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What is the German possessive pronoun for ‘my’ used with masculine nouns?
mein
Used with nouns that take the article ‘der’.
What is the German possessive pronoun for ‘my’ used with feminine nouns?
meine
Used with nouns that take the article ‘die’ and plural nouns.
Translate ‘my mother’ into German.
meine Mutter
‘Mutter’ is a feminine noun (die).
Translate ‘my father’ into German.
mein Vater
‘Vater’ is a masculine noun (der).
Translate ‘my child’ into German.
mein Kind
‘Kind’ is a neuter noun (das).
Translate ‘my children’ into German.
meine Kinder
‘Kinder’ is a plural noun.
What is the German possessive pronoun for ‘your’ used with masculine nouns?
dein
Used similarly to ‘mein’.
What is the German possessive pronoun for ‘your’ used with feminine nouns?
deine
Used similarly to ‘meine’.
What is the German equivalent of the English negation ‘no’?
kein
Used with masculine nouns (der).
What is the German equivalent of the English negation ‘no’ for feminine nouns?
keine
Used with feminine nouns (die) and plural nouns.
Translate ‘I have a brother. My brother’s name is Bruno. I have no sister.’ into German.
Ich habe einen Bruder. Mein Bruder heißt Bruno. Ich habe keine Schwester.
What does the German preposition ‘von’ translate to in English?
of
Indicates possession or relation.
How do you say ‘the brother of Kasia’ in German?
der Bruder von Kasia
‘Bruder’ is masculine (der).
What is the German term for ‘parents’?
die Eltern
‘Eltern’ is the plural form of ‘parent’ in German.
How do you say ‘grandparents’ in German?
die Großeltern
‘Großeltern’ refers to both grandparents collectively.
What is the German term for ‘children’?
die Kinder
‘Kinder’ is the plural form of ‘child’ in German.
Translate ‘relatives’ into German.
Verwandte
‘Verwandte’ refers to family members or relatives.
What is the German term for ‘stepmother’?
die Stiefmutter
‘Stiefmutter’ refers to a stepmother in German.
What is the German term for ‘stepfather’?
der Stiefvater
‘Stiefvater’ refers to a stepfather in German.
Translate ‘stepsister’ into German.
die Stiefschwester
‘Stiefschwester’ refers to a stepsister in German.
What is the German term for ‘stepbrother’?
der Stiefbruder
‘Stiefbruder’ refers to a stepbrother in German.
What does ‘der Familienstand’ mean?
marital status
‘Familienstand’ indicates an individual’s marital status.
Fill in the blank: ‘ledig’ means _______.
single
‘Ledig’ refers to someone who is unmarried.
What is the meaning of ‘verheiratet’?
married
‘Verheiratet’ indicates that someone is married.