stumm: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet stumm

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

All 4 meanings

mute; dumb (unable to speak)
silent (not speaking); with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state
non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent
(phonetics, orthography) mute; silent (unpronounced)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How stumm 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 stumme Mann wartet draußen.The silent man is waiting outside.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mann“ →
2
Ich sehe eine stumme Frau.I see a silent woman.Accusative · sehenPractise „die Frau“ →
3
Ich spreche mit meinem stummen Kind.I speak with my silent child.Dative · mitPractise „das Kind“ →
4
Stumme Leute warten draußen.Silent people are waiting outside.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Leute“ →