Questions & Answers about Ihre Augen sind braun.
Why is the word for 'her' spelled Ihre with an -e at the end?
Possessive words like ihr (her) change their endings to match the noun that follows. Because Augen (eyes) is plural, we have to add an -e to make it Ihre.
Since it is capitalized, could Ihre also mean the formal 'Your'?
Yes! Out of context, Ihre Augen could mean 'Her eyes', 'Their eyes', or the formal 'Your eyes'. Since it is the first word of the sentence, it has to be capitalized anyway. The translation provided tells us it means 'Her' in this specific context.
Why doesn't the color braun have an ending, since Augen is plural?
In German, adjectives only get endings when they are placed directly in front of the noun they describe. When an adjective comes after a verb like sind (are), it stays in its basic dictionary form with no ending.
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