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All german nouns have one of 3 genders. What are the genders?

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  • Masculine
  • Feminine
  • Neuter
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What are the 6 ways in which plurals are formed from the singular form of the noun in german?

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  1. Add nothing e.g. das Messer (knife) .. die Messer
  2. Add an ‘e’ e.g. der Schuh (shoe) .. die Schuhe
  3. Add ‘(e)n’ e.g. die Ampel (traffic light) … die Ampeln
  4. Add ‘er’ e.g. das Lied (song) … die Lieder
  5. Add ‘s’ e.g. das Büro (office) … die Büros
  6. Irregular e.g.das Datum (calendar date) … die Daten
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3 of the 6 ways of forming plurals may also employ adding an umlaut. Which ones?

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  1. Add nothing e.g. der Mantel (coat) … die Mäntel
  2. Add an ‘e’ e.g. die Wurst (sausage) … die Würste
  3. Add an ‘er’ e.g. der Wald (forest) … die Wälder
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What is meant by the term ‘case’?

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Case describes the role played by a noun in a sentence

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What are the 4 cases?

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  • Nominative
  • Accusative
  • Dative
  • Genitive
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What is the nominative case?

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The nominative case refers to the subject of a sentence.

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What is the accusative case?

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The accusative case refers to the direct object of a sentence.

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What is the dative case?

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The dative case refers to the indirect object of a sentence.

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What is the genetive case?

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The genetive expresses possession or belonging.

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Der Hund meines Bruders bringt ihm die Zeitung.
Which noun is in the nominative?

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Der Hund

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Der Hund meines Bruders bringt ihm die Zeitung.
Which noun is in the accusative?

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die Zeitung

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Der Hund meines Bruders bringt ihm die Zeitung.
Which noun is in the dative?

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ihm

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Der Hund meines Bruders bringt ihm die Zeitung.
Which noun is in the genetive?

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meines Bruders

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What is the masculine, nominative definite article (the)?

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der

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What is the masculine, accusative definite article (the)?

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den

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What is the masculine, dative definite article (the)?

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dem

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What is the masculine, genetive definite article (the)?

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des

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What is the feminine, nominative definite article (the)?

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die

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What is the feminine, accusative definite article (the)?

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die

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What is the feminine, dative definite article (the)?

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der

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What is the feminine, genetive definite article (the)?

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der

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What is the neuter, nominative definite article (the)?

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das

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What is the neuter, accusative definite article (the)?

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das

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What is the neuter, dative definite article (the)?

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What is the neuter, genetive definite article (the)?
des
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What is the plural, nominative definite article (the)?
die
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What is the plural, accusative definite article (the)?
die
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What is the plural, dative definite article (the)?
den
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What is the plural, genetive definite article (the)?
der
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Decline der Mann (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: masculine
* der Mann * den Mann * dem Mann * des Mannes
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Decline die Frau (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: feminine
* die Frau * die Frau * der Frau * der Frau
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Decline das Kind (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: neuter
* das Kind, * das Kind * dem Kind * des Kindes
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Decline die Kinder (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: plural
* die Kinder * die Kinder * den Kindern * der Kinder
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article **this/that, these/those**.
* dieser * diese * dieses n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article **such**.
* solcher * solche * solches n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article **which**.
* welcher * welche * welches n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das
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What is the masculine, nominative possesive article (my)?
mein
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What is the masculine, accusative possesive article (my)?
meinen
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What is the masculine, dative possesive article (my)?
meinem
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What is the masculine, genative possesive article (my)?
meines
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What is the feminine, nominative possesive article (my)?
meine
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What is the feminine, accusative possesive article (my)?
meine
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What is the feminine, dative possesive article (my)?
meiner
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What is the feminine, genative possesive article (my)?
meiner
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What is the neuter, nominative possesive article (my)?
mein
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What is the neuter, accusative possesive article (my)?
mein
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What is the neuter, dative possesive article (my)?
meinem
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What is the neuter, genative possesive article (my)?
meines
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What is the plural, nominative possesive article (my)?
meine
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What is the plural, accusative possesive article (my)?
meine
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What is the plural, dative possesive article (my)?
meinen
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What is the plural, genative possesive article (my)?
meiner
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Decline mein Hund (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: masculine
* mein Hund * meinen Hund * meinem Hund * meines Hundes
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Decline meine Katze (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) ​hint: feminine
* meine Katze * meine Katze * meiner Katzer * meiner Katzer
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Decline mein Kaninchen (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) ​hint: neuter
* mein Kaninchen * mein Kaninchen * meinem Kaninchen * meines Kaninchens
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Decline meine Vögel (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen) hint: plural
* meine Vögel * meine Vögel * meinen Vögeln * meiner Vögel
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for indefinite article **a.**
* ein * eine * ein n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as mein/meine/mein
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for indefinite article ## Footnote **no, not**
* kein * keine * kein n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as mein/meine/mein
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A few hundred nouns are termed 'weak nouns'. What is a weak noun?
A weak noun is a masculine noun that takes an “n” ending in all cases except the nominative. e.g. * der Junge * den Jungen * dem Jungen * des Jungen

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