Grammar Flashcards
Give the six key “W” words in German when it comes to questions
Wer, Wie, Wo, Woher, Wohin, Was
Wer means?
Who? e.g. Wer ist das?
Wie means?
How? e.g. Wie gehts
Woher means?
Where from? Woher kommst du?
Wo means?
Where? e.g. Wo wohnen sie?
“Was” means?
What? e.g. Was ist das?
How to say “excuse me?” / “pardon me?”
Wie bitte?
Give the three main singular personal pronouns + meanings for the nominative case (i.e. subject of sentence)
Ich (I), du (you), es/sie/er (it/she/he)
Give the three main plural personal pronouns + meanings for the nominative case (i.e. subject of sentence)
Ihr (you all, informal), wir (we), sie/Sie (they)
Give the three forms of article “the” and gender
Der (masculine D”er”), die (feminine), das (neuter)
Wohin means?
Where to?
Rule for article “a” and “ein”
Der/das -> ein, die -> eine
What’s generally the article for plurals?
Die
4 cases in German
Nominative -> wer oder was? Who? (Subject)
Dative -> wem oder was? To whom (Indirect object)
Akkusativ -> wen oder was? (Direct Object) /whom or what
Genitiv -> wessen - whose (Possessive)
Which words are impacted by the cases?
Nouns, pronouns, articles and adjectives
How to distinguish between dative and accusative for prepositions an, auf, in, hinter, neben, über, vor, zwischen
Ask wohin (accusative) or wo (dative)
Trick to identify feminine nouns?
-heit, -keit, -ung, -ei
Trick to identify neutrum nouns?
- um
Formal letter greeting
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren
Sehr geehrter Herr
Sehr geehrte Frau
First line of formal letter typically
ich hoffe, es geht Ihnen gut
Typical closing line of formal letter
Ich freue mich darauf, von Ihnen zu hören
or
Ich bedanke mich im Voraus für Ihre Antwort
Typical salutation of formal letter
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Typical greeting of informal letter
Liebe/Lieber (Liebe for plural as well)
Typical salutation of informal letter
Liebe Grüße
Mach’s Gut!
