Breakdown of Wir brauchen fünf Äpfel und sechs Tomaten.
und
and
der Apfel
the apple
wir
we
brauchen
to need
die Tomate
the tomato
fünf
five
sechs
six
Questions & Answers about Wir brauchen fünf Äpfel und sechs Tomaten.
Do I need to change the endings of numbers like fünf and sechs depending on the noun?
No, cardinal numbers like fünf (five) and sechs (six) do not change their endings when placed before a noun. They stay exactly the same whether the noun they describe is masculine, feminine, or neuter.
How do I pronounce the chs in sechs?
In the word sechs, the letters chs are pronounced together like a ks or an English x. It sounds very similar to the English word sex.
Why is it Äpfel instead of Apfel?
Äpfel is the plural form of Apfel (apple). In German, some words form their plural simply by adding an umlaut (the two dots) over the main vowel instead of adding extra letters to the end.
How do you know to add an -n to make Tomaten plural?
Tomate (tomato) is a feminine noun that ends in -e. A very reliable rule in German is that feminine nouns ending in -e simply add an -n to become plural, making it Tomaten.
Why does the verb brauchen end in -en here?
The ending -en is the standard verb ending that goes with wir (we). Because the sentence starts with wir, the verb brauchen (to need) is used in its basic dictionary form.
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