1 / 25

German Articles!

German Articles!. The Basics. All German Nouns are Capitalized ! There are 3 articles in German. These articles are: 1. der 2. die 3. das. When you learn a German Noun, you must also learn the article . der Hund = the dog die Katze = the cat das Kind = the child

nau
Download Presentation

German Articles!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. German Articles!

  2. The Basics • All German Nouns are Capitalized! • There are 3 articles in German. • These articles are: • 1. der • 2. die • 3. das

  3. When you learn a German Noun, you must also learn the article. • derHund = the dog • dieKatze = the cat • das Kind = the child • dieEltern = the parents • “The parents” is plural.

  4. DER • Der is considered masculine. • Here are some helpful hints to know if the article of the Noun is masculine or not. • The following are always masculine.

  5. DER • Days, Months, Seasons: • Montag, Juli, Sommer • Points of the Compass, Map locations and Winds: • Nordwest, Föhn • Precipitation: • Regen, Schnee, Nebel

  6. DER • Names of Cars and Trains: • VW, ICE, Mercedes • Words ending in -ismus: • Journalismus, Kommunismus, Synchronismus • (-ismus in German = -ism in English) • Words ending in -ner: • Rentner, Schaffner, Zöllner

  7. DER • The basic Atmospheric elements that end in “-stoff.” • Sauerstoff - Oxygen • Stickstoff - Nitrogen

  8. DER • The following are usually masculine. • Agents (people who do something), most Occupations and Nationalities: • Architekt, Arzt, Deutsche, Student

  9. DER • Nouns ending in -er (when referring to people): • Fahrer, Verkäufer • Names of AlcoholicDrinks: • Wein, Wodka • Names of Mountains and Lakes: • Berg, See

  10. DER • Most Rivers outside of Europe: • Amazonas, Kongo, Mississippi • Most Nouns ending in -ich, -ling and -ist: • Rettich, Schädling, Pazifist

  11. DIE • Die is considered feminine. • Here are some helpful hints to know if the article of the Noun is feminine or not. • The following are always feminine.

  12. DIE • Nouns ending in the following suffixes -heit, -keit, -tät, -ung and -schaft: • Freiheit, Schnelligkeit, Universität, Zeitung, Freundschaft • Nouns ending in -ie: • Drogerie, Geographie, Industrie • (-ie in German = -y in English)

  13. DIE • Names of Aircraft, Ships and Motorbikes: • Boeing 747, Titanic, BMW • (BMW is for the Motorcycle only) • (In English, ships are often referred to as “she.”) • Nouns ending in -ik: • Grammatik, Grafik, Klinik, Musik, Panik, Physik

  14. DIE • Borrowed (Foreign) Nouns ending in -ade, -age, -anz, -enz, -ette, -ine, -ion and -tur: • Parade, Blamage (shame), Distanz, Frequenz, Serviette, Nation, Konjunktur (economictrend) • Cardinal Numbers: • Eins, Drei

  15. DIE • The following are usually feminine. • Nouns ending in -in: • Amerikanerin, Studentin • (usually pertain to female people, occupations nationalities) • Most Nouns ending in -e: • Ecke, Ente, Grenze, Pistole

  16. DIE • Most Nouns ending in -ei: • Partei • Most types of Flowers and Trees: • Birke, Chrysanthememe, Eiche, Rose • Borrowed (Foreign) Nouns ending in -isse, -itis and -ive: • Hornisse, Initiative

  17. DAS • Das is considered neuter. • Here are some helpful hints to know if the article of the Noun is neuter or not. • The following are always neuter.

  18. DAS • Nouns ending in -chen or -lein: • Fräulein, Kannichen, Mädchen • Infinitives used as nouns (Gerunds): • Essen, Schreiben • Almost all of the 112 known ChemicalElements: • Aluminium, Zink, Zirkonium

  19. DAS • Names of Hotels, Cafes and Theaters: • Hotel, Café, Kino • Names of Colors used as Nouns: • Blau, Rot

  20. DAS • The following are usually neuter. • Geographic place names (Towns, Countries, Continents): • Berlin, Deutschland, Brasilien, Afrika • Young Animals and People: • Baby, Kücken

  21. DAS • Most Metals: • Aluminium, Kupfer • Nouns ending in -o: • Auto, Büro, Kasino, Konto, Radio, Veto, Video • Fractions: • Viertel, Drittel

  22. DAS • Most Nouns starting with -Ge: • Geschirr, Geschlecht, Gesetz • Most Borrowed (Foreign) Nouns ending in -ment: • Ressentiment, Supplement

  23. DAS • Most Nouns ending in -nis: • Versäumnis • Most Nouns ending in -tum or -um: • Christentum, Königtum

  24. Plural Die • Any Noun in German that is Plural uses the article die. • der Stuhl: dieStühle • die Dame: dieDamen • das Jahr: dieJahre • No matter the original article, if the Noun is plural, the article will always be die.

  25. Sources • www.german.about.com

More Related