MAIN INDEX

a	25, 29, 35
aber	67, 168
about	155, 160
abstract nouns	27
according to	154
accusative case	9, 15, 26, 42, 84, 86, 102, 153
adjectival nouns	50, 51
adjective + verb combinations	111
adjective endings	42
adjectives	1, 40
adjectives describing
nationality	51
adjectives preceded by dative
case	48
adjectives taken from place
names	51
adjectives used as nouns	50
adverb + verb combinations	111
adverbs	57
adverbs of degree	59
adverbs of manner	65
adverbs of place	60, 65
adverbs of time	58, 65
adverbs with irregular
comparatives and
superlatives	64
agreement of relative
pronouns	86
agreement of adjectives	40, 41
all	34
alle	31, 34
als	36, 53, 62, 130, 172, 173
alternatives to the
imperative	108
am	159, 165
an	25, 35
an	30, 78, 159, 161, 165
and	168
ans	165
any	25
arbeiten: imperfect tense	120
articles	1, 25
as … as	53, 62
asking a question by adding nicht, nicht wahr, oder or doch	182
asking a question by changing
word order	182
asking a question by using a
question word	183
at	153
at the home etc of	154
auch + imperative	107
… auch nicht	180
auf	78, 79, 148, 159, 161, 162, 165
aufs	159, 165, 166
aus	78, 79, 153
außer	153, 154
außerhalb	163
äußerst	56
auxiliary verbs	113, 123
avoiding the passive	152
base form of a verb	91
because	168
bei	78, 153, 154, 156, 165
beide	31, 32, 33
beides	31, 33
beim	154, 165, 166
bleiben + infinitive	116, 134
both … and	170
brauchen	137
brennen	101
bringen	101
bringen: imperfect tense	122
but	168
by	155, 157
can	75, 136
cases	9
collective nouns	34
comma	186
comparative adverbs	62
comparative of adjectives	53
comparatives and
superlatives of adverbs	62
comparison	40
compound adverbs	60
compound nouns	7
conditional	125, 130
conjunctions	168
contracted form of the
definite article	165
contrary to	157
coordinating conjunctions
with two parts	170
coordinating conjunctions	168
could you …	107
could	136
countries	28
dabei	78
dadurch	78
dafür	78
dahin	60
damit	78, 172
danach	78
daneben	78
daran	78
darauf	78
daraus	78
darin	78
darüber	78
darunter	78
das	16, 27, 42, 86, 143
dass	129, 143, 146, 172
dates	189
dative case	12, 13, 15, 26, 42, 84, 102, 153
davon	78
days of the week	3, 189
dazu	78
dazwischen	78
declension	1
definite article	9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 25, 26, 32, 40, 90
dein	34, 38, 80
deiner	81
dem	16, 86
demonstrative adjectives	29, 31, 32
demonstrative pronouns	69, 143
den	9, 16, 86
denen	86
denken	101
denken: imperfect tense	122
denken: present subjunctive	131
denn	67, 168
der	9, 16, 27, 86
deren	86
derjenige	34
derselbe	34
des	42
describing words	see adjectives
dessen	86
dich	74, 84, 102
die	16, 27, 42, 86
dies	34
diese	31, 32, 34
diesen	33
dieser	31, 32
dieses	31, 32, 34
different types of articles	25
dir	76, 84, 102
direct object	9, 86
direct object pronoun	74, 75, 77, 84, 108
direct questions	89, 180, 184
direct speech	129
doch	67
‘doing’ word	see verbs
dorthin	60
du	70
durch	78, 150, 156, 157, 158, 165
durchs	165, 166
dürfen	136
each	29
each other	85
ein	9, 36, 37, 43
einander	85
eine	14, 83
einem	12, 76, 83
einen	9, 74, 83
einer	83
ein(e)s	83
einige	31, 32, 46
either … or	170
emphasizers	67
entweder … oder	170
er	70, 72, 73
es	70, 72, 73, 74
es gibt	142
es ist/es sind	142
etwas	46
euch	74, 76, 84, 102
euer	38, 80
eu(e)re	81
everything	82
