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