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Nouns Flashcards

1
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a masculine noun:- the man

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der Mann

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feminine noun:- the woman

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die Frau

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a neuter noun:- the child

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das Kind

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nouns ending in ‘ich’ are typically?

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masculine
e.g. das Teppich (the carpet)

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nouns ending in ‘schaft’ are typically?

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feminine
e.g. die Gewerkschaft (trade union)

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nouns ending in ‘ig’ are typically?

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masculine
e.g. der Essig (vinegar)

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nouns beginning in ‘ge’ are typically?

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neuter
e.g. das Geschirr (the dishes)

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nouns ending in ‘keit’ are typically?

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feminine
e.g. die Sehenswürdigkeit (point of interest)

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nouns ending in ‘ling’ are typically?

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masculine
e.g. der Frühling (the spring)

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nouns ending in ‘heit’ are typically?

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feminine
e.g. die Schönheit, (beauty)

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nouns ending in ‘ung’ are typically?

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feminine
e.g. die Zeitung (the newspaper)

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nouns ending in ‘ei’ are typically?

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feminine
e.g. die Bäckerei (the bakery)

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nouns ending in ‘lein’ are typically?

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neuter
e.g. das Kindlein (young child)

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nouns ending in ‘chen’ are typically?

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neuter
e.g. das Haüschen (small house)

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15
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the masculine definite article (nominative)?

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der

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the feminine definite article (nominative)?

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die

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17
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the neuter definite article (nominative)?

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das

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18
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the plural definite article (nominative)?

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die

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19
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masc indefinite article?

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ein

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20
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the feminine indefinite article (nominative)

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eine

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the neuter indefinite article (nominative)?

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ein

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22
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What are the 6 main ways of forming plurals?

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singular form

    • nothing
    • E
    • (E)N
  • +ER
  • +S
  • irregular
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23
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what is added to singular forms ending ‘en’?

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no change
e.g. der Kuchen … Die Kuchen

(the kitchen)

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24
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In 3 cases of plural formation, an umlaut may also be added to bring the total to 9.
Which ones?

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  • nothing + umlaut
  • E + umlaut
  • ER + umlaut
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25
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what is added to singular forms ending ‘er’?

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no change

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26
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what is added to singular forms ending ‘el’?

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no change

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27
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what is added to the first vowel of some nouns to form a plural?

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An umlaut
e.g. der Garten … die Gärten

(the garden)

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28
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plural of der Stuhl (the stool)?

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die Stühle

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29
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plural of Geschenk (gift)?

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die Geschenke

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30
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plural of der Tisch (table)?

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die Tische

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31
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plural of die Apfel (apple)?

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die Äpfel

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32
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plural of die Blume (flower)?

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die Blumen

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33
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plural of der Lehrer (teacher)?

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die Lehrer

34
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plural of das Dach (roof)?

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die Dächer

35
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plural of das Auto (car)?

36
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plural of das Hotel (hotel)?

A

die Hotels

37
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plural of der Chef (chef)?

38
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what are the 4 cases of German Nouns?

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  • Nominative
  • Accusative
  • Dative
  • Genitive
39
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explain the nominative case

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Nominative case is the default form of the verb, it is the subject of the sentence.

The man throw the ball.

The man is in the nominative case.

40
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explain the accusative case

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Accusative case is the object of the sentence.

The man throw the ball.
The ball is in the accusative case.

41
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explain the dative case

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Dative case is the recipient of the sentence.

The man throw the ball to the girl.
The girl is in the dative case.

42
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explain the genitive case

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Genitive case denotes ownership of the object of the sentence.

The man throw the boy’s ball to the girl.
The boy is in the genitive case.

43
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nominative masculine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • der
  • ein
  • kein (no)
44
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accusative masculine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • den
  • einen
  • keinen
45
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dative masculine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • dem
  • einem
  • keinem
46
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genitive masculine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • des
  • eines
  • keines
47
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nominative feminine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • die
  • eine
  • keine (no)
48
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accusative feminine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • die
  • eine
  • keine (no)
49
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dative feminine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • der
  • einer
  • keiner
50
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genitive feminine articles (the, one and no)?

