Lange Wörter auf Deutsch einfach erklärt B1/B2

Beef tagging, surveillance, task, transfer law Hello and welcome to the Lingster Academy! I am your German teacher Julia and in this video we deal with compound words, the so-called composita. We are now looking at what exactly composita are, how to form them, with which words you form them, and you learn what conjugation sounds are. You already know them from the genitive, for example the labor market. At the end of the video you will know how you can form new words yourself. Cool, right? By the way, I made a free learning package for you so that you can get to your goal even faster. You can download it via the link below this video. So what are composita anyway? In German it is quite normal to combine words. These word connections are usually made up of two or more words that together form a new word with their own meaning. Take a look! the hand, the bag, the handbag the books, the shelf, the bookshelf the computer, the program, the computer program By the way, the last word in the compositum determines the genus, i.e. whether masculine, feminine or neuter, and it also usually bears the meaning of the whole word. The computer is masculine, but the last word, the basic word program, is neuter, so the whole compositum is neuter. And singular. Next question! What words can composita form? Compositas are usually composed of nouns and nouns, but other words can also be involved. Nouns plus nouns Adjectives plus nouns Verb plus nouns the washing machine, the sleeping bag, the drinking water Attention! If the verb forms the first part of the compositum, the en of the infinitive falls away. Adverb or preposition plus nouns the underworld, the summary, the pronoun Preposition plus verb to go out, to imagine, to bring along Adjective plus verb You see, compositas are very flexible in German and make it possible to express very precise meanings with a compound word. As already mentioned, compositas can also consist of more than two words, even much more. I'm sure you've heard jokes about these endlessly long words in German, haven't you? the captain of the Danube steamboat company Sure, that's the captain of a company that organizes steamboat trips on the Danube. And do you already know the longest word in the German language? the beef labeling surveillance task transfer law Yes, that's a law, you can see that at the back of the word. It was used to label beef. But the law no longer exists. Why is that? Let's continue with the question of how to write compositas. They are usually written together in German, i.e. without empty characters and without bindings, except for better readability in very long words. the football team the exchange program for students the dentist appointment If the word is very long or unclear, you can work with a binding, like with this composita. the student-teacher relationship or the online banking software Let's move on to the fugitives. These are individual letters that you often need when you form a compositum. Why do you need these sounds? Quite simply to make the pronunciation easier. Here are a few examples. the love the letter the love letter the eye the doctor the ophthalmologist the peace the contract the peace treaty Unfortunately, there are no fixed rules for these fugitives, but I'll give you the most important ones and a few tips along the way. the S, always with nouns on um, heit, keit, schaft, tum, jon, ling, ität and ut So the Ministry of Education the struggle for freedom the freedom of expression This also applies to nouns ending in T, which come from a verb, such as the labor market or the departure plan or the entrance ticket Exceptions are the employer and the employer. I'm sorry, there's always an exception somewhere. then n or en You can often find them in words that end in the plural on n or en. For example, the ophthalmologist, the group work, the student life and then the e This is often found in words that end in the plural on e, such as the dog school, the diary or the fruit tea. Yes, why are composites so popular in German? Because you can name things very precisely and efficiently. A single German composite can often have a whole description Krass, oder? My tip to learn these words well pay attention to compounded words when reading or listening and try to break them down into their individual parts. And of course ask yourself what each part means and how the meaning changes overall. Don't worry, over time you'll get a feel for it and get better and better. I wish you a lot of success in learning! And that's it for today. If you liked the video and you learned something, then subscribe to my channel now. I'll say goodbye, see you next time! Your Julia