Possessive Adjectives in German

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The German word doch is so versatile that it can also be dangerous. But knowing
how to use this word properly can make you sound like a true German (or Austrian or
German Swiss)!
Let's start with the basics: ja, nein …and doch! Of course, two of the first words you
ever learned in German were ja and nein. You probably knew those two words before
you began studying German! But they aren't enough. You also need to know doch.
The use of doch to answer a question is not actually a particle function, but it is
important. (We'll get back to doch as a particle in a moment.) English may have the
largest vocabulary of any world language, but it doesn't have a single word for doch
as an answer.
When you answer a question negatively or positively, you use nein/no or ja/yes,
whether in Deutsch or English. But German adds a third one-word option, doch (“on
the contrary”), that English does not have. For instance, someone asks you in
English, “Don't you have any money?” You actually do, so you answer, “Yes, I do.”
While you might also add, “On the contrary...“ only two responses are possible in
English: “No, I don't.” (agreeing with the negative question) or “Yes, I do.”
(disagreeing with the negative question).
German, however, offers a third alternative, which in some cases is required instead
of ja or nein. The same money question in German would be: Hast du kein Geld? If
you answer with ja, the questioner may think you are agreeing to the negative, that
yes, you do not have any money. But by answering with doch, you are making it clear:
“On the contrary, yes, I do have money.”
This also applies to statements that you want to contradict. If someone says, “That's
not right,” but it is, the German statement Das stimmt nicht would be contradicted
with: Doch! Das stimmt. (“On the contrary, it is right.”) In this case, a response with ja
(es stimmt) would sound wrong to German ears. A doch response clearly means you
disagree with the statement.
Doch has many other uses as well. As an adverb, it can mean “after all” or “all the
same.” Ich habe sie doch erkannt! “I recognized her after all!” or “I did recognize her!”
It is often used this way as an intensifier: Das hat sie doch gesagt. = “She did say that
(after all).”
In commands, doch is more than a mere particle. It is used to soften an order, to turn it
into more of a suggestion: Gehen Sie doch vorbei!, “Why don't you go by?“ rather
than the harsher “(You will) go by!”
As a particle, doch can intensify (as above), express surprise (Das war doch Maria! =
That was actually Maria!), show doubt (Du hast doch meine Email bekommen? = You
did get my email, didn't you?), question (Wie war doch sein Name? = Just what was
his name?) or be used in many idiomatic ways: Sollen Sie doch! = Then just go ahead
(and do it)! With a little attention and effort, you'll begin to notice the many ways that
doch is used in German. Understanding the uses of doch and the other particles in
German will give you a much better command of the language.

1. Gehen sie nach Hause?
2. Spielt ihr gut?
3. Ist er krank?
4. Bist du zufrieden?
5. Seid ihr dumm?
6. Heißt du Irene?
7. Ist die Mutter zu Hause?
8. Glaubst du?
9. Habe ich denn recht?
10. Sind sie nett?

Freund: Kennst du schon den Jungen unddas Mädchen da?
Freundin: Ja. Der Junge ist der Bruder vonAnna,
und das Mädchen ist die Schwestervon Karl.
Sie heißt Elke, und er heißtHorst. Ich
glaube, beide sind sehr nett.
Freund: Hoffentlich hast du recht.

Nominative                    der Herr
Accusative                     den Herrn
Dative                             dem Herrn
Genitive                          des Herrn

Here is the complete
declension of der Herr
in the singular

Memorize these simple
sentences till you feel that they
are part of your mind.

Try this small reading section, try to
understand it as much as you can. If
you don't feel it go to HELP section.

Sebastian, ein Schüler, und Alexandra, eine Schülerin,
schreibennichts. Der Lehrer ist nicht zufrieden.
Lehrer: Sebastian, schläfst du?
Sebastian: Nein, aber fast. Ich habe nichts zu tun.
Lehrer: Und Alexandra, warum sprichst du so viel?
Alexandra: Ich habe auch nichts zu tun.
Lehrer: Das verstehe ich nicht. Seht ihr die Tafel nicht?Da steht die
Aufgabe für morgen.
Alexandra: Aber, Herr Lehrer. Morgen ist doch Sonntag.

Some Hints:
Geben
("to give") is another German verb with a vowel change in the
present tense (du gibst, er gibt). It is often accompanied by an
indirect object, which is in the dative case. Example:Der
Lehrer gibt dem Schüler eine Zeitung. (The teacher gives the
pupil a newspaper.)
Besides Sonntag,
the German days of the week are Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch,
Donnerstag. Freitag, and Samstag (or Sonnabend).

ich lese                wir lesen        ich werfe               wir werfen
du liest                ihr lest            du wirfst                ihr werft
er, sie, es liest    sie lesen         er, sie, es wirft       sie werfen

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der Ball - - the ball
häßlich - ugly
das Hobby - the hobby
laut - loud(ly)
leise - soft(ly)
lesen - to read
das Licht - the light
stören - to disturb
übermorgen - the day after
tomorrow
werfen - to throw
wunderbar -wonderful

die Aufgabe - the assignment
doch - (flavoring word)
fast - almost
für - for
Herr - Mr.
der Lehrer - the teacher (m.)
die Lehrerin - the teacher (f.)
morgen - tomorrow
nichts - nothing
schlafen - to sleep
der Schüler - the student
(m.)(not
yet in college), pupil (m.)
die Schülerin - the student
(f.) (not
yet in college), the pupil (f.)
sehen - to see
so - so; in this way
Sonntag - Sunday
am Sonntag - on Sunday
sprechen -
to speak
stehen - to stand; be (in print)
die Tafel - the (black)board
tun - to do
verstehen - to understand
viel - much, a lot
zu - to; too (excessively)

Possessive adjectives:
Here is a list of the personal pronouns (in the nominative case) and
of their corresponding possessive adjectives:

ich I mein my

du you (sing.) dein your (sing.)

er he, it sein his, its

sie she, it ihr her, its

es it sein its

wir we unser our

ihr you (pl.) euer your (pl.)

sie they ihr their

Sie you (formal, sing. & pl.) Ihr your (formal, s. & pl.)

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