HomeInformative writing

It is a good idea to include adjectives in your descriptions, as they will make your writing more informative.

Like the articles of nouns, adjectives also have to change after the following phrases, and must have the accusative endings:

• es gibt
• wir haben
• mein Haus hat

Here is how to do it:

klein (adj) + Keller (m) > es gibt einen kleinen Keller – there is a small cellar

groß(adj) + Küche (f) > es gibt eine große Küche – there is a big kitchen

riesig (adj) + Esszimmer (nt) > es gibt ein riesiges Esszimmer – there is a huge dining room

winzig (adj) + Schlafzimmer (pl) > es gibt drei winzige Schlafzimmer – there are three tiny bedrooms

Hilfsvokabeln– Helpful vocabulary

Here are some useful adjectives to use in your writing.

• dunkel – dark
• eng – cramped, narrow
• hell – light
• mittelgroß – medium sized
• ordentlich – tidy
• sauber - clean
• schmutzig – dirty
• unordentlich – untidy

Did you know?

When the British talk about their homes, they usually say that they live in a two-bedroomed flat or a four-bedroomed house, without mentioning other rooms in the property.

However, a German estate agent – ein Makler – will refer to every room in a property, including the living room, dining room and kitchen, etc, rather than refer to just the number of bedrooms as is more common in the UK. A Makler will also mention the number of square metres a property has.

So a one-roomed apartment listed in a German-speaking country is what we would call a studio flat with no separate bedroom. But a one-bedroomed flat in the UK would have a living room with a separate bedroom.

In the UK, many people own their own homes. People in German-speaking countries are far more likely to rent accommodation than buy a property.