Chapter 3

Question 1

Dative definite articles

Answer 1

dem/der/dem/den
(25)

Question 2

Order of dative and accusative nouns

Answer 2

Indirect-object nouns (dative nouns) precede direct-object nouns (accusative nouns) in German sentence structure
(26)

Question 3

Regular German word order

Answer 3

Nominative subject noun + verb 1 dative indirect-object noun + accusative direct-object noun
(26)

Question 4

Dative verbs

Answer 4

helfen (to help), danken (to thank),
glauben (to believe), antworten (to answer),
gefallen (to be pleased/liked by), gehören (to belong to), schmecken (to taste), zuhören (to listen to)
(26-27)

Question 5

Genitive

Answer 5

des/der/des/der
Masculine and neuter followed often by -(e)s
Can be translated roughly as “of the”
(27)

Question 6

N-nouns

Answer 6

The term n–noun is often applied to masculine nouns that take an -(e)n ending in the plural as well as in the singular in all cases but the nominative. The uninflected form of the n-noun occurs only as a subject or predicate nominative.

Question 7

Weak verb endings

Answer 7

-et-