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Introduction to German:
Lesson 4

By Kugel

Some review from prior lessons.

Before we just used mein for masculine nouns. When mein is used with feminine nouns, you must use meine.

My aunt has driven the money to Frankfurt

Answer: Meine Tante hat das Geld nach Frankfurt gefahren
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My aunt is expecting(awaiting) it

Answer: Meine Tante erwartet es
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What is my name?

Answer: Was ist mein Name?
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The aunt has the car

Answer: Die Tante hat das Auto
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The word for your formal is Ihr. Ihr works just like mein, but Ihr must be capitalized for your formal

Just like mein, Ihr must be used for only neuter and masculine nouns, and Ihre is for the feminine nouns.

Recall that Name is a masculine noun.

What is your Name?

Answer: Was ist Ihr Name?
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My name is Boris

Answer: Mein Name ist Boris
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So far we’ve only covered the 3rd person singular verbs. Now it’s time to take a look at different persons.

The word for to be called is heißen

Make sure you refer to the german keyboard for the special ß key

Remember that I always introduce verbs in the infinitive.

The word for I is ich

First person singular verbs take e as the ending

He studies

Answer: Er studiert
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To study

Answer: studieren
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I study

Answer: Ich studiere
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I am saying it

Answer: Ich sage es
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I am driving to Berlin

Answer: Ich fahre nach Berlin
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I am driving the car to Berlin

Answer: Ich fahre das Auto nach Berlin
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She’s called Sophie

Answer: Sie heißt Sophie
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The car is called Mary

Answer: Das Auto heißt Mary
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I’m called Boris(My name is Boris)

Answer: Ich heiße Boris
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Sein is an odd ball just like in English

The word for am is bin

I am nothing

Answer: Ich bin nichts
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I am the aunt

Answer: Ich bin die Tante
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I have the car

Answer: Ich habe das Auto
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I have driven to Berlin

Answer: Ich bin nach Berlin gefahren
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Your car has the money

Answer: Ihr Auto hat das Geld
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Remember how before we had Er ist nach Berlin gefahren.

I have driven the car to Berlin

Answer: Ich habe das Auto nach Berlin gefahren
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My car has the money

Answer: Mein Auto hat das Geld
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The word for no is nein

No, your aunt has the money

Answer: Nein, Ihre Tante hat das Geld
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No, your car has the money

Answer: Nein, Ihr Auto hat das Geld
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Your aunt has driven the car to Frankfurt

Answer: Ihre Tante hat das Auto nach Frankfurt gefahren
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I hope that you were aware of how the auxiliary changed from bin to habe just like how before in the lessons ist changed to hat

I have the name

Answer: Ich habe den Namen
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We’ve noticed so far that der changes into den for the accusative. From lesson 2 we already know that das stays das for the accusative. What about the feminine? It’s just as easy as the neuter, it stays the same!

die stays die for the accusative

I have driven the aunt to Frankfurt

Answer: Ich habe die Tante nach Frankfurt gefahren
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Your aunt has it

Answer: Ihre Tante hat es
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Your aunt has driven to Berlin

Answer: Ihre Tante ist nach Berlin gefahren
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What is your name?

Answer: Was ist Ihr Name?
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We went over some of the definite articles in the nominative and accusative cases. Now it’s time to go over the indefinite articles. Let’s start with the neuter.

The word for the child is das Kind. The word for a child is ein Kind

Neuter indefinite articles are easy. Ein is used for both accusative and nominative.

I am expecting a child

Answer: Ich erwarte ein Kind
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Das can also mean that

What is that?

Answer: Was ist das?
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That is a child

Answer: Das ist ein Kind
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The word for who is wer

Who is that?

Answer: Wer ist das?
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That is E.T.

Answer: Das ist E.T.
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Let’s say you are having an existential crisis

Who am I?

Answer: Wer bin ich?
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I am nothing

Answer: Ich bin nichts
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Who is the aunt?

Answer: Wer ist die Tante?
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The aunt is Sophie

Answer: Die Tante ist Sophie
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Who has the car?

Answer: Wer hat das Auto?
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I have the auto

Answer: Ich habe das Auto
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I have driven the car to Paris

Answer: Ich habe das Auto nach Paris gefahren
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Who has the money?

Answer: Wer hat das Geld?
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The word for and is und

I have the money and a car

Answer: Ich habe das Geld und ein Auto
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The indefinite articles for masculine aren’t as easy as the neuter and the feminine. The feminine uses eine for both nominative and accusative. The masculine uses ein for the nominative and einen for the accusative. Our possevive adjectives we learned so far mein/Ihr follow the endings just like the indefinite articles.

The word for the communist is der Kommunist

I am a communist

Answer: Ich bin ein Kommunist
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der Kommunist is a weak noun so remember the endings!

I have the communist

Answer: Ich habe den Kommunisten
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Capitalist is also just as easy, just change the c into a k.

der Kapitalist is also a weak noun!

I have a communist and a capitalist

Answer: Ich habe einen Kommunisten und einen Kapitalisten
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I am expecting the communist

Answer: Ich erwarte den Kommunisten
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I have the money

Answer: Ich habe das Geld
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The communist has an aunt

Answer: Der Kommunist hat eine Tante
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The communist is named Boris

Answer: Der Kommunist heißt Boris
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I am a capitalist, and I’m driving the car to Berlin

Answer: Ich bin ein Kapitalist und ich fahre das Auto nach Berlin
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Your aunt is a communist, and your aunt has driven the money to Frankfurt

Answer: Ihre Tante ist ein Kommunist und Ihre Tante hat das Geld nach Frankfurt gefahren
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The capitalist has your money and your aunt

Answer: Der Kapitalist hat Ihr Geld und Ihre Tante
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I have nothing

Answer: Ich habe nichts
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Remember that Name is masculine

I have a name

Answer: Ich habe einen Namen
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I have said the name

Answer: Ich habe den Namen gesagt
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I study the communist

Answer: Ich studiere den Kommunisten
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I have studied the capitalist

Answer: Ich habe den Kapitalisten studiert
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The capitalist is driving to Berlin

Answer: Der Kapitalist fährt nach Berlin
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