schmal: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet schmal

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

All 2 meanings

narrow, slender (not wide, comparatively long), small
(figurative) meagre, scarce

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How schmal 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 schmale Weg führt zum Fluss.The narrow path leads to the river.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Weg“ →
2
Ich nehme eine schmale Straße.I take a narrow street.Accusative · nehmenPractise „die Straße“ →
3
Paul winkt mit seinem schmalen Arm.Paul waves with his slender arm.Dative · mitPractise „der Arm“ →
4
Schmale Bücher liegen auf dem Tisch.Narrow books are lying on the table.Nominative · subjectPractise „das Buch“ →