Before you start
Meet ehrlich
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 2 meanings
- (dated, except in certain contexts) decent, honorable, honest
- (now by far the commonest sense) honest, truthful, true
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
ehrlich zu + dative
Ich bin ehrlich zu meinem Freund.
Endings
How ehrlich changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der ehrliche Mann sagt die Wahrheit.The honest man tells the truth.
- 2Ich höre eine ehrliche Antwort.I hear an honest answer.
- 3Wir danken unserem ehrlichen Kind.We thank our honest child.
- 4Ehrliche Leute sagen die Wahrheit.Honest people tell the truth.