Questions & Answers about Meine jungen Kühe haben Hunger.
Why does jungen end in -en here?
Kühe is a plural noun, and it comes after the possessive article meine. When an adjective describes a plural noun and follows a possessive article (like meine or deine), a definite article (like die), or the negative article keine, the adjective always gets the -en ending.
Why does the sentence use haben Hunger instead of translating 'are hungry' directly?
While you can technically say sind hungrig (are hungry), German speakers usually use the phrase Hunger haben (literally 'to have hunger'). It sounds much more natural in everyday German.
How is the plural word Kühe formed from its singular?
What would happen to the adjective if I just wanted to say 'Young cows are hungry' without the word 'my'?
If there is no article at all before the plural noun, the adjective takes the 'strong' ending, which is -e in this case. The sentence would become Junge Kühe haben Hunger. But because we used the word meine, the adjective shifts to the -en ending.
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