Predicate Adjectives: sinn
Adjectives After Sinn
After sinn, an adjective stays in its basic form: D'Haus ass grouss. D'Zopp ass waarm.
How It Works
An adjective can stand in two places. It can come before a noun: e grousst Haus (a big house). Or it can come after a verb like sinn: D'Haus ass grouss. (The house is big.)
After the verb, the adjective never changes. It is the same for every gender and for plurals:
- masculine: Den Téi ass waarm.
- feminine: D'Zopp ass waarm.
- neuter: D'Haus ass grouss.
- plural: D'Kanner si frou.
Compare an adjective before a noun, which does take an ending: e waarmen Téi, e grousst Haus. See masculine endings and neuter endings.
Three verbs work this way: sinn (to be), ginn (to become) and bleiwen (to stay). Et gëtt kal. (It's getting cold.) Den Téi bleift laang waarm. (The tea stays warm for a long time.)
The n-rule still applies to the verb: D'Kanner si frou, but D'Kanner sinn hei.
Examples (6)
- D'Haus ass grouss.
The house is big.
Haus is neuter, but grouss has no ending after ass.
- D'Zopp ass waarm.
The soup is hot.
- D'Kanner si frou.
The children are happy.
Plural subject, and still no ending on frou.
- Mäi Brudder ass midd.
My brother is tired.
- Et gëtt kal.
It's getting cold.
Ginn (to become) works like sinn.
- Den Téi bleift laang waarm.
The tea stays warm for a long time.
Bleiwen (to stay) works like sinn too.
Common Mistakes
Adding the neuter -t after sinn.
D'Haus ass grousst.D'Haus ass grouss.The -t is only for an adjective before a neuter noun, as in e grousst Haus. After ass, use the basic form.
Adding the masculine -en after sinn.
Den Téi ass waarmen.Den Téi ass waarm.The -en is only for an adjective before a masculine noun, as in e waarmen Téi. After ass, use the basic form.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Adjectives After Sinn, learn To Be: Sinn.
Related Patterns
- ginnTo Give and to Become: Ginn
Ginn (to become) is followed by an adjective with no ending too.
Level 1 - Adjective Endings: Masculine -en
Before a masculine noun, the adjective takes -en.
Level 2 - Adjective Endings: Neuter -t
Before a neuter noun, the adjective takes -t.
Level 2 - déi / dat Before AdjectivesThe Article Before an Adjective: Déi and Dat
An adjective before a noun also changes the article.
Level 2 - Adjectives as Adverbs
An adjective also keeps its basic form when it describes a verb.
Level 2
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