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I know who you are.
When we combine these two sentences, the verb in the second one is pushed to the end. Guess what? The exact same Ding happens in German!
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Ich weiß, wer du bist.
In German, the comma between the two clauses is not negotiable!
Now let's get the hang of this…
That wasn't so hard, was it? But what if we had a Ja/Nein-Frage in the first half?
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Weißt du, wo er ist?
Try internalising word order through melody. e.g. Ich WEIß nicht, wo er WOHNT.
Separable verb in a Nebensatz? It goes at the end, all together and conjugated! e.g. Wann kommt er an? → Ich weiß nicht, wann er ankommt. Wen lädst du ein? → Ich weiß nicht, wen ich einlade.
Modal verb in a Nebensatz? It goes at the very end! E.g. Wann muss er arbeiten? → Ich weiß nicht, wann er arbeiten muss. Wen willst du einladen? → Ich weiß nicht, wen ich einladen will.
We just spent a while talking about everything we don't know. But how about what we do know?
Surprise, surprise… Same structure! GEIL, oder? Now let's drill it in…
Review the topics of this module while learning new useful vocabulary with the flashcard app.
A long, long time ago in a chapter far, far away we learned that the verb is king. Well the king has been overpowered by this army:
When you see any of these words, you bet the verb is gonna run away in Angst and hide at the end. The half of the sentence that starts with these words and ends with the verb is called a Nebensatz.
TOP SUBJUNKTIONEN to find a job or a partner in Austria: weil, bevor, dass, ob, obwohl, während, and wenn.
Try saying aloud or messaging someone one Nebensatz a day. I bet you within days this odd structure will click even if you that not believe.
Even if you didn't get all of these right, if you understand the reasoning behind the correct answers, you just need to do a few more drills.
Review the topics of this module while learning some useful vocabulary with the flashcard app.
It's about time for a solid recap before the final lesson of this course. Do you remember what each of these patterns stands for?
This is a very concise summary of everything you've learned so far. Can you imagine how many patterns you use subconsciously in your mother tongue on a daily basis?
If you know what each of these titles refers to and you can explain it in your own words, you're officially an Übermensch.
But just in case, let's identify your weak spots with the next few exercises:
To get used to Wechselpräpositionen you should describe the actions you do on a daily basis. eg. Ich gehe in die Küche / Ich bin in der Küche.
Any recurring mistakes during the review? Find them, take a close look and debug them!
How many new mantras did you write down during the review? Use mantras to tackle your weak spots.
Did your summary include all the topics we covered during the review? That top-level overview is your biggest asset.
Is the importance of periodical review clear enough now? Review the topics of this module AND PREVIOUS ONES with the flashcard app.
It's about time you start making your own summaries, findest du nicht? 😉
Na gut… I'll help you make it one last time.
In this lesson we learned how Nebensätze work along with the most important Subjunktionen: weil, ob, wenn, damit, wo, wann. Nebensätze are dependent on the Hauptsatz next to them, so we rarely find them by themselves.
They always follow the same structure:
We also reviewed verb conjugation, verb position, and gender x role mentality. All of this in conjunction with prepositions:
durch · ohne
für · um
seit · von · nach
bei · mit · zu
Practice with the interactive video too. Remember to train your software & hardware!
Hallo you Satzbaumeister!! At this stage you've become a complete Übermensch when it gets down to making sentences. You've mastered the meat and bone of German word order. Congratulations.
The only thing left to do before you can spread your wings and fly away to get the Gold of the Rhine is to learn to talk about the past. Kein Stress, I got you…
Right away!
Post a sentence in German that combines a Hauptsatz and a Nebensatz using weil, dass, wenn, or a w-word. Make it about something true in your life!
💬 „Ich weiß nicht, wo meine Schlüssel sind."
💬 „Ich hoffe, dass du einen guten Tag hattest."
Find a Nebensatz in a German song, show, or article. Post it and identify the Subjunktion and where the verb landed.
Write two real sentences about your week: one with "weil" and one with "wenn". Use people or plans from your actual life.
Make a cheat sheet with all the Subjunktionen from this lesson and what each one means. Share a photo!
How did the big 6.3 recap go? Post your score and tell us which pattern (1.1 through 6.1) you needed to look up again.
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I know who you are.
When we combine these two sentences, the verb in the second one is pushed to the end. Guess what? The exact same Ding happens in German!
=
Ich weiß, wer du bist.
In German, the comma between the two clauses is not negotiable!
Now let's get the hang of this…
That wasn't so hard, was it? But what if we had a Ja/Nein-Frage in the first half?
=
Weißt du, wo er ist?
Try internalising word order through melody. e.g. Ich WEIß nicht, wo er WOHNT.
Separable verb in a Nebensatz? At the end, together and conjugated! eg. Ich weiß nicht, wann er ankommt.
Modal verb in a Nebensatz? It goes at the very end! E.g. Wann muss er arbeiten? → Ich weiß nicht, wann er arbeiten muss.
We just spent a while talking about everything we don't know. But how about what we do know?
Surprise, surprise… Same structure! GEIL, oder? Now let's drill it in…
Review the topics of this module while learning new useful vocabulary with the flashcard app.
A long, long time ago in a chapter far, far away we learned that the verb is king. Well the king has been overpowered by this army:
When you see any of these words, you bet the verb is gonna run away in Angst and hide at the end. The half of the sentence that starts with these words and ends with the verb is called a Nebensatz.
TOP SUBJUNKTIONEN to find a job or a partner in Austria: weil, bevor, dass, ob, obwohl, während, and wenn.
Try saying aloud or messaging someone one Nebensatz a day. I bet you within days this odd structure will click even if you that not believe.
Even if you didn't get all of these right, if you understand the reasoning behind the correct answers, you just need to do a few more drills.
Review the topics of this module while learning some useful vocabulary with the flashcard app.
It's about time for a solid recap before the final lesson of this course. Do you remember what each of these patterns stands for?
This is a very concise summary of everything you've learned so far. Can you imagine how many patterns you use subconsciously in your mother tongue on a daily basis?
If you know what each of these titles refers to and you can explain it in your own words, you're officially an Übermensch.
But just in case, let's identify your weak spots with the next few exercises:
To get used to Wechselpräpositionen you should describe the actions you do on a daily basis. eg. Ich gehe in die Küche / Ich bin in der Küche.
Any recurring mistakes during the review? Find them, take a close look and debug them!
How many new mantras did you write down during the review? Use mantras to tackle your weak spots.
Did your summary include all the topics we covered during the review? That top-level overview is your biggest asset.
Is the importance of periodical review clear enough now? Review the topics of this module AND PREVIOUS ONES with the flashcard app.
It's about time you start making your own summaries, findest du nicht? 😉
Na gut… I'll help you make it one last time.
In this lesson we learned how Nebensätze work along with the most important Subjunktionen: weil, ob, wenn, damit, wo, wann. Nebensätze are dependent on the Hauptsatz next to them, so we rarely find them by themselves.
They always follow the same structure:
We also reviewed verb conjugation, verb position, and gender x role mentality. All of this in conjunction with prepositions:
durch · ohne
für · um
seit · von · nach
bei · mit · zu
Find a Nebensatz in a German song, show, or article. Post it and identify the Subjunktion and where the verb landed.
Write two real sentences about your week: one with "weil" and one with "wenn". Use people or plans from your actual life.
Make a cheat sheet with all the Subjunktionen from this lesson and what each one means. Share a photo!
How did the big 6.3 recap go? Post your score and tell us which pattern (1.1 through 6.1) you needed to look up again.
