kurz: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet kurz

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

All 4 meanings

(temporal) short, quick, brief
(spatial) short
short, concise, succinct (of words or writing)
(sports, especially soccer) near (being the closest to the shooting position, especially of the goal)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How kurz 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 kurze Weg ist sicher.The short route is safe.Nominative · after seinPractise „der Weg“ →
2
Sie stellt eine kurze Frage.She asks a short question.Accusative · stellenPractise „die Frage“ →
3
Mit seinem kurzen Haar wirkt Paul jünger.With his short hair, Paul looks younger.Dative · mitPractise „das Haar“ →
4
Kurze Wege sparen Zeit.Short routes save time.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Weg“ →