Week 5 - L2 Flashcards
to eat
essen
*strong verb
to drive, go, ride
fahren
*strong verb
to know, be acquainted with
kennen
to run
Laufen
*strong verb
to read
lesen
*strong verb
to sleep
schlafen
*strong verb
to speak
sprechen
*strong verb
to see, watch
sehen
*strong verb
to know
wissen
*irregular
to pay
zahlen
WISSEN UND KENNEN
the two verbs “wissen” and “kennen” both mean “to know”. The verb “wissen” means to know
facts or to have certain information, while “kennen” means “to know” in the sense of to be familiar
or acquainted with something or someone.
“Wissen” has irregular conjugations in the singular forms, while “kennen” is completely regular.
strong verbs
- Remember to
memorise the stem
changes for these
strong verbs (du
and er/sie/es forms).
NEGATION (nicht und kein)
There are two principle ways to negate a statement in German: using either “nicht” or “kein”.
The choice of which one to use, as well as the position of “nicht”, are both determined by what it
is that you want to negate.
The word “nicht” can be used to negate an entire statement or a specific element in that
statement (often an adjective or adverb).
- To negate an entire statement, you
place “nicht” at the end of the statement. - To negate a specific element, you place
“nicht” directly before that element.
The negative article “kein” is essentially the
opposite of an indefinite article (≈ no). Thus,
its forms all follow the indefinite articles.
MAS. FEM. NEU. PL.
NOM kein keine kein keine
ACC keinen keine kein keine
professor (male)
professor (female)
der Professor, -en
die Professorin, -nen
Wissen irregular conjugation
ich = weiß
du = weißt
er/sie/est = weiß
wir = wissen
ihr = wisst
Sie/sie = wissen
- Wie heißt der Professor?
– Ich weiß das leider nicht. - Wo wohnt Susanne?
– Das weiß ich. Sie wohnt in München. - What’s the name of the professor?
- Unfortunately, I don’t know. - Where does Susan live?
- I know that. She lives in Munich.
