Learn German - Lesson 8

[lucio5016]

I HATE BABEL TOWER!!!!!!!!!!

[regyreg22]

Danke! Wegen euren Videos ist mein deutsch jetzt so perfekt, altah!

[ShockinglyRelaxing]

deutsch ist eine geile sprache . . . ich habe es die ganzen tag sprechen :)

[Karash770]

@ShockinglyRelaxing To be a nitpicker: correct would be "Ich habe es den ganzen Tag [lang] gesprochen".

[ShockinglyRelaxing]

@Karash770 yes you are correct thank you :)

[pattytm175]

Thank you for these lessons- oh how I wish that DW were available on our cable system! Could you please tell me when the usage of the formal you faded away?

Or is the formal you used only in specific situations. Could you please explain? 40 years ago we were not instructed in the use of the informal you!

[Karash770]

@pattytm175 Personally I tend to use the informal "you" with children, family members and people I'm more familiar with, but there are no real "strict rules" on when to use it and it can even become problematic when you're not sure which one would be more appropriate. In an anonymous online environment, the informal you is also usually the best choice.

[Donutslayer7]

We used to have the word "hast" in English, we used it with the pronoun that was the equivalent of German "du" (thou and thee, and the like), too bad those died in English and we just use "you".

[lyricsonyou]

Hello, thanks for your lessonss. I have a question: Can we say: Ich habe die Zeit? ( 4:46 ) or only ICh habe Zeit ????

Thanks

[Laurax3smile]

@lyricsonyou Only: Ich habe Zeit , you cant say: Ich habe die Zeit

;DD

[ION1993OCTOMBRIE]

Ich liebe Deutsch!!

[SusiBrot]

@ION1993OCTOMBRIE sprichst du deutsch oder hast du es gelernt? das würde mich jetz mal interessieren :)

[ION1993OCTOMBRIE]

@SusiBrot ich habe zwei Monate seit wann lerne Deutsch sprache, und ich weiß wenige dinge nur in Deutsch. Aber ich will weiß alle Deutsch!!

[SusiBrot]

@ION1993OCTOMBRIE naja fürn anfang klngt das schon ganz gut ... manche bekommen garnichts hin in 2 Monaten :)



[estrategiamix]

Los comentarios de los vídeos como se ponen los rótulos en Español

[alifeofreason]

Sein und Zeit.

[Srbijarulez]

It says that "He is lucky" is "Er hat Gluck" but couldn't you also say "Er ist Gluck" aswell?

[Sicklehead88]

@Srbijarulez no, cause "er hat Glück" literally means "he has luck", so "er ist Glück" would be "he is luck". you see, it makes no sense ;-)

the sentence "er ist glücklich" exists though, but means "he is happy"

[distook]

it's funny seeing all of the declining views of these videos from lesson 1 all the way to 21

[Axloooo]

Hi there I have a few questions to ask regarding this lesson:

1. In the lesson says that in order to say "You are courageous" you have to say "Ihr habt Mut" right?

But doesn't this sentence means the same "Ihr seid Mut"?

I don't understand could you be a little more clearer about this please???

Anyway great lessons keep up the good job

[Leni1496]

@Axloooo

You are courageous means "Ihr seid mutig" in German.

You have to use the adjective.

[Axloooo]

@Leni1496

I know but look at the 5:45 minute mark it says that in order to say "you are courageous" you need to say "Ihr habt Mut" not "Ihr seid mutig" as you're telling me.

I don't understand S:

[Leni1496]

@Axloooo

You can say both in German

it's the same meaning

[Axloooo]

@Leni1496

Alright, Thanks

[tomandbill4ever1]

i need to clear this up " du hast" iis "you have" right and "du hasst" is "you hate" right if not fell free to correct me politely please

[Baebol]

i really hope i'm not the only one having trouble for all the forms of haben and all the freakon articles

[HairyRampage]

@Baebol trust me, your not

[SindyJB]

(er hat gluck) shouldn't that mean (he has luck)

(sie hat erfolg) mean ( she has ) isn't (hat) means (has ) ,so way (he "is" lucky )

thanks

[taleb47]

Danke

[taleb47]

Danke

[CHARLES777CHARLES]

thanks u so much !

[Billymaysfan6837]

@deathbygoose

Really? What part of Germany are you from?

[TwilightFanSarah91]

@deathbygoose

not only the northern ;)

I´m from south-west germany and I say "ish" :D

we in "Rheinland-Pfalz" have such an heavy accent...most germans do not understand us...... and I´m proud of that :D

[TwilightFanSarah91]

wow it´s so interesting watching videos like that ^^

I´m German and I have to say. German is f*****g difficult :D

[irenakolek]

great great greattt!!!!!!!!!!! 2 days and reach the 8th lesson still remembering verything from the previous ones!!! Sehr gut!!! thankss

[atahualpa2014]

This is very difficult and confuse!!!! :S thanks for the videos.

