German adjectives & opposites vocabulary A1 · Beginner
Pairs of opposite adjectives help you describe people, places and things. Remember that adjectives take endings when they stand before a noun.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Adjectives take endings before a noun: ein kleines Zimmer. In predicate position they do not change: Das Zimmer ist klein.
Example sentences
- Das Haus ist groß, aber das Zimmer ist klein. – The house is big, but the room is small.
- Die Suppe ist heiß. – The soup is hot.
- Er ist sehr freundlich. – He is very friendly.
Word list
- groß – big / tall
- klein – small
- neu – new
- alt – old
- jung – young
- gut – good
- schlecht – bad
- schön – beautiful
- hässlich – ugly
- schnell – fast
- langsam – slow
- teuer – expensive
- billig – cheap
- heiß – hot
- kalt – cold
- warm – warm
- lang – long
- kurz – short
- leicht – easy / light
- schwer – difficult / heavy