Grammatik des Lebens · A1 · Bestimmte Artikel: Einzahl und Mehrzahl – der, die, das, den, dem, des
Grammar of Life · A1 · Definite Articles: Singular and Plural – der, die, das, den, dem, des
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Im Deutschen
in German
gibt es
there are
sechs
six
kleine Wörter
little words
,
die
which
„
bestimmte Artikel
definite articles
“
heißen
are called
:
der
der
,
die
die
,
das
das
,
des
des
,
dem
dem
,
den
den
.
In German there are six little words which are called “ definite articles ” : der , die , das , des , dem , den .
Diese Wörter
these words
stehen
come
vor Nomen
before nouns
.
Erst
only
in der Kombination von
in the combination of
Artikel
article
und
and
Nomen
noun
ist klar
does it become clear
,
was
what
genau
exactly
gemeint ist
is meant
,
wenn man
if one
über etwas
about something
spricht
talks
.
These words come before nouns. Only when the article and noun are combined does it become clear what exactly is meant when talking about something.
Die Artikel
the articles
zeigen uns auch an
also tell us
,
ob ein Wort
if a word
grammatikalisch
grammatically
als
as
männlich
masculine
,
weiblich
feminine
oder
or
sächlich
neuter
angesehen wird
is considered
.
The articles also tell us whether a word is grammatically considered masculine, feminine or neuter.
Darum
that’s why
muss man
you have
Artikel
articles
immer
always
gleich
immediately
zusammen mit
together with
dem Nomen
the noun
lernen
to learn
.
Man sagt also
so you say
:
der Mann
the man
,
die Frau
the woman
,
das Mädchen
the girl
,
der Hund
the dog
,
die Katze
the cat
,
das Fenster
the window
.
That's why you always have to learn articles together with the noun. So you say: the man, the woman, the girl, the dog, the cat, the window.
Fragen
questions
und
and
Antworten
answers
machen deutlich
make it clear
,
wie
how
Artikel
articles
im Satz
in the sentence
gebraucht werden
are used
.
Questions and answers make it clear how articles are used in sentences.
Beispiele für
examples of
das grammatikalisch männliche Wort
the grammatically masculine word
„
Hund
dog
“
:
Wer ist
who is
das
that
?
Das ist
that's
der Hund
the dog
meiner Freundin
of my (female) friend
.
Wessen Ball
whose ball
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
des Hundes
of the dog
.
Examples of the grammatically masculine word "dog": Who is that? That's my friend's dog. Whose ball is that? That's the dog's ball.
Wem
who to
gibst du
are you giving
den Ball
the ball
?
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
dem Hund
to the dog
.
Wen
who
siehst du
do you see
?
Ich sehe
I see
den Hund
the dog
.
Who are you giving the ball to? I'm giving it to the dog. Who do you see? I see the dog.
Beispiele für
examples of
das grammatikalisch weibliche Wort
the grammatically feminine word
„
Katze
cat
“
:
Wer
who
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
die Katze
the cat
meiner Tochter
of my daughter
.
Wessen Ball
whose ball
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
der Katze
of the cat
.
Examples of the grammatically feminine word "cat": Who is that? That's my daughter's cat. Whose ball is that? That's the cat's ball.
Wem
who to
gibst du
are you giving
den Ball
the ball
?
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
der Katze
to the cat
.
Wen
who
siehst du
do you see
?
Ich sehe
I see
die Katze
the cat
.
Who are you giving the ball to? I'm giving it to the cat. Who do you see? I see the cat.
Beispiele für
examples of
das grammatikalisch sächliche Wort
the grammatically neuter word
„
Kind
child
“
:
Wer
who
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
das Kind
the child
meiner Freundin
of my (female) friend
.
Wessen
whose
Ball
Ball
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
des Kindes
of the child
.
Examples of the grammatically neuter word "kind": Who is that? That is my friend's child. Whose ball is that? That is the child's ball.
Wem
who to
gibst du
are you giving
den Ball
the ball
?
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
dem Kind
to the child
.
Wen
who
siehst du
do you see
?
Ich sehe
I see
das Kind
the child
.
Who are you giving the ball to? I'm giving it to the child. Who do you see? I see the child.
In der Mehrzahl
in the plural
ist das alles
is that all
einfacher
easier
,
denn
because
da sind
there are
die bestimmten Artikel
the definite articles
für
for
männliche
masculine
,
weibliche
feminine
und
and
sächliche
neuter
Nomen
nouns
gleich
the same
.
In the plural, things are easier because the definite articles for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns are the same.
Was
what
ist das
is this
?
Das sind
these are
die Hunde
the dogs
meiner Freundin
of my (female) friend
.
Das sind
these are
die Katzen
the cats
meiner Tochter
of my daughter
.
Das sind
these are
die Kinder
the children
meiner Freundin
of my (female) friend
.
What is this? These are my girlfriend's dogs. These are my daughter's cats. These are my girlfriend's children.
Wessen Ball
whose ball
ist das
is that
?
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
der Hunde
of the dogs
.
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
der Katzen
of the cats
.
Das ist
that's
der Ball
the ball
der Kinder
of the children
.
Whose ball is this? This is the dogs' ball. This is the cats' ball. This is the children's ball.
Wem
who to
gibst du
are you giving
den Ball
the ball
?
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
den Hunden
to the dogs
.
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
den Katzen
to the cats
.
Ich gebe
I give
ihn
it
den Kindern
to the children
.
Who do you give the ball to? I give it to the dogs. I give it to the cats. I give it to the children.
Wen
whom
siehst du
do you see
?
Ich sehe
I see
die Hunde
the dogs
.
Ich sehe
I see
die Katzen
the cats
.
Ich sehe
I see
die Kinder
the children
.
Who do you see? I see the dogs. I see the cats. I see the children.
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Grammar of Life · A1 · Definite Articles: Singular and Plural – der, die, das, den, dem, des
