German Learning by shi ruibing https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf en-us 2016-11-05 20:44:35 UTC 2025-10-01 14:51:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/135567792 Today I learn the pronunciation of letters. Some letters are pronounced similar to English letters. However, there are some letters like "b","t", "v","z","j","q".Also, the order of a letter in a word is different.]]> 2016-11-05 20:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/135567792 Numbers hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/135588831 Today I learn german numbers. I find that from 13  to 19 it has a suffix "zehn" and from 21 to 29 it is ended by "zwanzi". Besides 10 "zehn", 30"dreiBig", 20,40...90 are ended by "zig".Moreover the hundred is "hundert" the thousand is "tausend".]]> 2016-11-06 09:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/135588831 gern/lieber/am liebsten hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/141902119 I learn that these adverbs follow the verb. And the question is "Was machete du (nicht) gern ?" which means what do you like or you do not like. Liber and am liebsten are the comparative and superlative gern, which shows you have a preference. ]]> 2016-12-05 22:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/141902119 Cases hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142276079 Nominative: The nominative denotes the subject of a clause.
This case is used for an animal, a person or a thing which is doing the action.
For masculine, ein, kein mein. For feminine, eine, keine and meine. For neutral ,ein kein and mein.
For plural, keine, meine.
Accusative: This case occurs nearly as often as the Nominative and is usually the one that needs to follow after a verb (the direct object of a clause).
For masculine, einen, keinen meinen. For feminine, eine, keine and meine. For neutral ,ein kein and mein.
For plural, keine, meine.

]]> 2016-12-07 13:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142276079 Essential German Grammar – Masculine, Feminine, and Neutral hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142277881 Most of the German masculine nouns can be identified if they end with these suffixes:
–el, -en, -ling, -ismus, -ner, -ig, -ich or –er
Examples:
der Vater (father)
der Onkel (uncle)
der Ofen (oven)
der Rassismus (racism)
Days, months, weather and seasons are normally masculine. 
Examples:
der Montag (Monday)
der Frühling (spring)
der Oktober (October)
der Hagel (hail)
Nouns that are feminine usually have the following suffixes:
-ie, -ik, -heit, -age, -ei, -ion, -keit, -itis, -ur, -schaft, -tät or –ung
Examples:
die Montage (construction)
die Qualität (quality)
die Ehrung (tribute)
die Freundschaft (friendship)
die Magie (magic)
die Figur (figure)
die Kindheit (childhood)
Flowers, trees and fruits, as well as cardinal numbers, are usually feminine.
Examples:
die Blume (flower)
die Erdbeere (strawberry)
die Palme (palm tree)
die Fünf (the five)

German neutral nouns usually end in the following suffixes:
-chen, -lein, -ett, -il, -ma, -ium, -ment, -tel, -nis, -tum, -um or –o





]]> 2016-12-07 13:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142277881 Dative hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142837890 Dative: This case usually denotes the recipient of an action, or to whom something is given.And dative is much more common in combination with certain preposition.
For masculine, dem, einem. For feminine, der, einer. For neuter, dem, einem. And plural, den, keinen.


]]> 2016-12-09 16:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142837890 Rules for word order hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142841242 The basic rule is the conjugated verb is always in position 2.
Like the verb kommt, seht, geht, ist, kauft ein.
For the word order in a question, Verb....? For example, kommst du am Montag sum Seminar?
With question word, for example, wann kommst du sum Seminar?

]]> 2016-12-09 16:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142841242 Preposition hvbever https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142847922 The preposition denotes the case of the noun.
Akkusativ: bis(until) durch( through) fur(for) gegen(against) ohne(without) um(to/around)
Dativ: mit(with) nach(to) von(from/of) zu(to) aus(from/out of) seit(since) bie (at)
Accusative is always used in response to the question"whine(where to)?" that means it is usually connected to a verb of motion/ transition.
Dative is used in response to the question "wo(where)". It is therefore commonly used with verbs that do not denote any change of location or state of mind etc.]]> 2016-12-09 16:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hvbever/xoyackvw9djf/wish/142847922