Lesson 45 · German A1-2

Review: Lessons 37-44

Wiederholung

Fourth checkpoint. This stretch closed out the full German case system (genitive, the last of four) and added several concrete "settling in Germany" scenarios - listening strategy, clothing, the future tense, dates, object pronouns, and banking.

Today's win: confirm the full case system - nominative, accusative, dative, genitive - is holding together as one connected picture, not four separate memorized tables.

Mixed recall check (Lessons 37-44)

1. When should you read the listening transcript (Lesson 37)?

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after attempting

2. "I'm wearing a blue jacket." feminine (Lesson 38) - Ich trage eine ______ Jacke.

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blaue

3. "It will rain." (Lesson 39) - Es ______ regnen.

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wird

4. In German date order, what comes first - day or month (Lesson 41)?

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day

5. "I see him." accusative (Lesson 42) - Ich sehe ______.

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ihn

6. "I'd like to open an account." (Lesson 43) - Ich möchte ein Konto ______.

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eröffnen

7. "Anna's apartment," genitive-s form (Lesson 44) - ______ Wohnung.

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Annas

The full case system, side by side

CaseRoleMasculine article
Nominativesubjectder
Accusativedirect objectden
Dativeindirect object / fixed prepositionsdem
Genitivepossession (mostly written)des

Only masculine visibly changes across all four - feminine, neuter, and plural mostly reuse forms, which is genuinely good news for how much you actually have to memorize.

Try it out loud: take one noun (e.g. der Mann) and say a short sentence putting it in each of the four cases, out loud, back to back.

Where this leaves you

The grammar system is now complete for A1-2 purposes. From here, growth is mostly about vocabulary breadth, natural sentence flow, and exam-specific practice - not new structures. A good next move: attempt a full timed Goethe A1 Modellsatz, or pick a board (Goethe vs. telc, per MISSION.md) now that you have enough exposure to compare formats meaningfully.

Ready to pick an exam board, or want more vocabulary practice first? Tell your teaching agent what's next.