Grammar Spot!
So far we have seen
the words for places in the town in their basic form with DER, DIE and DAS in
front of them.
(That is, from a
grammatical point of view, the nominative form with the definite article
the.)
However, if we are talking
about what places there are in our town, the way we use the words will change.
Look at the examples
in the tables below. We are now using the words for a in a variety of
expressions. (Grammatically, the indefinite article in the accusative)
Was gibt es in deiner Stadt?
|
Masculine |
der Park |
the park |
Es gibt einen
Park. |
There is a park. |
|
Feminine |
die Post |
the post office |
Es gibt eine Post. |
There is a post
office. |
|
Neuter |
das Kino |
the cinema |
Es gibt ein Kino. |
There is a cinema. |
Likewise:
|
Masculine |
der Bahnhof |
the station |
Wir haben einen
Bahnhof. |
We have a station. |
|
Feminine |
die Bibliothek |
the library |
Wir haben eine
Bibliothek. |
We have a library. |
|
Neuter |
das Schloss |
the castle |
Die Stadt hat ein Schloss. |
The town has a
castle |
To summarise:
|
|
The |
|
A |
|
Masculine |
der |
|
einen |
|
Feminine |
die |
|
eine |
|
Neuter |
das |
|
ein |
The next activities
practise the words used in this form.