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3. Menschen kann man nicht immer glauben.<br />
4. Ich hasse Wetter.<br />
5. Sein Sohn isst nicht gern Brot.<br />
6. Diese Straße war Opfer des Krieges.<br />
7. Rosen riechen schöner als Nelken.<br />
Mancher, solcher, welcher<br />
Special mention must be made of three of the der-words: mancher, solcher, welcher. They can be<br />
used in two ways: (1) just like other der-words; and (2) in an undeclined form that requires the<br />
adjective that follows it to use the endings that are required with unpreceded adjectives. For<br />
example:<br />
Nominative: mancher gute Mann manch guter Mann<br />
Accusative: manchen guten Mann manch guten Mann<br />
Dative: manchem guten Mann manch gutem Mann<br />
Genitive: manches guten Mannes manch guten Mannes<br />
many a good man many a good man<br />
Nominative: welches neue Auto welch schöner Augenblick<br />
Accusative: welches neue Auto welch schönen Augenblick<br />
Dative: welchem neuen Auto welch schönem Augenblick<br />
Genitive: welches neuen Autos welch schönen Augenblicks<br />
which new car<br />
what a beautiful moment<br />
However, solcher as a der-word tends to be used in the plural, and in the singular it follows<br />
ein and is declined like an adjective:<br />
Nominative: solche alten Leute eine solche Bluse<br />
Accusative: solche alten Leute eine solche Bluse<br />
Dative: solchen alten Leuten einer solchen Bluse<br />
Genitive: solcher alten Leute einer solchen Bluse<br />
such old people<br />
such a blouse<br />
Just like the usage of manch, solch, and welch illustrated above, there are other occasions<br />
when an adjective requires the same endings as in the previous examples. They occur with etwas,<br />
mehr, viel, wenig, and with numbers, and can be used in both singular and plural phrases. For<br />
example:<br />
etwas schwarzer Marmor<br />
mehr interessante Bücher<br />
viel amerikanisches Geld<br />
wenig heiße Tage<br />
some black marble<br />
more interesting books<br />
much American money<br />
few hot days<br />
The declension for such phrases follows the pattern illustrated by manch guter Mann, above.<br />
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