Learn German - Lesson 5

[dingdongditch98]

Aww man this will take a while, but ill stick with it.

[Gustavomazu]

Shit just got hard.

[H0tguy760]

I got this :)

[Hardy30680]

@MonicaKn17 And the different cases allow you to use flexible word orders. In English, the word order is important for the meaning of the sentence (the dog bites the man ... the man bites the dog ... = 2 different meanings). But in German, you can change the position of dog and man and you can keep the meaning of the sentence if you want to. He sees him / Him sees he ... both expressions have the same meaning, they both work in German. The word order is not that important. Pretty cool thing ;-)

[Hardy30680]

@MonicaKn17 Nominative = doing action, even the verb "to be" (THE MAN PLAYS football, THE CHILD IS young) ... Accusative = receiving action (the child takes THE TOY, i see YOU) ... Dative = to/of/with someone/something (to the man, of him, with the children) ... Genitive = possession/relationship (THE MAN´S car, MY house, THEIR friends) ... There is a specific question for every case: Nominative = who/what? ... Accusative = whom/what? ... Dative = to/of/with whom/what? ... Genetive = whose?

[MonicaKn17]

Could someone please explain exactly in what circumstances the nominative genitive dative and accusative are used? What the difference between them?

[ninification1]

Thank you for your videos !!!!!! and the site deutch online learner is fantastic !!!! Thank you !!!!! <3 keep it up !

[yaa903]

it is funny that they use der for male/female in different situation... it is confusion by interesting

[Karash770]

@yaa903 "der" is used in Nominative Singular and Genitive Plural for male words as well as in Genitive Singular, Dative Singular and Genitive Plural for female words. It's also used in Genitive Plural for neutral words.

[opoqu]

My brain exploded.

[MorganAQP]

it was difficult!

[abuammar20111]

thank you for this nice video

and keep it up

<3

[philosophicbeast]

staying in Germany for a month is awesome but when all the people are saying stuff you can't understand sucks...with your help I'm gonna be a profficient German speaker by the end of the month....I swear it

[tinacroft]

I owe you a big one! I'm actually learning German through you , and I hope I can talk it pretty good pretty soon ^^

[NubeAndNuber]

Does this mean that German has the same "Feminine/Masculine" thing? Aw.. xP

[iraniaryan]

getting tricky

[Envergure]

If I use the wrong article, will a proficient German speaker still know what I'm talking about?

[publichaosjr]

@Envergure i believe so, in spanish we have diferent tipes of articles too and if you use them wrong we still know what you are saying

[Karash770]

@Envergure Sure, actually using the wrong article is one of the most common mistakes people make, so we've grown used to it (and sometimes find it slightly charming even ^^).

[Schutzstafell]

@Envergure Like they said; yes. But mis-use of some articles can mix up your statement, going from He eats food, to Him eats food as an example in English

[egiap03]

This is great review for me, these videos really help. Thanks.

[LichenInwestycja]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[BelialfromAbbadon]

wow . . this must be the toughest German lesson so far .. . when I master this the rest will probably be easier

[perphapsable]

I think it would be easier if it was shown: nom. - acc. - dat. - than gen.

[MsLeekyungmin]

difficult ......... : (

[Steevforgreatjustice]

The hardest part about the english language is that words can have so many meanings, and there a large number of idiomatic expressions. 

[gigi1bokus]

So does german not have articles as that are added as endings to the words as well as separate words like der, die and das, like we have in swedish? Is that why they use der, die das, des, dem, den? Or is that they just write everything out as a difference to swedish which tends to leave the articles out when their already given in the wordform, whitin the contex of a sentence?

[m82artin]

i spend 7 years trying to learn this in school, but still i just chose one randomaly and hope for the best

[xThorProductionsx]

() ( _) (_16_words_:/_)

Never quit! :´(

[xThorProductionsx]

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[DJcrots]

u should have a dounloadabel file of all vocabularies in all ur lessons, or at least have them in your video description so ppl can copy/past them.

probably better to have them in each video description so ppl dont get too confused, just copy them video by video and on the end will have all of them but only few new ones as the ones from older videos have been absorbed allready

u are welcom for my suggestion im just happy to help

btw thanks for the leesons, theyre great

danke :)

[JT0daniel]

Sehr gut, Vielen danke!

