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A. His parents are proud of him

B. I'm always curious about her

C. The boss is paying attention to our work

D. They wait for my car

E. Are you envious of her?

A. Seine Eltern sind stolz auf ihn

B. Ich bin immer neugierig auf sie

C. Der Chef achtet auf unsere Arbeit

D. Sie warten auf mein Auto

E. Bist du neidisch auf sie?

Pronouns

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A. This movie is important for the director

B. Do you wait for a doctor?

C. She believes in God

D. We invested in a good business

E. He is mad at the teacher

A. Dieser Film ist wichtig für den Regisseur

B. Warten Sie auf einen Arzt?

C. Sie glaubt an Gott

D. Wir haben in ein gutes Geschäft investiert

E. Er ist wütend auf den Lehrer.

an (on / for)

wetten um

to bet on

bitten um

to ask for

sich kümmern um

to take care of

sich bewerben um

to apply for

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an (in)

glauben an

to invest in

denken an

to fall in love with

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an (to/ in)

glauben an

to believe in

denken an

to think of

anpassen an

to adapt to

sich gewöhnen an

to get used to

sich erinnern an

to remember

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Take your chance and try to guess what these sentences mean !

Mrs. Purrplexed wants to play!

gegen (against)

kämpfen gegen

to fight against

protestieren gegen

to protest against

allergisch (sein) gegen

to be allergic to

tauschen gegen

to trade for

sich entscheiden gegen

to decide against

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über ( about & over)

lachen über

to laugh at

reden über

to talk about

sprechen über

to speak about

diskutieren über

to discuss about

erzählen über

to tell/ narrate about

froh (sein) über

to be glad about

glücklich (sein) über

to be happy about

informieren über

to inform about

sich streiten über

to argue over (smth)

sich unterhalten über

to talk about

sich beschweren über

to complain about

sich ärgern über

to get angry about

sich freuen über

to be glad about

auf (to, of)

warten auf

to wait for

achten auf

to pay attention to

wütend (sein) auf

to be angry/ mad at

hoffen auf

to hope for

antworten auf

to answer at

böse (sein) auf

to be furious at

stolz (sein) auf

to be proud of

neugierig (sein) auf

to be curious about

neidisch (sein) auf

to be envious of

sich konzentrieren auf

to focus on

Nouns

für (For)

bekannt (sein) für

to be well-known for/ familiar to

sorgen für

to care for

ausgeben für

to spend on

danken für

to thank for

typisch (sein) für

to be typical for

nützlich (sein) für

to be helpful/useful to

stehen für

to represent

wichtig (sein) für

to be important for

verantwortlich (sein) für

to be responsible for/of

*sich entschuldigen für

to apologize for

*sich anmelden für

to register for/ to sign up for

*sich interessieren für

to be interested in

*sich entscheiden für

to decide on

The verbs with accusative prepositions (+ phrases)

These are very important verbs (and phrases), which have their prepositions fixed and should be memorised as shown below (we covered the most common ones):

Mr. Puddle: Don’t forget that most of the verbs ask for accusative case due to the direct object: “Ich habe ein Haus”, we have a direct object, so it’s accusative.

Miss Purrplexed: Danke, Mr. Puddles!

Mr. Puddle: What are your favourite verbs?

Mr. Puddle: Gut! So you remembered that some verbs with prepositions are translated similarly from English in German, right? Which ones?

Miss Purrplexed: “typisch/ nützlich (sein) für” I can say “ Das ist typisch/ nützlich für mich” and also “reden über” . I’m not sure, when I say “have” , is it accusative?

Miss Purrplexed:: Those with “for” and “about”. Also all speech verbs have “über” and verbs describing a mood have “auf”.

Miss Purrplexed: Das war nützlich für mich!

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I. Theory and definitions: Verbs in accusative

Verbs in accusative case in German

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They may look complicated to be be memorised. But it's not, and i'll tell you why!

They are the same expressions/ idioms in English. For example:

- Be welcome

- to take care of

etc. You'll learn them by taking a close look and by practicing them!

Mrs. Puddles gives a tip!

V. Let's practice! - Verbs in accusative

IV. Purrrfection explained! - Verbs in accusative

✔️Remember that the vast majority of the verbs require direct object

✔️Learn the accusative case endings for articles (only masculine is changed), the pronouns and the prepositions in accusative

✔️The verbs with prepositions must be memorised, but there are some mnemonics you should know

You may have noticed:

➔ Speech verbs have “über”: reden über, sprechen über, diskutieren über, sich unterhalten über

➔ Verbs describing a mood have “auf”: stolz (sein) auf, neugierig (sein) auf, wütend (sein) auf, neidisch (sein) auf, böse (sein) auf

➔ There some exception with “über”: froh (sein) über, glücklich (sein) über

➔ Certain verbs with “for” or “about” in English are translated using “für”, “über”

III. Tips & Tricks : How to learn them easily? - Verbs in accusative

II. Practical examples - Verbs in accusative

When we talked about the accusative and nominative cases (here!), we explained how important is the relationship between:

✔️ The subject (Nominative ) and

✔️ The object (direct - Accusative, indirect - Dative).

Let’s revise the accusative case:

✔️ It points out a direct object: I esse einen Apfel

✔️ How do we figure out the direct object? by asking “what?”

* What do I eat?

* an apple

✔️The articles are mostly the same as in nominative , only at masculine it’s changed: der - den, ein - einen

✔️The pronouns are also changed: mich, dich, ihn, sie, uns, euch, sie, Sie

✔️We also learned the Accusative prepositions: ohne, für, gegen, durch, um, entlang or dative - Accusative Prepositions (here!)

✔️Don’t forget about the verb of movement, which are asking for accusative: gehen, fahren, reisen, laufen

✔️The verbs of state, suggesting change: sterben, einschlafen

⭐ The vast majority of verbs are requiring a direct object: haben, kaufen, trinken, essen etc, so you’ll know to use the accusative whenever you ask the question “what” and find out the direct object

Fill in the Blank Quiz

▶ See the translation of the text

Dear sister,

Now I'm working at BMW. This is so important for me! My interview was last week and they hired me yesterday. I am happy about the new job. Now, it's 7 o'clock. I'm at the bus station and wait for the bus. Why don't I have a car? I sold it because I needed money! The company will give me a new car next week and a place to live. I'm not investing money in any flat yet. I'm thinking of my future in this company and I hope for new opportunities.

Your brother, Max