Year 10 - German
Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a wide range of grammar, including modal verbs, the future tense, two-verb structures. It introduces the conditional 'würd-' with gern and lieber and 'hätte' and wäre'. Pupils learn to distinguish müssen vs sollen, and dürfen vs können regarding responsibilites and future plans.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use dative verbs and indirect object pronouns when communicating with other people in the context of work experience.
Key Notes
- The German [ch] can be soft or hard. Soft [ch] should not be confused with [sch].
- Certain verbs are dative verbs and use indirect object (dative) pronouns.
- The dative pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'ihm', 'ihn', 'uns', 'euch', 'ihnen'.
- Some dative verbs are also impersonal like 'gefallen', 'gelingen' and 'genügen'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dative: case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or presposition
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person, people or thing(s) noun that the the verb action is done 'to' or 'for', e.g., 'to me', 'for them'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Verbs are only followed by the dative case if we translate the verb with 'to' or 'for' in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The German [ch] can be soft or hard. Soft [ch] should not be confused with [sch]. Certain verbs are dative verbs and use indirect object (dative) pronouns.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'dative'
case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or presposition. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Verbs are only followed by the dative case if we translate the verb with 'to' or 'for' in English. Correction: Some verbs are impersonal, and take the dative, and are usually used with 'es'. For example, 'gelingen' - 'es gelingt mir' (I succeed).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses Study Guide
- Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' Study Guide
- Das Pfandsystem: word order with 'wenn', inversion, plural nouns Study Guide
- Hitzefrei: 'müssen' vs 'sollen', 'sollen' vs 'sollte' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: neuter adjectival nouns, nominalisation, adjectival agreement Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: telling the time, uses of 'es' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: weak plural masculine nouns, feminine person nouns Study Guide
- Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing Study Guide
- Pläne: word order with 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' Study Guide
- Was darf man ab wann? 'Dürfen' vs 'können', wh- questions and modal verbs Study Guide
- Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre Study Guide
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