The idea
Keep die Stadt, eine Stadt and sie together when learning this word. Apply the same independent check to other German nouns instead of trusting a translated gender.
One contrast, not a prediction about every learner
Ukrainian місто is neuter, while German Stadt is feminine. Both languages have grammatical gender, but the categories belong to each language's nouns and cannot be copied through translation.
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
Das Stadt ist klein.Die Stadt ist klein.Keep die Stadt, eine Stadt and sie together when learning this word. Apply the same independent check to other German nouns instead of trusting a translated gender.
Examples
- Die kleine Stadt liegt an einem breiten Fluss.The small town lies beside a wide river.
- Wir besuchen eine Stadt mit vielen alten Brücken.We visit a town with many old bridges.
- Die Stadt verändert sich, aber sie bleibt übersichtlich.The town is changing, but it remains easy to navigate.
- In der Stadt gibt es einen neuen Leseraum.There is a new reading room in the town.
- Ich kenne den Namen dieser Stadt schon lange.I have known the name of this town for a long time.
- Unsere Reise endet in einer ruhigen Stadt am See.Our journey ends in a quiet town by the lake.
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Watch out
Do not generalize a source-language pattern to every German sentence. Keep die Stadt, eine Stadt and sie together when learning this word. Apply the same independent check to other German nouns instead of trusting a translated gender.
Try it yourself
Korrigiere: Das Stadt ist klein.
Show answer or example answer
Die Stadt ist klein.
Die Stadt ist klein. Keep die Stadt, eine Stadt and sie together when learning this word. Apply the same independent check to other German nouns instead of trusting a translated gender.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The small town lies beside a wide river.
Show answer or example answer
Die kleine Stadt liegt an einem breiten Fluss.
Die kleine Stadt liegt an einem breiten Fluss. Keep die Stadt, eine Stadt and sie together when learning this word. Apply the same independent check to other German nouns instead of trusting a translated gender.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: I have known the name of this town for a long time.
Show answer or example answer
Ich kenne den Namen dieser Stadt schon lange.
Ich kenne den Namen dieser Stadt schon lange. 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: Das Stadt ist klein.
Die Stadt ist klein.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: The small town lies beside a wide river.
Die kleine Stadt liegt an einem breiten Fluss.
Ins Deutsche übertragen: I have known the name of this town for a long time.
Ich kenne den Namen dieser Stadt schon lange.
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 “Die Stadt ist klein.”. Check each one for the Ukrainian habit this lesson corrects, then read them aloud.