Before you start
Meet schwanger
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 3 meanings
- pregnant (of humans) [with mit (+ dative) ‘with a child’ and von (+ dative) ‘from the father’]
- (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
- (poetic) full of, laden with
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How schwanger changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der schwangere Mann spricht mit dem Arzt.The pregnant man speaks with the doctor.
- 2Ich sehe eine schwangere Frau.I see a pregnant woman.
- 3Anna bringt ihr schwangeres Kind zum Arzt.Anna takes her pregnant child to the doctor.
- 4Ärzte helfen schwangeren Frauen.Doctors help pregnant women.