Essential German grammar [electronic resource] / Jenny Russ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russ, Jennifer M.

Series:

Teach yourself books.

Teach yourself

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Grammar.

German language.

German language--Usage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Essential German Grammar will help you get more out of your study of German. Now in a brand new edition with new, easy-to-follow page design and interactive on-line features.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Meet the author; Contents; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; Only got ten minutes?; Introduction; How to use this book; Functional grammar; 1 Asking for and giving personal information; Say who you are; State your nationality; Say what your occupation is; Say where you are from; Give similar information about other people; Ask for personal information about other people; 2 Introducing and identifying people, places and things; Introduce yourself and other people; Greet people when being introduced; Say goodbye; Identify people, places and things

Ask questions in order to identify people, places and things3 Expressing existence and availability; Ask and answer questions regarding quantity; 4 Expressing location; Enquire about and give information about location; Enquire about and give information about distance; 5 Talking about the present; Talk about something which is happening now; Talk about something which is true as of now, but not necessarily at this specific time; Describe a regular or habitual activity; Express universal truths and well-known facts; Present information about the past in a dramatic present form

6 Expressing likes and dislikesExpress likes and dislikes; Ask questions about likes and dislikes; 7 Expressing wants and preferences; Express wants and preferences; Ask questions about wants and preferences; 8 Expressing permission and ability; Make statements about permission and ability; Ask questions about permission and ability; 9 Expressing obligation and necessity; 10 Asking for and giving opinions; Ask for opinions; Give opinions; 11 Talking about habitual actions; Ask for and give information about personal habits and routine actions; Relate a sequence of habitual actions

12 Expressing possessionExpress possession; 13 Giving directions and instructions; Ask for and give directions; Ask for and give instructions; 14 Making requests and offers; Make requests; Reply to a request; Make offers; 15 Describing people, places and things; Ask questions leading to the description of people, places and things; Describe people, places and things; Describe the weather; 16 Referring to future plans and events; Ask for and give information about future plans; Ask and answer questions about future events; 17 Describing the past

Describe states or actions which were habitual in the past18 Talking about the past; Talk about events in the past which are of relevance or interest to the present; Talk about events which have happened in the recent past; 19 Describing processes and procedures; 20 Reporting what was said and asked; 21 Expressing conditions; Express open conditions; Reference grammar; 1 Pronunciation; 1.1 The German alphabet; 1.2 Pronunciation and spelling; 2 Nouns; 2.1 Gender; 2.2 Compound nouns; 2.3 Noun plurals; 2.4 Weak nouns; 3 Declension of determiners; 3.1 Changes in the definite article

3.2 Changes in the indefinite article

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-39143-7

9786613819864

1-4441-2623-7

OCLC:

804663734