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Finding your way

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Where, and where to

Location or destinationTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Noun			Meaning
			by the lake · to the lake
by the lake · to the lake
			in the kitchen · into the kitchen
in the kitchen · into the kitchen
			in the café · into the café
in the café · into the café

Where to?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Destination	Example	Meaning
Town		to Berlin
to Berlin
Home	·	home · at home
home · at home
Person		to Greta's
to Greta's
Place	·	to the market · to work
to the market · to work

With , and , a place takes the dative and a destination the accusative: , . , , , , and do not change: takes the dative even for a destination (), goes with towns and .

The dative with ein

in the dativeTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Gender	Nominative	Dative	Meaning
Masculine			a friend · at a friend's
a friend · at a friend's
Feminine			a friend · at a friend's
a friend · at a friend's
Neuter			a café · out of a café
a café · out of a café
Plural			friends · at friends'
friends · at friends'

The placeTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Gender		Meaning
Masculine	·	by the lake · at the station
by the lake · at the station
Feminine	·	in the kitchen · on the corner
in the kitchen · on the corner
Neuter	·	in the café · in the house
in the café · in the house

After , , , and , and for a place after , , and , use the dative: , , and , , .

How much

How much?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Amount	Example	Meaning
One	·	a kilo of apples · a bottle of milk
a kilo of apples · a bottle of milk
Several	·	two kilos of apples · two bottles of milk
two kilos of apples · two bottles of milk
Half		half a kilo of cheese
half a kilo of cheese

Travelling and directions

Two travel verbsTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive			· ·			·	Meaning
Vowel change with and : ,
							go, travel
go, travel
Regular
							come
come

How do you travel?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Transport	Example	Meaning
Train		by train
by train
Car		by car
by car
Bike		by bike
by bike
Walking		on foot
on foot

The small word goes to the endTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Position 1	Verb	Middle	End	Meaning
				The train departs at 9.12.
The train departs at 9.12.
				We arrive at ten.
We arrive at ten.
				When does the train go back?
When does the train go back?

Go, take, rideTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Infinitive				Meaning
				go
go
				take
take
				go, ride
go, ride

A route in stepsTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Step	Example	Meaning
First		First go straight on.
First go straight on.
Where to turn		Then left at the corner.
Then left at the corner.
Which street		Take the second street on the right.
Take the second street on the right.

Pronouns as objects

Subject and objectTap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Nominative	Accusative	Meaning
Singular
		I · me
I · me
		you · you (informal)
you · you (informal)
		he · him
he · him
		she · her
she · her
		it · it
it · it
Plural
		we · us
we · us
		you · you (several friends)
you · you (several friends)
		they · them
they · them
Polite address: one or more people
		you · you (polite)
you · you (polite)

Object or receiver?Tap a word to hear itTap a word to hear it and see its meaning
Role			Meaning
Accusative			him · her
him · her
Dative			to him · to her
to him · to her

A pronoun that is the object is in the accusative: . The person who receives something is in the dative: .

Practice 1/5 · The right form

Warm-up

One quick decision each, across the whole module.

Wohin läuft Mikesch? Café.
Where is Mikesch running? Into the café.
Der Zug fällt aus. Wir fahren mit dem Bus See.
The train is cancelled. We are going to the lake by bus.
Zwei Milch, bitte.
Two bottles of milk, please.
Ich mit dem Zug.
I am going by train.
Ich mit dem Zug.
I am going by train.
Herr Kühn, die zweite Straße links.
Mr Kühn, take the second street on the left.
Herr Kühn, die zweite Straße links.
Mr Kühn, take the second street on the left.
Der Fahrplan? Ich habe hier.
The timetable? I have it here.
Der Fahrplan? Ich habe hier.
The timetable? I have it here.
As Lukas
Frau Brandt kennt schon gut. Ich bin ihr Nachbar.
Mrs Brandt knows me well already. I am her neighbour.
As Lena
Frau Brandt kennt schon gut. Ich bin ihre Nachbarin.
Mrs Brandt knows me well already. I am her neighbour.

Practice 2/5 · Matching

Question and answer

Match each question to its answer.

Practice 3/5 · The right form

Two decisions at once

Each answer has to be right in two ways. Check the person, the word order and the ending.

Morgen an den See.
Tomorrow we are going to the lake.
Greta ist .
Greta is in the kitchen.
Der Zug .
The train departs at nine.
Wir .
We arrive at ten o'clock.
Lotte ist heute Freundin.
Lotte is at a friend's today.
Ein Mann sucht den Bahnhof. Ich zeige Weg.
A man is looking for the station. I show him the way.
Greta hat keine Milch mehr. Wir geben Flasche.
Greta has no milk left. We give her a bottle.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Longer sentences

Put the words in order.

Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.

On Saturdays I go to the market and buy two kilos of tomatoes.
On Saturdays I go to the market and buy two kilos of tomatoes.
On Sunday we are going to the lake by train.
Lotte is in the park, but I cannot find her.
Lotte is in the park, but I cannot find her.
Take the second street, then you will see the station.

Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps

Greta's day off

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Morgen ich Berlin, Freundin. Ich fahre Zug, er fährt um acht Uhr . Für sie habe ich ein Äpfel. Am Montag ich zurück. Und Mikesch? Jonas gibt Fisch, und Lotte sieht jeden Tag.
Tomorrow I am going to Berlin, to a friend's. I am going by train, it leaves at eight. I have a kilo of apples for her. On Monday I am coming back. And Mikesch? Jonas gives him fish, and Lotte sees him every day.

Your week in town

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

As Lukas
Ich bin der neue Nachbar in Nummer sieben, und ich kenne die Stadt jetzt gut. Samstags gehe ich Markt und kaufe zwei Milch. Dann gehe ich Café, zu Greta. Am Sonntag fahre ich Bus See. Mikesch? Ich sehe jeden Tag. Und Lotte? Ich gebe morgen ein Foto von Mikesch.
I am the new neighbour at number seven, and I know the town well now. On Saturdays I go to the market and buy two bottles of milk. Then I go into the café, to Greta's. On Sunday I go to the lake by bus. Mikesch? I see him every day. And Lotte? Tomorrow I am giving her a photo of Mikesch.
As Lena
Ich bin die neue Nachbarin in Nummer sieben, und ich kenne die Stadt jetzt gut. Samstags gehe ich Markt und kaufe zwei Milch. Dann gehe ich Café, zu Greta. Am Sonntag fahre ich Bus See. Mikesch? Ich sehe jeden Tag. Und Lotte? Ich gebe morgen ein Foto von Mikesch.
I am the new neighbour at number seven, and I know the town well now. On Saturdays I go to the market and buy two bottles of milk. Then I go into the café, to Greta's. On Sunday I go to the lake by bus. Mikesch? I see him every day. And Lotte? Tomorrow I am giving her a photo of Mikesch.