feminine	1, 40, 45
feminine nouns	1, 4, 16, 18, 72
for	153, 155, 157
foreign nouns	3
forming plurals	16
forming the conditional	125
forming the future tense	123
forming the imperative	105
forming the imperfect
subjunctive	131
forming the imperfect tense
of mixed verbs	121
forming the imperfect tense
of strong verbs	120
forming the imperfect tense
of weak verbs	119
forming the passive	150
forming the past participle	114
forming the perfect tense	113
forming the pluperfect tense	127
forming the present
subjunctive	131
forming the present tense
of mixed verbs	100
forming the present tense
of reflexive verbs	102
forming the present tense
of strong verbs	97
forming the present tense
of weak verbs	94
forms of the imperative	105
fractions	6
from	79, 153, 155
für	30, 78, 156, 157, 165
fürs	165, 166
future tense	123
ganz	34
ge-	109, 114, 115
gegen	156, 157
gegenüber	153, 154
gehen: perfect tense	117
genauso … wie	53
gender	1, 22
gender of abbreviations	8
gender of compound nouns	7
gender of infinitives	6
gender of nouns	3
genitive case	27, 86, 153, 155
genitive forms of relative
pronouns	87
genitive singular	23, 24
gern	64
giving orders and
instructions	see imperative
gleich	48
haben or sein?	116
he	69, 70, 72
her	70, 74
her-	79
herauf	79
heraus	79
herein	79
hers	54, 80, 81
herself	84, 102
him	69, 74
himself	84, 102
hin	60, 79
hinauf	79
hinaus	79
hinein	79
hinter	10, 13, 158, 159, 165
his	34, 37, 80, 81
hoch	47, 56
höchstens	63
höher	56
how?	183
how adverbs are formed	57
how adverbs are used	57
how to ask a question in
German	182
I	69, 70
if	129, 130, 172
ihm	76
ihn	74
ihnen	76
Ihnen	76
ihr	38, 70, 71, 76, 80
Ihr	38, 80
ihrer	81
Ihrer	81
im	160, 165
immer	62
imperative	105
imperative of verbs with
separable prefixes	107
imperfect subjunctive of
mixed verbs	132
imperfect subjunctive of
strong verbs	132
imperfect tense	118
impersonal verbs	139
in	30, 78, 79, 159, 160, 165
in	79
indefinite article	25, 35, 40, 180
indefinite article in negative
sentences	36
indefinite pronouns	69, 82
indirect object	13, 76, 102
indirect object pronouns	76, 77, 106
indirect questions	89
indirect speech	129, 177
infinitive	75, 91, 134
infinitive + verb combinations	111
infinitive + zu	145
infinitive used as noun	135
-ing	48, 91, 134, 145, 153, 194
ins	160, 165
inseparable prefixes	109
interrogative pronouns	87, 89
into	10, 13, 79, 153
irgendein	39, 43
irgendjemand	82
irgendwelche	32, 39
irregular verbs	91
it	72, 74
its	37, 81
itself	84, 102
je … desto	62
je … umso	62
jede	31, 32
jemand	82
jene	31, 32
kein	36, 37, 43, 179
keine	36, 37, 82
kennen	101
können	75, 134, 136
lassen + infinitive	134
least	55, 63
lieber	64
linking words	see conjunctions
main clauses	172, 175, 178
making adjectives agree	42
mal	67
mal + imperative	107
man	70, 72, 73, 152
manch	46
manche	31, 32, 33
masculine	1, 40, 45
masculine nouns	3, 9, 72
me	74
mehr	46, 56, 64
mein	38, 80
meiste	56
meistens	63
mich	74, 84, 102
mine	69, 80
mir	76, 84, 102
mit	78, 153, 154
mixed declension	43
mixed verbs	91
modal verb + verb of
movement	138
modal verb forms	138
modal verb in subordinate
clause	173
modal verbs	75, 77, 136
modal verbs + infinitive	134
mögen	136
months	3, 29, 189
more	53
more and more	62
most	55, 63
müssen	136, 137
my	37
myself	84, 102
nach	78, 153, 154
nächste	56
