Session goals
- Warm-up: self-introduction in German (Expression 1 style)
- Recap: articles · gender · Nominativ vs Akkusativ (Wer? vs Wen?/Was?)
- Deep dive: Akkusativ-Präpositionen — prepositions that always force accusative
- Practice: packing/travel vocab · article drills · prep + noun phrases
Duration: ~75 min
Topics covered
Nominativ vs Akkusativ (quick recap)
| Question | Job in the sentence | Case |
|---|
| Wer? | the doer / subject | Nominativ |
| Wen? / Was? | the thing directly affected | Akkusativ |
Key rule (unchanged from Session 8): only masculine changes in Akkusativ (der→den, ein→einen).
Akkusativ-Präpositionen (always accusative)
These prepositions always put the following noun in Akkusativ — even when it feels like "location":
| Prep | Meaning (A1) | Example |
|---|
| für | for | für dich · für den Freund |
| durch | through | durch den Wald · durch die Stadt |
| ohne | without | ohne dich · ohne den Pass |
| um | around / at (clock) | um die Ecke · um 8 Uhr |
| gegen | against / toward | gegen den Wind |
| bis | until / up to | bis 18 Uhr · bis zum Bahnhof (zum = zu dem — Dativ later) |
| entlang | along | often after the noun: den Fluss entlang |
Memory chant: für · durch · ohne · um · gegen · bis · entlang. After these words, ask "the prep + Wen?/Was?" → use Akkusativ articles.
Vocabulary notes from class
- Packing / travel items with articles (pajamas, credit card, shoes, socks, newspaper…)
- Gender + plural practice continued from earlier sessions
- Exam timeline discussed (~September A1 target)
Homework / next steps
- Memorise the 7 Akkusativ prepositions chant
- Make 10 phrases: prep + article + noun (mix genders)
- Review Session 8 tables (den/einen/keinen/meinen)