German A2 — Grammar flashcards
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Seventy prompts on A2 grammar: Perfekt with haben or sein, Präteritum of sein, haben and modals, dative verbs and pronouns, two-way prepositions, adjective endings, weil, dass, wenn, als and ob clauses, comparatives, reflexive and separable verbs, and polite Konjunktiv II.
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Was ___ passiert? — hat or ist?ist passiertPerfekt
passieren (to happen) takes sein, like geschehen: something happens, a change comes about. As an -ieren verb it has no ge-. -
Give the Präteritum of sein for all persons.ich war, du warst, er/sie/es war, wir waren, ihr wart, sie/Sie warenPräteritum
Example: Nach der Wanderung waren wir alle total müde. -
Which common verbs take a dative object rather than an accusative?helfen, danken, gefallen, gehören, antworten, schmecken, gratulierenDative
Example: Ich helfe dir. Wir gratulieren ihm zum Geburtstag. -
Which nine prepositions can take either the accusative or the dative?an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischenTwo-way prepositions
Most others take a fixed case. -
After der, die, das, which ending do adjectives take in the nominative singular?-e for all three genders: der neue Laptop, die neue Lampe, das neue Handy.Adjective endings
In most other slots after the definite article, the ending is -en. -
Start with the weil-clause: Wir sagen das Picknick ab, weil Mia Halsschmerzen hat.Weil Mia Halsschmerzen hat, sagen wir das Picknick ab.Subordinate clauses
The whole subordinate clause fills position one, so the main verb follows straight after the comma: verb, comma, verb. -
How do you form the comparative and say than? Say Berlin is bigger than Munich.adjective + -er (many short ones add an umlaut, a few are irregular), then als: Berlin ist größer als München.Comparatives
Watch out: größer wie is heard in casual speech but is not standard. -
What are the accusative reflexive pronouns?mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich (formal Sie: sich)Reflexive verbs
Example: Ich freue mich, du freust dich, wir freuen uns. -
Where does the prefix go in a command? Say Call me after dinner! (du)Ruf mich nach dem Abendessen an!Separable verbs
The prefix goes to the end of the command; formal: Rufen Sie mich nach dem Abendessen an! -
How is the Konjunktiv II formed for most verbs, and which verbs use a one-word form?würde + infinitive for most verbs: ich würde fahren. sein, haben and the modal verbs use their own forms: wäre, hätte, könnte, müsste, dürfte, sollte; so do a few other common verbs, such as wissen (wüsste) and geben (es gäbe).Konjunktiv II
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- Checked against the Duden online dictionary and grammar pages (duden.de) and the DWDS (dwds.de) for conjugation, case and adjective endings, the IDS grammar portal grammis (grammis.ids-mannheim.de) for Konjunktiv II usage, and the IDS Variantengrammatik des Standarddeutschen and the Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache for Austrian, Swiss and southern usage. Level placement follows the Goethe-Institut's A2 materials (Goethe-Zertifikat A2 Wortliste; Start Deutsch 2 and Fit in Deutsch 2 Prüfungsziele), whose word lists and grammar inventories between them include würde, hätte, könnte, wäre and sollte, ob, dative reflexives and zu + infinitive. Temporal als, dürfte and müsste, and sich etwas vorstellen (to imagine) are not in these lists. Reference only; no text copied. All example sentences are original.
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