Breakdown of Die Kinder sind hungrig und müde.
sein
to be
das Kind
the child
und
and
müde
tired
hungrig
hungry
Questions & Answers about Die Kinder sind hungrig und müde.
Why is the verb sind used in this sentence?
sind is the 'they' form of the verb sein (to be). Because Die Kinder (the children) is plural, we treat it like 'they' and use sind. This matches the English translation 'are'.
What is the singular form of die Kinder?
The singular is das Kind (the child). In German, adding -er to the end of a word is a common way to make a noun plural. Notice that the article also changes to die, which is the word for 'the' used for all plural nouns.
Why don't the adjectives hungrig and müde change their endings to match the plural children?
In German, adjectives only get special endings when they come directly before a noun (like 'the hungry children'). Because hungrig and müde come after the verb sind, they are left in their basic dictionary form.
How is the ending of hungrig pronounced?
In standard German, the -ig ending in words like hungrig is pronounced with a soft 'ich' sound. It sounds very similar to the 'h' in the English word 'huge'.
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