Before you start

Meet –jährig

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

Endings

How –jährig changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeeeen
accusativeeneeen
dativeenenenen

Examples

  1. 1
    Der –jährige Junge besucht die Schule.The 12-year-old boy goes to school.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Junge“ →
  2. 2
    Anna besucht ihre –jährige Tochter.Anna visits her 12-year-old daughter.Accusative · besuchenPractise „die Tochter“ →
  3. 3
    Die Lehrerin hilft einem –jährigen Kind.The teacher helps a 12-year-old child.Dative · helfenPractise „das Kind“ →
  4. 4
    –jährige Schüler lernen Deutsch.12-year-old students are learning German.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Schüler“ →
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