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Übungen
I. Dative Case
Read the song text and look for uses of the dative case. Make a list
of them. Then identify each use to determine why the dative case was
necessary. Is it an example of an indirect object, the object of a dative
preposition, a dative of reference, a dative of location or point in
time with a two-way preposition or the object of a dative verb?
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Uses of Dative
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Beispiel des Dativs |
Grund für Wahl des Dativs |
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1.mit dir
2. mit mir |
1., 2. dative preposition |
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II. Uses of the imperative
Find the following uses of the imperative in the song. Then re-write
them in the "ihr" (plural familiar) and the "Sie"
forms.
Print out this page to do the exercises. Click
here for an answer key.
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Enjoy the moment.
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(du) _____________________________________
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Put your cards on the table.
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(du)
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Come closer.
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(du)
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Be considerate, take care.
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(du)
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Come here to me.
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(du)
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Take me in your arms.
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(du)
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Don't look at me like that.
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Wake me with a kiss.
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Let go of your doubts.
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Come relax with me.
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Übung III. "wollen" vs. "werden"
Identify the uses of the verbs "wollen" and "werden"
in the song text. Write them in a chart and translate them.
Use this exercise to help you remember that "will"
in German means "want to" in English, while "wird"
or "wirst" (a form of "werden") combined
with an infinitive means "will" in English. Notice also that
"werden" when used alone means "to become,"
"to turn into."
In the table below, write in the first column the verses in which "werden"
or "wollen" appear. Write a translation in the second
column. Then identify the verb and its meaning in the third. If the
verb is "werden," decide whether it is used with its
root meaning (to become) or as an auxiliary verb to form the future
tense.
Print out this page to do the exercises. Click
here for an answer key.
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Werden und wollen
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Übersetzung |
Verbum & Bedeutung |
(Strophe 1, Vers 1) &
(Strophe 9, Vers 1)
du bist was ich will |
you are what I want |
wollen (will) to want |
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Übung IV. Syntax. Find examples of compound and complex
sentences in the song. Enter them into the chart. Identify the coordinating
or subordinating conjunction. Identify the inflected verb.
Print out this page to do the exercises. Click
here for an answer key.
| Strophe & Vers |
Text & Übersetzung |
Konjunktion |
Verbum |
Analyse vom Syntax |
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was ich will
what I want |
was |
will |
subordinating conjunction: inflected verb in last
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