Week 5 - L2

Question 1

to eat

Answer 1

essen
*strong verb

Question 2

to drive, go, ride

Answer 2

fahren
*strong verb

Question 3

to know, be acquainted with

Answer 3

kennen

Question 4

to run

Answer 4

Laufen
*strong verb

Question 5

to read

Answer 5

lesen
*strong verb

Question 6

to sleep

Answer 6

schlafen
*strong verb

Question 7

to speak

Answer 7

sprechen
*strong verb

Question 8

to see, watch

Answer 8

sehen
*strong verb

Question 9

to know

Answer 9

wissen
*irregular

Question 10

to pay

Answer 10

zahlen

Question 11

WISSEN UND KENNEN

Answer 11

the two verbs “wissen” and “kennen” both mean “to know”. The verb “wissen” means to know
facts or to have certain information, while “kennen” means “to know” in the sense of to be familiar
or acquainted with something or someone.

“Wissen” has irregular conjugations in the singular forms, while “kennen” is completely regular.

Question 11

strong verbs

Answer 11

• Remember to
  memorise the stem
  changes for these
  strong verbs (du
  and er/sie/es forms).

Question 12

NEGATION (nicht und kein)

Answer 12

There are two principle ways to negate a statement in German: using either “nicht” or “kein”.

The choice of which one to use, as well as the position of “nicht”, are both determined by what it
is that you want to negate.
The word “nicht” can be used to negate an entire statement or a specific element in that
statement (often an adjective or adverb).

• To negate an entire statement, you
  place “nicht” at the end of the statement.
• To negate a specific element, you place
  “nicht” directly before that element.

The negative article “kein” is essentially the
opposite of an indefinite article (≈ no). Thus,
its forms all follow the indefinite articles.

MAS. FEM. NEU. PL.
NOM kein keine kein keine
ACC keinen keine kein keine

Question 12

professor (male)
professor (female)

Answer 12

der Professor, -en

die Professorin, -nen

Question 13

Wissen irregular conjugation

Answer 13

ich = weiß
du = weißt
er/sie/est = weiß
wir = wissen
ihr = wisst
Sie/sie = wissen

1. Wie heißt der Professor?
   – Ich weiß das leider nicht.
2. Wo wohnt Susanne?
   – Das weiß ich. Sie wohnt in München.
3. What’s the name of the professor?
   - Unfortunately, I don’t know.
4. Where does Susan live?
   - I know that. She lives in Munich.

Question 14

kennen regular congugation

Answer 14

ich kenne
du kennst
er/sie/es kennt
wir kennen
ihr kennt
Sie/sie kennen

1. Kennst du Barbara?
   – Ja, ich kenne sie sehr gut.
2. Kennst du diesen Film?
   – Nein, ich kenne ihn nicht.
3. Do you know Barbara?
   – Yes, I know her very well.
4. Do you know this movie?
   - No I do not know him.

Question 15

BEISPIEL: Bücher lesen / Zeitung lesen

Klara liest gern Bücher, aber Karl liest gern Zeitung

Answer 15

EXAMPLE: read books / read newspaper

Klara likes to read books, but Karl likes to read the newspaper

Question 16

fast

Answer 16

schnell

Question 17

slowly

Answer 17

langsam

Question 18

further

Answer 18

dann weiter

Question 19

until

Answer 19

bis

Question 20

strong verbs

Answer 20

Note that the
endings are
the same
present tense
endings we
have already
learned, and
the stem only
changes in two
forms (du and
er/sie/es).

Strong verbs have irregular forms. Many of the most common strong verbs change their stem
vowel in the second and third person singular present tense conjugations. These verbs include:
schlafen (to sleep) fahren (to drive, go, ride) laufen (to run) lesen (to read)
sehen (to see, watch) sprechen (to speak) essen (to eat)

Question 21

his

Answer 21

du sein

Question 22

there

Answer 22

da