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61 Cards in this Set
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Masculine
der neue Wagen |
the new car
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Feminine
die schöne Stadt |
the beautiful city
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Neuter
das alte Auto |
the old car
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Plural
die neuen Bücher |
the new books
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ein Masculine
ein neuer Wagen Note that with ein-words the adjective ending often tells us the gender of the following noun (-es = das, e = die -er = der; |
a new car
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ein Feminine
eine schöne Stadt |
a beautiful city
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eine Neuter
ein altes Auto |
an old car
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ein Plural
keine neuen Bücher |
no new books
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rot ,
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red
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der rote Wagen
der Wagen ist rot |
(the red car)
the car is red |
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rosa
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pink
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die rosa Rosen
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(the pink roses)*
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blau
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blue
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ein blaues Auge
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(a black eye)
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er ist blau
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(he's drunk)
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hell-blau
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light
blue |
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die hellblaue Bluse
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(the light blue blouse
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dunkel-blau
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dark
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die dunkelblaue Bluse ,
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(the dark blue blouse)
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grün
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green
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der grüne Hut
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the green hat)
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(gelb
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yellow
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die gelben Seiten
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(the yellow pages)
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ein gelbes Auto
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a yellow car
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weiß
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white
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das weiße Papier
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(the white paper)
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schwarz
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black
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der schwarze Koffer
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(the black suitcase)
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orange
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orange
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das orange Buch
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(the orange book)
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braun
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brown
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die braunen Schuhe
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(the brown shoes)
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beige
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beige
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der beige Kasten
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(the beige box)
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violet
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der violette Hut
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(the violet hat)
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lila
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lilac/mauve
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der lila Hut
Colors ending in -a (lila, rosa) or -e (beige, orange) do not take the normal adjective endings. |
(the lilac hat)*
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grau
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gray
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der graue Pulli
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(the gray sweater)
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türkis
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turquoise
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eine türkise Karte
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a turquoise card
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silber
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silver
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eine silberne Münze
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a silver coin
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gold
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gold
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eine goldene Münze
eine Goldmünze |
a gold coin
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colorful
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bunt
farbenfroh |
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He's getting on my nerves.
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Er geht mir auf die Nerven.
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She's got a screw loose."
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Bei ihr ist eine Schraube los.
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He had the nerve to say that?"
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Er hatte die Stirn, das zu sagen? (Literally, "he had the forehead..."
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blau (referring to a person)
die blauen Duetcher |
drunk
drunk Germans |
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blau (On a menu)
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boiled
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Blau machen
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not show up for work or school—for no good reason. ("Ferris macht blau" is the German title of the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
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Blaue Bohnen
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bullets ("blue pills/beans").
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sleep like a log,
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wie ein Murmeltier schlafen
(sleeps like a wood chuck or a marmot) |
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He was "putty" in your hands
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Er war Wachs in ihren Händen.
(wax in your hands) |
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pulling someone's leg
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auf den Arm nehmen
(take on the arm) |
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you can't teach an old dog new tricks
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Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr.
(what little Johnny can't learn, old John will never learn.) |
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hitting the nail on the head
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den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
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"you've got me there"
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da bin ich überfragt
(lit., "I've been over-asked") |
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she's not all there
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Sie hat nicht alle Tassen im Schrank.
("She doesn't have all [her] cups in the cupboard.") |
