The idea
Write a picture or meaning cue on one side, then article, noun and plural on the other. Add one sentence with a case you are practising. On the next attempt, reconstruct the full phrase before looking at the card.
| Arbeitsschritt | Beobachtung |
|---|---|
| Vor dem Üben | Was möchte ich ohne Hilfe sagen? |
| Beim Üben | Welche Stelle brauche ich noch als Modell? |
| Nach dem Üben | Kann ich die Information in einem neuen Satz verwenden? |
A concrete practice sequence
Write a picture or meaning cue on one side, then article, noun and plural on the other. Add one sentence with a case you are practising. On the next attempt, reconstruct the full phrase before looking at the card.
Check the model sentence
Das ist den Schlüssel zum Keller.Das ist der Schlüssel zum Keller.After ist in this identification sentence, the noun phrase is nominative der Schlüssel.
Using this beside glotworld
Use these original examples as a separate practice sheet before or after a game session. glotworld offers A1, A2, B1 practice for German learners, with meanings and help in 12 languages, including English and Turkish. A microphone is not required. The game does not score pronunciation or award a language certificate; these exercises do not claim to appear in a particular game scene.
Examples
- Der Schlüssel zum Fahrrad hängt am roten Band.The bicycle key hangs from the red ribbon.
- Ich suche den Schlüssel für das kleine Schließfach.I am looking for the key to the small locker.
- Mit dem Schlüssel öffnet Mara die Seitentür.Mara opens the side door with the key.
- Die Schlüssel für beide Räume liegen im Umschlag.The keys for both rooms are in the envelope.
- Ein Anhänger hilft mir, die Schlüssel zu unterscheiden.A key tag helps me distinguish the keys.
- Auf meiner Karte steht der Artikel neben dem Wort.The article is next to the word on my card.
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Watch out
Do not store den as the permanent gender of a noun just because the example contains an accusative object. Record the dictionary form separately from the sentence form.
Try it yourself
Welche Grundform gehört zu „mit dem Schlüssel“?
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der Schlüssel
Dem marks dative in the phrase; the masculine nominative article is der.
Ergänze: Ich lege ___ Schlüssel auf das Regal. (der)
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den
The key is the direct object of lege, so the masculine article is accusative den.
Schreibe eine neue Variante des letzten Beispiels. Ändere eine konkrete Information und behalte den Satzbau bei.
Show answer or example answer
Muster zum Variieren: Auf meiner Karte steht der Artikel neben dem Wort.
The last example supplies a sentence pattern, not a single compulsory answer. Change a detail that fits the situation and keep the verb, case and meaning consistent.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Welche Grundform gehört zu „mit dem Schlüssel“?
Ergänze: Ich lege ___ Schlüssel auf das Regal. (der)
Schreibe eine neue Variante des letzten Beispiels. Ändere eine konkrete Information und behalte den Satzbau bei.
Muster zum Variieren: Auf meiner Karte steht der Artikel neben dem Wort.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Repeat the sequence with a fresh situation. An article-retrieval card should ask for the noun's gender in a meaningful phrase and then use that noun in a sentence. Learn the nominative article and plural together. A changed article inside a sentence may express case rather than a new gender. Keep one first attempt and one correction so you can compare what you produced before seeing a model.