Warum werden „winzig“ und „unendlich“ im Folgenden nicht dekliniert?
ein winzig kleines Körnchen in einer unendlich großen Sternenwolke aus Milliarden von Sternen, der Milchstraße
Warum ist es nicht „winziges“ und „unendlichen“?
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1What else would you expect and why? Elaborate in your question please. – πάντα ῥεῖ May 12 '19 at 20:37
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(winziges)[http://www.canoo.net/inflection/winzig:A] and (unendlichen)[http://www.canoo.net/inflection/unendlich:A] – user5389726598465 May 12 '19 at 20:39
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1[Edit] your question citing those references please. – πάντα ῥεῖ May 12 '19 at 20:41
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@πάντα ῥεῖ There's no book called Die unendlich Geschichte is there? I think the question is obvious and the sentence is off but ok. – user5389726598465 May 12 '19 at 20:42
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3No, there's nothing seltsam with that sentence. It's clear and well understandable. – πάντα ῥεῖ May 12 '19 at 20:43
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winzig and unendlich are adverbs here; they modify the adjectives kleines resp. großen, instead of the nouns Körnchen and Sternenwolke. Unlike adjectives, adverbs are not inflected.
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1I agree. If English is your native language, the adverb-modifying-adjective structure is even clearer: eg. an extremely small grain or: an infinitely large star cloud. – S Conroy May 12 '19 at 21:11