Family 2 is the thirteenth skill in the language tree for German. It has five lessons and teaches the accusative case in German alongside some more family vocabulary!
Tips & Notes[]
Akkusativ but not Accusatory[]
The accusative case in German is when you have direct objects. If you recognize how in English we say "I see you" but "You see me," you've already figured out the accusative case. In German, masculine nouns in the accusative case change from der to den and from ein (and other similar words) to einen:
- Der Onkel -> Ich habe einen Onkel.
- Der Hund -> Du hast den Hund.
All other nouns (feminine, neutral and plural) stay exactly the same.
There are other cases as well for other kinds of objects; we'll be learning those later.
What do you have?[]
The German verb haben (to have) is irregular, just like in English:
English | German |
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I have | ich habe |
you have (inf.) | du hast |
you have (form.) | Sie haben |
he/she/it has | er/sie/es hat |
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- der Onkel = uncle
- einen = a/an (see above)
- ich habe = I have
- du hast = you have
Lesson 2[]
- er/sie/es hat = he/she/it has
- meinen = my (acc.)
- deinen = your (acc.)
- der Opa = grandpa
- er/sie/es liebt = he/she/it loves
Lesson 3[]
- meine = my (acc.)
- deine = your (acc.)
- die Oma = grandma
- die Tante = aunt
Lesson 4[]
- der Partner = partner
- die Partnerin = partner
- der Mitbewohner = roommate
- die Mitbewohnerin = roommate
- keine = none, not a
Lesson 5[]
- du liebst = you love
- der Fisch = fish
- die Schnecke = snail
- er/sie/es kommt = he/she/it comes
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/de/Family-2
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