Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds
I can use da-compounds, object pronouns and wo-compounds to discuss German traditions and memories.
Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds
I can use da-compounds, object pronouns and wo-compounds to discuss German traditions and memories.
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Key learning points
- To refer back to something inanimate already mentioned, add da- or dar- to the beginning of a preposition.
- As a da-compound, 'damit' means ‘with it/them’. As a conjunction, 'damit' means 'so that'.
- Use direct or indirect object pronouns, not da-compunds, to replace animate nouns (people or animals).
- Use wo- compounds to ask questions by adding wo- or wor- before the preposition.
Keywords
Da-, dar- - prefix added to prepositions to replace an inanimate noun
Object pronoun - replaces an animate noun which is the direct or indirect object of the verb
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Wo-, wor- - prefix added to prepositions to ask questions
Common misconception
'Damit' always means 'with it' or 'with them'.
'Damit' has a double identity! It can be used as a conjunction meaning 'so that' as well as a da-compound meaning 'with it' or 'with them'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
grandparents
to marry, marrying
grandma
birth
wedding
step-mother
an
auf
vor
für
über
with
without
through
to, towards, after
from, of
on (to horizontal)
Exit quiz
6 Questions
von
nach
über
mit
vor
auf