How to Use Adjectival Nouns in German - Learn German Grammar with Examples
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, you will learn how to use adjectival nouns in German, which are adjectives that can act as nouns. You will also see some examples of adjectival nouns in different cases and genders. This video is perfect for beginners and intermediate learners who want to improve their German grammar skills.
Adjectival nouns are very common in German, and they can help you express yourself more clearly and concisely. For example, instead of saying "the old man" or "the rich woman", you can simply say "der Alte" or "die Reiche". You can also use adjectival nouns to refer to abstract concepts, such as "das Beste" (the best) or "das Wichtige" (the important thing).
To form adjectival nouns, you need to capitalize the first letter of the adjective and add the appropriate ending according to the gender, case, and article of the noun. The endings are the same as the ones you use for normal adjectives. For example:
- der Alte (the old man) - masculine nominative singular
- die Alte (the old woman) - feminine nominative singular
- das Alte (the old thing) - neuter nominative singular
- die Alten (the old people) - plural nominative
In this video, I will show you how to use adjectival nouns in different sentences and contexts. You will also learn some useful vocabulary and phrases that involve adjectival nouns. By the end of this video, you will be able to use adjectival nouns confidently and correctly in your own German conversations.
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Recap the four German cases using the links below!
Nominative: • Video
Accusative: • Video
Dative: • Video
Genitive: • Video
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I have a question at 06:52. Why are we using dich after über although there's no movement in there? and also we're using the verb "sagen" here which triggers the dative case.
Hallo!
So, when ‘über’ means ‘above’ and therefore talks about location, it depends whether there is movement or no movement as to whether you use the accusative or dative.
When ‘über’ has other meanings, such as in this video here:
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it is not related to movement, but just needs to be learned.
As for why ‘sagen’ doesn’t use the dative here, it’s because ‘sagen’ is ‘to say’. You can say something, as is here (He said lots of good things about you) and you can say something TO someone (He said lots of good things TO you). In the latter example, it works to translate ‘sagen’ as ‘to tell’.
Er hat dir viel Gutes gesagt
(He told you lots of good things / He said lots of good things to you)
I hope that helps clarify?
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