Questions & Answers about Wir haben das gleiche Ziel.
In German, when an adjective stands directly in front of a noun, it normally needs an ending.
- After a definite article like das, the adjective takes the weak ending -e in the neuter singular:
- das gleiche Ziel – the same goal
- das neue Auto – the new car
If the adjective comes after the noun, it usually has no ending:
- Das Ziel ist gleich. – The goal is the same.
So:
- das gleiche Ziel ✅ (correct before the noun)
- das Ziel ist gleich ✅ (correct after the verb)
- das gleich Ziel ❌ (wrong; missing the adjective ending)