Preferential Treatment
Pair this word with haben to say you like a thing, or with a verb to say you like an activity
What is "gern?"
The case used when stating location or describing an INDIRECT object.
What is the Dative case?
The words for north, south, east, west.
What are Nord, Süd, Ost, West
Use this modal verb to say "would like" as a more polite way of expressing desire than this OTHER verb.
What are möchten and wollen?
This "helping verb" is used in the past tense for verbs that are movement, change of state, or intransitive.
What is "Sein?"
Pair this word with haben to say you prefer something, or with a verb to say you prefer doing something.
What is "lieber?"
The case used for describing movement or a DIRECT object.
What is the accusative case?
Raus von diesem Zimmer, dann geh nach links, nach rechts, und dann nach links gleich vor der Küche.
This is when it's a MUST, and this is when it's just a REALLY GOOD IDEA.
What are müssen and sollen?
This "helping verb" is used in the past tense for transitive verbs, and verbs that are NOT movement or change of state.
What is "Haben?"
When it's MORE, take an adjective, add "er" to the end and the conjunction "als" (than). If it's only got one vowel, give that vowel an umlaut.
When it's less, add "nicht so... wie" around the adjective.
Dem, der, dem, den
einem, einer, einem, -einen
What are the dative forms of
der, die, das, die (plural), and
ein, eine, ein, -eine words
Wo ist mein Kaffee?
Oh I'm going to surprise you with this one.
This is for when it's, you know, POSSIBLE, and this other one's for when you're allowed to.
What are können and dürfen?
I ate, I danced, and two hours later I felt sick.
Ich habe gegessen, ich habe getanzt, und zwei Stunden späte habe ich mich krank gefühlt.
The rules for making an adjective SUPERLATIVE, the most SOMETHING.
1. of a category
2. of ALL THINGS
der/die/das {adjective}ste
Am {adjective}sten, with an umlaut if it's got just one vowel.
I gifted my husband a sofa.
Ich schenkte meinem Mann einen Sofa.
Ich reise ____ Deutschland _____ einem Flugzeug!
Ich reise NACH Deutschland MIT einem Flugzeug.
Put this verb in "helping verb" slot, and then the infinitive at the end of the sentence, and BAM you've got future tense.
What is Werden?
I arrived late to work, therefore my boss stole my lunch.
Ich bin spät zur Arbeit angekommen, deswegen hat mein Chef mein Mittagessen gestohlen.
I like you, but I prefer your husband.
Ich habe dich gern, aber ich habe deinen Mann lieber.
Ich mag dich, aber ich mag deinen Mann lieber.
My friend's XBox exploded!
Translated and with the case identified.
Der Xbox meines Freundes hat explodiert!
Where is everybody?
Describe everyone in the room's locations.
I will eat too much pizza, and then I will explode.
Ich werde zu viel Pizza essen, und dann werde ich explodieren.
I drank nineteen beers! In the 'perfect' and then in the preterit.
Ich habe neunzehn Biere getrunken! Ich trank neunzehn Biere!