No. 2,579 in German
altes
"Altes" means "old" in English, referring to something aged or not new.
In a sentence
Das ist ein altes Buch.
That is an old book.
Here, 'altes' functions as an attributive adjective describing the noun 'Buch' (book). It is inflected to match the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies, as dictated by German grammar rules.
Ich habe ein altes Foto gefunden.
I found an old photo.
In this sentence, 'altes' again serves as an attributive adjective modifying the noun 'Foto' (photo) in the accusative case, matching its gender and case forms.
Das alte Zimmer wird renoviert.
The old room is being renovated.
Here, 'alte' (a variation of 'altes') is used as an attributive adjective to describe 'Zimmer' (room) in the nominative case, showing inflectional agreement with the noun's gender and case in context.
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