prefix added to prepositions to replace an inanimate noun

replaces an animate noun which is the direct or indirect object of the verb

word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence

prefix added to prepositions to ask questions

D2 - 1 Ich habe mich immer als Kind auf Urlaube an der Ostsee gefreut. 

D2 - 2 Sie haben mich vor der Großstadt Berlin gewarnt, denn ich bin oft ...

D2 - 3 Ich habe immer auf Liebe und Familie gehofft.

D2 - 4 Ich habe oft nach der Uhrzeit gefragt, denn ich wollte nach Hause.

D2 - 5 Ich vergleiche meine Kindheit zusammen mit meinen Brüdern mit ...

D2 - 6 Ich habe mit ihnen über die Sommerferien geredet.

D2 - 7 Ich habe meinen Kindern immer von den Sommerferien bei meinen ...

Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds

German

Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural

Vorbilder: accusative definite articles, verbs with accusative prepositions

Frauen im Motorsport: da-compounds, wo-compounds

Karneval: indirect object pronouns, verbs with indirect objects, 'bei', 'beim'

Traditionen: 'jed-', dative verbs, translation

Weltreligionen und ihre Feste: expanding vocabulary, describing photos

Beziehungen: reflexive and non-reflexive verbs, reciprocal verbs

Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-'

Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions

This unit revisits verbs with prepositions, and adds to previous knowledge of da- and wo- compounds in the accusative and the dative. Reflexive verbs are revisited in the context of family relationships, together with word order and the use of wen, wem, with reflexive questions.

Popular culture: Beziehungen und Feste

Match the verbs to the prepositions they can be used with. 

Which of these nouns could be replaced by a da-compound?

Which word could replace the noun in the following sentence? 'Wir warten auf seinen Großvater.'

Is 'damit' a conjunction or a da-compound in the following sentence? 'Ich spiele Lieder, damit die Kinder tanzen.'

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wovon erzählt dir dein Opa?'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'What are you (singular, informal) asking about?'

Match each verb to the preposition which can follow it. 

What prefix can be added to the preposition 'für' to refer back to something that has already been mentioned prior? E.g., 'Ich kämpfe ...für.'

Match the prepositions to their English meanings. 

Which of the following are direct object pronouns?

What is the indirect object pronoun used to mean 'to him' or 'for him'?

Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds

Lesson outcome