Hi everyone,

Let’s continue talking about adjective endings…

To review the Strong inflexion, click here: Starke Deklination.

To review the Mixed inflexion, click here: Gemischte Deklination.

Typ 3 : Schwasche Deklination

Weak inflection, or ,,Schwasche Deklination“, is used:

• After the definite article
• After ,,derselb-” (the same), ,,derjenig-” (the one)
• After ,,dies-” (this), ,,jen-” (that), ,,jeglich-” (any), ,,jed-” (every), which decline like the definite article.
• After ,,manch-” (some), ,,solch-“ (such), ,,welch-” (which), which decline like definite article.
• After ,,mir”, ,,dir“, ,,ihm“
• After ,,arm” (meagre), ,,alt” (old), ,,all” (all)

The adjective endings rule with the definite article (der, die, das) or the so-called der-words (dieser, jeder, etc.) is simple:

1. The adjective endings in the nominative is always ,,-e” (except for the plural that is always ,,-en” in all situations!).
2. The adjective endings in the  accusative identical to those in the nominative case, except for the masculine gender (der/den).
3. The adjective endings in the dative and genitive is ALWAYS –en!

That is all I’ve learned about adjective endings by now!!!! So, keep practicing and wait for new posts!! 😀