DEFINITE ARTICLES

M, F, N or Pl? SUBJECT or OBJECT?

.MFNPl.
SUBJECTSder Mann - er die Frau - sie das Mädchen - es die Kinder - sie
OBJECTSden Mann - ihn die Frau - sie das Mädchen - es die Kinder - sie
Den Mann sieht die Frau. The woman sees the man.
Die Kinder kennt die Frau. The woman knows the children.
Das Mädchen kennt der Mann. The man knows the girl.
Die Frau kennen die Kinder. The children know the woman.

STUDENT WORK

  • Words represent or express things - in German, words are coded or formatted m,f, or n. The things themselves remain things. We are not saying that der Schuh is masculine. Rather, the word for Schuh is masculine and is therefore given the article der and the pronoun er
  • Quickly skim the Grammar Review and memorization tips before continuing.
  • Tips for learning articles - der,die,das
  • Humorous - what if genders corresponded to male-female issues?
  • NEW! Subjects and Objects fill-in
  • Remember the tips for der/die/das: get a 90% on this exercise. Use your brains!
  • Look at the table above again, then My Subjects and Objects exercise including pronouns.
  • Definite articles in Accusative case - den/die/das/die (m,f,n, pl). Exercise 1 and Exercise 2
  • Accusative Case - Object forms of den/die/das/die by Beth Vahlsing.
  • NEW: singular or plurals
  • NEW: My gender and plurals torture exercise. Use your handouts!!!
  • NEW: Adjective endings in the Nominative Case with Definite Articles

  • Go to DASHERS Chaper 6 - Acc. of der/die/das

    NEW! Subjects and Objects fill-in

  • Using the handout and clues provided, get a 90% on this exercise. Use your brains!
  • My Subjects and Objects exercise including pronouns. Repeat until 90%.
  • NEW: my new article exercise - only do the singular forms (first blank of each question)
  • NEW: Adjective endings in the Nominative Case with Definite Articles

  • See the Vocab page for der/die/das examples such as School Subjects and Computer terms
  • More explanations and examples from the German Language Course CD
  • tetris-type game with der-die-das
  • Katherine Munro's collection of related exercises

  • What are articles? Explanation by Deutsch im Netz.
  • Practice identifying definite articles in the nominitive case
  • Der, die or das? Common words One and Two
  • Deutsch Online - 6 exercises with der/die/das: do Articles 1-4 and Gender #1 and 2.
        Schummeln - gives you the answer. Weiter - takes you to next exercise
  • Try the More Exercises with der/die/das . Genusregeln.
  • Exercise: When does DER change to DEN? Objects in accusative case by Ed Curtis.
  • der, die or das?. From Belgium - more exercises!!!
  • Der, die or das? Common words One and Two, Body parts from Denmark

    WHAT ARE SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS?

    SUBJECTS are in what is called NOMINATIVE CASE
    OBJECTS are in what is called ACCUSATIVE CASE

  • Memorize the genders and charts.
  • "If you do nothing, you'll be sure to learn nothing." - Col. Craig.
  • Go over the Grammar Review and memorization tips before continuing.
  • Subjects and Objects - determine the case using the flow chart by Bill Dailey.
  • Explanation of NOUNS and CASE. See the sections on NOMINATIVE and ACCUSATIVE.
  • Subject and objects - nominative and accusative case sections only. From CWRU.
  • Useful grammar review in game format. Parts of Speech.
  • Explanation of Objects - why does DER change to DEN?

    Objects and prepositions: Quizzes #20, 22 and 21 from Denmark. Use "cheat" button for #21.

    PRONOUNS

    .MFNPl.
    SUBJECTSder Mann - er die Frau - sie das Mädchen - es die Kinder - sie
    OBJECTSden Mann - ihn die Frau - sie das Mädchen - es die Kinder - sie

  • Personal Pronouns - du oder Sie?
  • What is a pronoun? What are subjects and objects? What are cases?
  • READ Grammar Review of nouns, pronouns, subjects/objects and Nom/Acc Case
  • Explanation of Pronouns in the Nominative Case (subjects) with exercise
  • Explanation of Accusative Case (direct objects) with exercise.
  • Replace the noun with a pronoun by OK State.
  • Subject and Object Pronouns quiz by Susan Bradley.
  • Personal Subject Pronouns by Carolyn Thompson.
  • Katherine Munro's exercises dealing with pronouns and cases
  • READ CyberGerman's explanation of subjects/objects and nominative/accusative pronouns.
  • Nominative and Accusative Pronouns by CWRU.
  • Possesivpronomen und Akkusativpronomen: activities by Carolyn Thompson.
  • Personal Pronouns - you can do numbers 1-8, don't go beyond these.
  • Match pronouns and possessive adjectives with their English equivalents.

    OTHER PROGRAMS


  • Basic German 1.2 Pronouns. Dashers 5 OTHER A, B Noun-Pronoun Relationship
  • Wortleiter: Essen and Kleider (nouns:ON / colors:OFF)
  • Look up a few nouns using an online Dictionary. Are they M, F, N or Pl. (guitar, ball, glasses, CD, movie, game, etc.)