Adjectives are describing words. They are used to describe or modify nouns.
Adjectives can be used either before a noun or after a verb. In German, however, the adjectives tend to 'deflect', i.e. it will change based on gender, number, and case of the noun they modify. For example
The tiger is fast.
Der Tiger ist schnell.
The fast tiger is running.
Der schnelle Tiger läuft.
In the first example, we can see there was no deflection in the adjective. Adjectives when placed after a verb show no deflection and are called predicative adjective (prädikatives Adjektiv).
In the second example, we see that there was deflection in the adjective (schnelle). Such adjectives are called Attributive adjectives (Attributives Adjektiv). They change their form depending on the noun they modify.
Predicative adjective usually come after the verbs sein (to be) / bleiben (to stay) / werden (to become).
In this chapter let's cover the adjectives in their predicative form.
Let's have a look at a few sentences:
Die Suppe ist gut.
The soup is good.
Die Suppe ist schlecht.
The soup is bad.
Die Suppe ist lecker.
The soup is tasty.
Die Äpfel sind süß.
The apples are sweet.
Das Baby ist süß.
The baby is cute.
Meine Freundin ist schön.
My girlfriend is beautiful.
Der Stuhl in seinem Haus ist hässlich.
The chair at his house is ugly.
Ich mag mein Essen scharf, nicht langweilig.
I like my food spicy, not bland.
Dieses Buch ist leicht.
This book is light.
Das Auto ist hellgrün.
The Car is light green.
Meine Tasche ist schwer.
My bag is heavy.
Das Wetter ist toll.
The weather is great.
Dobby ist frei.
Dobby is free.
Wiederholen Sie nach mir - ich bin perfekt.
Repeat after me - I am perfect.
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