[XSebiX360]

@JT0daniel dank = without e

[Serenissima84]

Well, I've never heard a german actually SAY "Das sind DES KINDES Schuhe" for example. They say "Das sind die Schuhe von dem Kind" (Like "These are the shoes "of this" child" instead of "This child's shoes") for example. Such complicated forms of grammar are more important in WRITTEN german than SPOKEN german. So don't worry ;o)

I think they should've given you some english words for a comparison/orientation instead of showing you ONLY german words. But it's better than nothing ;-)

[TheLordcrus]

kinder bueno

[apooravm]

great lessons! thanks :)

[riadtel22]

at 3:04

waw german isn't funny

[Ahornsirup1]

@riadtel22 German children lerans that in the elementary school :'D Ich wünsche dir noch viel Glück

[Ahornsirup1]

@riadtel22 German children learns that in the elementary school :'D Ich wünsche dir noch viel Glück

[TouchTyperPHP93]

@Ahornsirup1

yup, and i learnt english when i was 4... and apparently english is the hardest language to learn. i must of been a genious child?

[Ahornsirup1]

@TouchTyperPHP93 I doesn't think that English is a hard-learning-language. So many people want to learn this foreign language because it's a beautiful and easy language. Some languages are harder to learn like Japanese (Waow... I used the word "language" in every sentence :'D )

[Kreloar]

@TouchTyperPHP93 English is the hardest language? Far from it! English is an incredibly easy language. English doesn't have grammatical gender and cases (while German does). Maybe the hardest thing about English are the phrasal verbs because there must be thousands of them. But the rest? Incredibly easy. Ever heard of Finnish? It's got 15 cases! Latin is already more difficult than German becauses it's got six cases (two more than German). Trust me, German is very hard and English very easy!

[nuvaboy]

@Kreloar six cases in latin?... hm...nom., gen., dat., acc., abl. ... did I forget sth

[nuvaboy]

@Kreloar THE VOCATIVE! 

[Xxc3nc0r3dxX]

this has helped me in all the ways it can !

im still confused on when to use the der des dem den's die's and das though

its so very confusing ! but im going through it :D

[elten4]

danke

das ist interessant lol im tryin hard

[VenomLady1]

This is enough to make me want to commit suicide

Nah just kidding but DAMN! This is hard to remember...

[atahualpa2013]

esta es la aprte mas dificil de la leccion hasta ahora. Muy dificilmente lo empece a enteder. Gracias por subir el video. !! danke!

[TheGearsKeepTurning]

danke für das... lessons.

I'm trying hard.

[FaithSheikh]

This was very confusing but I made it! : ) THANKYOU FOR THIS LESSON!

[OrodesIII]

This has become far too geometrical/mathematical. We are at only lesson #5 of Part1 and we have had way too little examples of ordinary conversation. These lessons remind me of why I could never learn a foreign language at school where it was all too bookish and grammatical at the expense of useful conversation. The mathematicians will love this form of instruction but it lacks the personal touch.

[blenderuser]

@OrodesIII

I have it the opposite way. I'd rather learn the the declension table, and memorize it in my head. Then I'll construct my own sentences, thereby being more used to the sound of the different declensions. mit DEM Mann, durch DAS Auto, der Hut DES Mannes, and so on. But first, I have to memorize the full table - I hate to have to look at tables in order to construct sentences. Keep fighting :-)

[UinDVM]

Hello! Thanks for the instructional videos!

I have a few questions:

1. Is there a logic or reason for the fem/netuter forms' accusative and nominative to have the same definite article (might make it easier to remember if you know why there is a diff. definite article for each case)

2. Are there 4 cases to every word in the language..for eg. 4 cases for Mann?

[DeutschOnlineLernen]

@UinDVM Hello and thank you very much for your questions.

The German declension system has these four cases, and you can find all four of them in words that are declined, such as articles, nouns or adjectives. A word, however, can have the same form for different cases.

The nominative and accusative forms of feminine and neuter words are always the same, so you can actually use this to help you memorize the various declensions.

Best regards.

[SuperKingDeeDeeDee]

You're blowing up my mind with all this!

[Ahsen1000]

sooooper,,the best german learning videos i have ever seen,,,,,,good job

[DrJadeBalfour]

THE!!! Just use "THE," you damn crazy Krauts! Why do you need 16 ways to say "the"???

Just kidding with the racial slur, but it is a bit frustrating. Oh, well. As an English speaker, I certainly have no right to critique other languages' annoying quirks.

[taxi911]

@DrJadeBalfour

there's actually a joke about that... by a comedian...

Search up "german is hard to learn" on Ytube...

apparently, you can use "de" simply in spoken german ^^!!! makes our life easier, right? ^^

[SuperEmmaXD]

Now I'm confused -__- I need to take actual lessons for German ... It's getting harder now. D;

[RazorBladeKisses8789]

okay stupid question but for the masculine and feminine, are only the men supposed to speak in the masculine and the woman only in feminine? I think so but wasn't sure, and neuter is for either? am i right

[Adun4184]

@RazorBladeKisses8789

no, in german the objects themselves have a gender.

when you are talking about a suitcase (koffer) ,which is masculine, you wouldn't say "it" you would say "he".

its hard to remember which one it is supposed to be

[evilbore]

Lol xD no.

