German Adjectives
Learning the German Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the German language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in German.
German Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | German Adjectives |
| adjectives | Adjektive |
| a green tree | ein grüner Baum |
| a tall building | ein hohes Gebäude |
| a very old man | ein sehr alter Mann |
| the old red house | das alte, rote Haus |
| a very nice friend | ein sehr netter Freund, eine sehr nette Freundin |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in German has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in German.
List of Adjectives in German
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in German placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your German vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | German Adjectives |
| colors | Farben |
| black | schwarz |
| blue | blau |
| brown | braun |
| gray | grau |
| green | grün |
| orange | orange |
| purple | lila, purpur, violett |
| red | rot |
| white | weiß |
| yellow | gelb |
| |
| sizes | Größen |
| big | groß |
| deep | tief |
| long | lang |
| narrow | eng, schmal |
| short | kurz |
| small | klein |
| tall | groß |
| thick | dick |
| thin | dünn |
| wide | breit |
| |
| shapes | Formen |
| circular | kreisförmig, rund |
| straight | gerade |
| square | quadratisch |
| triangular | dreieckig |
| |
| tastes | Geschmacksrichtungen |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | frisch |
| salty | salzig |
| sour | sauer |
| spicy | würzig |
| sweet | süß |
| |
| qualities | Eigenschaften |
| bad | schlecht |
| clean | sauber |
| dark | dunkel |
| difficult | schwierig |
| dirty | schmutzig |
| dry | trocken |
| easy | leicht |
| empty | leer |
| expensive | teuer |
| fast | schnell |
| foreign | fremd |
| full | voll |
| good | gut |
| hard | hart |
| heavy | schwer |
| inexpensive | preiswert |
| light | hell, leicht |
| local | lokal, einheimisch |
| new | neu |
| noisy | laut, geräuschvoll |
| old | alt |
| powerful | mächtig, kräftig |
| quiet | ruhig |
| correct | richtig |
| slow | langsam |
| soft | weich |
| very | sehr |
| weak | schwach |
| wet | nass |
| wrong | falsch |
| young | jung |
| |
| quantities | Mengen |
| few | wenige |
| little | wenig |
| many | viele |
| much | viel |
| part | Teil |
| some | einige |
| a few | ein paar |
| whole | ganze |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in German, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with German Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our German lessons here: Learn German. Don't forget to bookmark this page.