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| where does 'gern(e)' come in a sentence? |
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Definition
It normally comes after the subject and the verb
Ich laufe gern
Hören Sie gerne Musik?
the negation of gern(e) is nicht gern(e) |
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| How does one make the Wir imperative? |
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It is structured the same as a wir question. The verb comes first, followed by the subject and then the rest of the sentence
Fahren wir nach Bayern - Let's go to Bavaria
Spielen wir Karten - Let's play cards |
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| How does one make the Sie imperative? |
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The Sie imperative is the same as the Sie question form. The verb comes first, followed by the subject, and then the rest of the sentence
Fahren Sie nach Bayern - Go to Bavaria
Besuchen Sie mich im Mai - Visit me in May |
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| How does one form the du imperative? |
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To form the du imperative, use the stem of the verb. If the verb stem ends with a -d or a -t and an -e to the verb.
Geh ohne mich - Go without me
Frag mich nicht - Don't ask me
Arbeite nicht so viel - Don't work so hard |
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| What does one do if the verb one is trying to make an imperative sentence with the du form and the verb is a stem-changing verb? |
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Use the stem-changed form of the verb
lesen - Lies das für morgen
geben - Gib Peter das Buch |
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| How does one make the imperative form with ihr? |
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This is identical to the present-tense form, but one does not use the subject
Bleibt hier
Singt nicht so laut |
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| How does one make the imperative form of Sein? |
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Sein is irregular in the Sie- and wir- imperatives -- the ihr and du forms are normal
Seien Sie bitte freundlich, Herr Kaiser
Seien wir freundlich
Seid freundlich, Kinder
Sei freundlich |
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| What are the forms of werden? |
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Definition
ich werde
du wirst
er,es, sie wird
wir werden
ihr werdet
sie,Sie werden
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| What are the forms of Mögen? what else does one need to know about it? |
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ich mag
du magst
er, es, sie mag
wir mögen
ihr mögt
sie, Sie mögen
Mögen = to like someone or something and it is a model verb |
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means 'would like to'
this expresses a wish for something |
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| difference between Moechte and gerne |
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| Moechte expresses a wish for something while gerne make a general statement about your likes and dislikes |
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| This is used for the indirect object in a sentence. When one has both an accusative and a dative pronoun the accusative pronoun goes before the dative pronoun |
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| to or for whom --- this is the dative form of who |
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If there are two objects
The object in the dative normally comes first followed by the object in the accusative
If one of the objects is a pronoun, it always comes first
If both objects are pronouns, then the accusative comes first
Personal pronouns that are not in the first position come immediately after the verb
personal pronouns following the verb come in the order nom, acc, dat
Heute gebe ich es Ihnen - Today, I'll give it to you |
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bei dem - beim
von dem - vom
zu dem - zum
zu der - zur |
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| Verbs with separable prefixes |
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In the present and imperative the prefix is separated from the main verb and is placed at the end of the sentence or clause
The prefix is not seperated when there is a modal verb.
Er soll morgen anfangen |
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