Men and women will always speak the same. Masculine and feminine deal with the type of the noun. Car = das auto. no gender. Der mann = man. masculine. die Frau = woman. feminine. A man or a woman would both say "Der mann und die Frau". So no, your assumption was incorrect.

[makeupaddict1]

No; every subject has a masculine, feminine, or neutral pronoun. For example, toilet is feminine 'die toilette', while suitcase is masculine 'der koffer'. If only you were right, it would be a much easier language!

[natemorey]

@RazorBladeKisses8789 no no, its not on who speaks it, the words themselves are masculen and feminine, anyone can speak it otherwise a woman could never say the word man since its masculen, its the words, anyone can say them.

[wannabelinguist]

Le Français est beaucoup plus facile d'apprendre que l'allmand, mais l'allmand est compris plus facilement

[berlineerikkids]

it's good, but i'm an high school student in my 8th grade, i missed one year of german, so i keep failing, any idea how to help me get my grades up?

[cettolaqualunqueeee]

I think nobody use every time all types.. Someone know about it?

[Adun4184]

@cettolaqualunqueeee

you mean the accusative,nominative, and the other ones?

see my other comment i just posted, it explains what they mean

[thundernuts0]

yes great lesson, though im a little confused on when to use der,des,dem,den,das,die. i know its all listen as nominative,denitive,dative,acc­ustavie but I have no idea on which sentence will be wich kind!

[Adun4184]

@thundernuts0

NOMINATIVE= the subject (the word that is taking action) example: the CHILD is playing

GENITIVE=ownership or possesion

example: this is ANDREW'S house.

or: this is the house OF ANDREW.

ACCUSATIVE= direct object (what the nominative is doing something to)

example: he threw the BALL

DATIVE= indirect object (target of the accusative)

example: he threw the ball at the HOUSE

[thundernuts0]

@Adun4184 Well thanks very much!

[turtle9207]

@thundernuts0

They r each used differently. I here are some English examples.

The nominative is when it is the subject of the sentence: The BOY is smart.

The Genitive is the case of possession. The parents OF THE CHILD are gone.

The dative is the case of indirect object. A story was told to the FAMILY.

The accusative is the case of the direct object. The boy pet the DOG.

[Gott2070]

@thundernuts0 iam german. if i wouldn´t german, i wouldn´t learn german.

i love german but it´s not easy and sometimes senseless and strange.

[Kreloar]

@thundernuts0 I'm afraid that's a very complicated issue. The easiest are the grammatical genders, there are neutral (das), masculine (der) and feminine (die) nouns. Sometimes you can guess by their endings (e.g -heit is always feminine), but most often you cannot and you will just have to learn them by heart. Then there are the grammatical cases: nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.

[thundernuts0]

@Kreloar Haha wow na ja! Ich weiß das jetzt. Ich habe jetzt Deutsch für einen Jahr gelernt. Hoffe ist es nicht zu schlecht! Danke für deinen Komment!

[Kreloar]

@thundernuts0 Es ist "ein Jahr" statt "einen Jahr" (Jahr ist sächlich (neutral) und für neutrale Nomen braucht man "ein" und nicht "einen") (was für männliche Nomen ist) ) und es ist "Kommentar" statt "Komment", aber es ist gar nicht schlecht, nur weiter so!

[thundernuts0]

@Kreloar Hahaha okay "Lehrer" Danke... :P

[labellissime]

merci beaucoup, mais pour les francophones, il vaut mieux la liste qua j'appelle NADG !

nominatif

accusatif

datif

génitif

[gamilgamil]

that would be better if i could dload the lessons to my ipod :)

[helioringer]

It is a very good idea to practice up on your German before going to Germany because many Germans (belive me) will highly appreciate your attempts. Do not worry too much though, I and many of my fellow German friends can tell you, the general population in Germany, especially in cities, knows English. The rule of thumb is: Try as much German as you can and when your knowledge runs out, ask politely for English. "Dürfen wir uns auf Englisch unterhalten?" Alles gut!

