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Richard Wagner Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 9, 2009
Richard Wagner war ein deutscher Komponist. He believed in Gesamtkunstwerk, which was the synthesis of art, music and drama. Richard Wagner wurde am 22. Mai 1813 in Leipzig. Sechs Monate nach seiner Geburt, am 23. November 1813, starb der Vater an Typhus. Wagner’s stepfather introduced Wagner to musical theater. He was inspired by artists such…
The Accusative Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 29, 2009
The accusative case marks the direct object in a sentence. The direct object is the person or thing doing the receiving. Here are the accusative forms for the definite article: Masculine (den) Feminine (die) Neuter (das) Plural (die) Here are the indefinite forms: masculine (einen) feminine (eine) neuter (ein) plural (keine) You might see some…
The Nominative Case Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 20, 2009
Today’s post is on the dreaded cases. For the German newbies, a case is a term used to describe the role a noun plays in a sentence. There are four cases: 1) der Nominativ (the nominative) : is where the noun is the subject of the sentence. Let’s look at the nominative forms for the…
National German Anthem Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 17, 2009
The German anthem, sung at international soccer events and other public events, is actually three stanzas long. However, only the third stanza is sung, so that is the version I’m displaying today. The title of the song is: Das Lied der Deutschen or the Song of the Germans Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Unity, and…
German Horoscopes Part 2 Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 30, 2009
Krebs (22. Juni -22. Juli) Krebse werden oft mißverstanden. Andere Menschen empfinden sie als zu diktatorisch und zu sarkastisch. Löwe (23. Juli – 22. August) Sie sind sachlich, realistisch und zugleich vorsichtig. Manchmal sind sie auch etwas zu materialistisch und geizig. Jungfrau (23. August – 22. September) Sie sind sehr ordentlich und organisiert. Sie sind…
German Horoscopes Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 26, 2009
Hopefully you’ll all have fun with this exercise. Today’s post will be about a German (Deutsche) Horoscope (Horoskope). Try and see if you can understand everything. Obviously this is just made up, so don’t take it too seriously if your sign is less than what you desired. Steinbock (22. Dezember – 19. Januar) : Der Steinbock ist…
Plural Endings Continued Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 17, 2009
For some neuter nouns the plural endings… end in -e : das Jahr (s) = die Jahre (p). Meaning = year/years end in -er : das Kind (s) = die Kinder (p). Meaning = child/children end in an umlaut + er : das Glas (s) = die Gläser (p). Meaning = glass/glasses end in -en …