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Significant (strong) endings

Significant or "strong" adjective endings correspond to those of the der-word noun modifiers. These endings indicate the gender and case of the noun the adjective modifies.

Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Genitive
-er
-en
-em
-en
-e
-e
-er
-er
-es
-es
-em
-en
-e
-e
-en
-er

For the genitive masculine and neuter, the adjective ending is -en rather than -es, because the noun carries a "strong" ending.