Homework #11

Two files are uploaded to the Files section. Please study the vocabulary in Lesson 1-2 and read through the Grammar section. This Gold sheet can help you to focus on the Dative Case. Next class is September 8.

Homework #10

Homework #10 is posted in three files. For those who are still with me here, please study the vocabulary, focusing on the verbs that are listed in section 3 on page 13.

Homework #9

Homework #9 is due on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

consists of three parts, all from Chapter 1-1 of Earl Haag's A Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar.

1 of 3 is marked as BLUE (Grammar). Please complete that item and submit it to me.

2 of 3 is marked as GOLD (Important Concepts) covers the importance of word order, especially with the nominative and accusative cases of masculine and neuter nouns.

3 of 3 is marked as GOLD and discusses the and underscores the need to learn the correct definite article with each new noun.

Homework #8

There is nothing to turn in this week, but, if you are behind on your homework, it is time to catch up.

Homework #8 is to look at Lesson 1-1 in Haag’s book and to become familiar with the vocabulary listed therein.

Homework #7

Homework #7 - due Saturday, July 28, 2018

Using the verb "hawwe" (p. 27/35, depending on the edition), write at least one question per grammatical person using the interrogatives (p. 25/33) wie, wu, was, wer, wieviel... So one question for first person singular, one for second person singular, etc.

Homework #6

Homework #6 may be found in the Facebook group's Files sections. Please be sure that you know the meaning of all of the vocabulary words, and also be sure that you know the article that is associated with each word.

Homework #5

Homework 5 - Due Saturday, July 21, 2018

Edition 1, pp. 21-23. Read the pages and the verb conjugations. Look for the patterns. Do the questions in sections 5, 6, and 7.

Edition 2, pp. 29-31. Read the pages and the verb conjugations. Look for the patterns. Do the questions on pp. 30-31.

When completed, send to me at deitscherei@gmail.com.

Homework #4

Homework  #4 (due Wednesday, July 18, 2018)

New verb:

Infinitive: hawwe – to have
Singular		Plural
1st: ich	hab	1st: mir	henn
2nd: du	hoscht	2nd: dihr, nihr, ihr	hett
3rd: er, sie, es, mer	hot	3rd: sie	henn
Imperative: Sei! (singular); Seid! (plural)

Circle the word that would complete the sentence properly.

1.    Ich hab ____ Buch.

a). der

b). es

c). die

2.    _______ iss dei Fonnummer?

a). Wu

b). Wuhaer

c). Was

3.    Elf wennicher zwee macht:

a). dreizeh

b). nein

c). zehe

The following is from question 9 on page 15 in the 1^stedition (probably page 21 in the 2^ndedition. Answer the following questions based on the information from the story and based on the knowledge you currently have. Question 1 contains a dative construct you have not yet seen, and question 3 contains the word “ihr” as the English possessive “her.” Use the dictionary if you must.

Don’t worry too much if you have trouble with the questions that have some new material. If you need help, hit me up.

I’ve also added a challenge question or two. Take your best guess!

Sell iss die Mary Schneider. Sie wuhnt in Ellsdaun. Ihr Fonnummer iss 797-4860. Sie hot drei Kinner. Ihrem Mann sei Naame iss Mark. Der Mark kummt vun Barricks Kaundi bei Reading (Reddin Schtadt).

1.    Was iss der Fraa ihre Naame?

2.    Wu wuhnt sie?

3.    Wu kummt ihr Mann bei?

4.    In weller Kaundi iss die Reddin Schtadt? 

5.    Wieviel Kinner hot sie?

6.    Wer iss em Mark sei Fraa?

Clues to Grammatical Gender

Physical gender often, but not always, can provide clues to grammatical gender. There are, though, some other ways to determine, or at least to have a reasonable guess, as to what grammatical gender a noun may bear. Compound words are the most reliable, and many suffixes can also be used to determine what the grammatical gender of a given noun is most likely to be.

COMPOUND WORDS

English has many compound words.

rain + water = rainwater

chain + saw = chainsaw

Deitsch has even more than English. The good news is that, if you know the grammatical gender of the second word that forms the compound, then you know the grammatical gender of the compound word. The grammatical gender of a compound word follows the second portion.

For example:

es Fescht is grammatically neuter.

As a result, Hoietfescht, Erntfescht, Luulfescht, and any compound word that ends in "fescht" will also be grammatically neuter.

es Hoietfescht

es Erntfescht

es Luulfescht

Another example:

der Sege is grammatically masculine.

Thus, Hollesege and Zisasege would also be grammatically masculine because, as compound words, they end in the grammatically masculine "sege," which refers to the ceremony.

der Hollesege

der Zisasege

SUFFIXES

Deitsch has a lot of suffixes, as does English. Many suffixes are clues to what the grammatical gender most likely is. There are exceptions to many of the rules, particularly for words borrowed from other languages, but this is a start. This list is just the tip of an iceberg; I am merely presenting some of the suffixes that you are likely to encounter early on in Urglaawe and in your studies.

