German A1 - Core 300 Common Words & Sentence Structure Flashcards

Question 1

der Mann, die Männer

Accepted Answer

English: "man, men". Example: `Der Mann liest ein Buch.` (The man reads a book.)

Question 2

die Frau, die Frauen

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English: "woman, women". Example: `Die Frau trinkt Kaffee.` (The woman drinks coffee.)

Question 3

das Kind, die Kinder

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English: "child, children". Example: `Das Kind spielt im Garten.` (The child plays in the garden.)

Question 4

der Freund, die Freunde

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English: "friend (male), friends". Example: `Mein Freund kommt heute.` (My friend comes today.)

Question 5

das Haus, die Häuser

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English: "house, houses". Example: `Wir kaufen ein großes Haus.` (We buy a big house.)

Question 6

die Stadt, die Städte

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English: "city, cities". Example: `Ich lebe in einer schönen Stadt.` (I live in a beautiful city.)

Question 7

das Buch, die Bücher

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English: "book, books". Example: `Er liest gern Bücher.` (He likes to read books.)

Question 8

der Tisch, die Tische

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English: "table, tables". Example: `Der Tisch steht im Esszimmer.` (The table stands in the dining room.)

Question 9

sein

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English: "to be". Conjugation (present tense): `ich bin, du bist, er/sie/es ist, wir sind, ihr seid, sie/Sie sind`. Example: `Ich bin Student.` (I am a student.)

Question 10

haben

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English: "to have". Conjugation (present tense): `ich habe, du hast, er/sie/es hat, wir haben, ihr habt, sie/Sie haben`. Example: `Wir haben viel Zeit.` (We have a lot of time.)

Question 11

gehen

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English: "to go". Example: `Ich gehe jetzt nach Hause.` (I am going home now.)

Question 12

kommen

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English: "to come". Example: `Sie kommt aus Deutschland.` (She comes from Germany.)

Question 13

sprechen

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English: "to speak". Example: `Sprichst du Deutsch?` (Do you speak German?)

Question 14

essen

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English: "to eat". Example: `Was isst du gern?` (What do you like to eat?)

Question 15

machen

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English: "to make, to do". Example: `Wir machen unsere Hausaufgaben.` (We do our homework.)

Question 16

gut

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English: "good". Example: `Das Essen ist sehr gut.` (The food is very good.)

Question 17

schön

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English: "beautiful, nice". Example: `Das Wetter ist heute schön.` (The weather is nice today.)

Question 18

gern

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English: "gladly, like to". This adverb expresses preference. Example: `Ich spiele gern Fußball.` (I like to play soccer.)

Question 19

Definite Articles: der, die, das

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English: "the". These articles indicate the grammatical gender of a noun: `der` for masculine, `die` for feminine, `das` for neuter. Example: `Der Mann, die Frau, das Kind.`

Question 20

Indefinite Articles: ein, eine, ein

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English: "a, an". These articles are used for non-specific nouns: `ein` for masculine/neuter, `eine` for feminine. Example: `Ein Mann, eine Frau, ein Kind.`

Question 21

Modal Verb: können

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English: "can, to be able to". Conjugation (present tense): `ich kann, du kannst, er/sie/es kann, wir können, ihr könnt, sie/Sie können`. Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive verb at the end of the sentence. Example: `Ich kann Deutsch sprechen.` (I can speak German.)

Question 22

German Word Order: Verb-Second (V2) Rule

Accepted Answer

In main clauses, the conjugated verb always occupies the second position. The first position can be the subject, an adverb, or an object. Example: `Ich **lerne** Deutsch.` (I learn German.) or `Heute **lerne** ich Deutsch.` (Today I learn German.)

German A1 - Core 300 Common Words & Sentence Structure

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