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Swick, Ed. German DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

German DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Authors: Ed Swick

Published:  May 2011

eISBN: 9780071755870 007175587X | ISBN: 9780071755887
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  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Getting Started
  • Chapter 1 German Pronunciation
  • German Alphabet
  • Special Characters
  • Consonant Combinations
  • Vowel Combinations
  • Some Special Pronunciation Rules
  • German Cognates
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 People and Names
  • German Names
  • People
  • Definite Articles
  • Conjugation of German Verbs
  • Places
  • Greetings
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Asking Questions
  • Asking Questions with Wer
  • Indefinite Articles
  • Possessive Adjective Mein
  • Yes or No Questions
  • Using Oder for Differentiation
  • Asking Questions with Was
  • Asking Questions with Wo
  • Possessive Adjective Ihr
  • About the German-Speaking World
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Describing People and Things
  • Using the Verb Sein
  • Pronouns
  • Using the Verb Heiβen
  • Some Useful Adjectives
  • Asking Questions with Wann and Warum
  • Asking Wie geht’s?
  • Cardinal Numbers One to Ten
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Indicating Possession
  • Using the Verb Haben
  • Definite Article Die
  • Possessive Adjectives Dein and Euer
  • Using Kein
  • Household Objects
  • Quiz
  • Part One: Test
  • Part Two: Using Verbs
  • Chapter 6 Actions in the Present Tense
  • Using the Verb Werden
  • Pronoun Es
  • Present Tense
  • Cardinal Numbers Eleven to Twenty
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Irregularities in Present Tense Verbs
  • Present Tense Verb Irregularities
  • Inseparable Verb Prefixes
  • Colors
  • Common/Professional Titles
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Talking About Location
  • Using the Verb Kommen
  • Telling Time
  • Using the Verbs Gehen and Fahren
  • Using the Verbs Wohnen and Leben
  • Word Order
  • Some Coordinating Conjunctions
  • Using the Verbs Wissen and Kennen
  • Infinitives Ending in -ieren
  • Separable Verb Prefixes
  • Accusative Case
  • Accusative Pronouns
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Talking About the Past
  • Possessive Adjectives
  • Regular Past Tense
  • Irregular Past Tense
  • Accusative Case Prepositions
  • Plurals
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Time and Calendar
  • More Irregular Verbs in the Present and Past Tenses
  • Dative Case
  • Dative Pronouns
  • More About Word Order
  • Cardinal Numbers Twenty and Above
  • More About Telling Time
  • Ordinal Numbers
  • Days and Months
  • Sports and Hobbies
  • Quiz
  • Part Two: Test
  • Part Three: Lots More About Verbs
  • Chapter 11 More Talking About the Past
  • Present Perfect Tense
  • Present Participles
  • Verbs That Take the Dative
  • Prepositions That Take the Dative
  • Geography
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Important Details
  • Present Perfect Tense with Sein
  • A Special Use of Vor
  • Expressing Hunger and Thirst with Haben
  • Accusative-Dative Prepositions
  • Other Verb Prefixes
  • Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Food and Beverages
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Talking About the Future
  • Future Tense
  • Negatives
  • Adverbs of Time, Manner, and Place
  • Genitive Case
  • Past Perfect Tense
  • Accusative Reflexive Pronouns
  • More Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Things Around the City
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 14 Review of Verb Tenses
  • Comparing German and English Verb Tenses
  • Key Verbs: Haben, Sein, and Werden
  • Genitive Prepositions
  • Dative Reflexive Pronouns
  • Some Special Masculine Nouns
  • Modal Auxiliaries
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 15 Linking Ideas Together
  • Relative Pronouns
  • More About Modal Auxiliaries
  • Double Infinitives
  • Prepositions and Inanimates
  • More About Adverbs
  • Quiz
  • Part Three: Test
  • Part Four: Some Fine Points
  • Chapter 16 Comparing Things
  • More About Relative Pronouns
  • A Few Common Idioms
  • Comparative and Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs
  • A Little German History
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 17 Using Commands
  • Passive Voice
  • Adjective Endings with Der- Words
  • Imperative
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 18 Using the Passive Voice
  • More About the Passive Voice
  • Modal Auxiliaries in the Passive Voice
  • Sich Lassen and the Passive Voice
  • Adjective Endings with Ein- Words
  • Professions
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 19 Using the Subjunctive Mood
  • Subjunctive Mood
  • Indirect Discourse
  • Foreign Words in German
  • More Idioms
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 20 Expressing Wishes and Conditions
  • Expressing Wishes with the Subjunctive
  • Subjunctive with Als Ob
  • Expressing Conditions with the Subjunctive
  • Irregular Verbs in the Subjunctive
  • Being Polite in the Subjunctive
  • Infinitive Clauses
  • Quiz
  • Part Four: Test
  • Final Exam
  • Appendix A: Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs
  • Appendix B: Prepositions and Their Required Cases
  • English-German Dictionary
  • German-English Dictionary
  • Answer Key
  • Index