Questions & Answers about Die Bilder sind sehr schön.
Why is the article die used here when Bild is a das word?
You are right that it is das Bild in the singular! However, in German, the plural word for 'the' is always die, no matter if the singular noun used der, die, or das.
How was the plural word Bilder formed from Bild?
Since Bilder is plural, why doesn't the adjective schön change to schöne?
In German, adjectives do not get any plural endings when they come directly after verbs like sind (are). They stay in their basic, unchanged dictionary form. You only add special endings when the adjective is placed directly in front of the noun.
Which form of the verb 'to be' is sind?
sind is the form of sein (to be) that matches with 'they' or any plural subject. Since we are talking about multiple pictures, we use sind to mean 'are'.
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