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Chapter 6 Grammatik Flashcards

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German Verbs flashcards
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Können

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  • be able to, can; may (speaker assumes something may be true)
    Kann Können
    Kannst Könnt
    Kann Können
  • past tense: konnte
  • past part.: gekonnt
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Dürfen (Modal verb)

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  • be allowed to, may, permitted to
    darf dürfen
    darfst dürft
    darf dürfen
  • past tense: durfte
  • past part.: gedurft
    -Dürfen + nicht/ kein
    (Must not)
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Mögen

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  • Express liking; express possibility (more skeptical than können)
    Mag Mögen
    Magst mögt
    Mag Mögen
  • past tense: mochte
  • past part.: gemocht

Subjunctive II Form:
Möchte Möchten
Möchtest Möchtet
Möchte Möchten

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Müssen

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  • must, have to; expresses possibility
    Muss Müssen
    Musst Müsst
    Muss Müssen
  • past tense: musste
  • past part.: gemusst
  • müssen nicht
    (Don’t have to/ need to)
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Sollen

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  • to be supposed to, are to; to be said (when reporting hearsay); shall
    Soll Sollen
    Sollst sollt
    Soll Sollen
  • past tense: sollte
  • past part.: gesollt
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Wollen

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  • to intend to, want to; am going to + infinitive (expresses intention); to claim to
    Will Wollen
    Willst Wollt
    Will Wollen
  • past tense: wollte
  • past part.: gewollt
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Immer + comparative form of adj

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More and more + adj

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So…wie

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As…as

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Ebenso, genauso, geradeso…wie

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Just as

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Als

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Than

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Je…desto / um so + comparative precedes verb

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The…..the…..

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Älter , größer , jünger , stärker

Längsten , kürzesten

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Take Umlaut in comparative and superlative

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Gern + verb

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Comparative: Lieber + verb
Superlative: am liebsten

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Time expressions

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Accusative:

  • Noun phrases expressing certain point in time with no preposition
  • used to reference period of time
  • DONT use “für” to express duration. Can add “lang” for emphasis.
  • “für”: used only for specific amount of time in the future
  • continuing activity - “seit + present tense verb”

Dative:
- Noun phrases replaced by prepositional phrases

Genetive:

  • indefinite time: “Eines Tages / Abends / Nachts”
  • habitual time: expressed by genitive adverbs. “abends / nachts , wochentags”
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Die meiste(n)

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“Most”

- superlative of the adj viel

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Am meisten

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  • superlative of adverb viel
  • NEVER takes final s
  • ” the most”
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meistens

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  • “mostly”
  • most of the time, in most instances, usually
  • time phrase
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hauptsächlich

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Mostly / principally / mainly

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höchstens

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  • at (the) most
  • precedes element it refers to
  • used when what your talking about can go up a scale, but you’re stopping it at a certain point
  • Ex. Age, weight, temp, price
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Tonight/last night:

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Yesterday:
Gestern Abend
Letzte Nacht

Today:
Heute Abend
Heute Nacht

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Oft (oftmals - formal)

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Many times

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Öfter

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From time to time, every once in a while, now and then

- öfters is colloquial

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Vielmals

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Only used in certain phrases:

Ich danke vielmals. (Many thanks.)
Ich bitte vielmals um Entschuldigung. (I beg your pardon.)

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diesmal

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This time

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jedesmal

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Every time

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manchmal

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Sometimes

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mehrmals

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Several times

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ein andermal / anderes mal

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Another time

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Ein paarmal / paar Mal

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A couple of times

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Das erstemal

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the first time

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zum erstenmal / ersten Mal

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For the first time

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zum letztenmal

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For the last time

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Zweimal, hundertmal, etc.

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Two times, a hundred times

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Nächste Mal

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Next time

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Voriges / letztes Mal

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/ last time

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Auf einmal

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Suddenly

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Endlich

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Finally, at last, after a long time (of waiting, often impatiently)

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Schließlich

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Finally, eventually, in the end, ultimately
- draws attention to stages that came before

After all
- can follow or precede verb

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Zulezt

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Finally, last of all, lastly (at the end of a series of events or items)

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Sich erinnern an

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To remember, recall, recollect

- accu

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Erinnern an

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To remind

41
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Einfallen

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To remember, recall (a word, name, title, number), think of (on the spot), occur to
- dative

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Sich merken

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To remember (in the future), commit to memory, make a metal note of facts, such a word, number, date, place, appt.
- dative
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Ich weiß das micht mehr.

Weißt du noch,

Denk daran,

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To remember

- less weighty than sich erinnern an

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Fragen

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To ask, inquire

- accu object

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Fragen nach

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To ask for the way / time / someone’s name / opinion / a person

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Bitten (bat, gebeten) um

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To ask (for), request someone to do something

Darf ich Sie bitten, …

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Verlangen

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To ask, require, demand

- CANT use with people

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