Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study Hub Browse Year 9 German Guides

Year 9 - German

At school: word order in sentences with two objects

School exchange: verbs with prepositions

Unit Summary

This unit revisits the present tense, introducing sentences with two objects, and verbs with direct or indirect objects. Verbs with prepositions an, auf, für and vor are introduced.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to correctly apply word order rules when there are two object nouns in a sentence.

Key Notes

Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds like [t]. Final [b] (a [b] at the end of a word) sounds like [p].
Pronouns replace nouns. Their form changes depending on whether the noun is the subject or object in the sentence.
Direct objects are directly affected by the action of the verb and are in the accusative, e.g., 'Ich sehe den Mann'.
Indirect objects are indirectly affected by the action of the verb and are in the dative case, e.g., 'Ich antworte dir'.
When two object nouns are in a sentence, the indirect object (in dative) precedes the direct object (in accusative).

Vocabulary To Learn

final [d]: pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]
final [b]: pronounced as in 'halb', the same sound as [p]
pronoun: word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
direct object: a noun in the accusative case, directly affected by the action of the verb
indirect object: a noun in the dative case, indirectly affected by the action of the verb

Common Mistakes To Avoid

When two object nouns are in a sentence, the word order is the same as English: direct object - indirect object.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds like [t]. Final [b] (a [b] at the end of a word) sounds like [p]. Pronouns replace nouns. Their form changes depending on whether the noun is the subject or object in the sentence.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'final [d]'

pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: When two object nouns are in a sentence, the word order is the same as English: direct object - indirect object. Correction: When two object nouns are in a sentence, the indirect object (in dative) precedes the direct object (in accusative). This is different from English.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 9 German guide library.