| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ich möchte (pause with a tap of the finger) Schuhe. |
| Ich möchte (pause with a tap of the finger) Schuhe. |
| grüne |
| grüne |
| Ich möchte grüne Schuhe. |
| Ich möchte grüne Schuhe. |
| "I would like green shoes." |
| We use grüne in this sentence because Schuhe is a plural noun, and in the accusative case, adjectives before plural nouns take the ending -e when there is no article like die. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ich möchte eine (pause with a tap of the finger) Katze. |
| Ich möchte eine (pause with a tap of the finger) Katze. |
| schwarze |
| schwarze |
| Ich möchte eine schwarze Katze. |
| Ich möchte eine schwarze Katze. |
| "I would like a black cat." |
| We use schwarze in this sentence because Katze is a feminine noun, and in the accusative case, adjectives before feminine nouns take the ending -e. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ich möchte einen (pause with a tap of the finger) Apfel. |
| Ich möchte einen (pause with a tap of the finger) Apfel. |
| roten |
| roten |
| Ich möchte einen roten Apfel. |
| Ich möchte einen roten Apfel. |
| "I would like a red apple." |
| We use roten in this sentence because Apfel is a masculine noun, and in the accusative case, adjectives before masculine nouns with einen take the ending -en. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Möchtest |
| Möchtest du |
| Möchtest du eine |
| Möchtest du eine kleine |
| Möchtest du eine kleine Cola? |
| "Would you like a small cola?" |
| Möchtest du eine kleine Cola? |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Ich möchte (ein or einen) leckeres Eis. |
| Ich möchte (ein or einen) leckeres Eis. |
| ein |
| ein |
| Ich möchte ein leckeres Eis. |
| "I would like a tasty ice cream." |
| Ein is used here because Eis "ice cream" is a neuter noun, and in the accusative case, the correct indefinite article for neuter nouns is ein. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Möchtest du (einen or eine) süßen Keks? |
| Möchtest du (einen or eine) süßen Keks? |
| einen |
| einen |
| Möchtest du einen süßen Keks? |
| "Would you like a sweet cookie?" |
| Einen is used here because Keks (cookie) is a masculine noun, and in the accusative case, the correct indefinite article for masculine nouns is einen. |
| . |
| Let's translate some sentences into German. |
| Translate "I would like a blue jacket." into German. |
| Ich, meaning "I," |
| followed by |
| möchte, the verb form of mögen, meaning "would like," |
| next |
| eine, meaning "a," |
| followed by |
| blaue Jacke, meaning "blue jacket." |
| We use eine in this sentence because Jacke is a feminine noun, and in the accusative case, the correct indefinite article for feminine nouns is eine. |
| The adjective blau becomes blaue to match the feminine noun in the accusative case. |
| Ich möchte eine blaue Jacke. |
| Ich möchte eine blaue Jacke. |
| "I would like a blue jacket." |
| Translate "Would you like to see a beautiful picture?" into German. |
| Möchtest, from mögen, meaning "would you like," |
| followed by |
| du, meaning "you," |
| next |
| ein, meaning "a," |
| followed by |
| schönes Bild, meaning "beautiful picture," |
| next |
| sehen, the infinitive form of sehen, meaning "to see." |
| We use ein here because Bild is a neuter noun, and in the accusative case, the correct indefinite article is ein. |
| The adjective schön becomes schönes to match the neuter noun in the accusative case. |
| Möchtest du ein schönes Bild sehen? |
| Möchtest du ein schönes Bild sehen? |
| "Would you like to see a beautiful picture?" |
| Translate "I would like a comfortable chair." into German. |
| Ich, meaning "I," |
| followed by |
| möchte, from mögen, meaning "would like," |
| next |
| einen bequemen, meaning "a comfortable," |
| followed by |
| Stuhl, meaning "chair." |
| We use einen because Stuhl is a masculine noun, and in the accusative case, the correct form is einen. |
| The adjective bequem becomes bequemen to match the masculine noun in the accusative case. |
| Ich möchte einen bequemen Stuhl. |
| Ich möchte einen bequemen Stuhl. |
| "I would like a comfortable chair." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which article is used in the sentences? |
| Ich möchte einen roten Apfel. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Ich möchte einen roten Apfel. |
| Did you hear, einen? |
| Einen is used here because Apfel is a masculine noun in the accusative case. |
| How about...? |
| Möchtest du eine kleine Cola? |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Möchtest du eine kleine Cola? |
| Did you hear, eine? |
| Eine is used here because Cola is a feminine noun in the accusative case. |
| Next… |
| Ich möchte ein leckeres Eis. |
| One more time. |
| Ich möchte ein leckeres Eis. |
| Did you hear, ein? |
| Ein is used here because Eis is a neuter noun in the accusative case. |
| And... |
| Ich möchte einen bequemen Stuhl. |
| One more time. |
| Ich möchte einen bequemen Stuhl. |
| Did you hear, einen? |
| It's used again here because Stuhl is a masculine noun in the accusative case. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to say what kind of thing you want in German. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Bis bald! |
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