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Basic Phrases
Guten morgen,
Guten tag,
Guten abend
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Alphabet
German alphabet
1
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Nouns & Cases
German nouns,
Male persons or animals the seaso...,
Female persons or animals and num...
11
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Articles & Demonstratives
Definite articles the,
Indefinite articles a an,
Demonstratives
4
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Subject Pronouns
Ich,
Wir,
Du
7
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To Be, Have, Become
Present tense of sein to be zine,
Past tense of sein,
Present tense of haben to have ha...
8
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Useful Words
Und,
Aber,
Sehr
43
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Question Words
Wer,
Was,
Wann
12
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Numbers
Numbers,
Number ranks,
Zwo
4
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Days of the Week
Montag,
Dienstag,
Mittwoch
22
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Months of the Year
Januar,
Februar,
Marz
17
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Seasons
Der winter,
Der fruhling,
Der sommer
5
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Directions
Rechts,
Links,
Geradeaus
10
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Colors and Shapes
Orange,
Rosa,
Violett lila
26
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Time
Wie spat ist es wie viel uhr ist es,
Es ist zwei uhr nachts,
Es ist zwei uhr nachmittags
17
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Weather
Wie ist das wetter heute,
Es ist heiss,
Es ist kalt
20
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Family
Die eltern,
Die mutter u,
Der vater a
51
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To Know People & Facts
Kennen to know people,
Wissen to know facts,
Additional info
3
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Formation of Plural Nouns
Plural nouns in german,
Feminine,
Masculine neuter
5
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Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives,
Other words
2
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Accusative Case
Accusative case,
Definite and indefinite articles,
Note
5
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Dative Case
Dative case,
Definite and indefinite articles,
Additonal info
5
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Genitive Case
Genitive case,
Definite and indefinite articles
2
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To Do or Make
Machen to do or make
1
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Work & School
Note: For the careers, both German masc and fem terms are in the answers, in that order
120
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Prepositions
Prepositions that take the accusa...,
Preps that take the dative case,
Preps that take the genitive case
10
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Prepositional Contractions
Contractions in writing,
Contractions in informal speech
2
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Countries & Nationalities
Afrika afrikaner in,
Albanien albaner in,
Amerika amerikaner in
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Negative Sentences
Nicht and kein,
Kein,
Nicht
3
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To & From Places (Countries and Cities)
Nach,
Aus,
In
3
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To Come & To Go
Kommen to come,
Gehen to go
2
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Modal Verbs
Modal verbs,
Konnen to be able to can,
Mussen to have to must
9
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Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating,
Antworten,
Arbeiten
68
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Reflexive Verbs
What are reflexive verbs,
Reflexive pronouns,
Reflexive verbs
5
cards
Exceptions: Irregularities in Regular Verbs
Umlaut addition,
Verbs from an e to ie,
Verbs from an e to i
7
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Verbs with Prepositions
Accusative,
Dative
2
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Separable Prefixes
Separable prefixes,
Verbs with separable prefixes
2
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Inseparable Prefixes
Inseparable prefixes
1
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Present Perfect Tense or Past Indefinite Tense
Present perfect past indefinite t...,
Ieren,
Where haben or sein should be placed
9
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Irregular Past Participles with Haben
These irregular past participles end with -en, and some have vowel changes in the stem. All of the following irregular past participles use haben as the auxiliary verb.
69
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Sein Verbs & Participles
The following verbs use sein as the auxiliary verb, and many have irregular past participles.
31
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Foods and Meals
Das fruhstuck,
Das mittagessen,
Das abendessen
44
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Fruits, Vegetables, Meats
Das obst,
Die ananas,
Der apfel a
44
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Genitive Partitive
Genitive partitive
1
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Commands
Gehen to go,
Additional info,
Imperative of sein
3
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Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions,
Coordinating conjunctions,
Clauses
6
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Holiday Phrases
Frohe weihnachten,
Frohe ostern,
Gluckliches neues jahr
12
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Helfen, Lassen & Senses
Helfen lassen senses,
Lassen other meanings
2
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Places
Die strasse n,
Die bank en,
Das hotel s
37
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Transportation
Der bus se,
Der obus,
Die u bahn
15
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Simple Past / Imperfect Tense
Imperfect tense,
Regular verbs,
D or t
8
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Irregulars in Simple Past/Imperfect Tense
Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Translation
104
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House and Furniture
Remember that in Europe, buildings always start with the ground floor, and then the next floor up is the first floor. Many Americans would refer to these floors as the first floor and second floor, respectively, and not even use ground floor.
