Learn German | der die das? | Rules for articles | Hints on how to guess the german articles | A1
Summary
TLDRIn this video, you'll learn how to identify the correct article for German nouns, focusing on 'der,' 'die,' and 'das.' The lesson covers essential rules and tips for recognizing the gender of nouns based on their endings, categories like weekdays, months, and seasons, and exceptions to these rules. You'll also explore specific endings that indicate whether a noun is masculine, feminine, or neutral. By the end, you'll have a better understanding of how to determine the article of a German noun with greater confidence.
Takeaways
- 😀 German has three articles corresponding to masculine (der), feminine (die), and neutral (das) nouns.
- 🔍 The article reveals the gender of a noun, which is crucial for understanding and usage in German sentences.
- 👤 For people, the natural gender is the same as the grammatical gender, making it easier to determine the article.
- 📚 There are no logical reasons for the articles of objects; they must be memorized through learning.
- 👨👧 Masculine articles are used for masculine persons and professions, as well as for the names of weekdays and months.
- 🌞 The cardinal directions and seasons in German are masculine and take the masculine article 'der'.
- 🚗 Car brand names and words related to weather are also masculine and use the article 'der'.
- 🍷 Alcohol names in German are masculine, with the exception of 'Thus via Enderlin'.
- 📘 Masculine nouns often have specific endings like '-er', '-en', '-ig', and others that can help in identifying their article.
- 👩 Feminine nouns are often associated with female persons and professions, as well as women-owned businesses.
- 🌹 Feminine nouns may end in '-e', '-ei', 'heit', 'keit', and other endings, which are indicative of the feminine article 'die'.
- 🚶 Neutral nouns, indicated by the article 'das', can be formed from verbs or adjectives and often have specific endings like '-chen', '-line', and '-tum'.
Q & A
What are the three articles in German, and what do they represent?
-The three articles in German are 'der' for masculine nouns, 'die' for feminine nouns, and 'das' for neuter nouns. These articles reveal the gender of the noun they precede.
Can you identify the gender of a noun in German without knowing its article?
-In most cases, you cannot identify the gender of a noun in German without knowing its article. However, for persons, the natural gender usually matches the grammatical gender.
What is one easy rule to remember about the article 'der'?
-The article 'der' is used for masculine persons, masculine professions, names of weekdays, months, seasons, cardinal directions (e.g., der Norden), and many weather-related words.
What is an exception to the rule that alcohol names in German are masculine?
-While most alcohol names in German are masculine (e.g., der Wein, der Sekt), an exception is 'das Bier,' which is neuter.
Which noun endings indicate a masculine noun in German?
-Masculine nouns often end in '-er' (e.g., der Koffer), '-en' (e.g., der Rasen), '-ig' (e.g., der Honig), '-ling' (e.g., der Zwilling), '-or' (e.g., der Motor), '-ist' (e.g., der Tourist), and '-ismus' (e.g., der Optimismus).
Which endings typically indicate a feminine noun in German?
-Feminine nouns often end in '-e' (e.g., die Lampe), '-ei' (e.g., die Bäckerei), '-heit' (e.g., die Krankheit), '-keit' (e.g., die Freundlichkeit), '-schaft' (e.g., die Freundschaft), '-ung' (e.g., die Zeitung), and '-ion' (e.g., die Nation).
When is the article 'das' used in German?
-The article 'das' is used for neuter nouns, especially those formed from verbs or adjectives (e.g., das Essen, das Fahren), as well as for nouns ending in '-chen' (e.g., das Mädchen), '-lein' (e.g., das Fräulein), '-ment' (e.g., das Instrument), '-um' (e.g., das Zentrum), and '-o' (e.g., das Auto).
What is a common exception to the rule for identifying the article of German nouns?
-Some exceptions include nouns like 'der Gast,' which do not follow standard rules, and shortened words ending in '-i,' which are masculine (e.g., der Audi). Additionally, diminutive forms like 'das Mädchen' (from die Maid) are neuter, despite the original word being feminine.
