GermanA2Lesson 2.1
🇩🇪 German A2 · Lesson 2.1

Kleidung und Farben — Clothes and colours

Name items of clothing and colours and point things out with dieser/diese/dieses.

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die Jackethe jacket 🔊
die Hosethe trousers 🔊
das Hemdthe shirt 🔊
die Schuhethe shoes 🔊
blaublue 🔊
rotred 🔊

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« Diese Jacke gefällt mir. Sie ist blau. » 🔊
I like this jacket. It's blue.
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Schau mal, diese Jacke ist wirklich schön. 🔊Look, this jacket is really nice.
Ja, aber ich finde dieses Hemd schöner. Es ist blau. 🔊Yes, but I find this shirt nicer. It's blue.
Und diese Schuhe? Rot ist meine Lieblingsfarbe. 🔊And these shoes? Red is my favourite colour.
Hmm, dieser Pullover passt besser zu der Hose. 🔊Hmm, this jumper goes better with the trousers.
Stimmt. Diese Farben sehen toll zusammen aus. 🔊True. These colours look great together.
Grammar in focus · dieser / diese / dieses

« dieser » (this / these) points to something specific and takes the same endings as the definite article. In the nominative case: masculine dieser (dieser Pullover), feminine diese (diese Jacke), neuter dieses (dieses Hemd), plural diese (diese Schuhe). It agrees with the noun's gender. Colours used as adjectives before nouns also take endings, but as a stand-alone description after the verb they stay plain: « Die Jacke ist blau. » Useful verbs: passen (to fit / suit) and aussehen (to look): « Das sieht gut aus. »

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Describe an outfit you like in 2-3 sentences, naming colours and using dieser/diese/dieses.

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Tip for this task
Schön! Match the demonstrative to the gender: « dieses Hemd » (neuter), « diese Jacke » (feminine). Remember nouns are always capitalised.

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1. Choose the correct form: « ___ Hemd ist blau » (das Hemd).
2. « die Schuhe » are…
3. Which colour is « rot »?
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