an Accompanying Guide to Any First-Year German Course
an Accompanying Guide to Any First-Year German Course
an Accompanying Guide to Any First-Year German Course
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Table 3.1: Differences in Germ<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d English Articles<br />
1. there is no plural indefinite article except when<br />
negated (English: some/<strong>an</strong>y)<br />
2. articles are not mentioned with professions (this includes<br />
students) or nationalities a .<br />
3. sometimes the article is not present when <strong>an</strong> English<br />
speaker would expect it <strong>to</strong> be or is present<br />
when <strong>an</strong> English speaker w<strong>an</strong>ts <strong>to</strong> omit it. This is<br />
due <strong>to</strong> the difference in number <strong>an</strong>d the characteristic<br />
‘mass’ or ‘count’ in some words.<br />
4. often articles are added <strong>to</strong> names of people. This<br />
usually has a positive me<strong>an</strong>ing.<br />
a surely by now everyone has heard of the famous<br />
Kennedy blunder: Ich bin ein Berliner.<br />
Figure 3.1: For <strong>an</strong> Indefinite Article<br />
Figure 3.2: For a Definite Article
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