German Defenite Articles

German Defenite Articles
Nominative Case
Accusative Case
Dative Case
Genitive Cases
Masculine
Der
Den
Dem
Des
Feminine
Die
Die
Der
Der
Neuter
Das
Das
Dem
Des
Plural
Die
Die
Den
Der
Nominative Case
Accusative Case
Dative Case
Genitive Cases
Masculine
ein
einen
einem
eines
Feminine
eine
eine
einer
einer
Neuter
ein
ein
einem
eines
a,an
a,an
To a, top an
Of a, of an
The
The
To the
Of The
German pronouns
Pronouns
1st singular
2nd singular
3rd singular
1st plural
2nd plural
3rd plural
Nominative
ich
du
sie
wir
ihr
sie
Pronouns
1st singular
2nd singular
3rd singular
1st plural
2nd plural
3rd plural
Dative
mir
dir
ihr
uns
euch
ihnen
Pronouns
1st singular
2nd singular
3rd singular
1st plural
2nd plural
3rd plural
Pronouns
1st singular
2nd singular
3rd singular
1st plural
2nd plural
3rd plural
Accusative
mich
dich
sie
uns
euch
sie
Genetive
meindeinihrunsereurihr-
Conjugate haben/sein
ich
(I)
du
(You,informal)
er/sie/es
(he,she,it)
wir
(we)
ihr
(you,informal,plural)
sie
(they)
Sie
(you,formal)
Haben
habe
To have
I have
hast
You have
hat
haben
He/She/ It
has
We have
habt
You have
haben
They have
haben
You have
Ich
(I)
Du
(You,informal)
Er/Sie/Es
(he,she,it)
Wir
(we)
Ihr
(you,informal,plural)
sie
(they)
Sie
(you,formal)
Sein
bin
To be
I am
bist
You are
ist
sind
He/She/ It
is
We are
seid
You are
sind
They are
sind
You are
Perfect Tense of German Verbs
As a general rule, in German the Perfect ense is used when Talking conversationally about events in
the past, rather than when writing about them.
As in English, the Perfect Tense in German needs two verb parts. They are: an auxiliary (helping)
verb (it's a form of haben or sein), and the past participle of the verb.
Ich habe Fußball gespielt. (I have played football)
Past participle:
Strong verbs usually have a past participle that ends in -en, but you have to learn the participle of
each verb.
e.g. fahren - gefahren, gehen - gegangen, schwimmen - geschwommen. The past participle of strong
verbs is listed in the Table of Strong Verbs, which includes almost all strong verbs.
Weak verbs form their past participle by putting ge- before the stem of the verb and -t on the end of
the stem. If the stem ends in a -t or -d, you insert an -e- between the stem and that letter.
e.g. machen - gemacht, sammeln - gesammelt, spielen - gespielt, arbeiten - gearbeitet
infinitive = the non-conjugated form of a verb
A noun = word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.
A verb= word used primarily to indicate a type of action, such as to fly or to wish, though it may
also be used to indicate a general state of existence, such as to live.
A pronoun =can replace a noun or another pronoun.
An adjective =modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying
words.
In a sentence, every verb must have a subject. If the verb expresses action—like sneeze, jump,
bark, or study—the subject is who or what does the verb.
A direct object will follow a transitive verb [a type of action verb]. Direct objects can be nouns,
pronouns, phrases, or clauses. If you can identify the subject and verb in a sentence, then finding
the direct object—if one exists—is easy. Just remember this simple formula.
An indirect object precedes the direct object and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb is
done and who is receiving the direct object. There must be a direct object to have an indirect object.
Indirect objects are usually found with verbs of giving or communicating like give, bring, tell, show,
take, or offer. An indirect object is always a noun or pronoun which is not part of a prepositional
phrase.
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase
that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.
The Rule of all Rules
German nouns ending in –o are usually neuter: das Auto, Büro, Kasino, Konto, Radio.
Some of the exceptions are very common: die Avocado, der Euro, die Limo, der Zoo.
German nouns ending in -ik are usually feminine: die Grammatik, Grafik, Klinik, Mathematik
Another German feminine noun suffix is the -in ending.
An -er ending usually indicates a masculine noun. However, some common nouns ending in -er are
not masculine: das Fenster, die Mutter, die Schwester, die Tochter, das Wetter.