conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' which triggers word order 3

(WO2) inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

(WO3) sends the verb to the end of the sentence or clause after certain conjunctions

C1a - 1 Wenn du Plastikflaschen kaufst,  musst du Pfand bezahlen.

C1a_2 Du bekommst dein Geld zurück, wenn ...

C1a - 3 Wenn du keine Flasche zurückbringst, verlierst du das Pfand.

C1a - 4 Wenn der Pfandautomat neben dem Eingang steht, hilft es der Umwelt.

C1a - 5 Es hilft der Umwelt, wenn man die Flaschen recycelt.

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

German

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

add 'e' or 'umlaut + e' to (m) and (nt) nouns (rule 1)

no change to words ending in 'en', 'el', 'er' (rule 2)

add 'n' or 'en' to most feminine nouns (rule 3)

add 'er' to (m) and (nt) nouns, with an umlaut if possible (rule 4)

add 's' to nouns borrowed from other languages (rule 5)

Match the plural noun to its plural rule number.

Word order 3 (verb to the end) in the first clause

Word order 3 (verb to the end) in the second clause

Word order 2 (inversion) in the second clause

verb - comma - verb in the middle of the sentence

Which features would you expect to see in a sentence beginning with 'wenn'?

You pay a small deposit on every bottle, jar and can that you buy.

Many supermarkets have deposit machines for customers to return deposit items.

German consumers can be fined it they don't return their bottles.

Which statement about the German 'Pfandsystem' is false?

'Wenn du keine Flasche zurückbringst, verlierst du das Pfand.' Complete the translation of this sentence into English: '{{}} the bottle, you lose the deposit.'

'When I go into town, I normally travel by bus.' Complete the translation of this sentence into German: '{{}}, fahre ich normalerweise mit dem Bus.'

through it, them; as a result, as a consequence

These wo-compound words are used to ask questions. Which word also means 'whereas'?

Use __________ compounds to ask questions with verbs that take __________. Unlike English, German does not put prepositions at the __________ of questions. ‘Wo-’ becomes ‘__________’ before a vowel.

Which conjunctions send the verb to the end of the sentence (word order 3)?

The standard German word order 1 is __________, verb, __________. In word order 2, the subject and __________ swap places. This is called __________ and happens in __________ too.

Which nouns can be either singular or plural?

Starter Quiz