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Meet total

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

Meaning

  1. total, absolute, complete, utter (not used in the sense of “entire”)

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How total changes

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

Examples

  1. 1
    Der totale Erfolg überrascht alle.The total success surprises everyone.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Erfolg“ →
  2. 2
    Wir planen eine totale Veränderung.We are planning a complete change.Accusative · planenPractise „die Veränderung“ →
  3. 3
    Wir rechnen mit unserem totalen Erfolg.We are counting on our total success.Dative · mitPractise „der Erfolg“ →
  4. 4
    Totale Veränderungen brauchen Zeit.Complete changes take time.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Veränderung“ →
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