{"id":19609,"date":"2019-01-20T04:23:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T14:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources.german.lsa.umich.edu\/?page_id=19609"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:51:43","slug":"basic-chart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/grammatik\/basic-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Chart: der\/das\/die, ein-words, Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:323px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 200vw, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-23934 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-1024x320.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-1024x320.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-1536x480.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29-1568x490.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2019\/01\/UMGL-background-germany-29.jpg 1920w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#362a12\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-3-font-size\">Basic Chart: der\/das\/die, ein-words, Pronouns<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Click the link for a <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/german-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1408\/2018\/09\/BasicChart-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF of the &#8220;Basic Chart&#8221;<\/a><strong> (also including the two-way prepositions) that will print on one page!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn the two charts on this page well, and everything else you do in German will become a lot easier for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Note on the pronoun &#8220;they&#8221; for visitors to this page who are not enrolled in University of Michigan German courses<\/strong><\/em>: in our first- and second-year German courses, we use the English pronoun &#8220;they&#8221; (with <strong>singular<\/strong> verb forms) as a gender neutral pronoun in German. There is no consensus yet on gender neutral pronouns in German, so of <a href=\"https:\/\/nonbinarytransgermany.tumblr.com\/language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the various options that have been proposed<\/a>, we have chosen this one since it is particularly easy for speakers of English to learn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><p><a href=\"#der\">Der\/das\/die and Ein-word endings (including endings for the possessive articles mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer)<\/a><br><\/p><li><a href=\"#mnemonic1\">Mnemonic advice<\/a><\/li><p><\/p><\/td><td><p><a href=\"#pronouns\">Pronouns and Possessive Articles<\/a><\/p><li><a href=\"#mnemonic2\">Mnemonic advice<\/a><\/li><p><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"#uebungen\">Practice Exercises<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"der\"><\/a>Der\/das\/die and Ein-word endings (including endings for the possessive articles mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><b>Maskulin<\/b><\/td><td><b>Neutrum<\/b><\/td><td><b>Feminin<\/b><\/td><td><b>Plural<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Nominativ<\/b><\/td><td>der<br>ein<br>(==&gt;mein, dein, sein, ihr, their, unser, euer)<\/td><td>das<br>ein<br>(==&gt;mein, dein, sein, ihr, their, unser, euer)<\/td><td>die<br>eine<br>(==&gt;meine, deine, seine, ihre, their, unsere, eure)<\/td><td>die<br>(keine)<br>(==&gt;meine, deine, seine, ihre, their, unsere, eure)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Akkusativ<\/b><br>bis, f\u00fcr, durch, gegen, ohne, um<\/td><td>den<br>einen<br>(==&gt;meinen, deinen, seinen, ihren, their, unseren, euren)<\/td><td>das<br>ein<br>(==&gt;mein, dein, sein, ihr, their, unser, euer)<\/td><td>die<br>eine<br>(==&gt;meine, deine, seine, ihre, their, unsere, eure)<\/td><td>die<br>(keine)<br>(==&gt;meine, deine, seine, ihre, their, unsere, eure)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Dativ<\/b><br>aus, au\u00dfer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu<\/td><td>dem<br>einem<br>(==&gt;meinem, deinem, seinem, ihrem, their, unserem, eurem)<\/td><td>dem<br>einem<br>(==&gt;meinem, deinem, seinem, ihrem, their, unserem, eurem)<\/td><td>der<br>einer<br>(==&gt;meiner, deiner, seiner, ihrer, their, unserer, eurer)<\/td><td><a name=\"dativplural\"><\/a>den +&nbsp;<b>n<\/b><br>(keinen +&nbsp;<b>n<\/b>)<br>(==&gt;meinen, deinen, seinen, ihren, their, unseren, euren +&nbsp;<b>n<\/b>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>Genitiv<\/b><br>(an)statt, trotz, w\u00e4hrend, wegen<\/td><td>des +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b><br>eines +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b><br>(==&gt;meines, deines, seines, ihres, their, unseres, eures +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b>)<\/td><td>des +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b><br>eines +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b><br>(==&gt;meines, deines, seines, ihres, their, unseres, eures +&nbsp;<b>(e)s<\/b>)<\/td><td>der<br>einer<br>(==&gt;meiner, deiner, seiner, ihrer, their, unserer, eurer)<\/td><td>der<br>(keiner)<br>(==&gt;meiner, deiner, seiner, ihrer, their, unserer, eurer)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.german.lsa.umich.edu\/325berlin\/\" name=\"mnemonic1\"><\/a>Mnemonic advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note the ein-word endings are the same as the der\/das\/die endings, except in the masculine and neuter nominative and the neuter accusative, where the ein-words have no ending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you know the nominative forms of der\/das\/die, you essentially know the accusative forms, which are the same except for the masculine accusative, where &#8220;der&#8221; changes to &#8220;den.