Intermediate German: A Grammar and Workbook

Ich kann Leute nicht ausstehen, dieandere ungerecht behandeln.(pl.) I can’t stand people who treat others unjustly. Using the ac ...

Using the genitive Relative pronouns in the genitive, corresponding to the English ‘whose’, indicate a relationship of belonging ...

Finite verb in final position As relative clauses are subordinate clauses the finite verb goes to the end: Das ist die alte Frau ...

Exercise 20.1 Complete the following relative clauses with the appropriate relative pronoun in the nominative. Example: Das ist ...

3 Joachim spielt auch sehr gut Klavier. 4 Für ihn komponierte ein Kollege ein Lied. 5 Von ihm gibt es zahlreiche CDs. 6 Seine Fr ...

UNIT TWENTY-ONE Unit 21 Negative constructions Two main forms for negatives – nichtandkein There are two main ways of constructi ...

nichtcan negate more than one word nichtcan negate a whole sentence or only a part of it: Ich komme morgen nicht. I won’t be com ...

When used with separable verbs,nichthas to come directly before the separated prefix: Maria holt Bernd ab. → Maria holt Bernd n ...

Different endings of kein keinfollows the declension pattern of the indefinite article. It must agree in gender, number and case ...

nichtorkein In a few circumstances either nichtorkeincan be used. This is the case when referring to professions, languages and ...

3 Wir suchen einen neuen Fernseher, denn wir haben _________. 4 Alle meine Freunde trinken Bier, nur ich trinke _________. 5 All ...

Checklist ✓ 1 When do you normally use nichtand whenkein? 2 What is the general position of nichtwhen negating a part of a sente ...

UNIT TWENTY-TWO Unit 22 The passive voice Differences between active and passive The passive, also called the passive voice, sta ...

The passive in the present tense Formation In the present tense the passive is constructed with the present tense of werden+past ...

Simple past – usage The passive in the simple past is used in a wide range of contexts, from everyday situations to historical e ...

Since the repetition of werdenis considered to be stylistically inele- gant, the present tense form of the passive +anindication ...

Der Vater holt den Sohn(direct object)ab. → The father collects the son. Der Sohn(subject)wird vom Vater abgeholt. The son is co ...

Es wird gesagt, Irland ist sehr → Man sagt, Irland ist sehr schön. schön. It is said that Ireland is very People say Ireland is ...

3 Die Mona Lisa ______ von allen bewundert. 4 Wir ______ von Annie Leibovitz für ein Magazin fotografiert. 5 Das Frühstück _____ ...

4 Christmas is celebrated in December. 5 The meeting was cancelled. 6 The Oscar was won by Julia Roberts. 7 The song will be sun ...