real: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet real

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

All 4 meanings

real (that has physical existence)
real, realistic (pertaining to reality)
real-world, practical, particularly (now chiefly archaic) concerned with actual things as opposed to words or ideas
(economics) real (not nominal), measured in purchasing power

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How real 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
Die reale Frau arbeitet im Büro.The real woman works in the office.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Frau“ →
2
Anna nennt ihren realen Namen.Anna gives her real name.Accusative · nennenPractise „der Name“ →
3
Ich vertraue einem realen Menschen.I trust a real person.Dative · vertrauenPractise „der Mensch“ →
4
Reale Menschen lachen zusammen.Real people laugh together.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mensch“ →