Intermediate German: A Grammar and Workbook

Exercise 4.2 Fill in the correct endings of the articles below. 1 Das ist ein___ gute Idee! 2 Heute kommt d___ Onkel auf Besuch. ...

7 They have a house with a garden. 8 I am cold. 9 It is Peter’s birthday. 10 That is my brother’s computer. Checklist ✓ 1 Can yo ...

UNIT FIVE Pronouns What are pronouns? Pronouns are words that ‘stand in’ for nouns and refer to persons, things or ideas. The mo ...

Nominative Accusative Dative ich I mich me mir me du you (inf.) dich you dir you Sie you (form.) Sie you Ihnen you er he ihn him ...

Er gibt ihreinen Schokoriegel. He gives her a bar of chocolate. Willst du mit miressen gehen? Do you want to go out to eat with ...

Demonstrative pronouns – dieser, der Demonstrative pronouns refer to specific persons, things or ideas that usually have been me ...

Man tut das nicht. You don’t do that./One does not do that. Man sagt, dass Paris romantisch ist. They say that Paris is romantic ...

Possessive pronouns Possessives, indicating ownership, can also function as pronouns: Ist das Ihr Buch? → Ja, das istmeins. Habt ...

Exercise 5.2 Answer the following questions and replace the nouns with a personal pronoun in the nominative, accusative or dativ ...

4 He gives her a Ferrari. 5 The bottle of champagne is from us. 6 Do you see the blue jacket? – Do you mean this one? (Use the S ...

UNIT SIX Unit 6 Reflexive verbs What are reflexive verbs? Reflexive verbs refer to an action where the subject of a sentence is ...

Reflexive pronouns in the accusative and dative Here is an overview of the reflexive pronouns in the accusative and dative: Accu ...

Bitte beeil dich! Please hurry up! Wir erholen unsam liebsten beim Schwimmen. Our favourite way to relax is to go swimming. ‘Tru ...

Wir waschen das Auto. Wir waschen uns. We wash the car. We wash ourselves./ We have a wash. Other frequently used verbs of this ...

Structures with accusative anddative objects In structures where the reflexive verb occurs with an accusative and dative object, ...

However, if the sentence starts with a pronoun as the subject the reflexive pronoun is placed afterthefinite verb: Ersollte sich ...

Exercise 6.2 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the appropriate accusative or dative reflexive pronoun. Example: I ...

6 I put on my shoes. 7 We should ask ourselves this question. 8 Imagine that! (Use the du,Sieandihrforms.) Checklist ✓ 1 Can you ...

UNIT SEVEN Unit 7 Modal verbs Modal verbs – expressing ability, necessity etc. Modal verbs modify an action or situation by expr ...

Hier dürfen Sie parken. You can/are allowed to park here. It often adds a sense of politeness and can be used in more formal sit ...