Is it called
Auf dem transformierten Bild
or
Auf dem transformiertem Bild
and whats the rule for this?
Edit: All found answers are not covering dative.
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Auf dem transformierten Bild
or
Auf dem transformiertem Bild
and whats the rule for this?
Edit: All found answers are not covering dative.
The rule is one m and one n, basically. If the article ends with an m, the subject will end with an n. That's how I learnt it, at least. Just so know, most native speakers will not know / do this wrong. ;)
Since there is a definite article, the weak declension is used for the adjective, so transformierten (dative) is correct.
Since it's das Bild, the gender is neuter. Here's the forms for all cases:
+----+---------------------+--------------------+
|Case|Singular |Plural |
+----+---------------------+--------------------+
|Nom |das transformierte |die transformierten |
|Gen |des transformierten |der transformierten |
|Dat |dem transformierten |den transformierten |
|Akk |das transformierte |die transformierten |
+----+---------------------+--------------------+
Without an article, the strong declension is used:
+----+-----------------+----------------+
|Case|Singular |Plural |
+----+-----------------+----------------+
|Nom |transformiertes |transformierte |
|Gen |transformierten |transformierter |
|Dat |transformiertem |transformierten |
|Akk |transformiertes |transformierte |
+----+-----------------+----------------+
So if the "dem" were missing, transformiertem would be correct.
n
is correct here. Loosely spoken, there is already anm
indem
, so you don't need another. So it isauf dem transformierten Bild
, orauf einem transformierten Bild
, butauf transformiertem Bild
. I don't know the exact grammatical rule, but theonly one m
"rule" has always worked for me. <g>