"Das ist ein schöner Tag," Julius said as he tapped the digital board. "Repeat after me."
"Das ist ein schöner Tag."
"Good," Julius said, writing the sentence again beneath the first one. "Now tell me what it means."
Helga raised her hand immediately. "It means… it's a pretty day?"
"Close," Julius said. "It means it is a beautiful day. But pretty works too."
Alina leaned forward and said, "Teacher, why is it schöner and not schöne?"
"That's exactly what we are reviewing today. German adjective endings. Something your class has been struggling with."
Both girls groaned and dropped their heads onto the desk.
Julius waited a few seconds before speaking again. "Lift your heads."
"...."
"...."
They lifted their heads.
"Adjective endings aren't hard," Julius continued. "You only find them hard because you memorize nothing. So today, we will practice slowly."
He wrote another set of examples.
Alina blinked. "Teacher… why does German do this?"