MASCULINE

-er (in the context of one who does something): der Fischer - fisherman. English cognate of this suffix is "-er" as in "baker"

-ich: der Hunnich (honey); der Keenich (king)

-ling: der Rohling (a tough guy; rough person). English cognate of this suffix is "-ling" as in "fledgling."

FEMININE

-ei: die Braucherei; die Hexerei; die Deitscherei. English cognate of this suffix is "-y" as in "bakery"

-heet, -heit, -heid: die Weisheet (wisdom). English cognate of this suffix is "-hood" as in "childhood."

-in: feminine occupational or identity suffix. die Braucherin. Old English cognate ("-en") was supplanted by "-ess" from the Romance languages.

-ing, -ung: Words ending in "-ing" are less reliable than words ending in "-ung" to be grammatically famine, but most are. die Lenzing (March); die Beschreiwung (description). English cognate is "-ing," often including participial ending.

-nis (split evenly between Feminine and Neuter based on whether it is derived from adjectives or verbs expressing a state of mind (Feminine) or from concrete objects or concepts not reflecting a state of mind (Neuter): die Erlabnis (permission)); die Biddernis (bitterness). English cognate is -ness, as in "bitterness." See listing under Neuter below.

-keet, -keit: die Gemietlichkeit (state of coziness and secure sense of belonging.

-schaft: die Sippschaft. English cognate is "-ship" as in "friendship."

NEUTER

-che: Not as common in Deitsch as its cognate is in German. es Meedche (maiden)

-el: es Meedel (girl)

-li: es Meedli (endearing suffix; little girl)

-nis (when not derived from an adjective or reflecting a state of mind): es Bindnis (alliance). English cognate is -ness as in

-tum: es Heidetum (Heathendom, Heathenry)

                                                                                                 - Robert Lusch Schreiwer

Homework 3

Look up the following words in the Deitsch dictionary and provide their English equivalent. Think in terms of location and motion. The underlined words are in the dictionary.

wu:

wuher (also wuhaer):

wuhie:

daa (also datt): 

dahie (also datthie):

daher (also dahaer or datthaer):

do: 

dohaer (also doher): Use definition 2.

dohie (also her):  

Translate the following sentences into English. You may need the dictionary for one new word.

Wuhaer kummscht du?

Ich wuhn datt.


Ferwas bischt du do?

Homework 2

Homework #2

Homework for Tuesday is in English again because there are many instances in Deitsch where a sense of motion matters. This element does exist in English, too, but it is no longer quite as clear as it used to be.

Thus, I'd like you to differentiate among the following English words. Focus on whether there is motion involved and, if so, describe the motion.

where
whence
whither
there
thence
thither
here
hence
hither

Please submit your descriptions to me at deitscherei@gmail.com.

Brauner Baer, Brauner Baer, Was Sehnscht Du?

Brauner Baer, brauner Baer, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en roter Voggel, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Roter Voggel, roter Voggel, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en gehli Ent, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Gehli Ent, gehli Ent, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en blauer Gaul, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Blauer Gaul, blauer Gaul, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en griener Frosch, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Griener Frosch, griener Frosch, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en purpli Katz, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Purpli Katz, purpli Katz, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en weisser Hund, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Weisser Hund, weisser Hund, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en schwatzes Schof, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Schwatzes Schof, schwatzes Schof, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en Goldfisch, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Goldfisch, goldfisch, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn en Schulmeeschder, wu mich am Gucke iss.

Schulmeeschder, Schulmeeschder, was sehnscht du?

Ich sehn deel Kinner, wu mich am Gucke sinn.

Kinner, Kinner, was sehnt ihr?

Mir sehne en brauner Baer, en roter Voggel, en gehli Ent, en blauer Gaul, en griener Frosch, en purpli Katz, en weisser Hund, en schwatzes Schof, en Goldfisch, un en Schulmeeschder, wu uns am Gucke sinn.  Sell iss, was mir sehne. 

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Vun Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. / Eric Carle

Iwwersetzt in Deitsch im 2011 bei 'em Kurt Weiser un der Alisha Irwin

Uffbereitet beim Robert Lusch

Etliche Dinger vun der Deitsche Vorschul

Alder Stoltzfus (in der Weis wie Old MacDonald; Iwwersetzing vum Robert Lusch, 2011)

Alder Stoltzfuss iss en Bauer, ie ei ie ei oo!

Un uff seim Land hot er en (Kuh)

Ie ei Ie ei oh!

Mit me (Muh Muh) do un me (Muh Muh) dat

Do en (Muh) datt en (Muh), iwwerall en (Muh Muh)

Alder Stoltzfus iss en Bauer, ie ei ie ei oo!

Dichte:

Un uff seim Land hot er en Wutz….. Grunz Grunz

….. en Hinkel, Kluck Kluck

….. en Haahne, Gickerigi-gi!

…… en Schof (adder en Schaaf), Bleck Bleck

Die Kinner kenne waehle. 'S kann aa annere Dinger, wie en Kaer, Boot, Hammer, usw, eischliesse:

......... en Schlepper, Brrm Brrm

............ en Kaer, Tuut Tuut

.............. en Hammer, Klopp, Klopp

Un so weider.