Grammar Flashcards
How many grammatical genders are there and what are they?
3: feminine, masculine, and neuter
In German what nouns are capitalized?
All of them.
Does the grammatical gender always match the biological gender?
No. Mädchen (girl) is grammatically neuter noun.
How is a verb conjugated in German?
Find the invariant stem of the verb and add the ending corresponding to any of the grammatical persons.
What are the grammatical persons in German?
First person singular First person plural Second person singular Second person plural Second person formal Third person singular Third person plural
What’s the German first person singular pronoun?
Ich (I)
What’s the German first person plural pronoun?
Wir (we)
What’s the German second person singular pronoun?
Du (you)
What’s the German second person plural pronoun?
Ihr (you)
What’s the German second person formal pronoun?
Sie (you)
What’s the German third person singular pronoun?
Er/Sie/Es (he/she/it)
What’s the German third person plural pronoun?
Sie (they)
What’s the verb ending for first person singular?
-e
Ich Spiele
What’s the verb ending for second person singular?
-st
Du Spielst
What’s the verb ending for third person singular?
-t
Er/Sie/es spielt
