German A2.7 Listening Practice: Give A Thing To A Recipient
Listen to a A2 German dialogue about give a thing to a recipient, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A2.7
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A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Keep the receiver and the thing separate: mark the receiver with dative and the thing being transferred as a familiar direct object.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor! I'm Hanna. Today, we are learning how to say 'I give you something' or 'We give you something' in German.
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2. Lukas · Student
Hi everyone, I'm Lukas! I always get confused about who gets what case here.
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3. Hanna · Teacher
Don't worry, Lukas! Let's listen to Felix and Clara getting ready to go out.
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Hallo Clara, bist du fertig für den Ausflug?
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Fast, ich gebe dir zuerst die Tasche.
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Danke, und wo ist unser Schlüssel?
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7. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Hier, wir geben dir den Schlüssel.
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8. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Gut, und ich gebe dir das Buch.
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9. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down what Clara and Felix just said.
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10. Hanna · Teacher
First, Clara said: 'Ich gebe dir die Tasche.' This means 'I give you the bag.' The word 'dir' is the recipient in the dative case, and 'die Tasche' is the item in the accusative case.
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11. Lukas · Student
So 'dir' is always used when giving something to 'you' in this structure?
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly. The person receiving the item gets the dative pronoun 'dir'.
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara said: 'Wir geben dir den Schlüssel.' This means 'We give you the key.'
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14. Lukas · Student
Why did 'der Schlüssel' change to 'den Schlüssel'?
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Because 'Schlüssel' is a masculine noun acting as the direct object, so 'der' changes to 'den' in the accusative case.
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16. Hanna · Teacher
Finally, Felix said: 'Ich gebe dir das Buch.' This means 'I give you the book.'
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17. Lukas · Student
And 'das Buch' stays 'das Buch' because it's neuter, right?
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18. Hanna · Teacher
Spot on, Lukas! Only masculine articles change in the accusative. Great listening today, everyone!
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