17. Mehr Familie
der Stiefvater
die Stiefmutter
der Stiefbruder
die Stiefschwester
der Halbbruder
die Halbschwester
der Neffe der Enkel
die Nichte die Enkelin
18. der, die, das ??
der, die, & das are called definite articles.
All 3 of these words mean “the” in German.
Every noun in German has a definite article / gender attached to it,
either der, die, or das.
What patterns do we notice about the genders of the family nouns?
der masculine
die feminine
das neuter (none so far)
**Must be careful with this!!
der Junge – boy
das Mädchen – the little girl (it)
25. Partnerarbeit
Talk with a classmate about his or her family
members. Then reverse roles & talk about your
own family members.
Wie heisst deine Schwester (dein Bruder,
deine Tante, dein Onkel) ?
Wie alt ist er/sie?
Wo wohnt er/sie?