anderer / andere / anderes (other, another)

What it means

ander- is a very common German word meaning "other", "another" or "different". You never see it as bare "ander"; it always carries an adjective ending (anderer, andere, anderes, anderen, anderem).

It can be used:

• Before a noun (attributively): eine andere Idee (a different idea)
• On its own as a pronoun: Die anderen kommen später. (The others are coming later.)

The forms (declension)

"ander-" is declined exactly like a normal adjective. The ending depends on gender, case, number and the word in front of it.

Strong endings (no article before it):

Mixed endings (after ein, kein, mein ...): ein anderer Mann, ein anderes Kind, einen anderen Weg, mit einem anderen Auto.

Weak endings (after der, die, das, diese ...): der andere Mann, die anderen Kinder, auf der anderen Seite.

When to use it

• Contrast two things: Der eine sagt dies, der andere sagt das. (One says this, the other says that.)
• "a different one" / "not this one": Ich möchte ein anderes Zimmer. (I would like a different room.)
• "the rest / the others": Die anderen warten schon. (The others are already waiting.)

Most common mistake

Learners often forget to decline it and use "andere" for everything: they write ein andere Mann instead of the correct ein anderer Mann. Always match the ending to gender, case and the article.

Also do not confuse the adjective ander- with the adverb anders ("differently"): Er macht es anders. (He does it differently.) The adverb never takes an adjective ending.

"ander-" means "other", "another" or "different". It is declined like an adjective, so its ending changes with gender, case and the preceding article: anderer, andere, anderes, anderen.

Decline "ander-" exactly like an adjective. With no article use strong endings (anderer Mann, andere Frau, anderes Kind); after ein/kein/mein use mixed endings (ein anderer, ein anderes); after der/die/das use weak endings (der andere, die anderen).

"ander-" bedeutet "anderer/andere/anderes" (englisch other, another, different). Es wird wie ein Adjektiv dekliniert, die Endung richtet sich nach Genus, Kasus und Artikel: anderer, andere, anderes, anderen.