62
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Location vs. Direction
Location,
In,
An
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Clothing
Die jacke n,
Das kleid er,
Die bluse n
36
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Future Tense
Future tense,
Present tense of werden
2
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Asking Questions
How to ask
1
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Declensions of Adjectives
Types of declensions of adjectives,
Adjectives used after der words w...,
Adjectives used after ein words w...
6
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Adjectives
Kurz,
Lang,
Laut
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Comparative and Superlative
Comparisons of equality,
Comparisons of superiority inferi...,
Adjectives and comparions
8
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Sports
Sport treiben,
Drachen fliegen,
Golf spielen
51
cards
Nature
Die scheune n,
Die brucke n,
Der hugel
32
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Object Pronouns
Subject nominative,
Direct objects acc,
Indirect objects dat
8
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Parts of the Body
Der korper,
Der arm e,
Das auge n
39
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Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns,
Relative pronouns,
Examples
4
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Da and Wo compounds
Da compounds,
Da r compounds,
Dahin
6
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Animals
Das tier e,
Der bar en,
Das eichhornchen
34
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Likes and Dislikes
Expressing preferences,
Haben,
Gefallen
4
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Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense
1
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Als, Wenn and Wann
Als wenn wann
1
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Review of Word Order
Usual order,
Other elements beginning a sentence,
More than one verb or with past p...
9
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Flavoring Particles
German has many words that cannot...
1
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Colloquial Expressions and Idioms
Es,
Other idioms
2
cards
Word Formation
Noun compounds,
The prefix un,
The suffix los
7
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Adjectival Nouns
Adjectival nouns
1
cards
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers,
Writing dates
2
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Passive Voice
How to change from active to passive,
Present tense,
Imperfect tense
9
cards
Problems with the Passive
False passive,
Passive with absentee subjects
2
cards
Avoiding the Passive
The construction man an active verb,
Man modal an infinitive,
Sein zu an infinitive
4
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Showing Purpose
Weil damit umzu,
Common usage
2
cards
Shopping
Die schachtel,
Der videorecorder,
Die kamera
14
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Post Office and Bank
Der brief,
Die postkarte,
Die briefmarke
30
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Zu with Infinitives
Zu and infinitives,
Um ohne anstatt,
Sein
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Office/School Supplies
Die compact disc,
Die diskette,
Das dokument
32
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Expressions of Time
Accusative,
Dative,
Genitive
3
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Travelling/Airport
Das zollamt,
Das buro der fluglinie,
Das reiseburo
22
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Another
Ein e ander noch ein
1
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Cosmetics/Toiletries
Die zahnburste,
Die zahnpasta,
Die zahnseide
20
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Subjunctive II or General Subjunctive (Conditional)
Subjunctive,
Present tense of subjunctive ii,
Strong verbs in the subjunctive ii
10
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Other Uses of the Subjunctive II
Being polite,
Mogen and wollen,
Hatte gern
5
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Subjunctive I or the Special Subjunctive (Indirect Discourse)
Subjunctive i,
Present tense of subjunctive i,
Haben werden and wissen in the su...
7
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Parts of a Car
Die bremse n,
Die hupe n,
Die motorhaube n
24
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Present Participle
Present participle
1
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In the Ocean
Der taucher,
Der wasseranzug,
Die schwimmflosse
25
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Als Ob/Als Wenn
Als ob als wenn
1
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In Space
Der astronaut,
Die raumfahre,
Die kontrolltafel
30
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Future Perfect
Future perfect,
Modals
2
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Fantasy & Make-Believe Stuff
Der drache,
Die fee,
Der elf die elfe
25
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Spelling Reform
Reforms
1
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Review of Declensions of Nouns
1,
2,
3
13
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German States/Bundeslander
Bundeslander
1
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Austrian States/Bundeslander
Bundeslander
1
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German National Anthem
Deutschland lied
1
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