D.h. Kap 1 Sum. Flashcards
Present tense sein
ich bin wir sind
Sie sind Sie sind
du bist Ihr seid
er/sie/es ist sie sind
Subject pronouns
Sing. Plur.
1st- ich (I) wir (we)
2nd- Sie(you;fr) Sie(fr)
du(you;ifr) Ihr(ifr)
3rd- er(he/it) sie(they)
sie(she/it)
es(it)
Present tense conjugation of regular verbs
- German verb endings change, depending on what the subject of the verb is. The verb endings are added to the infinitive stem. There are four basic endings in the present tense of most regular verbs: – E, – ST, – T, EN.
- If a verb stem ends in – D or – T, the endings – ST and – T expand to – EST and – ET.
- If a verb stem ends in a sibilant (s, ss, ß, z), the – ST ending contracts to – T.
Positioning of ‘nicht’
Comes before:
- Pred. Adjectives
- Pred. Noun
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
Follows:
- Conjugated verbs
- Adverbs of time
- Object nouns
- Object pronouns
* nicht always comes right after the verbs ‘sein’ and ‘heißen’
Informational Questions
In an informational question in German, an interrogative is in first position and finite verb in second position.
Common interrogatives: wann, was, welch(er, es, e), wer, wie, was für ein, warum, wie viel/viele.
Yes/no questions
In a yes/no question in German, the finite verb is in first position.
E.g.; “Bist du müde?”
“Spielt Lea gut?”
“Arbeitest du heute?”