Neuter adjectival noun
There is another small category of adjectival nouns that are neuter. These do not refer to people, like those above, but usually refer to abstract concepts, e.g. das Gute/Schlechte/Blöde daran (the good/bad/stupid thing about it). Such neuter adjectival nouns commonly follow the impersonal pronouns alles, etwas, nichts, viel and wenig, weak adjectival endings being used after alles and strong adjectival endings after all the others, e.g.
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Ich habe schon alles Mögliche probiert. Such forms occasionally occur in other contexts too, e.g. Gehacktes (minced meat). The ending varies according to the determiner in front of it because, remember, it has the meaning of a noun but the form of an adjective, e.g. Dieses Gehackte riecht nicht gut./Ich muss noch Gehacktes fürs Abendessen kaufen. |
