German >_> itz easy but hard (1 Viewer)

[FlameznFrostz]

grr the structures and the dative and accusative cases i understand it but i can't put it into my writing and speaking.:mad1: grr >_> and the die das and der -.- so annoying.

 

[chepas]

Yay. I feel your pain.

I found that getting a table of the cases: Nom, Gen, Dat, Acc etc and sort of repeating them like a mantra works good, choose like 'der, die, das, die' - nom, 'den, die, das, die' - acc ( I think!) and then your set for endings.

Then the hard stuff is trying to remember which case to use for what! Usually prepostions need the dative - auf der linken Seite etc..., genitive is for possession - Ingrid ist die Freundin meines Vaters. Usually that is effective to remember...

Main thing is just practice, and getting used to it!! I've only had the recent epiphany too

Anything else specific that is just argh?

 

[nitabita]

aargh i hate all the cases! i just go with what sounds right and hope for the best!

 

[chepas]

Originally posted by nitabita
aargh i hate all the cases! i just go with what sounds right and hope for the best!

Yeh same. Then I look it up in the dictionary and see that "Brief" is masculine not feminine, and its f'ed up the entire sentence with the preposition+dative/accusative! . It's fem in French, why can't it be fem in German!!! Danged Europe :angry: hehe.

 

[Sezzza]

I find the language a complete puzzle...speakings alright...but the rest, what can i say, 'keine ahnung?'

 

[bloodysunday]

My class has a little rhyme to remember preps that always take dative:

Aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu,
All take dative, so should you!
(plus gegenueber and ausser)

Also an acronym for preps with accusative: BOGFEUD...

Bis
Ohne
Gegen
Fur
Entlang
Um
Durch

Hope that helps a bit.