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Introduction to Articles
Beginning German I
What are Nouns?
A noun is a word that names
something:
something tangible -
a person, a place, a thing, an animal
something intangible -
an event, an activity, an idea, an
abstraction, an emotion, a concept
In German, all NOUNS are
CAPITALIZED.
What are Articles?
An
An article
article is
is a
a word
word placed
placed
before
before aa noun
noun to
to show
show
whether
whether the
the noun
noun refers
refers to
to
aa particular
particular person,
person,
“the” animal,
animal, place,
place, thing,
thing, event
event
“der, die, das” or
or idea
idea
or
or
whether
whether the
the noun
noun refers
refers to
to
“a, an” an
an unspecified
unspecified person,
thing,
thing, animal,
person,
animal, place,
place, event
event
or
or idea.
idea.
“ein, eine”
Definite Articles der
Nouns considered masculine in gender
may be people who are male:
der Mann, der Soldat, der Junge,
der Kapitän, der Mensch, der König
Or they may be nouns with no concept
of gender in the English language:
der Tisch, der Stuhl, der Park,
der Realismus, der Wagen, der Tag
Definite Articles die
Nouns considered feminine in gender
may be people who are female:
die Frau, die Mutter, die Königin
Or they may be nouns with no concept
of gender in the English language:
die Tür, die Sonne, die Erde,
die Demokratie, die Straße
die Gesundheit, die Wirklichkeit
Definite Articles das
Nouns considered neuter in gender
may still be people:
das Kind, das Mädchen, das Fräulein
Or they may be nouns with no concept
of gender in the English language:
das Ende, das Hotel, das Haus,
das Buch, das Bett, das Licht
Articles and Noun Genders
Er ist rund.
Das Kind ist krank.
Es ist im Bett.
Die
Die Uhr ist neu.
Die Bücher
sind alt.
Sie ist neu.
Sie
Sie sind alt.
Ist die Wurst heiss?
Ja, sie ist heiss und lecker!