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Meet ordentlich

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

All 4 meanings

  1. tidy, orderly
  2. honest, decent
  3. good, proper, big, large, considerable
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) proper, big, large

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How ordentlich changes

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Die ordentliche Frau arbeitet in einem Büro.The neat woman works in an office.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Frau“ →
  2. 2
    Anna besucht ihren ordentlichen Bruder.Anna visits her tidy brother.Accusative · besuchenPractise „der Bruder“ →
  3. 3
    Wir arbeiten mit einem ordentlichen Beispiel.We work with a proper example.Dative · mitPractise „das Beispiel“ →
  4. 4
    Wir helfen ordentlichen Leuten.We help orderly people.Dative · helfenPractise „die Leute“ →
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