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Basic German Grammar Topics

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  1. German-Gender of Nouns
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  2. German-Nominative
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  3. German-Numbers
    4 Topics
  4. German-Adjectives
    4 Topics
  5. German-Personal Pronouns & the Verb sein
    4 Topics
  6. German-Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
    4 Topics
  7. German-Plural Formation
    4 Topics
  8. German-Haben and the Accusative Case
    4 Topics
  9. German-Word Order
    4 Topics
  10. German-Definite Articles
    4 Topics
  11. German-Indefinite Articles
    4 Topics
  12. German-Negation
    5 Topics
  13. German-Modal Verbs
    4 Topics
  14. German-Separable Prefix Verbs
    4 Topics
  15. German-Coordinating Conjunctions
    4 Topics
  16. German-Konjunktiv I
    4 Topics
  17. German-Possessive Pronouns
    4 Topics
  18. German Question Words
    4 Topics
  19. German-Present Perfect of Regular Verbs
    4 Topics
  20. German-Present Perfect of Irregular Verbs
    4 Topics
  21. German-Present Perfect of Mixed Verbs
    4 Topics
  22. German-Dative Case
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  23. German-Two Way Prepositions
    4 Topics
  24. German-Dative Prepositions
    4 Topics
  25. German-Conditionals
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  26. German-Future Tense
    4 Topics
  27. German-Dative Verbs
    4 Topics
  28. German-Simple Past Tense
    4 Topics
  29. German-Imperative
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  30. German-Comparative
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  31. German-Temporal Prepositions
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  32. German-Present Perfect Separable Prefix Verbs
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  33. German-Irregular Verbs
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  34. German-Present Perfect Inseparable Prefix Verbs
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Lesson 10, Topic 4
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Listening Exercise-German Definite Articles

Stephen Sovenyhazy March 25, 2024
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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