Before you start

Meet grün

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

All 5 meanings

  1. green (in colour)
  2. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
  3. inexperienced, young
  4. ecological, environment-friendly
  5. (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How grün changes

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Der grüne Mann arbeitet heute im Garten.The green man is working in the garden today.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
  2. 2
    Ich sehe die grüne Stadt vom Fenster aus.I can see the green city from the window.Accusative · sehenPractise „die Stadt“ →
  3. 3
    Wir fahren mit unserem grünen Auto zur Arbeit.We drive to work in our green car.Dative · mitPractise „das Auto“ →
  4. 4
    Grüne Augen fallen sofort auf.Green eyes stand out immediately.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Auge“ →
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