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Second declension
EA6
The second declension includes adjectives that are accompanied by the indefinite article. They are inflected as follows.
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative | ein | guter Vater | eine | gute Mutter | ein | gutes Kind |
| genitive | eines | guten Vaters | einer | guten Mutter | eines | guten Kinds |
| dative | einem | guten Vater | einer | guten Mutter | einem | guten Kind |
| accusative | einen | guten Vater | eine | gute Mutter | ein | gutes Kind |
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative | keine | guten Väter | keine | guten Mütter | keine | guten Kinder |
| genitive | keiner | guten Väter | keiner | guten Mütter | keiner | guten Kinder |
| dative | keinen | guten Vätern | keinen | guten Müttern | keinen | guten Kindern |
| accusative | keine | guten Väter | keine | guten Mütter | keine | guten Kinder |
In the second declension, the endings -er, -e, -es and -en are used.
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative |
-er
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-e
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-es
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| genitive |
-en
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-en
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-en
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| dative |
-en
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-en
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-en
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| accusative |
-en
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-e
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-es
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plural
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| nominative |
-en
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| genitive | |
| dative | |
| accusative |
An adjective is inflected according to the second declension, when it is preceded by the indefinite article (positive: ein/eine/ein and irgendein/irgendeine/irgendein, negative: kein/keine/kein), as well as by the possessive article (possessive pronouns that function as articles to the nouns they accompany).
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mein/dein/sein etc.
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mein neues Auto |
| eure alte Wohnung |