Grammatik
What case is the subject in?
Nominative
What are all of the nominative definite articles (the) in German? Go in the order: masculine, neuter, feminine, plural
der, das, die, die
ein / das
I have the table.
Ich haben den Tisch.
Hast du die Landkarte?
Do you have the map?
What case is the direct object in?
Accusative
What are all of the accusative definite articles (the) in German? Go in the order: masculine, neuter, feminine, plural
den, das, die, die
Bringt ihr ____ Schultasche?
die / eine
He knows a girl.
Er kennt ein Maedchen.
Wir finden einen Bruder.
We find a brother.
How many cases are there in German?
Four
What are all of the nominative indefinite articles (a/an) in German? Go in the order: masculine, neuter, feminine, plural
ein, ein, eine, ---
____ Mann kennt die Kinder nicht.
der / ein
Are y'all buying the car?
Kauft ihr das Auto?
Ich kenne deine Freundin.
I know your (girl)friend.
What do cases do?
They show the grammatical function of a noun within a sentence.
What are all of the accusative indefinite articles (a/an) in German? Go in the order: masculine, neuter, feminine, plural
einen, ein, eine, ---
Wir finden ____ Stuhl.
den / einen
We don't hear the music.
Wir hoeren die Musik nicht.
Es gibt ein Maedchen im Klassenzimmer.
There is a girl in the classroom.
Name the four German cases OR name the three English cases.
German: Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Genitive
English: Subjective (subject), Objective (object), Possessive (shows ownership)
Name any article you've seen that uses an ending other than nominative or accusative. You don't have to know what case it really is!
Sample answers:
der Frau (should be die Frau, so der is a different form)
dem Haus
einem Mann
In a sentence, how can you tell what the direct object vs the subject is? Give at least two ways!
Example sentences:
Die Antwort sagt die Frau.
Die Lehrerin finden wir im Klassenzimmer.
Den Hund bringt er zur Party.
1.) Verb endings (wir finden, can't be die Lehrerin sehen)
2.) Articles (den Hund HAS to be the direct object/accusative)
3.) Logic (the woman says the answer makes sense, an answer can't say the woman)
They hate the kids in Austria.
Sie hassen die Kinder in Oesterreich.
Den Lehrer hoeren die Kinder nicht.
The kids don't hear/listen to the teacher.