In German, all nouns are capitalized. Also, there are three grammatical genders - male, female, and neuter. Unfortunately, the grammatical gender may not match the biological gender. Every noun has to be learned along with its gender.
Definite article (the): der/ das/ die (m/n/f)
Indefinite article (a/ an): ein/ eine (m,n/f)
-- generally speaking, it changes according to something known as the case of the noun.
---- what the hell is wrong with this language?
Sein - to be
ich bin - i am
du bist - you are (informal)
er/ sie/ es ist - he/ she/ it is
wir sind - we are
ihr seid - you all are (informal)
sie sind - they are
Sie sind - you are (formal)
---- Ok, it is official, this is on crack.
Conjugating regular verbs
To conjugate a regular verb in the present tense, identify the invariant stem and attach corresponding ending.
trinken - to drink
| English person | ending | German example |
|---|---|---|
| I | -e | ich trinke |
| you (singular informal) | -st | du trinkst |
| he/she/it | -t | er/sie/es trinkt |
| we | -en | wir trinken |
| you (plural informal) | -t | ihr trinkt |
| you (formal) | -en | Sie trinken |
| they | -en | sie trinken |
Umlauts are words that have two dots above them. Its function is to change how the vowel sounds.
There is no separate form for the continuous tense in German.
Vocabulary
| 1 | Mann | Man |
| 2 | Frau | Woman |
| 3 | Junge | Boy |
| 4 | Madchen | girl |
| 5 | Kind | child |
| 6 | Brot | Bread |
| 7 | Wasser | Water |
| 8 | ein/ eine | a |
| 9 | und | and |
| 10 | Trinken | to drink |
| 11 | der, das, die | the |
| 12 | sein | to be |
| 13 | ich | i |
| 14 | du | you singular informal |
| 15 | er | he |
| 16 | sie | she |
| 17 | es | it |
| 18 | wir | we |
| 19 | ihr | you plural informal |
| 20 | sie | they |
| 21 | Sie | you (formal) |
| 22 | Lektion | Lesson |
| 23 | fur | for |
| 24 | ein Apfel | an apple |
| 25 | Essen | To eat |
| 26 | Neu/ neue | new |
| 27 | Er isst | he drinks |
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