Frauen im Motorsport: da-compounds, wo-compounds | German

Starter quiz

Match the simple past (imperfect) verbs to their infinitives.

fiel

⇔

fallen (to fall) ✓

half

⇔

helfen (to help) ✓

las

⇔

lesen (to read) ✓

sprach

⇔

sprechen (to speak) ✓

verstand

⇔

verstehen (to understand) ✓

wurde

⇔

werden (to become) ✓
Match the German and English keywords.

lesbisch

⇔

lesbian ✓

nicht binär

⇔

non-binary ✓

schwul

⇔

gay (male) ✓

bi(sexuell)

⇔

bisexual ✓

hetero(sexuell)

⇔

heterosexual ✓
Which of these words are prepositions?

auf ✓

aber

an ✓

und

über ✓
Which case do the prepositions 'für', 'ohne', 'gegen' and 'durch' always take?

nominative

accusative ✓

dative
Which word would we use to avoid repeating the noun in the following sentence? 'Meine Schwester kommt. Ich warte auf __________.'

ihn

sie ✓

es

ihr

er
Where do prepositions go in English questions?

at the beginning of the question

at the end of the question ✓

before the verb

Match the verbs which take prepositions to their English equivalents.

denken an

⇔

to think of ✓

schießen auf

⇔

to shoot at ✓

glauben an

⇔

to believe in ✓

teilnehmen an

⇔

to take part in ✓

hoffen auf

⇔

to hope for ✓

stimmen für

⇔

to vote for ✓
Match the German and English words.

die Werbung

⇔

advertising (noun) ✓

einer

⇔

someone (pronoun) ✓

dagegen

⇔

on the other hand; against it, them (adverb) ✓

überall

⇔

everywhere (adverb) ✓

der Zuschauer

⇔

spectator (noun) ✓
Which of the below could be translated with a da-compound?

over it ✓

for him

against us

under it ✓
Rewrite the following sentence using a da-compound: 'Sie interessiert sich für die Werbung.'

'Sie interessiert sich dafür. ' ✓
In front of which prepositions does 'da' become 'dar' and 'wo' become 'wor'?

für

an ✓

auf ✓

gegen

durch
Translate the following question into German: 'What is he thinking about?'

'Worüber denkt er?' ✓

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The prefix 'da-' is added to prepositions to refer back to something already mentioned and avoid repetition of the noun.
We use da-compounds for inanimate nouns. We use direct object pronouns for people and animals.
We use wo-compounds to ask questions with verbs that take prepositions.
'Wo' and 'da' become 'wor' and 'dar' before prepositions starting with a vowel.
The consonantal [r] makes a rolling sound at the back of the throat and the vocalic [r] has a gentle ‘ah’ sound.

Da-compounds can be used to refer back to any noun already mentioned.

Da-compounds can only be used with inanimate nouns. For people and animals, use object pronouns.