Basic German Grammar Topics
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German-Gender of Nouns4 Topics
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German-Nominative4 Topics
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German-Numbers4 Topics
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German-Adjectives4 Topics
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German-Personal Pronouns & the Verb sein4 Topics
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German-Regular Verbs in the Present Tense4 Topics
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German-Plural Formation4 Topics
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German-Haben and the Accusative Case4 Topics
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German-Word Order4 Topics
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German-Definite Articles4 Topics
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German-Indefinite Articles4 Topics
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German-Negation5 Topics
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German-Modal Verbs4 Topics
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German-Separable Prefix Verbs4 Topics
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German-Coordinating Conjunctions4 Topics
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German-Konjunktiv I4 Topics
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German-Possessive Pronouns4 Topics
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German Question Words4 Topics
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German-Present Perfect of Regular Verbs4 Topics
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German-Present Perfect of Irregular Verbs4 Topics
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German-Present Perfect of Mixed Verbs4 Topics
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German-Dative Case5 Topics
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German-Two Way Prepositions4 Topics
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German-Dative Prepositions4 Topics
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German-Conditionals4 Topics
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German-Future Tense4 Topics
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German-Dative Verbs4 Topics
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German-Simple Past Tense4 Topics
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German-Imperative4 Topics
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German-Comparative4 Topics
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German-Temporal Prepositions4 Topics
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German-Present Perfect Separable Prefix Verbs4 Topics
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German-Irregular Verbs4 Topics
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German-Present Perfect Inseparable Prefix Verbs4 Topics
Participants 257
Listening Exercise-German Definite Articles
Stephen Sovenyhazy March 25, 2024
Listen to the audio and try to answer the following questions.
Questions
1. When was the definite article used?
2. What size is his backyard?
3. What does his umbrella look like?
4. How many trees does he have and what kind are they?
5. Which tree is old and large?
Answers
1. die Sonne (the sun) das macht nichts (that doesn’t matter), Die Eiche (the oak), Der Ahorn (the maple), Die Vögel (the birds), den Bäumen (the trees – dative, plural), Der Schirm (the umbrella), der Regen (the rain), das Wetter (the weather)
2. His backyard is rather small.
3. His umbrella is yellow, big and waterproof.
4. He has two trees in his backyard. An oak and a maple.
5.The oak tree is old and large.
Transcript
Ich sitze gerne in meinem Garten und geniesse die Sonne. Ich bin froh einen Garten zu haben. Mein Garten ist recht klein, aber das macht nichts. Ich habe zwei Bäume in meinem Garten. Eine Eiche und einen Ahorn. Die Eiche ist sehr alt und gross. Der Ahorn ist klein. Die Vögel bauen gerne ihre Nester in den Bäumen. Ich habe einen grossen Sonnenschirm. Der Schirm ist gelb, gross und wasserdicht. Ich kann also auch im Regen draussen sitzen. Der Regen macht mir nichts aus. Ich sitze in meinem Garten egal wie das Wetter ist.
Vocabulary
der Garten – the (back)yard, gardengeniessen – to enjoy
die Sonne – the sun
recht – pretty, rather
die Eiche(n) – the oak
der Ahorn(e) – the maple
das Nest(er) – the nest
bauen – to build
der (Sonnen)Schirm – the (sun)umbrella
wasserdicht – waterproof
draussen – outside
ausmachen – to bother (Das macht mir nichts aus – That doesn’t bother me.)
egal – no matter, regardless