naming words	see nouns
nationality	36
neben	78, 159, 160
negatives	179
nein	179
neither	180
neither … nor	170, 180
neuter	1, 40, 45
neuter nouns	6, 72
never	36, 179
nicht	179, 180
nicht ein	37
nicht mehr	179
nicht nur … sondern auch	170
nichts	179
nicht so … wie	53, 62
nicht … sondern	181
nie	179, 180
niemand	82, 180
nirgends	180
nirgendwo	180
nobody	82, 180
no longer	179
nominative case	9, 15, 26
none	82, 179
no one	82, 180
not	36, 179
not … any	82
not … anybody	82
not … any more	179
not as … as	53, 62
not … anywhere	180
not … but	181
nothing	69, 179
not only … but also	170
noun + verb combinations	111
nouns	1, 16
nouns: case	15
nouns of measurement and
quantity	20
nouns with more than one
gender	8
nouns with no ending in the
plural	17
nowhere	60, 180
numbers	5, 47, 186
ob	172
object	84
object pronouns	69
obwohl	172
oder	168
of mine	81
of yours	81
ohne	156, 157
ohne … zu	172, 173
on	79
one	74
one another	85
oneself	102
our	37
ours	80, 81
ourselves	84, 102
out of	153, 154
participles as adjectives	48, 50
passive	73, 150
passive verb + indirect object	151
past participle	113, 114
past participle of inseparable
verbs	115
past participle of mixed verbs	115
past participle of strong verbs	114
past participle of weak verbs	114
perfect tense	74, 77, 113, 118
perfect tense of reflexive
verbs	116
perfect tense of separable
verbs	115
personal pronouns	69, 74, 77, 84, 167
personal pronouns:
after prepositions	78
personal pronouns:
direct object	74
personal pronouns:
indirect object	76
personal pronouns: subject	70
pluperfect subjunctive	131
pluperfect tense	127
plural	2, 40, 45
position of verb in subordinate
clause	173, 177
possessive adjectives	14, 37, 38, 39, 43, 80
possessive pronouns	34, 69, 80, 84
possessives	47
prefix combinations with sein	111
preposition + adjective + noun	45
prepositional objects	161
prepositions	15, 78, 153
prepositions expressing
movement	79
prepositions followed by the
accusative case	156
prepositions followed by the accusative or the dative case	158
prepositions followed by the dative case	153
prepositions followed by the
genitive case	162
present	91
present participle	48
present tense	74, 93
present tense of auxiliary
verbs	114
pronouns used for emphasis	85
pronouns	1, 33, 69, 86, 153
proper nouns	24
questions	182
reflexive pronoun	102
reflexive pronoun +
direct object	104
reflexive pronoun +
preposition	85
reflexive pronouns	69, 84
reflexive verbs	102
relative clauses	86
relative pronouns	69, 86, 88
reported speech	129
seasons	3, 190
sein	9, 15, 38, 80, 107
sein: imperfect tense	121
seiner	81
seit	153, 155
seit + imperfect tense	118, 127
seit + perfect tense	94, 113
seit + present tense	94
seitdem + imperfect tense	118, 127
seitdem + perfect tense	94, 113
selber	85
selbst	85
selbst wenn	130
separable prefixes	1o7, 109, 156, 158
separable verb prefixes	115, 158
she	70, 72
shortened forms of
prepositions	165
shortened forms of the
definite article	30
sich	84, 102
sie	70, 72, 73, 74
Sie	70, 71, 74
simple past tense	74
since	155
singular	2, 40, 45
so … wie	53, 62
solch	46
solche	31, 32
sollen	136, 137
some unusual plurals	19
some	25
somebody	82
someone	69, 82
something	82
sondern	168
sowohl … als (auch)	170
statt	163
stem of a verb	91
strong declension	44
strong verbs	91
subject	9, 84