[435889ful]

Oh, I think it will help me in some way..this time i'm going to germany as au-pair but my german leaves much to be desired..o my god!!!!i m so afraid that it will be hard for me to communicate with people there especially with the family i will live in..I hope for the best))

[abdo9086]

omg is there a rule of difining words

how do we know when to use die der des den and dem

it's hard i can't cover it out

[engelkotzen]

you can only find out if you have to use "der, des, den die, das" etc. when you now the gender of the Noun/Subject of the sentence. to know the gender of evry noun, you have to learn each new vocab WITH its gender. however, there is a hint: words that end with -tion, -schaft, -keit, -ung are ALWAYS feminin. (die); noun ending of -e are 90% feminine; -o, -um, -chen,-lein endings are neutral (das); but that is only a rough guide. my french teacher always said:LEARN NEW VOCAB ALWAYS WITH ARTICLES!

[abdo9086]

danke mein freund

[engelkotzen]

bitte. viel spass beim lernen!

[armoricain]

An Austrian friend of mine who is married to a French friend of mine took French lessons and said it was very hard... I have a hard time understanding why, although French is not a piece of cake, some say it is more difficult than German. Let me think! "The" in French is "le, la, les and l' " "A, an" in French are "un, une" in singular, and "des, de, d' " in plural, hmmm, "Whose, of which" are translated thus "dont, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, desquelles" hmmm, never mind, never mind, lol!

[ROCKERGUY54]

der mannkind lol

[nicehair062885]

Thanks for posting such a wonderful German lesson, it will help me a lot.. By the way, i am from Philippines and i really want to learn German because my BF is from Germany and i want him to be proud of me.. Thanks Guys!

[hepatitis]

@nicehair062885 nice comment. im also a Filipino and learning Deutsch, its complicated but very elegant. im pretty sure your BF will be proud of you:)

[ImTheRiffRaff]

der, des, dem, den, die, der, das......

Why so many different words to say the same thing???

[icebirdgiessen]

that´s because of the language history (there´s only language which is similar to german in the germanic room if we talk about the articles and that is icelandic)

[aGeilini]

there are 3 languages that that have the articles like German, and douse are Yiddish, Icelandic, and Faroese.

[urbancinderalla]

Thank you so such for posting this, I'm such a bad student at German and I really want to learn something this vacation so the videos are very helpfull.

[whitebeach12]

Ich lerne Deutsch, aber i dont know anything! lol ich goodle übersetzen für diese lol

[kleinerstern9]

"whats the -es?" genitive case ending

[nuvaboy]

@kleinerstern9 this is the genitive ending for male and neuter nouns,

it is usally used with nouns ending with an consonant (e.g. das BuCH >> des BuCHes)

[genius0173]

DANKE!

[Miguel1962]

whats the -es??????

[nuvaboy]

@Miguel1962 this is the genitive ending for male and neuter nouns, it is usally used with nouns ending with an consonant (e.g. das BuCH >> des BuCHes)

[bandmakers]

the reason i'm learning german is b/c i love tokio hotel songs hahah

anyways danke!

[cullenYe]

lol the reason im learning german cuz i luv german song lol include Tokio hotel lol and now i can keep learning it cuz the german song and my good german teacher Matt lol

[bandmakers]

lol awesome! yes i love TH german songs, but never heard any other bands with german songs. but i want to learn german also lol

[cullenYe]

lol u a cool,and i luv TH and Rammastein best ,and my friends introduce this german band to me,Edguy/Letzte Instanz/Blind Guardian/DESTRUCTION/AGATHODAI­MON/Dokken/lacrimosa/Helloween­/MOONBLOOD/Nachtfalke,Nargarot­h,Wehrhammer,Coven of the Worm ps: most of them a metal ~

[bandmakers]

oh cool! those r awesome bands also! :D hehe

i really want to learn german though xD

[cullenYe]

lol gut~~me to lol

[lilbabyki]

omg me tooo i thought i was alone! ha ha ha

[bandmakers]

Awesome! :D

[ahmedaegypt]

Danke

[gentlemenjack420]

these videos are great

[RufferuZy]

oh yea , rammstein , ich will and du hast . cool .

[neogeo01]

xDD to take rammstein as the first step on learning german xDD well, not the best option ^^

deutsch ist und bleibt die schwerste sprache auf diesem planeten !

[iamalilvampiregirl]

finde ich nicht!!! ich find japanisch und zb tschechisch schwerer...naja könnte daran liegen das ich in deutschland lebe,,,tja tja hehe

[HALCONDORADO85]

Gracias por los videos estan muy buenos espero y suban mas se los agradeseriamos mucho. I'M THE FIRST COMMENT. HEY GUYS IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE GERMAN I INVATE YOU TO LISTEN MUSIC IN GERMAN WHIT LYRICS. I KNOW ONE GROUP. ITS NAME IS RAMMSTEIN. I'M SORRY WITH MY ENGLISH I CAN'T WRITE VERY WELL. GOOD LUCK.