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d a & wo compounds. d a - can be combined with a preposition to replace a prepositional phrase. d a - compounds are used only with things , never with people. If the preposition begins with a vowel, the letter –r is inserted between the da - and preposition. z um Beispiel.
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da & wo compounds • da- can be combined with a preposition to replace a prepositional phrase. • da- compounds are used only with things, never with people. • If the preposition begins with a vowel, the letter –r is inserted between the da- and preposition.
zumBeispiel • da + für = dafür • da + mit = damit • da + von = davon • da + in = darin • da + auf = darauf
nochBeispiele • IchschreibemitdemKuli. • Ichschreibedamit. • Ichreisemitmeinem Mann. • Ichreisemitihm.
Wirsprechenüber das Basketballspiel. • Wirsprechendarüber. • Wirsprechenüber den Basketballspieler. • Wirsprechenüberihn.
wo-compounds work the same way! • wo + mit = womit • wo + für = wofür • wo + auf = worauf • wo-compounds replace prepositional phrases in questions to work like an interrogative.
Rolf wartetauf das Flugzeug. • Woraufwartet Rolf? • Siedenkenüber die Party. • WorüberdenkenSie?
Conjunctions • Conjunctions join two sentences or ideas. • There are two types of conjunctions---coordinating and subordinating.
Coordinating Conjunctions sondern but, on the contrary oder or denn because aber but und and
Coordinating conjunctions use regular word order. Ich bin glücklich, dennesistFrühling. Es istFrühling, sondernesistnochkalt.
Subordinating Conjunctions • wenn when, if • dass that • ob if • während during • weil because • als when (past tense) • And many, many more…..
Subordinating conjunctions require the verb in the dependent clause to be moved to the end. Ich bin glücklich, weilesFrühlingist. Ich bin glücklich, dassesFrühlingist.
Übenwir! • The princess kisses the frog prince. She loves him. (denn) • He was happy. He got a kiss. (dass) • The witch poisoned the children. She was evil. (weil)