Breakdown of Ich möchte solche eleganten Sportwagen kaufen.
ich
I
kaufen
to buy
möchten
would like
solch-
such
der Sportwagen
the sports car
elegant
elegant
Questions & Answers about Ich möchte solche eleganten Sportwagen kaufen.
Why is it solche with an -e ending in this sentence?
The word solch- (such) takes the same endings as definite articles like der, die, and das. In this sentence, it describes a plural noun (Sportwagen) in the accusative case (the things being bought). Therefore, it takes the plural accusative ending -e, just like the article die would.
Why does the adjective eleganten end in -en instead of -e?
Because solche already has a strong article ending, it acts like a definite article in grammar. After a definite article in the plural, the following adjective must take the weak ending -en.
How can you tell that Sportwagen is plural here when it looks just like the singular form?
The noun der Wagen (car) and its compound words like der Sportwagen do not change their spelling in the plural. You can tell it means "sports cars" here because the plural endings on solche and eleganten give it away.
The lesson mentions so ein- as a colloquial alternative to solch-. Can I use it in this sentence?
No, because Sportwagen is plural here, and ein- strictly means "a" or "one". You can only use so ein- for singular nouns, like so einen Sportwagen for "such a sports car". To say this colloquially in the plural, you drop the ein- and just use the adverb so, making it so elegante Sportwagen.
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