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A home that is no longer empty

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Jobs, places and languages

Job words: a man, a womanTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Man	Woman	Meaning
		teacher
teacher
		engineer
engineer
		shop assistant
shop assistant
		baker
baker
		musician
musician

Job, place, languageTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Say	Example	Meaning
Job		Greta is a baker.
Greta is a baker.
Place		I come from Hamburg.
I come from Hamburg.
Language		I speak German.
I speak German.

Work and speakTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive			· ·			·	Meaning
							to work
to work
							to speak
to speak

A job follows with no article, and a town follows with no article. adds an extra e before -st and -t; changes e to i with and the 3rd person singular.

A, no, and there is

A, an: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Gender	Nominative	Accusative	Meaning
Masculine			a table
a table
Feminine			a lamp
a lamp
Neuter			a bed
a bed
Plural			chairs
chairs

No: Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Gender	Nominative	Accusative	Meaning
Masculine			no table
no table
Feminine			no lamp
no lamp
Neuter			no bed
no bed
Plural			no chairs
no chairs

There is, there is noTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Position 1	Verb	Rest	Meaning
			There is a suitcase.
There is a suitcase.
			There are no chairs.
There are no chairs.
			There is no sofa here.
There is no sofa here.

works like , with for a masculine object, and it also has a plural, . Use for a description or a place. never changes, and what it introduces is an object.

Describing things

After : no endingTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Noun	Description	Meaning
		The suitcase is small.
The suitcase is small.
		The lamp is red.
The lamp is red.
		The sofa is yellow.
The sofa is yellow.
		The chairs are old.
The chairs are old.

How big?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Word	Example	Meaning
		very · The sofa is very big.
very · The sofa is very big.
		too · The door is too small.
too · The door is too small.
		not · The wardrobe is not new.
not · The wardrobe is not new.

After , the adjective has no ending. , and go in front of it.

Where things are

Where? The dativeTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Gender	Nominative	Dative	Meaning
Masculine			the table · on the table
the table · on the table
Feminine			the kitchen · in the kitchen
the kitchen · in the kitchen
Neuter			the sofa · under the sofa
the sofa · under the sofa
Plural			the chairs · next to the chairs
the chairs · next to the chairs

The verb stays secondTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Position 1	Verb	Rest	Meaning
			The cup is on the table.
The cup is on the table.
			On the table is the cup.
On the table is the cup.
			Mikesch is lying under the sofa.
Mikesch is lying under the sofa.

For where something is, , , and take the dative: , , , plural . is . When the place comes first, the verb stays second.

More than one

One and more than oneTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Singular	Plural	Meaning
-e
		table · tables
table · tables
		chair · chairs
chair · chairs
-n or -en
		cup · cups
cup · cups
		lamp · lamps
lamp · lamps
		bed · beds
bed · beds
-er
		house · houses
house · houses
-s
		sofa · sofas
sofa · sofas
No ending
		armchair · armchairs
armchair · armchairs
		suitcase · suitcases
suitcase · suitcases

One or severalTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Singular	Plural	Meaning
		The chair is old. · The chairs are old.
The chair is old. · The chairs are old.
		The lamp is here. · The lamps are here.
The lamp is here. · The lamps are here.
		I have one armchair. · I have two armchairs.
I have one armchair. · I have two armchairs.
		There is no bed. · There are no beds.
There is no bed. · There are no beds.

Learn every noun with its plural. The plural article is ( after a place word: ), and a plural subject takes the plural verb: .

Practice 1/5 · The right form

Warm-up

One quick decision each, across the whole module.

Greta ist .
Greta is a baker.
Die Frau aus Hamburg ist .
The woman from Hamburg is a teacher.
Ich nachts.
I work at night.
Greta im Café.
Greta works in the café.
Ich habe Tisch.
I do not have a table.
Die Lampe ist .
The lamp is red.
Mikesch liegt unter Bett.
Mikesch is lying under the bed.
Eine Lampe, zwei .
One lamp, two lamps.

Practice 2/5 · Matching

Question and answer

Match each question to its answer.

Practice 3/5 · The right form

Two decisions at once

Each answer has to be right in two ways. Check the person, the word order and the ending.

Frau Brandt, Englisch?
Mrs Brandt, do you speak English?
Frau Brandt, Englisch?
Mrs Brandt, do you speak English?
Lotte und Jonas, Englisch?
Lotte and Jonas, do you speak English?
Lotte und Jonas, Englisch?
Lotte and Jonas, do you speak English?
Jonas, nachts?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Jonas, nachts?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Ich brauche .
I need a table.
Ich brauche .
I need a table.
Hier gibt es .
There are no chairs here.
Auf dem Tisch .
There is a lamp on the table.
Der Tisch steht .
The table is in the kitchen.
Die Stühle .
The chairs are old.
Die Lampe steht .
The lamp is next to the chairs.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Longer sentences

Put the words in order.

Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.

Greta is a baker, and she works downstairs in the café.
There is a table in the kitchen, but no chairs.
There is a table in the kitchen, but no chairs.
Mikesch is lying under the sofa, and he is asleep.
As Lukas
I am an engineer and I come from Hamburg.
As Lena
I am an engineer and I come from Hamburg.

Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps

Greta and her table

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Ich Bäckerin, und ich jeden Tag unten im Café. Aber jetzt ist mein Tisch hier, und es gibt Stühle! Mein Tisch ist und weiß. Wo ist er? Er steht bei dir, in Küche, neben Stühlen!
I am a baker, and I work downstairs in the café every day. But now my table is not here, and there are no chairs! My table is small and white. Where is it? It is at your place, in the kitchen, next to the chairs!

Your new flat

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

As Lukas
Ich Ingenieur, und ich aus Hamburg. Meine Wohnung ist klein, aber sie ist nicht leer. In Küche ein Tisch, und im Badezimmer steht ein Sofa. Es ist groß und gelb. Ich habe einen Stuhl ... nein, zwei , Sessel und Lampe, aber Teller. Und auf dem Sofa steht die rote Lampe. Zwei !
I am an engineer, and I come from Hamburg. My flat is small, but it is not empty. There is a table in the kitchen, and there is a sofa in the bathroom. It is big and yellow. I have one chair ... no, two chairs, an armchair and a lamp, but no plate. And the red lamp is on the sofa. Two lamps!
As Lena
Ich Ingenieurin, und ich aus Hamburg. Meine Wohnung ist klein, aber sie ist nicht leer. In Küche ein Tisch, und im Badezimmer steht ein Sofa. Es ist groß und gelb. Ich habe einen Stuhl ... nein, zwei , Sessel und Lampe, aber Teller. Und auf dem Sofa steht die rote Lampe. Zwei !
I am an engineer, and I come from Hamburg. My flat is small, but it is not empty. There is a table in the kitchen, and there is a sofa in the bathroom. It is big and yellow. I have one chair ... no, two chairs, an armchair and a lamp, but no plate. And the red lamp is on the sofa. Two lamps!