German II

By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:

• Use correct masculine, feminine, and neuter, definite and indefinite articles with nominative and accusative cases.
• Use interrogative words and question formation, including tag questions, inversion, and negation.
• Use correct adjective endings in nominative and accusative cases.
• Use basic conversational past tense correctly with regular (weak) and irregular (strong) verbs.
• Use conjunctions when expressing likes and dislikes (dass - Ich finde, dass), including correct word order.
• Express likes and dislikes using nicht and kein, gern haben and nicht gern haben, gefallen, and finden.
• Differentiate between können (knowing how to), wissen (knowing something), and kennen (to recognize or know someone).
• Use the phrases for giving opinions: Meiner Meinung nach (In my opinion), Wenn du mich fragst (If you ask me).
• Use modal verbs or verbs of necessity: können (can), sollen (should), dürfen (be allowed to).
• Soften commands using the present subjunctive: Würden Sie mir bitte einen Kaffee bringen? (Would you please bring me a coffee?).
• Use two-way prepositions (in, an, auf) to express motion (accusative) or location (dative).
• Recognize and use verb/preposition associations (ich bewerbe mich um, ich erkundige mich nach, and ich beschäftige mich mit).
• Form clauses that begin with interrogatives and conjunctions, where the conjugative verb is in final position: wo (where), wer (who), weil (because), dass (that), and ob (if).
• Use verbs describing animal sounds: bellen (bark), miauen (meow), singen (sing), etc.
• Review gerunds: das Schwimmen (swimming), das Spielen (playing), and das Essen (eating).
• Use conversational past and narrative past to describe a trip and discuss the differences.
• Use verbs of preference (gefallen), including a focus on word order and dative attributes.
• Sequence words to describe events with respect to time (erst, dann, and als Erste).
• Use reflexive/dative verbs to speak of physical and emotional conditions, including sich freuen, sich fühlen, wehtun, verletzen, brechen, and verstauchen.
• Use transitive and intransitive verbs of motion.
• Use contrasting expressions that do and do not use subjunctive (Wie wäre es mit? / Wie steht's mit?).