The idea
Learn das Buch together with its German adjective and pronoun forms. Use the German noun's gender even when the Russian equivalent suggests another pattern.
One contrast, not a prediction about every learner
Russian and German both distinguish masculine, feminine and neuter, but translation does not preserve the category automatically. Russian книга is feminine; German Buch is neuter.
Individual experience, dialect and other languages you know can change which comparisons help. Use the contrast to notice a German choice; do not treat it as a label for a whole group of people.
Repair the transfer
Die Buch liegt hier.Das Buch liegt hier.Learn das Buch together with its German adjective and pronoun forms. Use the German noun's gender even when the Russian equivalent suggests another pattern.
Examples
- Das geliehene Buch liegt auf meinem Nachttisch.The borrowed book is on my bedside table.
- Ich nehme das Buch mit, weil es leicht ist.I take the book with me because it is light.
- Der alte Schlüssel passt noch in dieses Schloss.The old key still fits this lock.
- Die neue Brücke verbindet die beiden Ufer.The new bridge connects the two banks.
- Das große Fenster lässt viel Licht herein.The large window lets in a lot of light.
- Eine kleine Nachricht hängt an der Kühlschranktür.A small note is attached to the refrigerator door.
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Watch out
Do not generalize a source-language pattern to every German sentence. Learn das Buch together with its German adjective and pronoun forms. Use the German noun's gender even when the Russian equivalent suggests another pattern.
Try it yourself
Korrigiere: Die Buch liegt hier.
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Das Buch liegt hier.
Das Buch liegt hier. Learn das Buch together with its German adjective and pronoun forms. Use the German noun's gender even when the Russian equivalent suggests another pattern.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The borrowed book is on my bedside table.
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Das geliehene Buch liegt auf meinem Nachttisch.
Das geliehene Buch liegt auf meinem Nachttisch. Learn das Buch together with its German adjective and pronoun forms. Use the German noun's gender even when the Russian equivalent suggests another pattern.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The large window lets in a lot of light.
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Das große Fenster lässt viel Licht herein.
Das große Fenster lässt viel Licht herein. Keep the meaning of the whole sentence while using the German pattern.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Korrigiere: Die Buch liegt hier.
Das Buch liegt hier.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The borrowed book is on my bedside table.
Das geliehene Buch liegt auf meinem Nachttisch.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The large window lets in a lot of light.
Das große Fenster lässt viel Licht herein.
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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Write three German sentences of your own that follow the pattern of “Das Buch liegt hier.”. Check each one for the Russian habit this lesson corrects, then read them aloud.