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Meet hart

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

All 3 meanings

  1. hard
  2. severe, harsh
  3. (figurative) unmoved, cold, cruel

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How hart changes

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Der harte Mann gewinnt den Kampf.The tough man wins the fight.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
  2. 2
    Anna liebt ihre harte Arbeit.Anna loves her hard work.Accusative · liebenPractise „die Arbeit“ →
  3. 3
    Mit dem harten Wasser verkalkt die Maschine.The machine becomes calcified from the hard water.Dative · mitPractise „das Wasser“ →
  4. 4
    Harte Leute arbeiten unter Druck.Tough people work under pressure.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Leute“ →
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