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Exercise
Complete the table with the definite and indefinite articles.
Indefinite Article |
Definite Article |
Buch |
Buchneuter: ein, dasthe book |
Wissenschaft |
Wissenschaftall nouns ending in -schaft are feminine: eine, diethe science |
Schmetterling |
Schmetterlingall nouns ending in -ling are masculine: ein, derthe butterfly |
Schwester |
Schwesterfemale people are generally feminine: eine, die|(Exceptions: das Mädchen, das Fräulein)the sister |
Präsident |
Präsidentmale people are masculine: ein, derthe president |
Complete the gaps with the contracted form of the article + preposition.
- Die Frau hält ihren Hund (an + neuter) Halsband fest.Woran? → dative|an + dem = amThe woman holds her dog by the collar.
- Seid ihr auch (zu + feminine) Party eingeladen?zu takes the dative|zu + der = zurAre you also invited to the party?
- Ich habe heute einen Termin (bei + masculine) Friseur.bei takes the dative|bei + dem = beimI have an appointment at the hairdresser’s today.
- Wollen wir (in + neuter) Kino gehen?Wohin? → accusative|in + das = insShall we go to the cinema?
- Ute ist gestern (von + neuter) Pferd gefallen.Wovon? → dative|von + dem = vomUte fell off the horse yesterday.
Decide if you should use the definite article, indefinite article, or no article at all. If no article should be used, select the dash (-).
- Das Haus ist aus Holz gebaut.We are just saying in general what material was used to build the house. → no articleThe house is built of wood.
- Im Sommer machen wir immer Urlaub in Türkei und im Winter fahren wir nach Bayern.Names of countries and places usually don’t take an article (Bayern).|But there are a few exceptions (e.g. die Türkei)In summer we always go to Turkey on holiday and in winter we go to Bavaria.
- Wir haben zu Hause Geige, dabei kann keiner in meiner Familie Geige spielen.1. When we’re talking about something that is not specifically defined, we use the indefinite article.|2. If we’re talking about an ability, we don’t use an article.We have a violin at my house, although no one in my family can play violin.