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As you know, German has three words for the:

den = ‘the’ after a verb

das

die

der

neuter

masculine

feminine

der Tisch

die Flasche

das Fenster

After a verb the masculine word for the changes:

Niko hat den Tisch.

Niko hat den Rucksack.

Niko hat den Mann.

This change happens after most verbs but not SEIN / ist (BE / is).

Only the masculine changes. Feminine and neuter words for ‘the’ stay the same!

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Hören

Zorg is staying on earth. He has some possessions stored with Wolfgang and Mia. Unfortunately, he can’t remember who has what. ☹

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Listen to Zorg. What is he asking about? Tick the correct person.

Wer hat _____?

Wolfgang

Mia

Wer hat die /den /das ________ ?

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Wolfgang

Mia

Wer hat ________ ?

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2

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4

Hören

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10

5

6

7

8

Wer hat ________ ?

Wolfgang

Mia

Hören

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10

1

2

3

4

Wolfgang

Mia

Hören

Wer hat ________ ?

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5

6

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Wolfgang

Mia

Hören

Wer hat ________ ?

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Zorg made a list of his possessions and who has them, but he forgot to add the articles. Can you fill in the gaps?

Lesen

  1. Wolfgang hat ____ Flasche.
  2. Wolfgang hat ____ Fußball.
  3. Mia hat ____ Tafel.
  4. Wolfgang hat ____ Heft.
  5. Mia hat ____ Tisch.
  6. Mia hat ____ Tier.
  7. Wolfgang hat ____ Paar.
  8. Mia hat ____ Zahl.

die

das

die

den

das

das

die

den

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Was hat Niko?

Niko has das Tier und die Flasche.

PERSON A

You are organising a garage sale for charity.

Person A has a list of all the items you’re selling and person B knows who is donating what.

PERSON B

Niko

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sprechen, hören, schreiben

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Person

Ding

Hannah

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Julius

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Noah

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Sarah

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PERSON A

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Hannah

Julius

Noah

Sarah

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PERSON B

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Inge Alferink / Rachel Hawkes

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