Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Guest]

it's 11:16PM - school in the morning - shouldn't you be all tucked up in bed??

 

Phil

[Martin B]

I was expecting somebody to say something.

 

I've just got off the phone to a friend so couldn't resist a look on the forum!

[Guest]

 

It's so hot - my 14yr old can't sleep - he's still upstairs reading..

 

(you can always say you're doing your homework!)

 

Phil

[Guest]

and we're in for a very hot week! not enough sleep again, oh dear!

[Martin B]

 

(you can always say you're doing your homework!)

 

Phil

 

At 23:23 on a sunday night!

[Guest]

I'm embroiled in a lively debate on my Bolton Football forum as to wheher it's

 

Der Bundesliga

Das Bundesliga or

Die Bundesliga....

 

I'm holding out for Das Bundesliga - but I'm sure there can't be anything more fun to do on a hot sticky night at 23:26!

 

Phil

Edited July 16, 2006 by Guest

[Guest]

BUT>>>

 

you shouldn't be encouraged - off to bed young man!!!

 

I'm away up the wooden hill (etc.) myself..

 

nighty-night

 

Phil

 

PS - it's DAS Bundelsiga, I tell you!!

[Martin B]

I think it's Die. Not 100% though.

 

I go to Portugal, Thursday morning so I'm sure it will be even hotter over there!

[Martin B]

OH NO! IT'S 35 degrees in Faro(Portugal) on Friday. We are staying a few miles from Faro!

[The Dogmother]

Martin, Sounds like you're staying near where our MD has a couple of apartments http://www.vilasol-algarve.com It'll be very hot - take care and keep out of the sun.

[Guest]

I think it's Die. Not 100% though.

 

Martin - your German is obviously way better than mine!! (mine was always rubbish - I got the O level - and promptly forgot all of it... )

 

anyway - you are half-right, I am totally wrong!! according to a german-teacher friend of mine:

 

The word "Liga" is feminine and compound nouns (those made up of 2 or more nouns) take their gender from the final noun! If "Bundesliga" is the SUBJECT (NOMINATIVE CASE) or the DIRECT OBJECT (ACCUSATIVE CASE) in the sentence (e.g The Bundesliga is great/ I like the Bundesliga)or follows a PREPOSITION which takes the ACCUSATIVE CASE*, then it will be "die Bundesliga" but if it is the INDIRECT OBJECT (e.g We like to give the Bundesliga our support) or comes after a PREPOSITION which takes the DATIVE CASE* (mit=with, von=from/by etc it will have "der Bundesliga."

 

*There are some which can take either depending what is implied, but I won't go into that!

 

It would NEVER be "das"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

so there you have it! now you can say you were doing homework last night - German grammar!!

 

Phil

[Martin B]

I do French not German, but I specialise in the Language of Football!

[Guest]

I do French not German, but I specialise in the Language of Football!

 

I hope not!!! at least not on this Forum!!

 

Phil

[ubereglu]

Martin, why go to Portugal for 35 degree heat. It's like that in London today-I think, if not there it is here! In our Dining Room it's 30 degrees in the shade!

 

FAR TOO HOT! I should know, I went camping with school yesterday and today! We had to do Orienteering too!

(We only found 1 of the points, copied two and wandered around the woods, going on a circular path in different directions-We ended up at base 3-4 times!!!!) There were 20 points to find!

[Martin B]

I go to Portugal for a holiday!