The idea
Store each German noun together with its article and plural. Keep grammatical gender separate from real-world gender and from Turkish translations.
One contrast, not a prediction about every learner
Turkish does not assign nouns masculine, feminine or neuter grammatical gender. German articles encode this lexical information, so a Turkish meaning alone cannot tell you whether a German noun is der, die or das.
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
Tisch ist neu.Der Tisch ist neu.Store each German noun together with its article and plural. Keep grammatical gender separate from real-world gender and from Turkish translations.
Examples
- Der kleine Tisch passt neben das Fenster.The small table fits beside the window.
- Die neue Lampe leuchtet angenehm warm.The new lamp gives a pleasantly warm light.
- Das offene Regal steht im Flur.The open shelving unit is in the hallway.
- Ich suche einen Stuhl für den Schreibtisch.I am looking for a chair for the desk.
- Wir brauchen eine Schüssel für die Äpfel.We need a bowl for the apples.
- Auf dem Foto ist ein altes Haus zu sehen.An old house can be seen in the photo.
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Watch out
Do not generalize a source-language pattern to every German sentence. Store each German noun together with its article and plural. Keep grammatical gender separate from real-world gender and from Turkish translations.
Try it yourself
Korrigiere: Tisch ist neu.
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Der Tisch ist neu.
Der Tisch ist neu. Store each German noun together with its article and plural. Keep grammatical gender separate from real-world gender and from Turkish translations.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The small table fits beside the window.
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Der kleine Tisch passt neben das Fenster.
Der kleine Tisch passt neben das Fenster. Store each German noun together with its article and plural. Keep grammatical gender separate from real-world gender and from Turkish translations.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: We need a bowl for the apples.
Show answer or example answer
Wir brauchen eine Schüssel für die Äpfel.
Wir brauchen eine Schüssel für die Äpfel. 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: Tisch ist neu.
Der Tisch ist neu.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The small table fits beside the window.
Der kleine Tisch passt neben das Fenster.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: We need a bowl for the apples.
Wir brauchen eine Schüssel für die Äpfel.
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 “Der Tisch ist neu.”. Check each one for the Turkish habit this lesson corrects, then read them aloud.