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    This document introduces possessive articles in German. It provides examples of using possessive articles like "mein", "dein", and "Ihr" with masculine, feminine, plural, and singular nouns. It also discusses the verbs "haben" (to have) and "sein" (to be), which are among the most important verbs in German. Examples are given to illustrate how to conjugate these verbs based on the subject. Regular verb conjugations and some irregularities are also covered. Prepositions used with locations such as "in", "aus", and "zum/zur" are defined.

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    This document introduces possessive articles in German. It provides examples of using possessive articles like "mein", "dein", and "Ihr" with masculine, feminine, plural, and singular nouns. It also discusses the verbs "haben" (to have) and "sein" (to be), which are among the most important verbs in German. Examples are given to illustrate how to conjugate these verbs based on the subject. Regular verb conjugations and some irregularities are also covered. Prepositions used with locations such as "in", "aus", and "zum/zur" are defined.

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    This document introduces possessive articles in German. It provides examples of using possessive articles like "mein", "dein", and "Ihr" with masculine, feminine, plural, and singular nouns. It also discusses the verbs "haben" (to have) and "sein" (to be), which are among the most important verbs in German. Examples are given to illustrate how to conjugate these verbs based on the subject. Regular verb conjugations and some irregularities are also covered. Prepositions used with locations such as "in", "aus", and "zum/zur" are defined.

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    A1 Lecture 3

    Key Learning
    Let’s introduce possessive articles.

    The possessive articles will (for now) take two endings depending on the
    gender they are related to. For example, we use meine for feminine and plural
    forms and mein (without ending) for masculine and neuter.

    Das ist mein Bruder und meine Schwester. (This is my brother and my sister.)
    Ist das dein Bruder und deine Schwester? (Is this your brother and your sister?)
    Ist das Ihr Bruder und Ihre Schwester? (Is this your brother and your sister Sir?)
    Unsere Kinder und unser Hund sind noch klein. (Our children and our dog are
    still small.)

    Haben (to have) and sein (to be) are the most important verbs. Especially sein is
    very irregular. But you will use it a lot and get used to all its forms:

    Ich bin Ingenieur. (I am an engineer.)


    Was bist du von Beruf? (What do you do for living?)
    Er ist Arzt. (He is a doctor.)
    Wir sind in Berlin. (We are in Berlin.)
    Seid ihr auch in Berlin? (Are you guys also in Berlin?)
    Sie sind nicht in Berlin. (They are not in Berlin.)

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    Ich habe einen Bruder. (I have a brother.)
    Hast du einen Bruder? (Do you have a brother?)
    Er hat auch eine Schwester. (He has a sister as well.)
    Dann haben wir beide einen Bruder. (So both of us have a brother.)
    Habt ihr auch einen? (Do you guys also have one?)
    Sie haben keine Geschwister. (They do not have siblings.)

    Most of the German verbs are regular and have regular endings:

    Ich mache einen Salat. (I make a salad.)


    Machst du auch einen Salat? (Do you make a salad as well?)
    Er macht einen Kaffee. (He makes a coffee.)
    Wir machen eine Party. (We throw a party.)
    Macht ihr auch eine Party? (Do you guys also throw a party?)
    Sie machen heute nichts. (They do not do anything today.)

    They follow the same pattern that you have already seen in this mnemonic:

    Sometimes we add a letter to the ending or get rid of one so that a verb sounds
    better:

    Er arbeitt. → Er arbeitet. (He works.)


    Du heißst. → Du heißt. (You are called.)

    We do not have the “do you” form for yes/no questions, so we will just start
    with a verb:

    Lebst du in Deutschland? (Do you live in Germany?)


    Arbeitest du in Deutschland? (Do you work in Germany?)

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    If we want to say where we live, we use the preposition in (in). If we want to
    say where we are from, we use aus (from):

    Ich lebe in Spanien. (I live in Spain.)


    Ich komme aus Spanien. (I come from Spain.)

    If we are going to somewhere, we use the preposition zum / zur.


    Zum is used for masculine and neuter nouns, whereas zur is used for feminine
    ones:

    Die Arbeit → Ich gehe zur Arbeit. (I go to the work)


    das Büro → Ich gehe zum Büro. (I go to the office.)
    die Schule → Ich gehe zur Schule. (I go to school.)
    der Supermarkt → Ich gehe zum Supermarkt. (I go to the supermarket.)

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