Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds | German

Starter quiz

Match the German and English words.

die Großeltern

⇔

grandparents ✓

heiraten

⇔

to marry, marrying ✓

die Oma

⇔

grandma ✓

die Geburt

⇔

birth ✓

die Hochzeit

⇔

wedding ✓

die Stiefmutter

⇔

step-mother ✓
Match each verb to the preposition which can follow it.

glauben

⇔

an ✓

vorbereiten

⇔

auf ✓

schützen

⇔

vor ✓

kämpfen

⇔

für ✓

reden

⇔

über ✓
What prefix can be added to the preposition 'für' to refer back to something that has already been mentioned prior? E.g., 'Ich kämpfe ...für.'

'da-' ✓
Match the prepositions to their English meanings.

mit

⇔

with ✓

ohne

⇔

without ✓

durch

⇔

through ✓

nach

⇔

to, towards, after ✓

von

⇔

from, of ✓

auf

⇔

on (to horizontal) ✓
Which of the following are direct object pronouns?

ihn ✓

sie ✓

ihnen

mich ✓

ihr
What is the indirect object pronoun used to mean 'to him' or 'for him'?

'ihm' ✓

Match the verbs to the prepositions they can be used with.

erzählen

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von ✓

fragen

⇔

nach ✓

diskutieren

⇔

über ✓

vergleichen

⇔

mit ✓

retten

⇔

vor ✓

hoffen

⇔

auf ✓
Which of these nouns could be replaced by a da-compound?

die Tradition ✓

die Brüder

die Region ✓

die Schwester

der Schnitzel ✓
Which word could replace the noun in the following sentence? 'Wir warten auf seinen Großvater.'

ihm

damit

ihn ✓

darauf

er
Is 'damit' a conjunction or a da-compound in the following sentence? 'Ich spiele Lieder, damit die Kinder tanzen.'

conjunction ✓

da-compound
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wovon erzählt dir dein Opa?'

What is your grandma telling you about?

What is your grandpa talking about?

What is your grandpa telling you about? ✓

What is your grandpa asking about?

What is your grandma talking about?
Translate the following sentence into German: 'What are you (singular, informal) asking about?'

'Wonach fragst du? ' ✓

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To refer back to something inanimate already mentioned, add da- or dar- to the beginning of a preposition.
As a da-compound, 'damit' means ‘with it/them’. As a conjunction, 'damit' means 'so that'.
Use direct or indirect object pronouns, not da-compunds, to replace animate nouns (people or animals).
Use wo- compounds to ask questions by adding wo- or wor- before the preposition.

'Damit' always means 'with it' or 'with them'.

'Damit' has a double identity! It can be used as a conjunction meaning 'so that' as well as a da-compound meaning 'with it' or 'with them'.

Da-, dar- - prefix added to prepositions to replace an inanimate noun
Object pronoun - replaces an animate noun which is the direct or indirect object of the verb
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Wo-, wor- - prefix added to prepositions to ask questions