case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or presposition

replaces the person, people or thing(s) noun that the the verb action is done 'to' or 'for', e.g., 'to me', 'for them'

Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns

German

Hitzefrei: 'müssen' vs 'sollen', 'sollen' vs 'sollte'

Was darf man ab wann? 'Dürfen' vs 'können', wh- questions and modal verbs

Das Pfandsystem: word order with 'wenn', inversion, plural nouns

Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses

Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre

Pläne: word order with 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn'

Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem'

Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing

Junge Deutsche: neuter adjectival nouns, nominalisation, adjectival agreement

Junge Deutsche: telling the time, uses of 'es'

Junge Deutsche: weak plural masculine nouns, feminine person nouns

This unit revisits a wide range of grammar, including modal verbs, the future tense, two-verb structures. It introduces the conditional 'würd-' with gern and lieber and 'hätte' and wäre'. Pupils learn to distinguish müssen vs sollen, and dürfen vs können regarding responsibilites and future plans.

People and lifestyle: Aufwachsen, Altersgrenzen und Zukunftspläne

Which of these words describe positive characteristics?

Some __________ verbs are __________ verbs. They're usually used with the subject pronoun __________. Grammatically, the person is the __________ __________ of the verb, e.g., 'it is pleasing to me'.

Translate the following sentence into German: 'He writes a letter to me.'

'Mir', 'dir', 'ihm', 'ihr', 'uns', 'euch' and 'ihnen' are all examples of {{}} pronouns.

I write you a letter but you don't reply to me.

I wrote an email to you but you haven't replied to me.

I wrote you an email but you haven't replied to me.

I wrote you a letter but you didn't reply to me.

'Ich habe dir eine E-Mail geschrieben, aber du hast mir nicht geantwortet.'. Choose the correct translations.

Impersonal verbs often use 'es' as their subject.

Which of the following statements apply to impersonal verbs?

Sort the words below into the correct order to construct the following sentence: 'I give her the book. She thanks me.'

Starter Quiz

Match the German and English.