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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [achtzig]

Adjektive 3

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She has a dog. S-e h-t-ei-e---und. S__ h__ e____ H____ S-e h-t e-n-n H-n-. ------------------- Sie hat einen Hund. 0
The dog is big. De- Hu-d i----ro-. D__ H___ i__ g____ D-r H-n- i-t g-o-. ------------------ Der Hund ist groß. 0
She has a big dog. S-e-hat e---n -r-ße- -un-. S__ h__ e____ g_____ H____ S-e h-t e-n-n g-o-e- H-n-. -------------------------- Sie hat einen großen Hund. 0
She has a house. S---h-t--in-H-us. S__ h__ e__ H____ S-e h-t e-n H-u-. ----------------- Sie hat ein Haus. 0
The house is small. D-s Ha-s---t klein. D__ H___ i__ k_____ D-s H-u- i-t k-e-n- ------------------- Das Haus ist klein. 0
She has a small house. S-e hat-----k--i-e- Ha-s. S__ h__ e__ k______ H____ S-e h-t e-n k-e-n-s H-u-. ------------------------- Sie hat ein kleines Haus. 0
He is staying in a hotel. E- woh----- -i-em Ho-e-. E_ w____ i_ e____ H_____ E- w-h-t i- e-n-m H-t-l- ------------------------ Er wohnt in einem Hotel. 0
The hotel is cheap. D---Hot----s- ----i-. D__ H____ i__ b______ D-s H-t-l i-t b-l-i-. --------------------- Das Hotel ist billig. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Er wo--t-i--e-nem --lli-e--H--e-. E_ w____ i_ e____ b_______ H_____ E- w-h-t i- e-n-m b-l-i-e- H-t-l- --------------------------------- Er wohnt in einem billigen Hotel. 0
He has a car. Er-hat ei----t-. E_ h__ e__ A____ E- h-t e-n A-t-. ---------------- Er hat ein Auto. 0
The car is expensive. Das-A-----st --u--. D__ A___ i__ t_____ D-s A-t- i-t t-u-r- ------------------- Das Auto ist teuer. 0
He has an expensive car. E----t---- --ur-----to. E_ h__ e__ t_____ A____ E- h-t e-n t-u-e- A-t-. ----------------------- Er hat ein teures Auto. 0
He reads a novel. Er---e-t-ei-e- -oma-. E_ l____ e____ R_____ E- l-e-t e-n-n R-m-n- --------------------- Er liest einen Roman. 0
The novel is boring. D-- R--an --- la--wei--g. D__ R____ i__ l__________ D-r R-m-n i-t l-n-w-i-i-. ------------------------- Der Roman ist langweilig. 0
He is reading a boring novel. E- li-s- -in---la-gwe-l--en--om--. E_ l____ e____ l___________ R_____ E- l-e-t e-n-n l-n-w-i-i-e- R-m-n- ---------------------------------- Er liest einen langweiligen Roman. 0
She is watching a movie. Sie--i-h------- ---m. S__ s____ e____ F____ S-e s-e-t e-n-n F-l-. --------------------- Sie sieht einen Film. 0
The movie is exciting. D-- Fi-m--st --a-n---. D__ F___ i__ s________ D-r F-l- i-t s-a-n-n-. ---------------------- Der Film ist spannend. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Si----e---ein-n-s--n-en-en --lm. S__ s____ e____ s_________ F____ S-e s-e-t e-n-n s-a-n-n-e- F-l-. -------------------------------- Sie sieht einen spannenden Film. 0

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