremd |
| full | voll |
| good | gut |
| hard | hart |
| heavy | schwer |
| inexpensive | preiswert |
| light | hell, leicht |
| local | lokal, einheimisch |
| new | neu |
| noisy | laut, geräuschvoll |
| old | alt |
| powerful | mächtig, kräftig |
| quiet | ruhig |
| correct | richtig |
| slow | langsam |
| soft | weich |
| very | sehr |
| weak | schwach |
| wet | nass |
| wrong | falsch |
| young | jung |
| quantities | Mengen |
| few | wenige |
| little | wenig |
| many | viele |
| much | viel |
| part | Teil |
| some | einige |
| a few | ein paar |
| whole | ganze |
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