Grammar Flashcards
Capitalize all nouns
yes!
Kein/nicht usage
kein must be used with a noun directly after
What is Akkusativ?
What are the pronouns?
Used for the entity that an action is being done on
(nominativ used for the one doing the action)
Nom - Akk
der –> den and (k)ein –> (k)einen
die –> die
das —> das
die —> die
(only singular masculine affected)
Komplimente word order
put verb at the end of the phrase in infinitive form
e.g:
Du kannst wirklich toll kochen
Er kannt super tanzen
Modalverb usage
used with other verbs:
put the modal verb in the normal verb position
move the verb to the end of the phrase in the infinitive
Trennbare verben usage
Split the prefix and stem
prefix goes at the end of the phrase
stem is conjugated and stays in usual position
Which prefixes are never seperable?
be- emp- ent- er- ge- miss- ver- zer-
What is the basic structure of a sentence in german
Position 1 -> subject (unless inversion)
Position 2 -> verb/modalverb/stem
Mittelfeld
Ende -> verb (past perfect/infinitive/prefix)
Use of preterite tense
Use preterite for haben and sein if they are the only verb in the sentence
when should sein be used for the perfekt past tense
with verbs that involve a change of location or state