German 2 oral quiz 1

The past participle of 'feiern' is __.

gefeiert

You use __ verbs with 'haben' for the perfekt tense.

haben

The structure to indicate the recipient of a gift is + + __.

Dative + Accusative

In the sentence 'Ich kaufe __' (I buy), what case is used for 'Mantel' (coat)?

Accusative

The adjective ending after 'die' in the phrase 'die Schuhe' is .

warm; -en

German for 'the festival, festivals' (singular and plural)

das Fest, die Feste

German for 'the celebration, celebrations' (singular and plural)

die Feier, die Feiern

German for 'the birthday, birthdays' (singular and plural)

der Geburtstag, die Geburtstage

German for 'the party, parties' (singular and plural)

die Party, die Partys

German for 'the invitation, invitations' (singular and plural)

die Einladung, die Einladungen

German for 'the gift, gifts' (singular and plural)

das Geschenk, die Geschenke

German for 'the card, cards' (e.g., postcard) (singular and plural)

die Karte, die Karten

German for 'the holidays/vacation' (plural)

die Ferien

German for 'the vacation, vacations' (singular and plural)

der Urlaub, die Urlaube

German for 'the holiday, holidays' (singular and plural)

der Feiertag, die Feiertage

What is 'Weihnachten' in English?

Christmas

What is 'Ostern' in English?

Easter

What is 'Silvester' in English?

New Year's Eve

What is 'Neujahr' in English?

New Year

What does 'feiern' mean in English?

to celebrate

What does 'einladen' mean in English?

to invite

What does 'gratulieren' mean in English?

to congratulate

schenken

to give (as a gift)

bekommen

to receive/get

besuchen

to visit

reisen

to travel

fahren

to go/drive

fliegen

to fly

What does 'übernachten' mean in English?

to stay overnight

fotografieren

to take photos

planen

to plan

on the weekend

am Wochenende

What is the German phrase for 'during the holidays/vacation'?

in den Ferien

in summer/winter

im Sommer/Winter

What is the German phrase for 'on December 24th'?

am 24. Dezember

What is the German expression for 'from… to…' used for dates, e.g., 'from July 10th to 20th'?

von… bis…
(vom
10.
bis
zum
20.
Juli)

What are the German phrases for 'at 8 PM, in the evening'?

um 20 Uhr, am Abend

Merry Christmas

Frohe Weihnachten!

German for 'the T-shirt, T-shirts' (singular and plural)

das T-Shirt, die T-Shirts

German for 'the blouse, blouses' (singular and plural)

die Bluse, die Blusen

shirt, shirts

das Hemd, die Hemden

sweater, sweaters

der Pullover, die Pullover

jacket, jackets

die Jacke, die Jacken

the coat, coats

der Mantel, die Mäntel

the pant, pants

die Hose, die Hosen

German for 'the jeans' (same plural)

die Jeans

the skirt, skirts

der Rock, die Röcke

the shorts

die Shorts

German for 'the dress, dresses' (singular and plural)

das Kleid, die Kleider

the suit, suits

der Anzug, die Anzüge

the pajamas, pajamas

der Schlafanzug, die Schlafanzüge

the shoe, shoes

der Schuh, die Schuhe

German for 'the boot, boots' (singular and plural)

der Stiefel, die Stiefel

German for 'the sandal, sandals' (singular and plural)

die Sandale, die Sandalen

German for 'the socks' (plural)

die Socken

German for 'the scarf, scarves' (singular and plural)

der Schal, die Schals

German for 'the hat, hats' (singular and plural)

die Mütze, die Mützen

German for 'the gloves' (plural)

die Handschuhe

What is 'die Kleidung' in English?

clothing (no plural)

What is 'die Klamotten' (plural) in English?

clothes (casual)

What are the German adjectives for 'red, blue, green'?

rot, blau, grün

What are the German adjectives for 'big, small'?

groß, klein

What are the German adjectives for 'short, long'?

kurz, lang

What are the German adjectives for 'tight, loose'?

eng, weit

What are the German adjectives for 'comfortable, stylish'?

bequem, schick

What are the German adjectives for 'modern, expensive'?

modern, teuer

What are the German adjectives for 'warm, new'?

warm, neu

How is the Perfekt tense formed in German?

haben/sein + Partizip\ II (have/be + past participle).

Give an example of a verb that usually takes 'haben' in the Perfekt tense.

feiern (celebrated), kaufen (bought), schenken (gave), tragen (wore).

Give an example of a verb that usually takes 'sein' in the Perfekt tense.

fahren (went), gehen (went), reisen (traveled).

How are regular Partizip II forms created?

ge + stem + t (e.g., feiern \rightarrow gefeiert).

Provide irregular Partizip II examples for gehen, tragen, essen.

gehen \rightarrow gegangen, tragen \rightarrow getragen, essen \rightarrow gegessen.

Which case is used for the recipient of a gift with verbs like 'schenken'?

Dative.

Which case is used for the gift itself with verbs like 'schenken'?

Accusative.

What is the typical word order for Dative + Accusative when giving gifts?

Subject – Verb – Dativ (to whom?) – Akkusativ (what?).

Translate "I give my mom a dress" into German, using the correct cases.

Ich\ schenke\ meiner\ Mutter\ (Dativ)\ ein\ Kleid\ (Akkusativ).

What case do verbs like 'kaufen' (buy) and 'tragen' (wear) usually take for direct objects like clothing?

Accusative case.

How does the masculine definite article 'der' change in the Accusative case?

der \rightarrow den.

How does the masculine indefinite article 'ein' change in the Accusative case?

ein \rightarrow einen.

Translate "I buy a coat" into German.

Ich\ kaufe\ einen\ Mantel.

What is the adjective ending for singular nouns after definite articles (der/die/das)?

-e.

What is the adjective ending for plural nouns after definite articles (die)?

-en.

Translate "the red sweater" (German).

der\ rote\ Pullover.

Translate "the warm shoes" (German).

die\ warmen\ Schuhe.

In a typical German declarative sentence, where does the conjugated verb appear?

In the second position.

If a sentence starts with a time phrase, where does the verb go, and where does the subject go?

The verb still goes in position 2, and the subject follows the verb. Example: Heute\ feiere\ ich