The first declension includes adjectives that are accompanied by the definite article. They are inflected as follows.
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative | der | gute Vater | die | gute Mutter | das | gute Kind |
| genitive | des | guten Vaters | der | guten Mutter | des | guten Kinds |
| dative | dem | guten Vater | der | guten Mutter | dem | guten Kind |
| accusative | den | guten Vater | die | gute Mutter | das | gute Kind |
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative | die | guten Väter | die | guten Mütter | die | guten Kinder |
| genitive | der | guten Väter | der | guten Mütter | der | guten Kinder |
| dative | den | guten Vätern | den | guten Müttern | den | guten Kindern |
| accusative | die | guten Väter | die | guten Mütter | die | guten Kinder |
In the first declension, only two endings are used : -e and –en. In the nominative singular of all genders and in the accusative singular of masculine and feminine adjectives, the ending –e is used. All other forms end in-en.
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative |
-e
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-e
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-e
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| genitive |
-en
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-en
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-en
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| dative |
-en
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-en
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-en
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| accusative |
-en
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-e
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-e
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plural
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| nominative |
-en
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| genitive | |
| dative | |
| accusative |
An adjective is also inflected according to the rules of the first declension when it is accompanied with specific words, other than the definite article.