Questions & Answers about Die Frau ist auch schön.
The current lesson is about ein and eine. If I wanted to say "A woman is also beautiful," which one would I use?
You would use eine. Because Frau (woman) is a feminine noun, its indefinite article (meaning "a" or "an") in the subject position is eine. The sentence would be: Eine Frau ist auch schön.
Why doesn't the adjective schön have a special ending for a feminine noun?
Because it comes right after the verb ist. In German, when an adjective is separated from the noun it describes by a verb like "is", it stays in its basic, unchanged dictionary form. You only add feminine endings if the adjective comes directly in front of the noun.
Where does a word like auch (also/too) usually go in a simple German sentence?
In simple descriptive sentences like this one, auch normally goes immediately after the verb (ist) and right before the adjective it emphasizes (schön).
Can schön mean anything else besides "beautiful"?
Yes! schön is a very flexible and common word. Depending on the context, it can also mean "nice", "pretty", or "lovely". For example, if someone says the weather is schön, they usually just mean it is "nice".