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29 Cards in this Set
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Which nouns do you capitalize in German?
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all of them
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What is a definite article?
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the word for "the"
used for a particular thing or person |
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What is the definite article for a masculine noun?
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der
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What is the definite article for a feminine noun?
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die
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What is the definite article for a neuter noun?
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das
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
male people and animals |
masculine
der Mann |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
seasons, months, days of the week, compass points |
masculine
der Sommer |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
most things that perform an action |
masculine
der Wecker der Computer |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
German nouns taken from other languages ending in -ant, -ast, -ismus, and -or |
masculine
der Kapitalismus |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
nouns ending in -ich, -ig, and -ling |
masculine
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
most nouns ending in -e |
feminine
note male people or animals ending in -e are masculine; beginning in Ge- and ending in -e usually neuter |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
nouns ending in -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ung, and -ei |
feminine
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
German nouns, some taken from other languages, ending in -anz, -enz, -ie, -ik, -ion, -tät, -ur |
feminine. there are exceptions
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
numbers used in counting |
feminine
eine Drei |
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Generally, how do you make a masculine noun into a feminine form? (Ie for a female teacher)
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add-in in the singular and -innen in the plural
Der Lehrer Die Leherin Lehrer und Lehrerinnen |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
most nouns beginning with Ge- |
neuter
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
words ending in -lein or -chen |
neuter
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How do you create the diminutive form of a noun, ie kitty (little cat) or little house
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Drop any final -e; add -lein or -chen. If there is an a, o, or u add an umlat
die Katz, das Kätzchen Haus, das Häuschen Kind, das Kindlein |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
fractions |
neuter
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
nouns referring to young animals or humans |
neuter
das Kind das Baby das Lamm |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
infinitives used as nouns |
neuter
sas Schwimmen (swimming) |
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
most nouns ending in -nis, -tum |
neuter
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Are the nouns masculine, feminine, or neuter:
German nouns from other languages ending in -at, -ett, -on, -ma, -ment, -um |
neuter
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Does a compound noun take its gender from the first or second noun?
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generally second
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What is the rule for gender of abbreviations?
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same gender as the words they come from
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How do you make a noun plural?
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add -n or -en
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What article do you use for plural nouns?
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die (always)
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What is the negative form of the indefinite article ein/eine?
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kein/keine
Ich habe kein Buch |
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What is masculine article "a" in the accusative case? (when using with a direct object)
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einen
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