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Level A1

A1 Grammar Terms

Learn the first 6 grammar terms necessary for A1.

Nominative

Subjects & Pronouns

Marks the subject of a clause: who or what is doing the action.

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Direct Objects

Marks the direct object: who or what receives the action.

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Stem-Changing Verbs

Present-tense verbs whose stem vowel shifts in the du and er/sie/es forms.

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ADUSO Connectors

und, aber, denn, oder, sondern: join clauses without disturbing word order.

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Verb-Kickers

weil, dass, obwohl and friends: push the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.

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nicht vs kein

nicht negates verbs and adjectives; kein negates indefinite nouns.

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Grammar Practice

Grammar Review Courses

No multiple choice this time: read the passage and click every word or phrase that matches the grammar pattern yourself.

Review 1

Cases & Verbs

Spot every Nominative subject, Accusative object, and Irregular verb hiding in three short passages.

Nominative Accusative Irregular
Review 2

Connectors & Negation

Spot every Coordinating conjunction, Subordinating conjunction, and Negation word hiding in three short passages.

Coordinating Subordinating Negation