ABSTRACT

Adjectlve endings are usually seen as a big obstacle on the road to perfect German — with reason. In spoken German you can get away with an imperfect knowledge of them because you can gloss over endings by slurring them — and you will still be able to communicate effectively. But you can't get away with that in your oral exam, and they are extremely important in the written language. There really is no other way but to learn the different categories of adjective endings systematically and practice them as often as you can. If you already have an effective system in your head which sorts out adjective endings for you, then don't try and change it now. Go directly to the exercises and check your answers using your own system. But for those of you who have no system, we suggest you try learning the endings our way.