Grammatik

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Grammatik

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    DativThe dative shows **to whom** something is given, said or shown — and it comes after a fixed group of prepositions.
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    Personalpronomen im DativInstead of `dem Kollegen` you say `ihm`. You need the dative pronouns constantly — in every second polite sentence.
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    Verben mit Dativ und AkkusativSome verbs have two objects: a person in the dative and a thing in the accusative — `Ich gebe dem Kind das Buch`.
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    Possessivartikel in allen Fällen`mein, dein, sein …` get the same endings as `ein` and `kein` — in the nominative, accusative and dative.
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    WechselpräpositionenNine prepositions are sometimes used with the accusative and sometimes with the dative — depending on whether movement toward a destination…
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    Temporale Präpositionen`vor, nach, seit, bis, ab, während, zwischen` place events on the timeline — each with its fixed case.
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    Präteritum von sein, haben und ModalverbenThese verbs are also used in the simple past in conversation — `ich war`, not `ich bin gewesen`.
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    Perfekt der unregelmässigen VerbenThe most common verbs form their past participle in `-en` and often change the vowel. This list has to stick.
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    Nebensatz mit weil`weil` gives the reason — and sends the conjugated verb to the end of the subordinate clause.
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    Nebensatz mit dass und wenn`dass` names the content of a statement, `wenn` the condition or the point in time. Both send the verb to the end.
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    als oder wenn in der VergangenheitA single event in the past takes `als`. Repeated or in the present takes `wenn`.
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    Konnektoren: deshalb, trotzdem, dannThese words connect two main clauses — but they occupy position 1, which is why the subject moves behind the verb.
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    Komparativ und SuperlativWith `-er` you compare two things, with `am -sten` you name the highest. The comparison uses `als`, equality uses `so … wie`.
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    Adjektivdeklination nach bestimmtem ArtikelWhen an adjective stands before a noun, it gets an ending. After `der, die, das` there are only two: `-e` and `-en`.
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    Adjektivdeklination nach unbestimmtem ArtikelAfter `ein, kein, mein` the adjective has to show the gender — because `ein` itself does not.
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    Reflexive VerbenSome verbs need a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject: `Ich freue **mich**`.
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    ImperativThree forms for three ways of addressing — and a few words that turn a command into a request.
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    Infinitiv mit zuAfter many verbs and expressions a second verb follows in the infinitive — with `zu` before it.
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    Indefinitpronomen`man, jemand, niemand, etwas, nichts, alle, jeder` talk about people and things without naming them.
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    Welcher? Was für ein?Both ask about a noun — but `welcher` asks about a selection, `was für ein` about the kind.
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    Konjunktiv II: würde, könnte, hätte, wäreWith the Konjunktiv II you make polite requests, express wishes and talk about unreal things.
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    Relativsätze im Nominativ und AkkusativA relative clause describes a noun more precisely — instead of two short sentences you get one.
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    Verben mit PräpositionenMany verbs require a fixed preposition. It cannot be derived by logic — the pair is learned as a unit.
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    Über die Zukunft sprechenFor the future German usually needs no tense of its own — present tense plus a time expression is enough.
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