nett: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet nett

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

All 3 meanings

(of people) nice; friendly; likable
(of people; deeds) kind; sweet; helpful
(of things; situations) nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

nett zu + dative

Anna ist nett zu ihrem Bruder.

Endings

How nett 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 nette Mann hilft dem Kind.The nice man helps the child.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
2
Ich treffe eine nette Frau.I meet a nice woman.Accusative · treffenPractise „die Frau“ →
3
Ich spiele mit meinem netten Kind.I play with my nice child.Dative · mitPractise „das Kind“ →
4
Nette Leute helfen mir.Nice people help me.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Leute“ →