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German Grammar 102 – Articles

Nouns in German appear most of the time with an article, just like in English.

The definite articles der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter), die (plural, all genders) correspond with “the“ in English.


The indefinite articles ein (masculine), eine (feminine), ein (neuter) correspond with ‘a/an’.

With the indefinite article “ein“ it’s not clear whether the noun is masculine or neuter, for example “ein Taschenrechner“ (calculator) or “ein Handy“ (mobile phone).

So you are advised to always learn the noun with its definite article, like this:

“der Taschenrechner“ – maculine
“das Handy“ – neuter

Examples:

der Apfel / the apple
ein Apfel / an apple

die Löffel / the spoons
Löffel / spoons

die Lampe / the lamp
eine Lampe / a lamp

das Buch / the book
ein Buch / a book

Here a few examples of articles in sentences:

Der Apfel ist grün.
The apple is green.

Die Löffel sind hier.
The spoons are here.

Die Lampe ist schön.
The lamp is beautiful.

Das ist ein Buch.
That is a book.

Das sind Löffel.
These are spoons.

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Grammar
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives


Exercises
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To Be - Sein
105 To Have - Haben
106 Regular Present
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Vocabulary lists
101 Numbers
102 Family
103 Greetings
104 Food & Drink
105 Time
106 Rooms
107 City
108 Questions
109 Household Objects
110 Jobs

Listening practice
101 Gender
102 Articles
103 Personal Pronouns
104 To be / Sein
105 To Have / Haben
106 Regular Present Tense Verbs
107 Separable Verbs
108 Questions
109 Possessive Adjectives
110 Adjectives

Dialogues
101 Tourist Information
102 Restaurant
103 Phone Call
104 Directions
105 Shopping
106 Calling In Sick
107 Doctor & Patient
108 Ticket Office
109 Taxi
110 Hotel

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