"Wir suchen nach trockener Rinde"
Rinde - is it Akkusativ or Dativ?
If it is Akkusativ, why trockener , and not trockene?
Maybe, this is wrong sentence (from fairy tales).
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2It's trockener because there is nach. But unfortunately I can't explain reasonably why in terms of grammatical rules (native speaker). – πάντα ῥεῖ Sep 02 '20 at 11:57
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2Adjective endings are always a source of problems but this question should cover the general case. – David Vogt Sep 02 '20 at 11:59
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2Does this answer your question? Same noun, same case, same adjective, different ending – what are the rules behind this? – RalfFriedl Sep 02 '20 at 15:09
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1@RalfFriedl no )) – Natalya Sep 02 '20 at 17:30
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It is Dativ.
"nach" is always followed by a Dativ, and one way to use "suchen" uses the word "nach" to mark the object one hopes to find.
It is also possible to use "suchen" without "nach". In that case, the phrase would be "wir suchen trockene Rinde", where "Rinde" would be an Akkusativ.
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