Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs
I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.
Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs
I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.
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Key learning points
- Word order one conjunctions do not change word order.
- Word order three conjunctions like 'weil' send the verb to the end.
- Most German adjectives can be used as adverbs.
- Strong verbs in the present tense change the stem vowel in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.
Keywords
Conjunction - a word used to connect clauses or sentences
Word order 1 - (WO1) subject - verb - object; the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch.'
Word order 3 - (WO3) the verb is sent to the end of the clause or sentence
Adverb - a word which describes a verb, adjective or another adverb
Strong verb - a verb whose stem vowel changes in the 'du' and 'er/sie/es' forms in the present tense
Common misconception
In German sentences, the word order changes every time you use a conjunction.
Word order does not change after common co-ordinating conjunctions. 'Und', 'aber', 'oder', 'denn' just join two standard sentences together. 'Subordinating' conjuctions send the verb to the end of the sentence. Practise with 'weil', 'wenn', 'dass'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I see
he reads
you speak
she sleeps
you/we/one help(s)
you let/allow
spanisch
die Kundin
versprechen
vergessen
verstehen
verbessern
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to forget, forgetting
to promise, promising
to understand, understanding
to improve, improving
to contain, containing
to receive, receiving
quickly
quick
beautiful
beautifully
clear
clearly