blau: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet blau

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

All 4 meanings

blue (color/colour)
(colloquial) drunk
bruised
(cooking) poached without being descaled

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How blau 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
Der blaue Zug fährt durch die Stadt.The blue train travels through the city.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Zug“ →
2
Der Arzt untersucht das blaue Auge.The doctor examines the blue eye.Accusative · untersuchenPractise „das Auge“ →
3
Sie genießt die blaue Stunde.She enjoys the blue hour.Accusative · genießenPractise „die Stunde“ →
4
Er träumt von den blauen Augen.He dreams of the blue eyes.Dative · vonPractise „das Auge“ →