Day 29 - future tense Flashcards

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The future tense is quite easy in German. Like English, you can simply use the present tense with a time word to indicate that you are talking about the future:

 I'm going to Berlin tomorrow. Ich fahre morgen nach Berlin. 

English uses the verb will. German uses werden (to become), which has a slightly irregular conjugation.

Like modal verbs, using werden will cause the main verb to move to the end of the sentence.

werden

ich werde
du wirst
er wird sie wird es wird

wir werden
ihr werdet
sie werden Sie werden

I will go to Berlin tomorrow.
Ich werde morgen nach Berlin fahren.

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werden…to become. WIRD, GEWORDEN
du wirst
es wird

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bauen…to build

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erlauben…to allow, to permit

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stellen…to put, to place, to set vertical

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setzen…to set, to place, to put sitting

sich setzen (to sit down).

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stecken…to put, to stick, to plug in

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zerstören…to destroy

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sich erkundigen nach…to inquire about

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retten vor, retten aus…to rescue from

*Retten vor and retten aus both mean to rescue from.

 Retten VOR is used when you rescue something from a PERSON or an INTANGIBLE bad SITUATION. 

 Retten AUS is used when you rescue someone from a TANGIBLE SITUATION like a burning building or car.
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ein.stürzen…to collapse

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  1. The weather is becoming better.
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Das Wetter wird besser.

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13
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  1. We will build a city.
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Wir werden eine Stadt bauen.

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  1. Will you allow that?
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Wirst du das erlauben?

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  1. I am putting it on the internet.
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Ich stelle es ins Internet. (stelle…put, place, set vertical)

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16
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  1. I will put the baby on the chair.
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Ich werde das Baby AUF DEN STUHL setzen.

auf den Stuhl…DEN is accusative because of motion

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  1. Will he plug it into the outlet?
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Wird er es in die Steckdose stecken?

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  1. She will destroy everything!
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Sie wird alles zerstören.

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  1. I am inquiring about the news.
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Ich erkundige mich nach den Nachrichten.

nach (aus, ausser, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu) takes dative (dem, der, dem, den)

nach DEN Nachrichten…because Nachrichten is plural

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  1. Will you rescue me from him?
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Wirst du mich vor ihm retten?

ihm…indirect objet (dem, der, dem, den). ihn becomes ihm

21
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  1. The building will collapse!
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Das Gebäude wird einstürzen!