How do you form the diminutive of a noun in German, and what is its article?
-The diminutive of a noun is formed by adding '-chen' or '-lein' to the noun. The article for the diminutive form is always 'das,' regardless of the original noun's gender (e.g., die Maid becomes das Mädchen).
Why is it important to learn the articles along with nouns in German?
-Learning the articles along with nouns in German is crucial because the article determines the gender of the noun, which affects the form of adjectives, pronouns, and verbs that are used with the noun. Knowing the article is essential for correct grammar and communication.
Outlines
📘 German Articles for Masculine Nouns
The first paragraph introduces the topic of recognizing the articles of German nouns, focusing on masculine nouns. It explains that there are three articles in German: 'der' for masculine, 'die' for feminine, and 'das' for neutral. The paragraph emphasizes that the article reveals the gender of the noun, which is essential for learning but not always intuitive, especially for non-living objects. It mentions that there are rules to help identify the article, such as 'der' being used for masculine persons and professions, weekdays, months, seasons, directions, weather-related words, car company names, and certain masculine nouns with specific endings like '-er', '-en', '-ig', and more. The paragraph also notes that there are exceptions to these rules.
🌺 Feminine Nouns and Their Articles
The second paragraph delves into the feminine article 'die' in German, which is used for female persons, professions, women-owned businesses, and certain types of flowers. It outlines specific noun endings that typically indicate a feminine article, such as words ending in '-e', '-ei', '-heit', '-keit', 'schaft', and 'tum'. The paragraph provides examples for each ending and mentions that there are exceptions to these general rules, just as there are with masculine nouns.
🏳️ Neutral Nouns and Exceptions in German Grammar
The third paragraph discusses the neutral article 'das' and its use for non-living objects and abstract nouns. It highlights that words ending in '-chen', '-line', '-mensch', and '-heit' are often neutral. The paragraph also addresses exceptions to the rules, such as certain masculine nouns that do not follow the typical patterns, words shortened and ending with an 'i', and diminutive forms of nouns that are neutral despite the base noun being masculine. The paragraph concludes with an encouragement to the viewer to apply these rules to make learning German articles easier and invites feedback and questions in the comments section.
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Keywords
💡German Grammar
💡Article
💡Masculine
💡Feminine
💡Neutral
💡Nouns
💡Professions
💡Weekdays and Months
💡Endings
💡Exceptions
💡Learning
Highlights
Learning how to recognize the article of a noun in German can be facilitated by understanding a few rules.
There are three articles in German: der (for masculine), die (for feminine), and das (for neutral).
Articles in German reveal the gender of a noun, which is essential for language learning.
For most nouns, the gender can only be identified once the article is known, with exceptions being natural persons.
The article 'der' is used for masculine persons and professions, and for names of weekdays and months.
Seasons in German are also masculine and take the article 'der'.
Words related to weather like 'Himmel' (sky) and its directional forms are masculine.
Names of car companies in German are masculine and take the article 'der'.
Alcoholic beverages in German are masculine, with the exception of 'Wein' (wine).
Masculine nouns often end with '-er', '-en', '-ig', or '-lich', helping to identify their article.
The article 'die' is used for feminine persons and professions, and for women-owned businesses.
Many feminine nouns in German end with '-e', '-ei', '-heit', '-keit', '-tät', or '-ung'.
The article 'das' is used for nouns derived from verbs or adjectives, such as 'Essen' (to eat) or 'Tourist'.
Neutral nouns often end with '-chen', '-lein', '-mensch', or have other specific endings.
There are exceptions to the rules, such as certain masculine words that do not follow the typical patterns.
Shortened forms of words ending with an '-i' are often masculine, despite not following the usual rules.
Diminutive forms of nouns, indicated by the ending '-chen', are neutral, even if the base word is not.
The video provides practical tips to make learning German articles easier and more accessible.
Engaging with the video content can help viewers better understand and apply German grammar rules.
