Was fehlt Ihnen Denn?

Question 1

What do prepositions like nach (after), seit (since), aus (from) and mit (with) have in common

Answer 1

They always take the dative

Question 2

What is the German dative form/English translation for:

Ich (I)

Du (you sg.)

Er (he)

Sie (she)

Answer 2

Mir (Me)

Dir (you)

Ihm (Him)

Ihr (her)

Question 3

What is the German dative form/English translation for:

Wir (We)

Ihr (you pl.)

Sie (They)

Answer 3

Uns (us)

Euch (you pl.)

Ihnen (them)

Question 4

What do von and bei have in common when in the dative

Answer 4

They fuse with the masculine and neuter articles in the dative.

Question 5

What does von + dem form in the dative and what is he meaning

Answer 5

Vom (From)

Question 6

Fill in whats missing:

Ich habe _ artz ein rezept bekommen

I got a prescription from the doctor (male)

Answer 6

vom

Question 7

What does bei + dem form in the dative and what is the meaning

Answer 7

beim (at the)

Question 8

Fill what’s missing:

Ich kaufe brot _ backer

I buy breat at the baker (Male)

Answer 8

beim

Question 9

How do von and bei fuse with feminine articles?

Answer 9

They don’t, they remain von der and bei der

Question 10

Fill in whats mising:

Ich habe _ Artzing ein rezept bekommen

I got a prescription from the doctor (female)

Answer 10

von der

Question 11

Fill in whats mising:

Sie war gestern _ Orthopadin

She was at the orthopaedists (female) yesterday

Answer 11

bei der

Question 12

What does zu fuse with in the dative?

Answer 12

Masculine, feminine and neuter articles.

Question 13

What does zu + dem form in the dative, and what is its meaning

Answer 13

Zum (To the)

Question 14

Fill in whats missing:

Ich gehe _ Orthopaden

I’m going to the orthiopaedist

Answer 14

zum

Question 15

What does zu + der form in the dative, and what is its meaning

Answer 15

Zur (to)

Question 16

Fill in whats missing:

Mein sohn geht morgen nicht _ Schule

My son won’t go to school tomorrow.

Answer 16

zur

Question 17

Give an example of two verbs that can take the dative

Answer 17

Geben (to give) and helfen (to help)

Question 18

Fill in the correct form of geben (to give)

Sandra _ der frau den blumenstrauß (die frau)

Sandra gives the woman the bouquet of flowers

Answer 18

gibt

Question 19

Fill in the correct form of helfen (to help)

Wir _ dem patienten (der patient)

We’re helping the patient

Answer 19

helfen

Question 20

What are the forms of the irregular verb “geben” in the present?

Answer 20

Ich gebe
Du gibst
er/sie/es gibt
wir geben
ihr gebt 
sie/sie geben

Question 21

What does geben mean?

Answer 21

To give

Question 22

What does helfen mean?

Answer 22

To help