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the Dative, the -m and -r endings are like the endings of English &#8220;him&#8221; and &#8220;her&#8221; as in &#8220;for him&#8221; and &#8220;for her.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the Genitive, the -s and -r endings are like the endings of English &#8220;his&#8221; and &#8220;her.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To remember the accusative prepositions, use the acronym &#8220;O Fudge&#8221; [ohne, f\u00fcr, um, durch, gegen], or ask your instructor about chanting &#8220;Durch-f\u00fcr-gegen-ohne-um, Deutsch zu lernen ist nicht dumm.&#8221;&nbsp; For the dative prepositions, sing &#8220;Aus-au\u00dfer-bei-mit, nach-seit, von-zu&#8221; to the tune of the &#8220;Blue Danube&#8221; waltz, or think of the touching love poem &#8220;Roses are red, violets are blue, aus-au\u00dfer-bei-mit, nach-seit, von-zu.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.german.lsa.umich.edu\/325berlin\/\" name=\"pronouns\"><\/a>Pronouns and Possessive Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Nominative<\/td><td>Accusative<\/td><td>Dative<\/td><td>Possessive Article<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ich<\/td><td>mich<\/td><td>mir<\/td><td>mein<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>du<\/td><td>dich<\/td><td>dir<\/td><td>dein<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>er<\/td><td>ihn<\/td><td>ihm<\/td><td>sein<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sie<\/td><td>sie<\/td><td>ihr<\/td><td>ihr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>es<\/td><td>es<\/td><td>ihm<\/td><td>sein<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>they<\/td><td>them<\/td><td>them<\/td><td>their<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>wir<\/td><td>uns<\/td><td>uns<\/td><td>unser<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ihr<\/td><td>euch<\/td><td>euch<\/td><td>euer<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sie\/Sie<\/td><td>sie\/Sie<\/td><td>ihnen\/Ihnen<\/td><td>ihr\/Ihr<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.german.lsa.umich.edu\/325berlin\/\" name=\"mnemonic2\"><\/a>Mnemonic advice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The third person singular and plural pronouns roughly rhyme with the corresponding forms of &#8220;der\/das\/die&#8221; in the Nominative, Accusative and Dative: er &lt;=&gt; der, ihn &lt;=&gt; den, ihm &lt;=&gt; dem, sie &lt;=&gt; die, sie &lt;=&gt; die, ihr &lt;=&gt; der, es &lt;=&gt; das, es &lt;=&gt; das, ihm &lt;=&gt; dem, and in the 3rd person plural sie &lt;=&gt; die, sie &lt;=&gt; die, ihnen &lt;=&gt; den (sort of).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the &#8220;we&#8221; forms, note nominative &#8220;wir&#8221; sounds like English &#8220;we,&#8221; and accusative and dative &#8220;uns&#8221; sounds like English &#8220;us.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the possessives, note &#8220;mein,&#8221; &#8220;dein&#8221; and &#8220;sein&#8221; rhyme.&nbsp; The feminine singular &#8220;ihr&#8221; looks and sounds roughly like its English counterpart &#8220;her.&#8221;&nbsp; The 3rd person plural form is also &#8220;ihr&#8221;; except in the Dative, the &#8220;she&#8221; pronouns are always the same as the &#8220;they&#8221; pronouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.german.lsa.umich.edu\/325berlin\/\" name=\"uebungen\"><\/a>\u00dcbungen [Mechanical practice to help you memorize these charts]<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsa.umich.edu\/german\/hmr\/Grammatik\/Basic_Chart_potatoes\/a01.htm\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to do all these exercises in sequence (use the &#8220;weiter&#8221; button to get from one to the next), or click on the links below to pick out individual ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsa.umich.edu\/german\/hmr\/Grammatik\/Basic_Chart_potatoes\/a01.htm\">der\/das\/die<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsa.umich.edu\/german\/hmr\/Grammatik\/Basic_Chart_potatoes\/a02.htm\">ein-words<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsa.umich.edu\/german\/hmr\/Grammatik\/Basic_Chart_potatoes\/a03.htm\">pronouns and possessive articles<\/a> This exercise includes the above mnemonic hints to help you learn these words; where there is such a hint, you can click on &#8220;Hilfe&#8221; to see it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsa.umich.edu\/german\/hmr\/Grammatik\/Basic_Chart_potatoes\/a04.htm\">accusative, dative and genitive prepositions<\/a> This exercise just<br>asks you to choose the appropriate case for each preposition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click the link for a PDF of the &#8220;Basic Chart&#8221; 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