Grammatik des Lebens · A1 · Bestimmte Artikel: der, die, das
Grammar of Life · A1 · Definite articles: der, die, das
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Im Deutschen
in German
hört man
you hear
sehr oft
very often
„
der
der
“
,
„
die
die
“
und
and
„
das
das
“
.
„Der“ ist
"der" is
männlich
masculine
,
„die“ ist
"die" is
weiblich
feminine
und
and
„das“ ist
"das" is
sächlich
neuter
.
In German, you often hear "der," "die," and "das." "Der" is masculine, "die" is feminine, and "das" is neuter.
Wir sagen
we say
„
die
die
“
mit
with
weiblichen Nomen
feminine nouns
:
die Lampe
the lamp
,
die Tasche
the bag
,
die Blume
the flower
,
die Uhr
the clock
,
die Tür
the door
,
die Straße
the street
We say " die " with feminine nouns : the lamp, the bag, the flower, the clock, the door, the street
„Der“ steht
"Der" stands
vor
ahead
männlichen Nomen
masculine nouns
:
der Tisch
the table
,
der Stuhl
the chair
,
der Apfel
the apple
,
der Bus
the bus
,
der Hund
the dog
,
der Lehrer
the teacher
“The” is used before masculine nouns: the table, the chair, the apple, the bus, the dog, the teacher
„
Das
Das
“
verwenden wir
use we
mit
with
neutralen Nomen
neuter nouns
:
das Haus
the house
,
das Kind
the child
,
das Auto
the car
,
das Fenster
the window
,
das Messer
the knive
,
das Buch
the book
We use “Das” with neuter nouns: the house, the child, the car, the window, the knife, the book
Und
and
im Plural
in the plural
?
Im Plural
in the plural
sagen wir
say we
immer
always
„
die
die
“
–
egal
no matter
ob
if
männlich
masculine
,
weiblich
feminine
oder
or
neutral
neuter
:
die Häuser
the houses
,
die Blumen
the flowers
,
die Tische
the tables
,
die Kinder
the children
,
die Bücher
the books
,
die Lehrer
the teachers
And in the plural? In the plural we always say "the" – whether masculine, feminine or neutral: the houses, the flowers, the tables, the children, the books, the teachers
Im Deutschen
in German
sagen wir
say we
oft
often
einfach
simple
:
der
der
,
die
die
,
das
das
–
ohne
without
das Nomen
the noun
.
Das geht
this works
,
wenn klar ist
if it's clear
,
worüber
about what
wir sprechen
we're talking
.
In German, we often simply say "der," "die," or "das"—without the noun. This works if it's clear what we're talking about.
Wo ist
where is
meine Jacke
my jacket
?
Die hängt
it hangs
im Flur
in the hallway
.
Wo ist
where is
mein Hemd
my shirt
?
Das ist
it is
in der Wäsche
in the laundry
.
Wo sind
where are
die Kinder
the children
?
Die sind
they're
draußen
outside
im Garten
in the garden
.
Where is my jacket? It's hanging in the hallway. Where is my shirt? It's in the laundry. Where are the children? They're outside in the garden.
Wo ist
where is
der Bus
thebus
?
Der kommt
it's coming
gleich
soon
.
Wo ist
where is
deine Schwester
your sister
?
Die ist
she is
noch
still
beim Einkaufen
shopping
.
Wo ist
where is
das Paket
the package
?
Das liegt
it lies
vor
in front of
der Tür
the door
.
Where's the bus? It's coming soon. Where's your sister? She's still shopping. Where's the package? It's right outside.
Wo sind
where are
die Schuhe
the shoes
?
Die stehen
they're standing
im Flur
in the hallway
.
Wo ist
where is
der Lehrer
the teacher
?
Der ist
he is
heute
today
nicht da
not here
.
Wo ist
where is
die Milch
the milk
?
Die ist
it is
schon
already
leer
empty
.
Where are the shoes? They're in the hallway. Where is the teacher? He's not here today. Where is the milk? It's already gone.
Wo ist
where is
das Auto
the car
?
Das steht
it stands
in der Garage
in the garage
.
Wo sind
where are
deine Eltern
your parents
?
Die sind
they're
verreist
away
.
Where's the car? It's in the garage. Where are your parents? They're away.
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Grammar of Life · A1 · Definite articles: der, die, das
