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German 1110 (Kapitel 4 und 5)
German Grammer
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Language - German
Undergraduate 2
10/01/2009

Additional Language - German Flashcards

 


 

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Term
where does 'gern(e)' come in a sentence?
Definition

It normally comes after the subject and the verb

 

Ich laufe gern

Hören Sie gerne Musik?

 

the negation of gern(e) is nicht gern(e)

Term
How does one make the Wir imperative? 
Definition

It is structured the same as a wir question. The verb comes first, followed by the subject and then the rest of the sentence 

 

Fahren wir nach Bayern - Let's go to Bavaria

Spielen wir Karten - Let's play cards

Term
How does one make the Sie imperative? 
Definition

The Sie imperative is the same as the Sie question form. The verb comes first, followed by the subject, and then the rest of the sentence

 

Fahren Sie nach Bayern - Go to Bavaria

Besuchen Sie mich im Mai - Visit me in May

Term
How does one form the du imperative?
Definition

To form the du imperative, use the stem of the verb. If the verb stem ends with a -d or a -t and an -e to the verb.

 

Geh ohne mich - Go without me

Frag mich nicht - Don't ask me

 

Arbeite nicht so viel - Don't work so hard

Term
What does one do if the verb one is trying to make an imperative sentence with the du form and the verb is a stem-changing verb?
Definition

Use the stem-changed form of the verb

 

lesen - Lies das für morgen

geben - Gib Peter das Buch

Term
How does one make the imperative form with ihr?
Definition

This is identical to the present-tense form, but one does not use the subject

 

Bleibt hier

Singt nicht so laut

Term
How does one make the imperative form of Sein?
Definition

Sein is irregular in the Sie- and wir- imperatives -- the ihr and du forms are normal

 

Seien Sie bitte freundlich, Herr Kaiser

Seien wir freundlich

Seid freundlich, Kinder

Sei freundlich 

Term
What are the forms of werden?
Definition

ich werde

du wirst

er,es, sie wird

wir werden

ihr werdet

sie,Sie werden


Term
What are the forms of Mögen? what else does one need to know about it?
Definition

ich mag

du magst

er, es, sie mag

wir mögen

ihr mögt

sie, Sie mögen

 

Mögen = to like someone or something and it is a model verb

Term
Möchte
Definition

means 'would like to'

 

this expresses a wish for something

Term
difference between Moechte and gerne 
Definition
Moechte expresses a wish for something while gerne make a general statement about your likes and dislikes
Term
Dative Case
Definition
This is used for the indirect object in a sentence. When one has both an accusative and a dative pronoun the accusative pronoun goes before the dative pronoun
Term
wem?
Definition
to or for whom --- this is the dative form of who
Term
word order
Definition

If there are two objects

 

The object in the dative normally comes first followed by the object in the accusative 

 

If one of the objects is a pronoun, it always comes first

 

If both objects are pronouns, then the accusative comes first

 

Personal pronouns that are not in the first position come immediately after the verb

 

personal pronouns following the verb come in the order nom, acc, dat

 

Heute gebe ich es Ihnen - Today, I'll give it to you

Term
contractions
Definition

bei dem - beim

von dem - vom

zu dem - zum

zu der - zur

Term
Verbs with separable prefixes
Definition

In the present and imperative the prefix is separated from the main verb and is placed at the end of the sentence or clause 

 

The prefix is not seperated when there is a modal verb.

 

Er soll morgen anfangen

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