German Adjectives

In the previous lesson on colors, we began learning some useful adjectives, like grün, blau, and rot.

Der Apfel ist rot.

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The apple is red.

Let’s expand our vocabulary with more German adjectives to help us describe subjects or objects in sentences, making them more meaningful.

First, let’s focus on adjectives related to the senses.

Now, let’s try building a few sentences using these adjectives:

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Bananesüß.istDie

Great Job! 🎉

Let's have a look at some more German adjectives to learn.

1. Describing Size

Die Maus ist klein.

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The mouse is small.

2. Describing Shape

Der Fisch ist rund.

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The fish is round.

3. Describing Weight

Der Elefant ist schwer.

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The elephant is heavy.

Try building a few sentences using the Size, Shape + Weight adjectives we just covered:

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MondDerrund.ist

Describing Emotions

Describing Judgments

Now, try creating a few sentences using the Emotions + Judgement adjectives:

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Mädchentraurig.istDas

Finally, build a few sentences using the Time adjectives you’ve just learned:

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Schildkrötelangsam.istDie

Well done! 🎉

You’re starting to use a wide range of adjectives in your sentences, beyond the colors you already know! Now, if you want to make your descriptions more specific, there are some useful words and phrases to help.

Sometimes we want to add or reduce emphasis. Instead of saying something is simply cold, you might want to say it’s very cold, or a little cold. Words like very or little are called modifiers and help to make descriptions more specific. Here’s a list of such words and phrases:

Try the exercise below to practice using these modifiers:

Well done! 🎉

You now know how to be more specific with your descriptions in German! Next, we’ll dive into Adjective Declension. Head over when you’re ready!