What this page helps you practise
You train quick article selection and learn to associate without thinking about it. That automaticity is the goal: in conversations there is no time to apply a grammar rule.
Train articles with targeted exercises for nouns and common patterns. Build practical german skills at your own pace.
Articles are one of the hardest aspects of languages like German, French, Spanish and Italian. The article sprint gives you repeated targeted practice to develop intuition — because memory rules alone are not enough for automatic use.
Start with vocabulary, add sentence building or verbs, then finish with a game or dialogue page for active recall.
You train quick article selection and learn to associate without thinking about it. That automaticity is the goal: in conversations there is no time to apply a grammar rule.
Practise articles in parallel with vocabulary: learn each new noun together with its article. Use the sprint as a periodic test of how well that association has been established.
Combine the article sprint with vocabulary practice. Always learn words including the article (e.g. "das Haus", not just "Haus") and test yourself with the sprint afterwards.
In German, grammatical gender is essential: every noun has a fixed article (der, die or das). Always learn each new word together with its article. Use the article sprint exercise to make that association automatic.
30 example words from the "Dagelijks Leven" category. The interactive exercise above covers all levels from A1 to C1.
| German | Dutch |
|---|---|
| das Haus | het huis |
| die Wohnung | het appartement |
| das Zimmer | de kamer |
| die Küche | de keuken |
| das Badezimmer | de badkamer |
| das Bett | het bed |
| der Tisch | de tafel |
| der Stuhl | de stoel |
| die Tür | de deur |
| das Fenster | het raam |
| der Vater | de vader |
| die Mutter | de moeder |
| der Bruder | de broer |
| die Schwester | de zus |
| das Kind | het kind |
| der Großvater | de grootvader |
| die Großmutter | de grootmoeder |
| der Onkel | de oom |
| die Tante | de tante |
| der Cousin | de neef |
| der Kopf | het hoofd |
| das Auge | het oog |
| die Nase | de neus |
| der Mund | de mond |
| die Hand | de hand |
| der Fuß | de voet |
| das Ohr | het oor |
| der Arm | de arm |
| das Bein | het been |
| der Rücken | de rug |
| German | Dutch |
|---|---|
| das Flugzeug | het vliegtuig |
| der Zug | de trein |
| das Auto | de auto |
| der Bus | de bus |
| das Schiff | het schip |
| das Taxi | de taxi |
| das Fahrrad | de fiets |
| die U-Bahn | de metro |
Pair this exercise with the pages below to build a stronger study path and a clearer internal link structure.
Who is german articles practice for? This page is useful for learners who want focused german practice in short sessions with direct feedback.
Can I use this exercise on mobile? Yes. The exercise pages are designed to run directly in a modern browser on desktop and mobile.
What should I practise after this page? A strong next step is to combine this page with vocabulary, sentence building, verbs or dialogue practice inside the same german hub.