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Adjective declension (3)

If an adjective directly precedes the noun that it describes, the ending of the adjective changes
according to the noun. This change to the adjective is called adjective declension. There are three
different declensions. What declension to use depends on the article before the noun: indefinite
article, definite article or no article.

Adjective declension after the definite article

If the noun comes after a definite article, the adjective has the ending -e or -en.

You already know the endings of the adjectives in the nominative and the accusative:

Adjectives before nouns in the plural (nominative, accusative) have the ending -en.
In the accusative, adjectives before masculine nouns also have the ending -en.
Other adjectives have the ending -e.

Nominative

der Mantel: der schwarze Mantel

die Hose: die braune Hose

das Hemd: das weiße Hemd

die Schuhe: die neuen Schuhe
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Accusative

den Mantel: den schwarzen Mantel

die Hose: die braune Hose

das Hemd: das weiße Hemd

die Schuhe: die neuen Schuhe

Adjective endings in the dative are simple: All adjectives have the ending -en.

Dative

dem Mantel: dem schwarzen Mantel

der Hose: der braunen Hose

dem Hemd: dem weißen Hemd

den Schuhen: den neuen Schuhen

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