A2 · 55 words
Free time and sport in German
What people do at the weekend — and the club membership that organises a surprising amount of it.
A great deal of German leisure runs through der Verein, the registered club. Football, choirs, allotments, chess, fire brigades and carnival societies are all Vereine, with members, dues and an annual general meeting. Asking somebody bist du im Verein? is an ordinary question, not an odd one. Grammatically this list is where gern earns its keep. German has no verb "to like doing"; it puts gern beside the verb instead: ich schwimme gern. The comparative lieber then gives you "I would rather", and am liebsten "most of all".
The words
Verb (24)
gewinnento winVerbA2
gewinnen – gewann – gewonnen.
trainierento trainVerbB1
No ge- in the participle, because of -ieren.
schwimmento swimVerbA1
schwimmen – schwamm – geschwommen, usually with "sein".
wandernto hike, to go walkingVerbA2
Takes "sein" in the perfect.
spazieren gehento go for a walkVerbA2
Two words, and "gehen" is the part that conjugates.
radfahrento cycleVerbA2
Separable and written as one word in the infinitive: Rad fahren is also correct.
joggento jogVerbA2
singento singVerbA2
tanzento danceVerbA2
The stem ends in -z, so the du form is "tanzt".
fernsehento watch televisionVerbA2
Separable: ich sehe fern, ferngesehen.
malento paintVerbA2
"zeichnen" is to draw with a pencil.
fotografierento photographVerbA2
No ge- in the participle.
kochento cookVerbA1
backento bakeVerbA2
Both weak and strong forms exist: backte or buk.
sammelnto collectVerbB1
Loses the -e- in the ich form: ich sammle.
sich treffento meet upVerbA1
Reflexive when two people meet each other.
ausgehento go outVerbA2
Separable, with "sein". Also means to run out of something.
einladento inviteVerbA2
Separable and strong: du lädst ein, eingeladen.
sich langweilento be boredVerbB1
Reflexive. "langweilig" is the adjective, boring.
Spaß machento be funVerbA2
The thing makes fun; the person is in the dative: es macht mir Spaß.
zeichnento drawVerbA2
rollento rollVerbA2
entdeckento discoverVerbA2
tauchento dive; to dipVerbB1
taucht … auf (auftauchen): turns up, appears.
Noun (29)
die Freizeitfree time, leisureNounA2
No plural.
das HobbyhobbyNounA1
Plural: die Hobbys.
der SportsportNounA1
No plural. "Sport machen" or "Sport treiben" is to exercise.
der Vereinclub, societyNounB1
Plural: die Vereine. A registered club carries "e.V." after its name.
die MannschaftteamNounA2
Plural: die Mannschaften. Also "das Team".
das Spielgame, matchNounA1
Plural: die Spiele.
das Torgoal; gateNounA2
Plural: die Tore. Two meanings, one word.
das TurniertournamentNounB1
Plural: die Turniere.
das Schwimmbadswimming poolNounA2
Plural: die Schwimmbäder.
die MusikmusicNounA1
No plural.
das KonzertconcertNounA2
Plural: die Konzerte.
das InstrumentinstrumentNounB1
Plural: die Instrumente. German says "Klavier spielen" with no article.
der FilmfilmNounA1
Plural: die Filme.
das KinocinemaNounA1
Plural: die Kinos.
das TheatertheatreNounA2
Plural: die Theater. Colloquially also means a fuss.
das BuchbookNounA1
Plural: die Bücher.
die ZeitungnewspaperNounA1
Plural: die Zeitungen. Feminine, because of -ung.
die PartypartyNounA2
Plural: die Partys.
die EinladunginvitationNounA2
Plural: die Einladungen.
der Ausflugouting, day tripNounA2
Plural: die Ausflüge.
der StrandbeachNounA2
Plural: die Strände.
der BallballNounA1
Plural: die Bälle.
der FußballfootballNounA1
Plural: die Fußbälle. The game has no plural; die Fußbälle are the balls.
der SpaßfunNounA1
No plural. Spaß machen: Das macht Spaß = that is fun.
der WitzjokeNounA2
Plural: die Witze.
das AbenteueradventureNounB1
Plural: die Abenteuer.
der Besuchvisit; visitorsNounA2
Plural: die Besuche.
die SaisonseasonNounB1
Plural: die Saisons. A season of sport, fashion or tourism; the season of the year is die Jahreszeit.
der Sprungjump; crackNounB1
Plural: die Sprünge. In a cup or a window pane, a crack.
Adjective (2)
tollgreat, fantasticAdjectiveA1
wunderbarwonderfulAdjectiveA2
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