Nouns Flashcards
1
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a masculine noun:- the man
A
der Mann
2
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feminine noun:- the woman
A
die Frau
3
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a neuter noun:- the child
A
das Kind
4
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nouns ending in ‘ich’ are typically?
A
masculine
e.g. das Teppich (the carpet)
5
Q
nouns ending in ‘schaft’ are typically?
A
feminine
e.g. die Gewerkschaft (trade union)
6
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nouns ending in ‘ig’ are typically?
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masculine
e.g. der Essig (vinegar)
7
Q
nouns beginning in ‘ge’ are typically?
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neuter
e.g. das Geschirr (the dishes)
8
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nouns ending in ‘keit’ are typically?
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feminine
e.g. die Sehenswürdigkeit (point of interest)
9
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nouns ending in ‘ling’ are typically?
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masculine
e.g. der Frühling (the spring)
10
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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)
15
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the masculine definite article (nominative)?
A
der
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the feminine definite article (nominative)?
A
die
17
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the neuter definite article (nominative)?
A
das
18
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the plural definite article (nominative)?
A
die
19
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masc indefinite article?
A
ein
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the feminine indefinite article (nominative)
A
eine
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the neuter indefinite article (nominative)?
A
ein
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
23
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what is added to singular forms ending ‘en’?
A
no change
e.g. der Kuchen … Die Kuchen
(the kitchen)
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?
A
- nothing + umlaut
- E + umlaut
- ER + umlaut
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what is added to singular forms ending 'er'?
no change
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what is added to singular forms ending 'el'?
no change
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what is added to the first vowel of some nouns to form a plural?
An umlaut
e.g. der Garten ... die Gärten
| (the garden)
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plural of der Stuhl (the stool)?
die Stühle
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plural of Geschenk (gift)?
die Geschenke
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plural of der Tisch (table)?
die Tische
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plural of die Apfel (apple)?
die Äpfel
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plural of die Blume (flower)?
die Blumen
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plural of der Lehrer (teacher)?
die Lehrer
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plural of das Dach (roof)?
die Dächer
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plural of das Auto (car)?
die Autos
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plural of das Hotel (hotel)?
die Hotels
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plural of der Chef (chef)?
die Chefs
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what are the 4 cases of German Nouns?
* Nominative
* Accusative
* Dative
* Genitive
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explain the nominative case
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.
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explain the accusative case
Accusative case is the object of the sentence.
The man throw the ball.
The ball is in the accusative case.
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explain the dative case
Dative case is the recipient of the sentence.
The man throw the ball to the girl.
The girl is in the dative case.
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explain the genitive case
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.
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nominative masculine articles (the, one and no)?
* der
* ein
* kein (no)
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accusative masculine articles (the, one and no)?
* den
* einen
* keinen
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dative masculine articles (the, one and no)?
* dem
* einem
* keinem
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genitive masculine articles (the, one and no)?
* des
* eines
* keines
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nominative feminine articles (the, one and no)?
* die
* eine
* keine (no)
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accusative feminine articles (the, one and no)?
* die
* eine
* keine (no)
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dative feminine articles (the, one and no)?
* der
* einer
* keiner
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genitive feminine articles (the, one and no)?
* der
* einer
* keiner
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nominative neuter articles (the, one and no)?
* das
* ein
* kein (no)
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accusative neuter articles (the, one and no)?
* das
* ein
* kein (no)
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dative neuter articles?
* dem
* einem
* keinem
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genitive neuter articles (the, one and no)?
* des
* eines
* keines
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nominative plural articles (the and no)?
* die
* keine
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accusative plural articles (the and no)?
* die
* keine
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dative plural articles (the and no)?
* den
* keinen
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genitive plural articles (the and no)?
* der
* keiner
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what is meant by the term, declension?
German nouns change their endings according to their :-
* gender
* case
* number
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what is a weak noun?
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 Junge**_n_**
* dem Junge**_n_**
* des Junge**_n_**
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Decline the masculine noun, Der Mann
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 - De**s** Mann**es**
62
Decline the _weak_ masculine noun, Der Elefant
'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 Elefant**en**
* Dat - Dem Elefant**en**
* Gen - Des Elefant**en**
63
Decline the feminine noun, Die Frau
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
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Decline the neuter noun, Das Buch
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 Buch**es**
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What are the diminutive endings in standard German?
-lein and -chen. e.g. das Mäuschen, das Tischlein
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How may an adjective be converted to a noun?
by adding -heit to the adjective
## Footnote
e.g. krank (sick, ill),
die Krankheit (sickness, illness) - die Krankheiten (illnesses)
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Decline the plural, Die Blumen
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
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Translate "all of them".
alle
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Decline "alle" (plural only)
alle declines like the definite article die
* nom - alle
* acc - alle
* dat - allen
* gen - aller
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Translate "this"
dieser
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Decline "dieser"
| (masculine, feminine and neuter)
dieser declines like a definite article
* case - **_Masc__Fem__Neut_ _Plural_**
* nom - dies**er**, dies**e**, dies**es**, dies**e**
* acc - dies**en,** dies**e**, dies**es**, dies**e**
* dat - dies**em**, dies**er**, diese**m**, diese**n**
* gen - dies**es**, dies**er**, diese**s**, diese**r**
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translate "some"
einiger - declines like a definite article
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translate "each"
jeder - declines like a definite article
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translate "that"
jener - decline like a definite article
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translate "many"
mancher - declines like a definite article
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translate "such"
solcher - decline like a definite article
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translate "which?"
welcher - decline like a definite article
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How are possesive pronouns
e.g. mein (my) declined?
They are declined the same as indefinite articles.eg.
* Nom - mein, mein**e**, mein,mein**e**
* Acc - mein**en**, mein**e**, mein, mein**e**
* Dat- mein**em**. mein**er,** mein**em,** mein**en**
* Gen - mein**es,** mein**er**, mein**es**, mein**er**
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What are the possesive pronouns my, your (informal, singular), and her (masc nom form)?
* mein
* dein
* sein
* ihr
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What are the possesive pronouns our, your (plural) and their (masc nom)?
* unser
* euer
* ihr
