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

A
  • 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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dem

25
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What is the neuter, genetive definite article (the)?

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des

26
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What is the plural, nominative definite article (the)?

A

die

27
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What is the plural, accusative definite article (the)?

A

die

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

A

den

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

A

der

30
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Decline der Mann (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: masculine

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  • der Mann
  • den Mann
  • dem Mann
  • des Mannes
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Decline die Frau (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: feminine

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  • die Frau
  • die Frau
  • der Frau
  • der Frau
32
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Decline das Kind (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: neuter

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  • das Kind,
  • das Kind
  • dem Kind
  • des Kindes
33
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Decline die Kinder (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: plural

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  • die Kinder
  • die Kinder
  • den Kindern
  • der Kinder
34
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article this/that, these/those.

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  • dieser
  • diese
  • dieses

n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das

35
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article such.

A
  • solcher
  • solche
  • solches

n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das

36
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for the definite article which.

A
  • welcher
  • welche
  • welches

n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as der / die / das

37
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What is the masculine, nominative possesive article (my)?

A

mein

38
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What is the masculine, accusative possesive article (my)?

A

meinen

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What is the masculine, dative possesive article (my)?

A

meinem

40
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What is the masculine, genative possesive article (my)?

A

meines

41
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What is the feminine, nominative possesive article (my)?

A

meine

42
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What is the feminine, accusative possesive article (my)?

A

meine

43
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What is the feminine, dative possesive article (my)?

A

meiner

44
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What is the feminine, genative possesive article (my)?

A

meiner

45
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What is the neuter, nominative possesive article (my)?

A

mein

46
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What is the neuter, accusative possesive article (my)?

A

mein

47
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What is the neuter, dative possesive article (my)?

A

meinem

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What is the neuter, genative possesive article (my)?

A

meines

49
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What is the plural, nominative possesive article (my)?

A

meine

50
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What is the plural, accusative possesive article (my)?

A

meine

51
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What is the plural, dative possesive article (my)?

A

meinen

52
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What is the plural, genative possesive article (my)?

A

meiner

53
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Decline mein Hund (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: masculine

A
  • mein Hund
  • meinen Hund
  • meinem Hund
  • meines Hundes
54
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Decline meine Katze (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
​hint: feminine

A
  • meine Katze
  • meine Katze
  • meiner Katzer
  • meiner Katzer
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Decline mein Kaninchen (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)

​hint: neuter

A
  • mein Kaninchen
  • mein Kaninchen
  • meinem Kaninchen
  • meines Kaninchens
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Decline meine Vögel (Nom, Acc, Dat and Gen)
hint: plural

A
  • meine Vögel
  • meine Vögel
  • meinen Vögeln
  • meiner Vögel
57
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for indefinite article
a.

A
  • ein
  • eine
  • ein

n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as mein/meine/mein

58
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What are the masculine/feminine/neuter nominative forms for indefinite article

no, not

A
  • kein
  • keine
  • kein

n.b. the accusative, dative and genetive forms have the same endings as mein/meine/mein

59
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A few hundred nouns are termed ‘weak nouns’.
What is a weak noun?

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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

Basic German Grammer (5 decks)

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