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Unit 1 German Guide

Unit 1 German Study Guide

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past participle for weak verbs need to take the stem of the verb (the infinitive minus the -en ending) & add a ge- prefix & a -t suffix
past participle for inseparable prefixes when a verb has an inseparable prefix, it does NOT get a ge- prefix for the participle form
past participle for strong verbs they often change their stem vowel in unpredictable ways. A ge- prefix is added & an -en (NOT -t) suffix. Vowel will often change but not always.
gehen ist gegangen (to go)
fliegen ist geflogen (to fly)
essen gegessen (to eat)
fahren ist gefahren (to drive)
nehmen genommen (to take)
sprechen gesprochen (to speak)
kommen ist gekommen (to come)
sehen gesehen (to see)
beginnen begonnen (to begin)
schreiben geschrieben (to write)
spielen gespielt (to play)
schlafen ist geschlafen (to sleep)
studieren studiert (to study)
sterben ist gestorben (to die)
arbeiten gearbeitet (to work)
lernen gelernt (to learn)
aufstehen aufgestanden (to get up)
fragen gefragt (to ask)
sagen gesagt (to say)
bleiben gebleiben (to stay)
passieren passiert (to happen)
war conjugations: ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie war, warst, war, waren, wart, waren
hatten conjugations: ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie/Sie hatte, hattest, hatte, hatten, hattet, hatten
What ending do you generally use to make a comparative form of an adjective? -er
When do you need adjective endings? When do you not? You need them when they come before a noun. You don't need them if it doesn't come before anything.
What ending do you use to make a superlative form of an adjective? -est
How do you use a superlative as a predicate adjective? am
When do you use 'als'? when you compare 2 things
what do you do to adjectives with only one syllable when you put them into comparative & superlative? an umlaut over the vowel (a, u, o)
klein C: kleiner S: am kleinsten small
schnell C: schneller S: am schnellsten fast
schön C: schöner S: am schönsten beautiful
lang C: länger S: am längsten long
jung C: jünger S: am jüngsten young
alt C: älter S: am ältesten old
stark C: stärker S: am stärksten strong
kurz C: kürzer S: am kürzesten short
groß C: größer S: am größten big
schwach C: schwächer S: am schwächsten weak
gut C: besser S: am besten good/better/best
bald C: eher S: am ehesten soon
viel C: mehr S: am meisten many/more/most
gern C: lieber S: am liebsten like/prefer/favorite
hoch C: höher S: am höchsten higher
nahe C: näher S: nächsten closer
vergleichen to compare
besorgen to get
der Berg mountain
wahrscheinlich probably
die Burg castle
feiern to celebrate
glauben to believe
das Meer sea
ein paar a few
passieren to happen
verletzt injured
die Ordung tidiness
anpassen to fit
bauen to build
senden to send
Created by: jeanay26
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