[atahualpa2014]

what is the difference between waguen and auto?? thanks for the video.

[crazycomma]

@atahualpa2014 There is no difference

[VenomLady1]

Thank god I have a pen and paper for this, I suggest people write down the cases in lesson 4-5 (I think )

[irenakolek]

@VenomLady1 I think best option is pausing each time and makes notes, and at the end do the Exercises on ur own, just later check the answers.. thats works for me, and the cases are not confusing any more. Pity I didnt learn this way in my high school time:(

[celebritybaby]

excuse me, but on exercise 2/4, on the third translation, how come it is "Sie haben" instead of "Sind haben"? i thought when saying "they are" you use "Sind"?

[dasgellendehorn]

@celebritybaby i cant get your question. but your right, "sie" in german is a bit confusing.

1.) Sie ist müde - she is tired

2.) Sie sind müde - they are tired

3.) "Sie" as a honorable (thats unkonwn in english language)

so "sie haben" can be: "they have", or as in honour form "you have"

dont give up, i wish you all the best!

[lijuowl]

@celebritybaby

"sind" is the plural form of "sein" (to be) - like "are". "sie" (in this case) is the 3rd person plural pronoun - like "they".

So "sie" is the pronoun, "sind" and "haben" are the verbs.

"they are" - "sie sind"; "they have" - "sie haben"

[lakucifire]

what is the usage of "den"??

[lakucifire]

what is the usage of "den"??

[lakucifire]

what is the usage of "den"??

[abenjers]

I just started studying the german language by myself alone through the internet. I find the lesson here really a big help. Thumbs up. It makes learning a bit easier. :) Danke!

[shadowperson12]

i don't understand why they used den at the end of the exercises other than that it made a lot of sense

[MITHWORLD1]

I like these videos,they´re really helpfull,thanks a lot.

[Lufthansajumbo]

It's nice to see like nother countries learn german ;)

[thundernuts0]

the structure of a sentence in german is hard :(

its like old timie english

"hast du den schlussel?"

isint it literally translated as "have you the key?"

difficult to get use to

[jub184]

Thx a lot for sharing! :) What is the best way of learning German?

[sloughshit]

GOING 2 GERMANY! ; )

[AZ375719]

Thank you very much!

[mokdadmm]

Danke!

[TeachMeSomeGerman]

Danke! diese Videos sind sehr hilfbereit!

[3WhiteRoses]

I HATE DEFINE ARTICALS!!!!

[umakemesmile16]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaa­aaaaaahhhh, me toooo!

[luisuny]

Me too, it seems little practical but anyone can make it own, paradoxicaly putting it into practice.

[eronimo100]

@3WhiteRoses me too :(

[kleinerstern9]

You have to memorize it.

[nadroj08]

Is there any way to distinguish the gender of the nouns, or is it purely by memorization?

[helioringer]

There are quite a few ways to distinguish without memorizing but of course there are always exceptions and so many that don't fit any rule that the best idea is always always always to memorize the article along with the word. So ways to tell are endings of the noun: -ung, -keit, and -heit are always feminine (die). -chen, -lein are always neuter (das). There are a lot of them but there are also a lot of exceptions. These five will always prove true though. Still, article + noun, always!

[ziga1504]

Thanx a lot very good

[cutiepie2266]

Ich hoffe, es war richtig

[cutiepie2266]

vielen dank! Ja. . . Ich habe gesehen, wie alle dreizehn Videos!

[domyaska]

excellent course !! danke aus italien ( I hope it is correct !!!!)

[W4LTERhiggins]

Thanks again!

[sininkh]

hello there, thanks for the lesson. it's really helpful. can i ask few quetions?

1- what is the different between 'Wagen 'and 'Auto'?

2- in your vocabulary part, you have wrote

'der Erfolg, -(e)s, Erfolge' what do you mean by ' -(e)s ' ?

[DeutschOnlineLernen]

1. There is no difference between "Wagen" and "Auto" if you are talking about a usual "car", "motorcar", or "automobile".

But "Wagen" is also used for other kinds of trolleys, carts, or carriages. Usually, you would not call such a vehicle "Auto".

[DeutschOnlineLernen]

2. In lesson 4 (at 4 min 24 sec) we saw that the vocabulary entries of masculine and neuter nouns are usually followed by their genitive singular endings.

The genitive of "der Erfolg" can be "des Erfolgs" or "des Erfolges" with no difference in meaning. With "Erfolg" both genitive endings, "-s" and "-es" are very common. If this is the case, you will find both endings written in this combined form "-(e)s" in the entry.

[MrsPrettyNaughty]

@sininkh

hello maybe i can help you...

Wagen and Auto means usually the same but Wagen is famillar, do you know what i mean..?!

and to you secon question Der Erfolg means the success and Die Erfolge<- means the same but in plural ;)

Hope i could help ;)

[Baebol]

@sininkh you know i was wondering that too, i watched all the lessons up to here, but i guess their just two different ways for saying car