Core Grammar of German
Practise German cases, articles and word order for the WJEC grammar core.
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German grammar core 🇩🇪
Cases and word order sit underneath every WJEC German unit. This module keeps to the mapped grammar spine: nominative, accusative, dative and subordinate-clause word order.
Key German 🔑
Grammar turns meaning into marks. Learn the form and the job it does.
Cases compared
German articles change when the noun has a different job.
Check the meaning 🎯
Which option means the father as subject?
- der Vater
- den Vater
- dem Vater
- weil ich lerne
Match German to meaning 🔗
- der Vater
- den Vater
- dem Vater
- weil ich lerne
- the father as subject
- the father as direct object
- to or with the father
- because I am learning
Word order tip
After weil, the working verb moves to the end: weil ich Deutsch lerne.
Complete the notes 🧩
German uses _____ for a masculine subject, _____ for a masculine direct object, and _____ after mit. In a weil-clause, the verb often goes at the _____.
Build the word order
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Two accurate choices ✅
Which TWO grammar statements are accurate?
- den Vater can mark a masculine direct object.
- weil often sends the verb to the end.
- German nouns never use capital letters.
- mit takes den with a masculine noun here.
Spot the evidence 🖍️
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Choose the case clue
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Explain the grammar
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