Test your knowledge of German adjectives.
Testen Sie Ihr Wissen über deutsche Adjektive.
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Adjectives give color and detail to your sentences. Let's learn the most common ones.
Adjective Endings: If an adjective comes before a noun in German, its ending changes based on the noun's gender and case (e.g., der gute Mann). However, if it comes after the verb, it doesn't change! (e.g., Der Mann ist gut).
| English | German |
|---|---|
| beautiful / handsome | schön / hübsch |
| ugly | hässlich |
| good | gut |
| bad | schlecht / böse |
| big / large / great | groß |
| small / little | klein |
| new | neu |
| old | alt |
| young | jung |
| hot / warm | heiß / warm |
| cold | kalt |
| easy | einfach / leicht |
| difficult | schwierig |
| true / real | wahr / echt |
| false | falsch |
| happy | glücklich / froh |
| sad | traurig |
| tired | müde |
| open | offen |
| closed | geschlossen |
| full | voll |
| empty | leer |
| clean | sauber |
| dirty | schmutzig |
| intelligent / smart | intelligent / klug |
| stupid | dumm |
| fast | schnell |
| slow | langsam |
| strong / loud | stark / laut |
| weak / soft | schwach / leise |
| tall / high | groß (Person) / hoch |
| short / low | klein (Person) / niedrig |
| long | lang |
| short | kurz |
| heavy | schwer |
| light (weight) | leicht (Gewicht) |
| rich | reich |
| poor | arm |
| safe / sure | sicher |
| dangerous | gefährlich |
| quiet / silent | ruhig / still |
| noisy | laut |
| important | wichtig |
| useless | nutzlos |
| useful | nützlich |
| modern | modern |
| ancient | alt / antik |
| serious | ernst / seriös |
| funny | lustig / unterhaltsam |
| interesting | interessant |
| boring | langweilig |
| kind / polite | nett / freundlich / höflich |
| rude / impolite | unhöflich / unartig |
| honest | ehrlich |
| dishonest | unehrlich |