beliebig: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet beliebig

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

All 3 meanings

any, whichever, arbitrary (selected at will among options considered equal for this purpose)
(somewhat derogatory) some, arbitrary, random (lacking distinguishing characteristics, especially positive ones)
(obsolete) pleasing, becoming, desirable

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How beliebig changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	e	e	e	en
accusative	en	e	e	en
dative	en	en	en	en

Examples

1
Er wählt einen beliebigen Weg.He chooses any path.Accusative · wählenPractise „der Weg“ →
2
Sie stellt eine beliebige Frage.She asks any question.Accusative · stellenPractise „die Frage“ →
3
Ein beliebiges Beispiel genügt.Any example will do.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Beispiel“ →
4
Mit beliebigen Wörtern kann man das sagen.You can say that in any words.Dative · mitPractise „das Wort“ →