PA Dutch 101 Video 32: Adjective Endings. Adjective Endings.

Adjective Endings In English as in PD, adjectives are used to describe a noun. In English, adjectives are generally used after linking verbs or immediately before nouns. After a linking verb: The house is big. Before a noun: The big house...

Adjective Endings In PD, adjectives that follow linking verbs do not take an ending: Es Haus iss gross. However, adjectives that precede nouns take special endings. There are three different situations that affect adjective endings.

Situation 1 – Following a Definite Article The following endings are used when a noun is following a Definite Article (der,die) Masc.Fem.Neut.Plural Nom.xxxe Acc.xxxe Dat.eeee

Situation 1 – Following a Definite Article Der yung Mann schreibt der yunge Fraa en Brief. Die gross Schul iss graad ums Eck rum. Es alt Buch kummt vun dem alte Mann.

Situation 2 – Following a Indefinite Article The following endings are used when a noun is following a Indefinite Article (en) Masc.Fem.Neut.Plural Nom.eriese Acc.eriese Dat.eeee

Situation 2 – Following a Indefinite Article En yunger Mann schreibt re yunge Fraa en Brief. En grossi Schul iss graad ums Eck rum. En aldes Buch kummt vun me alde Mann.

Situation 3 – Not following anything The following endings are used when a noun is not following a Def. or Indef. Article. Masc.Fem.Neut.Plural Nom.erixe Acc.erixe Dat.emereme

Situation 3 – Not following anything Yunger Mann, wu kummscht du bei? Dicke Kinner solle wennicher esse un meh schpiele!

Special Notes: The following rules apply to adjectives: Final B becomes a W: Der Hund iss lieb. – Der iss en liewer Hund. Final T becomes a D: Der Hund iss gut. – Der iss en guder Hund. Adjectives that end in E add an N: Die schee Fraa iss do. – En scheeni Fraa iss do. 2 or more adjectives that modify the same noun, take the same endings: En scheeni gudi Katz schloft in re Scheier.

Iewing - Practice Der ___ (alt) Schulmeeschder iss am lese. Der alt Schulmeeschder iss am lese. En ___ (reich) Fraa kaaft me ___ (aarm) Mann en ___ (warm) Rock (m). En reichi Fraa kaaft me aarme Mann en warme Rock. ___ (gut) Kaffi (m) schmeckt mir arrig viel. Guder Kaffi schmeckt mir arrig viel.

Some things to think about: Adjective Endings can be very difficult at first, but dont give up! Try to memorize the ending charts as quickly as possible. For each situation ask yourself these three questions: – 1. What is the Adjective following? – 2. What is the Gender of the Noun? – 3. What Case is the noun in?

Finally Many native PD speakers do not always use the correct endings, dont be discouraged by that. Learn the endings and use them properly!

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