subject pronouns	69
subjunctive	129, 130
subordinate clause	172, 177, 178
subordinating conjunctions	143, 172
superlative adverbs	63
superlative of adjectives	55
tense	91
than	53, 62
that	69, 86
the more … the more	62
the	25
their	38
theirs	80, 81
them	69, 74
themselves	84, 102
there is/there are	142, 151
there	60
they	69, 70, 72
this	69
those	69
through	157
time	188
time, manner, place	176, 178
time phrases	34
to	154, 155, 157
to form of the verb	134
towards	154
trotz	163
über	78, 159, 160, 165
um	156, 157, 158, 165
umlaut	6, 17, 18, 19, 106, 132
um … willen	163
um … zu	172, 173
und	168
uns	74, 76, 84, 102
unser	38, 80
uns(e)re	81
unten	58
unter	78, 159, 165, 166
unterm	165, 166
us	74
use of es as an anticipatory
object	143
using adjectives	40
using direct object pronouns	74
using indirect object pronouns	76
using modal verbs	136
using negatives	179
using nouns	1
using prepositions	153
using reflexive verbs	102
using subject pronouns	70
using the conditional	125
using the definite article	27
using the future tense	123
using the imperative	105
using the imperfect tense	118
using the indefinite article	35
using the infinitive	134
using the passive	150
using the perfect tense	113
using the pluperfect tense	127
using the present tense	93
using the subjunctive	129
variable verb prefixes	158
verb combinations	111
verb endings	91
verb prefixes	162
verb prefixes in the present
tense	109
verbs	91
verbs + dative	13
verbs followed by
prepositions	78, 145
verbs followed by preposition
+ accusative case	146
verbs followed by preposition
+ dative case	147
verbs followed by the dative
case	148
verbs that form their perfect
tense with sein	116
verbs that form their perfect
tense with haben	115
verbs with a direct and indirect
object	148
verbs with separable prefixes	178
verbs with their object in the
dative	149
von	150, 153, 155, 161, 165
vor	30, 161, 165
vowel change in the
imperative	106
vowel change in the imperfect
tense	120
vowel changes in strong verbs	98
während	163, 172
wann?	183
warum?	183
was	46, 69, 87, 88, 89
was für	46
weak declension	42
weak masculine nouns	22
weak nouns	22
weak, strong and mixed verbs	91
weak verbs	91
weder noch	180
weder … noch	170, 180
wegen	163, 164
weil	172, 173
welch	46
welche	31, 32
wenig	46, 47
wenigstens	63
wenn	129, 130, 172, 177
wenn … nur	130
wer	69, 87, 89, 183
werden	9, 15, 123
werden + past participle	150
werden: present tense	124
werden: subjunctive	125
what	89
when?	183
whenever	130
where	60
where?	183
which	69, 86, 89
which?	183
who	69, 86, 89
whom	86, 89
whom?	183
whose	89
whose?	183
why?	183
wie	130
wie?	183
will	123
wir	70
with	153, 154
without	157
wo-	87, 89
wo?	183
woher	183
wohin	60, 183
wollen	75, 136, 137
word order	175
word order in questions	183
word order with direct object
pronouns	74
word order with indirect object
pronouns	77
word order with negatives	180
word order with reflexive
pronouns	84
word order with separable
prefixes	110
word order with the
imperative	106
words declined like the
definite article	31
words declined like the
indefinite article	37
would	125
you	69, 71, 74
your	80
yours	69, 80, 81
yourself	84, 102
yourselves	84, 102
zu	30, 78, 143, 153, 155, 165
zu + infinitive	134
zu + separable verb	173
zum	155, 165
zur	155, 165
zwischen	78, 159, 161