Learning 'der die das' all wrong?? | German with Laura
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This mini-course explains WHY learning the difference between der die and das is so important.
In this ‘German for beginners’ video, you’ll discover the FIRST STEP in leveraging your advantage as an adult learner of German. Not only do you need to START WITH GRAMMAR, but you need to start with NOUN GENDER (der die das) specifically.
Thank you Laura. As an Afrikaans speaking South African, this is totally new to me and you have opened up the German language, now even I can begin to understand when and where to use the die, der and das. I know these YT videos actually interfere with your normal training course, but please, don't stop, I am learning a great deal. Congratulations, you are a very good teacher. Blessings.
But, there are smarter vs. harder ways to learn German noun gender!
(For even more information, check out my German noun gender guide here: https://germanwithlaura.com/noun-gender/)
this is THE most helpful video I've watched all month
In this video we’ll talk about the power of working with NOUN ENDINGS and NOUN GROUPS to help you learn thousands of German nouns in a fraction of the time (and with much less aggravation, too).
Despite what you might think from working with Duolingo and the like, the ‘der die das’ coming in front of German nouns is NOT random!
What about nis I thought it is also das
There are principles & patterns that govern the assigned gender of most German nouns. There are about 70 distinct noun endings and groups that, if memorized, will give you major mileage toward learning thousands of German nouns!
And you MUST know the gender of any noun in order to actually USE it in a sentence. In fact, German noun gender is one of THREE grammar components that impact the DECLENSIONS we use as part of the German CASE SYSTEM (more on this coming up in this series!).
Thank you for your efforts..
But, in brief:
1. German noun gender MATTERS a great deal.
currencies? how is this a category for masculinum? so many exceptions come to mind without even thinking hard: das pfund, die lire, die krone and most prominently die mark...
2. Trying to memorize a RANDOM ‘der die das’ in front of thousands of nouns is a TERRIBLE idea that will ultimately FAIL.
3. Working with the PRINCIPLES & PATTERNS of noun groups & endings is the smarter, not harder way!
This is revolutionary. Thank you so very much.
More User Perspectives
Duolingo was frying my brain
thank you for this lesson
Es saßen dereinst am Indus
drei philosophierende Hindus.
Ihr Problem war fatal,
denn sie fragten voll Qual:
Ist ich es, sind er's oder bin du's?
Bei "Niederlande" und "Vereinigte Staaten" ist die Staatsbezeichnung Mehrzahl, daher "die" und da es heißt "die Republik" gilt bei der Bundesrepublik Deutschland eben "die Bundesrepublik Deutschland"
@robfriedrich28227:54 aber wir haben auch der Apfel und der Flieder
@robfriedrich28227:35 als allerdings in Deutschland die Währung noch Mark gewesen ist, hatte man dort den Artikel "die".
Genauso ist beispielsweise bei der Währung Lira der Artikel ebenfalls "die", wie auch bei der tschechischen Krone.
Und bei der britischen Währung sagt man "das Pfund", allerdings war in Deutschland Pfund ursprünglich eine Gewichtsangabe und bei der Umstellung auf Gram hat man es soweit gerundet, dass ein Pfund 500 Gram entspricht.
Bei dem Wort Mädchen ist man mittlerweile grammatikalisch nicht konsequent, man sagt zwar das Mädchen, aber spricht von "sie".
Also nicht grammatikalisch korrekt "das Mädchen, es ist schön" sondern "das Mädchen, sie ist schön".
Excellent! years ago, you wore Keffiyeh, I salute you!. Thank you so much for having that.
@Global_justNur ganz kurz ein paar Gegenbeispiele zu 6:48
DIE Sonne, Die D-Mark, Die Lira, Das Pfund £, Der Apfel, Länder ohne Artikel (Kanada) (aber DIE Schweiz)
Deutsch ist halt doch komplexer, dafür auch präziser (aber das ist eine andere Diskussion).
Das Kanada?
@Maus-fc5fjNonsense. The bigger problem is that books, lessons, apps, etc. too often give the word without the gender. The poorly designed DuoLingo is a great example. You need to learn the gender, but learn it as part of learning the word - after all, you have to learn those thousands of words.
@zweigackroyd7301Danker
@habinshutixavioVery iconic presentation. I am extremely busy but would like to start learning German.
