German Reference Grammar
Introduction
An introduction to this resource for primary teachers, and an explanation of its purpose.
Nouns, pronouns and articles
Rules governing gender and plurals in nouns; definite and indefinite articles; personal and impersonal pronouns.
Adjectives
Different types of adjectives, and agreement of adjectives with other parts of speech.
Verbs and adverbs
Verbs - tenses, cases, endings, modal verbs - and agreement of adverbs.
Prepositions
An explanation of prepositions and how they are used in German.
German Reference Grammar for primary teachers
This section contains some basic German grammar for primary teachers. It covers nouns, adjectives, verbs and verb forms, word order, numbers, time, date, greetings and the weather. You can also download the contents of this section in a Word or PDF document.
PDF file: German Reference Grammar for primary teachers (140KB)
Word file: German Reference Grammar for primary teachers (743KB)
Numbers, time and date
How to talk about numbers, time and date - including days, weeks, months and years.
Weather and greetings
How to refer to the weather and use a variety of greetings in German.
Word order
The rules governing word order in German phrases and sentences. Includes a recap of some grammatical terms to help you.