Demonstrativpronomen

Lösung: Übung 1

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1.) Fill in the demonstrative pronoun dies- and add the correct ending. (nominative and accusative)

hint: remember that you have to make 3 decisions before you go into the table to choose the demonstrative pronoun:

• Which gender has the noun? (male, female or neuter – I’ll help you with this.)

• Which numerus has the noun? (singular or plural)

• In which case is the noun? (We will start in this exercise with nominative and accusative and add later in the following exercises dative and genitive.)

no. German English

1.) Dieses (this) Auto (n) ist sehr schnell. [nominative] This car is very fast.

2.) Sie liebt diesen (this) Jungen (m). She loves this boy.

3.) Diese (this) Aufgabe (f) ist nicht schwer. This task is not difficult.

4.) Ich trinke diesen (this) Kaffee (m) nicht. I don’t drink this coffee.

5.) Diese (these) Kinder (pl.) kommen aus den USA. These kids come from the USA.

6.) Dieser (this) Ordner (m) ist bald voll. This folder is full soon.

7.) Kennst du diese (this) Frau? Do you know this woman?

8.) Dieser (this) Kuss (m) ist nur für dich. This kiss is just for you.

9.) Wir suchen nach diesen (these) Leuten (pl.). We are looking for these people.

10.) Wir lesen dieses (this) interessante Buch (n). We read this interesting book.

2.) Fill in the demonstrative pronoun dies- and add the correct ending. (nominative, accusative and dative)

hint: If the noun is plural and in the dative case you have to add a “n”. Please put the “n” where necessary.

no. German English

1.) Er gab mir diesen Brief (m). He gave me this letter.

2.) Dieses (this) Haus ist schon über 100 Jahre alt. This house is over 100 years old.

3.) Er gab mir diese („this“) Hausaufgaben (pl.). He gave this homework to me.

4.) Diese (this) Suppe (f) schmeckt nicht gut. This soup doesn’t taste well.

5.) Ich zeige diesem (this) Mann (m) unser Büro. I show our office to this man.

6.) Ich möchte diesen (these) Kindern (pl) helfen. I’d like to help these children.

7.) Er erzählte Cathy diese (this) Geschichte (f). He told Cathy this story.

8.) Diese (these) Studenten (pl.) sind alle faul. These stundents are all lazy.

Demonstrativpronomen

Lösung: Übung 1

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9.) Ich kaufe diesem (this) Kind (n) ein Eis. I buy an ice cream for this child.

10.) Ich gebe dieser (this) Frau (f) einen Kuss. I give this woman a kiss.

11.) Kennen Sie diese (this) Straße (f)? Do you know this street?

12.) Dieser (this) Krieg (m) muss enden! This war must stop!

13.) Wir füttern diese (these) Tiere (pl.). We feed these animals.

14.) Morgen besuchen wir dieses (this) Museum (n). Tomorrow we’ll visit this museum.

15.) Sie schicken diesen (these) Menschen (pl) Geld. They send money to these people.

3.) Fill in the demonstrative pronoun dies- and add the correct ending. (nominative, accusative, dative and genitive)

hint: There are situations where the noun requires an addational ending. Read the theory part on page 2 again if necessary.

no. German English

1.) Ich mag die Farbe dieses Hauses (n). [genitive] I like the colour of this house.

2.) Ich gebe diesem (this) Kind__ (n) einen Euro. I give an Euro to this child.

3.) Diese (this) Idee (f) gefällt mir gut. I like this idea.

4.) Kennst du diesen (this) Laden__ (m)? Do you know this shop?

5.) Die Augen dieser (this) Frau (f) sind faszinierend. This woman’s eyes are fascinating.

6.) Wie findest du diese (this) Tasche (f)? How do you find this bag?

7.) Sie geben diesen (these) Leuten__ (pl.) eine Chance. They give these people a chance.

8.) Dieser (this) Sommer__ (m) wird spannend. This summer is going to be exciting.

9.) Die Sitze dieses (this) Zuges (m) sind bequem. The seats of this train are comfortab.

10.) Der Mann trinkt dieses (this) Bier__ (n) nicht. The man doesn’t drink this beer.

11.) Bitte schick dieser (this) Frau (f) eine Karte! Please, send a card to this woman.

12.) Diese (this) Ereignisse__ (pl.) haben viel verändert. These events have changed a lot.

13.) Wir geben diesem (this) Mann__ (m) die Spende. We give the donation to this man.

14.) Die Eltern dieser (these) Kinder__ (pl.) sind arm. These children’s parents are poor.

15.) Er kauft diese (these) Dinge (pl.) für sie. He buys these things for her.

16.) Dieses (this) Regal__ (n) ist zu groß für uns. This shelf is too big for us.