Transcripts
hello everyone and welcome to our video
series on learn German grammar in
today's lesson we'll be learning a few
tips on how to recognize the article of
a noun so we'll be learning a few rules
for the same regen to article their
article the article does jános as you
might already know there are three
articles in German there for masculine D
for feminine and thus for nitrile few
other things you should remember are the
articles they are DN does reveal the
gender of a noun that is from the
article you know whether noun is
masculine feminine or neutral in most
cases you can't identify the gender of a
noun
till you know it's article exceptions
are persons as the natural gender is the
same as the grammatical gender whereas
in the case of things we don't know
what's their article for example their
little D Garba thus Meza why do these
objects have these articles there is no
reason behind it you're just supposed to
learn them but there are a few rules
which can help you in identifying the
article of a noun let's go through them
so we begin with the article there
the article there is used for masculine
persons for example their father or
their money and for masculine
professions for example they are asked
another easy rule to remember is the
names of all weekdays for example their
Montag their Dienstag or the names of
months they are Yun Hwa
they are februa or even seasons their
summer they are winter
all of them are masculine and hence take
the article there let's come to the next
rule himmel's rest alone
they are Norden they are Austin their
suden their Weston
all of them are also masculine and hence
the article there and most of the words
related to Vetter are also masculine for
example they are Reagan they are Schnee
their Blitz
Auto marking the name of car companies
are also masculine they are BMV they are
Skoda they're Honda etc
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alcohol the names in German are also
masculine they are vine their exact but
an exception is thus via Enderlin few
masculine there are some words with some
specific endings that can also help you
in recognizing the article of the world
let's go through these endings for
masculine nouns with the ending
er for example their coffer
there pila nouns with the ending en are
also masculine for example their rosin
or they're often nouns ending in IG for
example there sa there Hornish and so on
another ending is linked L I and G they
are swilling they are thrilling other
endings for masculine are are for
example their organ is at hua East for
example there tourists and isthmus for
example their tourist mousse
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now let's move on to the article D just
like the masculine article even female
persons and female professions are
always feminine
for example the motor the plow the
layering and you remember that mostly
all professions for females end with I n
the next category is women-owned bloomin
for example the rosa the twill / d lilia
n Dungan pure feminine
now let's go through some noun endings
which help us in identifying that the
noun is feminine words with ending e a
lot of words ending with e have the
feminine article for example D lambda D
era
similarly words ending with e I like D
Becker I be Schneider I etc are feminine
words ending with height and kite the
shown height the crank height this usage
kite the vert leash kite and so on words
ending with shaft and um are also
feminine for example the front shaft the
Gazelle shaft the citing the ending
examples for other feminine endings are
the nuts on alloted the clinic D Lexie
on D democratic
the freezer the conference etc now let's
move on to the article toss toss is used
as an article for no man else verbal
order addict even whenever you formulate
nouns from verbs or adjectives they use
the article tasks for example toss Essen
thus far on does Tourister etc thus
Essen comes from the verb Essen thus far
comes from the verb foreign and thus
twister comes from the adjective Toya
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end-organ pure neutral now let's go
through some endings which help in
recognizing that the article of the noun
is thus the words ending in Shen and
line for example thus machen thus kin
line words with ending meant for example
thus monument thus zorty meant another
ending for Nitra is nice the toss egg
eveness other endings for night room our
tomb and Oh
for example thus eigen tomb
thus Prague tomb thus centrum thus
Museum and so on so all these rules and
conditions help you and recognizing the
article of the words but there are
always some else Norman that means there
are some exceptions some words which
don't follow the rules we have just done
let's look at the first one
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words such as their gust are masculine
so you really can't differentiate
between masculine or feminine some words
which are shortened and end with an i'
are also masculine like there ought to
be the third category is for persons
where they are made smaller for example
the middle the smaller version is thus
bitching bitching is basically a smaller
form of middle and the ending is chen
that's why the snitching
similarly the skinned and thus baby so
hope now learning articles is easier for
you
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