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When I read it, I thought of the green veggie juices (kale, spinach, etc.) commonly found on blogs that overuse the words "toxins" and "cleanse." Or maybe kiwi juice?
I have a carton of Cactus juice in my refrigerator, I suppose that could be called ‘grüner Saft.’
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Why is this 'grunen' and not 'gruner'? Is 'I have'... something an Accustative sentence. Thanks in advance
I believe it's 'grunen' because of strong inflection (there is no definite or indefinite article in the sentence to indicate the gender of Saft like 'der' or 'ein') and since Saft is masculine and accusative, the ending is -en.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declension#Strong_inflection.5B6.5D.5B7.5D
Also, note the table for adjective declination for accusative muscular, no matter of the inflection (strong weak mixed), the ending is -en
That's not the reason though.. It is indeed a strong infliction but the weak and mixed ones also end in -en for Mask. Akk. For Mask. it would be -er in Nom. only and only in mixed or strong inflictions (weak would be -e).
When you have something, that something is always accusative case. Ich habe einen schönen Hund, ich habe eine schöne Reise geplannt, ich habe ein schönes Baby, ich habe das schöne Baby gekummert
Doesn't look so bad :P
Because the 'Orange' in 'Orangensaft' refers to the fruit, not the color. It's a noun and thus become one word, a compound noun, but here 'grünen' is an adjective, so it's two words. If it were juice that happened to have an orange color, I imagine it would be 'orangen Saft'.
That's right: orange-coloured juice is oranger Saft, or in the accusative, orangen Saft
I made flashcards with some of these sentences on Quizlet. I included the declension tables relevant to each sentence. It might help you. If interested, feel free to check it out here:
For quick reference:
Strong inflections are used when there is no article.
Weak inflections are used when a definite article is used.
Mixed inflections are used when an indefinite article (ein, kein, or any -ein word, including all genitive pronouns acting as possessive adjectives) is used.
What is the problem with 'I am having green juice'? It sounds more natural.
Oh, you are perfectly right. I somehow implied the English meaning for the German sentence. Thanks!
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"I have" is correct all right. The "got" is superfluous, and many disapprove of using it, although it is often used.
Both are possible: "I have (some) green juice" and "I have a green juice".
If "I have green juice" is correct, then also "I have the green juice", but no Duo says the alternate is "I have GOT green juice".
If "I have green juice" is correct, then also "I have the green juice"
That is not correct.
The two sentences do not mean the same thing -- "I have the green juice" talks about a specific quantity or kind of green juice that is known to the listener, while "I have green juice" does not.
