Grammar

Question 1

Give the six key “W” words in German when it comes to questions

Answer 1

Wer, Wie, Wo, Woher, Wohin, Was

Question 2

Wer means?

Answer 2

Who? e.g. Wer ist das?

Question 3

Wie means?

Answer 3

How? e.g. Wie gehts

Question 4

Woher means?

Answer 4

Where from? Woher kommst du?

Question 5

Wo means?

Answer 5

Where? e.g. Wo wohnen sie?

Question 6

“Was” means?

Answer 6

What? e.g. Was ist das?

Question 7

How to say “excuse me?” / “pardon me?”

Answer 7

Wie bitte?

Question 8

Give the three main singular personal pronouns + meanings for the nominative case (i.e. subject of sentence)

Answer 8

Ich (I), du (you), es/sie/er (it/she/he)

Question 9

Give the three main plural personal pronouns + meanings for the nominative case (i.e. subject of sentence)

Answer 9

Ihr (you all, informal), wir (we), sie/Sie (they)

Question 10

Give the typical verb endings associated with the 6 main personal pronouns using heißt as an example

Answer 10

Ich heiße
Du heißt
er/es/sie heißt
Ihr heißt
Wir heißen
sie/Sie heißen

Question 11

Express wohnen with the different personal pronouns in nominative case

Answer 11

Ich wohne
Du wohnst
Es/sie/er wohnt
Ihr wohnt
Wir wohnen
sie/Sie wohnen

Question 12

Give the three forms of article “the” and gender

Answer 12

Der (masculine D”er”), die (feminine), das (neuter)

Question 13

Wohin means?

Answer 13

Where to?

Question 14

Rule for article “a” and “ein”

Answer 14

Der/das -> ein, die -> eine

Question 15

What’s generally the article for plurals?

Answer 15

Die

Question 16

4 cases in German

Answer 16

Nominative -> wer oder was? Who? (Subject)
Dative -> wem oder was? To whom (Indirect object)
Akkusativ -> wen oder was? (Direct Object)
Genitiv -> wessen - whose (Possessive)

Question 17

Which words are impacted by the cases?

Answer 17

Nouns, pronouns, articles and adjectives