GERM 1101 - Tag 2 bis Tag 6 Vocabulary and Grammar

Vocabulary and key concept flashcards covering introductory German geography, cultural notes, greetings, farewewlls, noun properties, articles, compound nouns, pronouns, and verb conjugation.

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

The official name of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), a central European nation with a population of 82.5 million, 16 federal states (Bundesländer), and the Euro (€) as its currency.

Stadtstaaten

German city-states, which consist of Berlin (the capital), Hamburg, and Bremen.

D-A-CH

An acronym representing the primary German-speaking countries: Deutschland (D), Austria (A for Austria / Österreich), and Switzerland (CH for Confoederatio Helvetica / Schweiz).

Österreich

Austria, a neutral member of the European Union consisting of 9 Bundesländer, with Wien (Vienna) as its capital and city-state.

Die Schweiz

Switzerland, a neutral European country composed of 26 Kantone (cantons), with Bern as its federal city (Bundesstadt) and no official capital city.

Brandenburger Tor

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, constructed in 1791 (late 18th century), which serves as a major symbol of German unity.

Berliner Mauer

The Berlin Wall, which divided Berlin during the Cold War for almost 30 years from 1961 to 1989.

Guten Morgen

A formal German greeting meaning 'Good morning,' typically used in the morning until 11:00 AM.

Grüß Gott

A traditional formal greeting commonly used in Bavaria (southern Germany) and Austria.

Servus

A regional informal greeting and farewell used in southern Germany and Austria.

Auf Wiedersehen

A formal German farewell expression meaning 'Goodbye,' universally understood across all German-speaking countries.

German Nouns

Nouns referring to people, places, or things that are always capitalized and possess gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), number, case, and article forms.

Definite Articles (Nominative)

German words corresponding to 'the' in the nominative case: der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter), and die (plural).

Indefinite Articles (Nominative)

German words corresponding to 'a/an' in the nominative case: ein (masculine), eine (feminine), and ein (neuter).

Negated Articles (Nominative)

German negative article forms used in the nominative case to mean 'not a / no': kein (masculine), keine (feminine), kein (neuter), and keine (plural).

Feminine Noun Endings

Specific German noun endings that take the feminine article (die), including -in (for female people), -ei, -heit, -schaft, -ung, and -tät.

Compound Nouns

Nouns created by joining two or more simple words together, where the gender and number are determined by the last noun in the compound.

Subject Pronouns (Nominative)

Personal pronouns used as subjects in German: ich (I), du (you informal sing.), Sie (you formal sing./pl.), er/sie/es (he/she/it), wir (we), ihr (you informal pl.), and sie (they).

sein

An irregular German verb meaning 'to be', conjugated in present tense as: ich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist, wir sind, ihr seid, and Sie/sie sind.