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Meet mächtig

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

All 4 meanings

  1. powerful, mighty
  2. (higher register) capable, having command [with genitive ‘of something’]
  3. (colloquial) intense; (adverbial) very, totally
  4. (regional, including western Germany) very filling, heavy (of food)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How mächtig changes

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Der mächtige Mann spricht im Fernsehen.The powerful man speaks on television.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
  2. 2
    Die Polizei sucht eine mächtige Frau.The police are looking for a powerful woman.Accusative · suchenPractise „die Frau“ →
  3. 3
    Anna arbeitet mit einem mächtigen Unternehmen zusammen.Anna works with a powerful company.Dative · mitPractise „das Unternehmen“ →
  4. 4
    Mächtige Länder arbeiten zusammen.Powerful countries work together.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Land“ →
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