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
