On the first day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
a German textbook to see.
On the second day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
2 types of ‘you’ (formal and informal)
and a German textbook to see.
On the third day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
3 words for ‘the’ (der, die, das)
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
4 German cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive)
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
5 modal verbs (müssen, sollen, können, dürfen, wollen)
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
6 different tenses (present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, future 1,
future 2)
future 2)
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
7 possesive adjectives (mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr)
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
8 dative prepositions (aus, außer, mit, nach, bei, seit, von, zu)
7 possesive adjectives
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the ninth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
9 two-way prepositions (an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor,
zwischen)
zwischen)
8 dative prepositions
7 possesive adjectives
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the tenth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
10 most used German conjunctions (und, dass, als, oder, aber, wenn, weil, denn, sondern)
9 two-way prepositions
8 dative prepositions
7 possesive adjectives
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
11 German question words (wer, wie, was, wo, wohin, warum, wieso, weshalb,
wem, wen, wann)
wem, wen, wann)
10 most used German conjunctions
9 two-way preposotions
8 dative prepositions
7 possesive adjectives
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to
see.
see.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Angelika gave to me
12 most used German verbs (sein, haben, werden, können, müssen, wollen,
mögen, wissen, machen, sollen, heißen, sagen)
mögen, wissen, machen, sollen, heißen, sagen)
11 German question words
10 most used German conjunctions
9 two-way preposotions
8 dative prepositions
7 possesive adjectives
6 different tenses
5 modal verbs
4 German cases
3 words for ‘the’
2 types of ‘you’
and a German textbook to see
😉
EDIT: in 2014 I got my students to sing it ☺