This key facts covers Key rules at a glance within Adjective endings for GCSE German. Revise Adjective endings in Core Grammar Toolkit for GCSE German with 10 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 3 of 4 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
📌 Key rules at a glance
- Predicate adjective (after sein / werden) = NO ending.
- Adjective before a noun = always needs an ending.
- After der / die / das: -e in the nominative singular, -en in most other places.
- After ein-words: -er (m), -e (f), -es (n) in the nominative.
- With no article: the adjective takes the article's ending.
Practice questions for Adjective endings
Which adjective ending is correct? 'Die ___ Frau singt.' (The beautiful woman is singing.)
Which adjective ending is correct for plural? 'Die ___ Kinder spielen.' (The small children are playing.)
Quick recall flashcards
ein kleines Haus
a small house (neuter, nominative). 'klein' takes -es because 'ein' does not show the neuter gender by itself, so the adjective does.
die schöne Stadt
the beautiful city (feminine, nominative). After 'die', the adjective takes the weak -e ending. Note 'schön' keeps its umlaut -- never write 'schoen'.