We will learn few rules and formal representation of nouns today.
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General Rules
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For all the nouns the first letter should
be capital irrespective of its position in a statement |
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If 'a' 'o' 'u' preceeds 'ch' the sound will be english 'KH' |
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When 'S' is followed by any vowel it will take half sound of english 'Z' |
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All nouns fall in three categories (masculine - der, feminine -die,
neutral-das) |
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All genders are represented by articles. |
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When a vowel is followed by one consonant the vowel is pronounced long |
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Most verbs end with 'en' and 'n' |
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Personal pronouns for der, die and
das are er, sie and es respectively |
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Plural for der/die/das is die. |
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Notation |
| (article short form
) (noun) , (plural postfix) |
example:
Singular : der Liebling Plural : die Lieblinge
is written as
r Liebling, -e
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Always 'ei' sounds as 'i' and 'ie' sounds
as 'e'. |
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For composite words, the article is the same as article for the last word |
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das Jahr + e Zeit = e Jahreszeit |
Examples:
Meaning
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Notation
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| Favourite |
r Liebling,-e |
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| Idea |
e Vorstellung, -en |
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| Book |
s Buch, -..er |
Bücher |
| Voice |
e Stimme, -n |
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| Rule |
e Regel, -n |
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| Exception |
e Ausnahme, -n |
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| Table |
r Tisch, -e |
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| Bag |
e Tasche, -n |
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| Day |
r Tag, -e |
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| Season |
e Jahreszeit, -en |
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| Week |
e Week, -n |
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| Year |
s Jahr, -e |
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| Time |
e Zeit, -en |
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| Cheese |
r Käse, -n |
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