@sophiaj7532I have just found your web page. I am in German 2 and struggling a little. Your information is clarifying so much for me. However, I cannot watch your “Essential Guide” with German Noun Gender. I always comes up with the problem “ TOO MANY REQUESTS”. I don’t know what that means, while I have requested to watch it 3 times ans it’s said that all 3 times. Help
@jeandrumm5025Fantastic how clear this is.
@DerekWilliamsMusicThank you! You are so so helpful!
@meggenayoc5362I´m German native speaker. I was very interested to watch because it was never explained to me that there was actually a system behind it.... As an encouragement for all learners I´d like to say: Never be shy and don´t worry about getting all the articles right all the time. In Germany we are very used to non native speakers just wildly guessing the articles (most of them go with "die" for everything and it´s fine with us ☺). But you are always welcome to also ask in any case of doubt. A funny thing I recently learned and that gave me a long moment to think over is that ALL kinds of fruit (not vegetables) have the article "die" - except ONE: der Apfel (the apple) 🍎🍏🤭- and I have no idea why 😂. Careful with the noun groups though - not every flower has a feminin article there are masculine and neuter flowers too (like: der Löwenzahn (dandelion), der Fingerhut (foxglove).... "-chen" ending: das Gänseblümchen (daisy), das Veilchen (lilac).....+ 1 without "-chen" ending: das Vergissmeinicht (forget-me-not literal translation as a compound word) 🌼🌹🌷
@Gryffcom-LasserianBest teacher ever!!! But….. all the hand gestures are VERY distracting.
@hildiborkowski4436Oh! This is helpful!
@crowznest438Vielen Dank! I have been learning German for just over a year on an app and just started in person at a local Deutsche Schule. Dieses video war sehr hilfreich ! Color coding the gender articles is soooo practicle and smart !!!
@brianoneill5786Just great
@EverarPaleroi think its sensible and acceptable to put 'der' in front of every noun.......after all, a table or a chair can't have a gender.....having gendered nouns is a holdover from 4th century latin which is itself a very non-intuitive highly inflected language that defies logic and good sense......the sooner everybody puts 'der' in front of every noun, the sooner german becomes modern user-friendly german, or at least moreso than it is now.
@wdobniDespite all these praises, even your own examples have ample exceptions. You say "-der" words take the masculine ending and YOUR VERY OWN EXAMPLE is "die SCHULTER". I have known all of these rules for decades, not years, yes they help a little bit, but this is German, after the initial steps, German always finds ample ways to confuse you further. What is the point of having of those so called guidelines if ALL OF THEM WILL HAVE COUNTLESS EXCEPTIONS? Also do not try to push your feminist narrative on us. Everyone knows that red is more feminine and blue is more masculine.
@cbekarogluI have a worst experience with a German native teachers. She confuses me
@najeebrahman4002Hi Laura, do you do online classes? if so how do i find it
@KunteKinte2Very good clues 😊
@zeluis9219Simply magic your teaching is magic love your teaching method
@majidazizkhan4434Neutrual ❌ Neuter ✅
@Zaptrap101Very helpful! Thanks Laura 😁
@rupertinniBest explanation on the internet
@TsubasaTrailsFirst This is the first video I have seen of yours and very good video. I love that you talk with your hands and body language. Hand and body language are basically a requirement for German language. People who are beginners in the language should treat their self like a toddler and watch native German learning television programs for children . Of course trying to advance faster than a toddler but what you learn from the children's television is how to speak correctly
@jonathanfoster-mp9kwDer Iran,Die turkei is not neutrl
@anuradhajha3875Der apfel is a fruit but it is masculine not feminine
@anuradhajha3875But....der apfel is a fruit and its masculine
@littlekitten2885That was helpful. Danke
@vrushtishah1745danke Laura
@sarundhandapani2745In this logics, every single letter in a foreign language word is random and therefore has to undergo that procedure.
Imho very weird
Fantastic
@HiranAdithyaSuraweeraArachchiLoved it!!! Very simple and effective examples and explanations.
@raahim88991Thank you so much, ma'am. I was tired of remembering ...
@bhautikshingala27While these rules are certainly very helpful,the unfortunate fact is that most German nouns don’t fall within these categories.For the majority of nouns there are no rules for their respective gender affiliation.
@Fugazinome