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Adjective endings

exhibitj
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Adjective endings

Postby exhibitj » July 24th, 2009 7:00 am

In the Beginner Series Lesson 20, the word "Möbel" is always treated as a plural word.

Therefore, adjective endings would always take the "-en" form. So a sentence like this should be correct right?

"Dieser Raum braucht neuEN Möbel"

???

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Postby Salivia_Baker » July 24th, 2009 12:50 pm

The ending depends on which case you're using.

Dieser Raum braucht neue Möbel. -> Nominative (who or what is needed? Wer oder was wird gebraucht)
-en is in the 4th case (Akkusative / wen-Fall). Ich putze die neuen Möbel (wen oder was putze ich? / whom or what do I clean?)

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Postby exhibitj » July 24th, 2009 3:19 pm

Thanks Salivia!

But from my understanding, "Dieser Raum braucht neue Möbel" is Akkusativ isn't it?
(What or who does the room need? what is needed?) The "Raum" is in Nomativ case, but I think the "Möbel" is in the Akkusativ, no?

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Postby Salivia_Baker » July 24th, 2009 8:30 pm

Now you got me. I hate those cases *g*
(where are the people who know this stuff?).

Then I guess it's because Möbel is indefinite (any Möbel). You could say Der Raum braucht die neueN Möbel. Then you use N when there are specific Möbel.

Sorry for confusing you (I probably shouldn't have answered :()

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