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  • der
  • einer
  • keiner
51
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nominative neuter articles (the, one and no)?

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  • das
  • ein
  • kein (no)
52
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accusative neuter articles (the, one and no)?

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  • das
  • ein
  • kein (no)
53
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dative neuter articles?

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  • dem
  • einem
  • keinem
54
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genitive neuter articles (the, one and no)?

A
  • des
  • eines
  • keines
55
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nominative plural articles (the and no)?

56
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accusative plural articles (the and no)?

57
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dative plural articles (the and no)?

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  • den
  • keinen
58
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genitive plural articles (the and no)?

A
  • der
  • keiner
59
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what is meant by the term, declension?

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German nouns change their endings according to their :-

  • gender
  • case
  • number
60
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what is a weak noun?

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A masculine noun, that with the exception of the nominative case, has all other cases ending in
-en or -n

e.g

  • der Junge
  • den Jungen
  • dem Jungen
  • des Jungen
61
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Decline the masculine noun, Der Mann

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Nominative, accusative, dative are the same.
An ‘S’ is added to the nominative to for the genitive

Note that -es is added rather than -s to aid pronounciation.

  • Nom - Der Mann
  • Acc - Den Mann
  • Dat - Dem Mann
  • Gen - Des Mannes
62
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Decline the weak masculine noun, Der Elefant

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‘EN’ is added to the nominative to form the accusative, dative and genitive cases. Note that -en is added rather than -n to aid pronounciation.

  • Nom - Der Elefant
  • Acc - Den Elefanten
  • Dat - Dem Elefanten
  • Gen - Des Elefanten
63
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Decline the feminine noun, Die Frau

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For all cases the noun endings are the same. This is true of all feminine nouns.

  • Nom - Die Frau
  • Acc - Die Frau
  • Dat - Der Frau
  • Gen - Der Frau
64
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Decline the neuter noun, Das Buch

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Nominative, accusative, dative are the same. An ‘S’ is added to the nominative to for the genitive. This is true for all neuter nouns.

  • Nom - Das Buch
  • Acc - Das Buch
  • Dat - Dem Buch
  • Gen - Des Buches
65
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What are the diminutive endings in standard German?

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-lein and -chen. e.g. das Mäuschen, das Tischlein

66
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How may an adjective be converted to a noun?

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by adding -heit to the adjective

e.g. krank (sick, ill),

die Krankheit (sickness, illness) - die Krankheiten (illnesses)

67
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Decline the plural, Die Blumen

A

For all cases the noun endings are the same. This is true of all purals.

  • Nom - Die Blumen
  • Acc - Die Blumen
  • Dat - Der Blumen
  • Gen - Den Blumen
68
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Translate “all of them”.

69
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Decline “alle” (plural only)

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alle declines like the definite article die

  • nom - alle
  • acc - alle
  • dat - allen
  • gen - aller
70
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Translate “this”

71
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Decline “dieser”

(masculine, feminine and neuter)

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dieser declines like a definite article

  • case - Masc__Fem__Neut Plural
  • nom - dieser, diese, dieses, diese
  • acc - diesen, diese, dieses, diese
  • dat - diesem, dieser, diesem, diesen
  • gen - dieses, dieser, dieses, dieser
72
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translate “some”

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einiger - declines like a definite article

73
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translate “each”

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jeder - declines like a definite article

74
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translate “that”

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jener - decline like a definite article

75
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translate “many”

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mancher - declines like a definite article

76
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translate “such”

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solcher - decline like a definite article

77
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translate “which?”

A

welcher - decline like a definite article

78
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How are possesive pronouns
e.g. mein (my) declined?

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They are declined the same as indefinite articles.eg.

  • Nom - mein, meine, mein,meine
  • Acc - meinen, meine, mein, meine
  • Dat- meinem. meiner, meinem, meinen
  • Gen - meines, meiner, meines, meiner
79
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What are the possesive pronouns my, your (informal, singular), and her (masc nom form)?

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  • mein
  • dein
  • sein
  • ihr
80
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What are the possesive pronouns our, your (plural) and their (masc nom)?

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  • unser
  • euer
  • ihr

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