raksha-deactivated20100716 asked: given the sentence,
Es kommen nur wenig__ Fremd__ in diese Stadt.
how do you add the appropriate endings (I think it's wenige Fremde?) and more importantly, why?
thanks!
<3 raksha
Es kommen nur wenige Fremde in diese Stadt.
“wenig” is an irregular adjective, which means you only adjust it when it describes a noun that has both a singular and a plural form. For example, things like milk, love etc. don’t have a plural form. Things like apples, dogs and strangers (FREMDE) do.
Compare: wenig Wasser (little water; not countable) and wenige Flaschen Wasser (few bottles of water; countable).
The reason it’s “Fremde” and not “Fremden” is that your strangers aren’t defined. In your example you talk about strangers in general (strangers = Fremde) rather than a defined group of strangers (the strangers = die Fremden).
Compare: Die Fremden betraten den Raum (THE strangers entered the room; defined). Fremde betraten den Raum (strangers entered the room; undefined).
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