Stop Memorizing German Adjective Endings! | Understand How They Really Work

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Struggling with German adjective endings? You’re not alone — but you’re in the right place! In this video, we break away from complicated adjective tables and show you a new, intuitive way to think about German adjective endings. Whether you're learning for fun, for school, or for your next trip to Germany, this guide is packed with clear explanations, simple rules, and helpful examples.

👀 Learn:

The difference between predicate and attributive adjectives

Why endings change based on gender and case

When to use -e, -er, -es, -en, and why

How articles (definite and indefinite) affect adjective endings

The key patterns behind der/die/das, ein/eine, and more

What to do in the accusative and dative cases

This isn’t about memorizing endless charts — it’s about understanding why the endings change and how to make better sense of them.

📚 Great for beginners AND learners stuck on adjective declension.

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📌 Timestamps and resources below!
We have more videos on adjectives here,
https://youtu.be/XOk_0oPY700
https://youtu.be/kSfQaI_AP5g
https://youtu.be/ylffVmMFtpg

There'll be a written version of the video here on our Substack soon
https://bausteine.substack.com/

0:00 What are we talking about today?
0:21 All adjectives, a table.
0:45 Predicate Adjectives
01:36 What articles tell us
03:00 Using typical endings in the nominative
09:25 Typical endings in the accusative
07:40 Nominative
08:18 Accusative
12:19 The Dative is easy
16:31 A table of endings

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