srah
2014-03-07T15:45:19.000Z
new territory from here on out
srah
2014-03-07T15:47:49.000Z
[PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN ACCUSATIVE]
srah
2014-03-07T15:48:30.000Z
mich, dich, ihn/es/sie, uns, euch, sie, Sie
srah
2014-03-07T15:48:37.000Z
hard not typing dick
srah
2014-03-07T16:01:03.000Z
[ACCUSATIVE PREPOSITIONS] = prepositions that put their objects in the accusative case, not the ablative
srah
2014-03-07T16:01:39.000Z
my brain is so broken rn im so tired fgofgofgg dsfgituhwqtjkwtn fgiwe rksajg afgidfg ok its out of my system
srah
2014-03-07T16:02:22.000Z
here are the accusative prepositions: durch, für, gegen, ohne, um
srah
2014-03-07T16:07:34.000Z
some of them form contractions with das: durchs, fürs, ums
srah
2014-03-07T16:08:45.000Z
"for it" = dafür
"against it" = dagegen
srah
2014-03-07T16:18:00.000Z
how the fuck do you pronounce höher
srah
2014-03-07T16:18:12.000Z
its gotta be like... "hwuhhhh"
srah
2014-03-07T19:46:38.000Z
hmmm comparatives
srah
2014-03-07T19:46:50.000Z
my book is on the floor but fuck it i think i remember
srah
2014-03-07T19:47:17.000Z
all comparatives are just the adjective + -er, regardless of length, angel baby language
srah
2014-03-07T19:47:21.000Z
"als" = than
srah
2014-03-07T19:47:34.000Z
blah blah interessanter als blah blah
srah
2014-03-07T19:48:04.000Z
incidentally, interessant and intelligent are two german words im like completely baffled on how to pronounce
srah
2014-03-07T19:48:44.000Z
im a crack shot at picking up cadence patterns but these guys are eluding me
srah
2014-03-07T19:48:53.000Z
i think its because theyre weirdass french words
srah
2014-03-07T19:48:58.000Z
i could uh look it up but
srah
2014-03-07T19:49:19.000Z
i think its interAYsant... intelligent i honestly have no idea
srah
2014-03-07T19:49:25.000Z
intellEEgent?
srah
2014-03-07T19:49:37.000Z
thats the only thing that seems right
srah
2014-03-07T19:49:39.000Z
uh anyway
srah
2014-03-07T19:50:18.000Z
single syllable adjectives with the vowels a, u, o usually get changed to ä, ü, ö in the comparative
srah
2014-03-07T19:50:27.000Z
warm > wärmer
srah
2014-03-07T19:51:12.000Z
there are four irregular comparatives
srah
2014-03-07T19:52:08.000Z
gut > besser; hoch > höher; viel > mehr; gern > lieber
srah
2014-03-07T19:55:39.000Z
the word for wedding is "hochzeit" and it literally means "high time"
srah
2014-03-07T20:06:51.000Z
as always, adjectives that end in -el or -er drop the -e- in the comparative
srah
2014-03-07T20:06:57.000Z
dunkel > dunkler
srah
2014-03-07T20:08:36.000Z
adjectives in the comparative before nouns take endings!
srah
2014-03-07T20:09:07.000Z
as always, remember to repeat the ending even if the noun is not repeated
srah
2014-03-07T20:09:54.000Z
Wer hat das größere Zimmer, Laura oder Maria?
srah
2014-03-07T20:10:41.000Z
Laura hat ein kleines Zimmer und möchte ein größeres.
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2014-03-07T20:11:31.000Z
[SUPERLATIVES]
srah
2014-03-07T20:12:53.000Z
two forms, depending on whether it precedes a noun or not
srah
2014-03-07T20:13:21.000Z
1. stick the adjective here: am ___sten
srah
2014-03-07T20:13:43.000Z
am schnellsten
srah
2014-03-07T20:14:21.000Z
Maria spricht schnell, Anna spricht schneller als Maria, aber Tine spricht am schnellsten.
srah
2014-03-07T20:15:17.000Z
if the adjective ends with -t, -d, -s/ß, -vowel: add -e- before the -st
srah
2014-03-07T20:15:53.000Z
am heißesten, am neuesten
srah
2014-03-07T20:16:23.000Z
umlaut single-syllables just like the comparative
srah
2014-03-07T20:17:41.000Z
am wärmsten
srah
2014-03-07T20:18:09.000Z
am i ever going to get good at umlauting on a keyboard... i always pause and fumble for like 4 seconds
srah
2014-03-07T20:19:49.000Z
irregular superlatives: gut/besser/am besten; viel/mehr/am meisten; groß/größer/am größten; gern/lieber/am liebsten; hoch höher/am höchsten; nah/näher/am nächsten
srah
2014-03-07T20:21:50.000Z
2. before a noun don't use am ___sten
srah
2014-03-07T20:22:08.000Z
use -(e)st + adjective ending
srah
2014-03-07T20:22:30.000Z
David hat jetzt das neueste Notebook
srah
2014-03-07T20:29:23.000Z
i think/hope/whatever + dass = introduces an object clause
srah
2014-03-07T20:29:29.000Z
just a dependent clause, verb at the end
srah
2014-03-07T20:30:08.000Z
german seems to stick a comma before the "dass"
srah
2014-03-07T20:30:22.000Z
Ich hoffe, dass ihr immer schönes Wetter habt.
srah
2014-03-07T20:35:59.000Z
information questions following "do you happen to know" (etc) become object clauses
srah
2014-03-07T20:37:08.000Z
same with yes/no questions, but you gotta add "ob" (whether)
srah
2014-03-07T20:46:55.000Z
[SIMPLE PAST TENSE]
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2014-03-07T20:47:11.000Z
sein: ich war, du warst, er war, wir waren, ihr wart, sie/Sie waren
srah
2014-03-07T20:47:19.000Z
now we're cooking with gas
srah
2014-03-07T20:48:17.000Z
haben: ich hatte, du hattest, er hatte, wir hatten, ihr hattet, sie/Sie hatten
srah
2014-03-07T20:49:26.000Z
modals: add past tense marker -t- to stem & then proceed with personal ending. also drop the umlaut
srah
2014-03-07T20:49:41.000Z
and mögen > mochten
srah
2014-03-07T20:50:05.000Z
ich durfte, ich sollte, ich musste, ich wollte, ich mochte, ich konnte
srah
2014-03-07T20:50:34.000Z
ich konnte, du konntest, er konnte, wir konnten, irh konntet, sie/Sie konnten