PPT 10-28

German 101 Course Overview

  • Instructor: Eva Grohs

  • Class Location: Hyland 201

  • Class Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday from 10:00 to 11:15 Uhr

Attendance Protocol

  • Presence Tracking

    • Anwesend (Present)

    • Abwesend (Absent)

German Cultural Event

  • Event Details:

    • Title: Insight into Bavaria

    • Activities: German snacks, drinks, and Glupperl-crafting

    • Date: Wednesday, October 29

    • Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM

    • Location: Leahy 235 (Kane Forum)

    • Extra Credit for WLC students!

    • Host: German Instructor Eva Grohs

Learning Objectives for the Lesson

  • By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

    • Talk about times within the year

    • Use adjectives to describe attributes of nouns

  • Grammar Focus: Unit 22

  • Vocabulary Focus: Unit 22

  • Date Reference: Dienstag, der achtundzwanzigste Oktober (28.10.2025)

Time-Related Questions

Basic Format for Answering Time Questions

  1. Specific Time

    • Structure: um + [time]

    • Example: "Ich feiere um 10 Uhr." (I celebrate at 10 o'clock.)

  2. Month, Season, or Year

    • Structure: im + [month/season/year]

    • Example: "Ich feiere im Februar / Herbst / im Jahr 2026."

  3. Day, Part of a Day, or Date

    • Structure: am + [day/part of day/date]

    • Example: "Ich feiere am Montag / Abend / ersten August."

Time Questions to Consider

  • Wann öffnet die Cafeteria?

  • Wann ist die Finals Week?

  • Wann endet das Semester?

Duration Questions

  1. Wie lange – questions

    • Structure: von [start time] bis [end time]

    • Example: "Wir sind von Montag bis Freitag in München."

  2. Amount of Time

    • Structure: [duration] without specific preposition

    • Example: "Wir sind fünf Tage in München."

Example Duration Questions

  • Wie lange sind die Herbstferien?

  • Von wann bis wann geht das Semester?

  • Wie lange dauert der Deutschkurs?

Adjectives in German

  • Use in Sentences:

    • Example Sentences:

    • "Das T-Shirt ist rot, die Hose ist blau."

    • "Heute ist das Wetter gut, es ist sonnig."

    • "Ich bin glücklich."

  • Attributive vs. Predicate Adjectives:

    • Predicate Adjectives: Placed after the verb, modifying the subject.

    • Example: "Der Bus ist blau."

    • Attributive Adjectives: Placed before the noun, modifying it.

    • Example: "Der blaue Bus fährt um 10 Uhr ab."

    • Note: Attributive adjectives’ endings change based on the noun's gender, case, number, and article.

Adjective Endings by Case and Gender

  • Singular

    • Masculine Noun:

    • Nominative: der rote Rock

    • Accusative: den roten Rock

    • Feminine Noun:

    • Nominative: die gelbe Bluse

    • Accusative: die gelbe Bluse

    • Neuter Noun:

    • Nominative: das grüne Hemd

    • Accusative: das grüne Hemd

  • Plural Noun:

    • Nominative and Accusative: die weißen Schuhe

Questions for Conjugating Adjectives

  1. Is there an article before the adjective?

    • If no, add ending of definite article. If yes, proceed to next question.

  2. Is the article identical to the nominative article?

    • If yes, proceed to next question.

  3. Is the noun singular?

    • If yes, check 4.

    • If no, add -en for plural nouns.

  4. Does the article show grammatical gender?

    • If yes, add -e for feminine, -er for masculine, -es for neuter nouns. If no, add -en.

Grammatical Gender Examples

  • Example Case:

    • "Ich mag sonnig___ Wetter."

    • No article: add ending of definite article based on gender (das Wetter).

    • Result: "Ich mag sonniges Wetter."

  • Article Treatment Examples:

    • „Ich trage einen rot___ Mantel.“

    • Article not identical: add –en → "Ich trage einen roten Mantel."

Art History References in Context

Caspar David Friedrich, "Der Wanderer aus dem Nebelmeer" (1818)

  • Questions:

    • What is the man wearing?

    • What is the weather like?

    • Answer Prompt: „Der Himmel ist hell.“ (The sky is bright.)

Albrecht Dürer,