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### What a form asks for

| German | on the form |
|---|---|
| **der Vorname**, -n | first name |
| **der Familienname**, -n | surname, family name |
| **die Adresse**, -n | address |
| **die Postleitzahl**, -en | postcode (usually **PLZ**) |
| **der Geburtsort**, -e | place of birth |

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### der Name is not enough

L12 gave you **der Name**. A German form almost never asks for that on its own — it asks for **Vorname** and **Familienname** separately, and in that order. *Familienname* is also called *Nachname*; both are correct.

### Marital status

**ledig** (single, never married) and **geschieden** (divorced) sit on every form beside *verheiratet* (married). They are adjectives, and they stand after **sein**:

> Ich bin **ledig**. — Sie ist **geschieden**.

### männlich / weiblich

These are the words a form uses for sex, and the SAME words German grammar uses for gender: *der* nouns are **männlich**, *die* nouns are **weiblich**.

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### Spelling it out

**buchstabieren** is to spell a word aloud, letter by letter — from **der Buchstabe** (a letter of the alphabet, not a letter you post; that is *der Brief*). **ausfüllen** is what you do to a form: fill it in. It is separable — *Ich fülle das Formular aus.*

Personal details and forms

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (der, die, das)

Indefinite articles (ein, eine)

Regular verbs and statement word order (ich -e, er -t)

The second person (du -st, Sie -en)

Yes/No questions

The verb 'to have' (habe, hast, hat)

Plural pronouns and regular verbs (wir, ihr, sie)

Plural 'to be' and 'to have' (sind, haben)

Plural nouns and the plural article (die)

Sentence negation (nicht)

Noun negation (kein, keine)

Question words (wer, was, wo, wie)

Numbers 0 to 12 (null, eins, zwei)

The accusative case (den, die, das)

Indefinite accusative articles (einen, keinen)

Direct object pronouns (mich, dich, ihn)

There is / there are (es gibt)

Vowel changes: e to i/ie (er spricht, sie liest)

Vowel changes: a to ä (er fährt)

Weather and conditions (es regnet)

First- and second-person possessives in the nominative (mein, dein, Ihr)

First- and second-person possessives in the accusative (meinen, deinen, Ihren)

Third-person and plural possessives (sein, ihr, unser, euer)

Possession with names (Annas Auto)

Demonstrative pronouns (dieser, diese, dieses)

Expressing preference (gern, lieber)

Asking about direction and origin (woher, wohin)

Expressing ability (können)

Polite requests (möchten)

Expressing intention (wollen)

Modal verbs of obligation and permission (müssen, dürfen)

Separable prefix verbs

Adverbs of frequency (immer, oft, manchmal, nie)

The Dative case and definite articles (dem, der, den)

Dative indefinite and negative articles (einem, einer, keinem)

Dative personal pronouns (mir, dir, ihm, ihr...)

Dative verbs (helfen, danken, gefallen, schmecken)

Dative prepositions (aus, bei, mit, nach...)

Accusative prepositions (für, ohne, gegen)

Two-way prepositions for location (in, an, auf...)

Informal singular imperative (mach, komm)

Plural and formal imperative (macht, machen Sie)

Coordinating conjunctions (und, oder, aber, denn)

Simple past of sein and haben (war, hatte)

The perfect tense: regular verbs (gemacht, gespielt)

Past tense: irregular verbs (ge-...-en)

The perfect tense: mixed verbs (gebracht, gekannt)

The perfect tense with sein (ist gegangen)

The perfect tense: separable verbs (eingekauft)

The perfect tense: inseparable and -ieren verbs (besucht, studiert)

Informal singular commands (mach, lern)

Numbers 13 to 20 (dreizehn to zwanzig)

Counting by tens to 100 (dreißig, vierzig)

Telling time (Uhr, halb, Viertel, vor, nach)

Numbers 21 to 99 (einundzwanzig, zweiunddreißig)

Greetings and farewells

Thank you, sorry and good wishes

Everyday replies

Numbers 100 to 1,000,000 (hundert, tausend...)

Becoming and getting (werden)

The impersonal pronoun (man)

Indefinite pronouns (jemand, niemand...)

Time sequence prepositions (vor, nach, bei)

Time span prepositions (von... bis, seit, für)

Adverbs of sequence (zuerst, dann, danach)

Two-way prepositions for direction (in, auf, an...)

Directional adverbs (hin, her)

Placement verbs (setzen, stellen, legen)

Months of the year (Januar, Februar)

The four seasons (Frühling, Sommer)

Time prepositions and indefinite pronouns (an, in, um)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 19th (am ersten)

Ordinals 20th and beyond (-ste, -sten)

Placement vs. location verbs (stellen vs. stehen)

Accusative reflexive pronouns (mich, dich, sich)

Accusative reflexive verbs (sich freuen)

Dative reflexive pronouns (mir, dir, sich)

Dative reflexive verbs (sich etwas merken)

Ordinal numbers 11th to 19th (-te)

Temporal prepositions (an, in, um)

Double objects with nouns

Double objects with pronouns

The modal verb for advice (sollen)

Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)

Simple past of common irregulars (wurde, wusste, es gab)

Adverbial connectors of consequence (deshalb, darum...)

Subordinate clauses for statements (dass)

Question	Answer
the first name	der Vorname
My first name is Anna.	Mein Vorname ist Anna.
Please write your first name here.	Schreiben Sie bitte Ihren Vornamen hier.
the surname, the family name	der Familienname
My surname is long.	Mein Familienname ist lang.
What is your surname?	Wie ist Ihr Familienname?
the address	die Adresse
My address is on the form.	Meine Adresse steht auf dem Formular.
I am giving you my address.	Ich gebe Ihnen meine Adresse.
the postcode	die Postleitzahl
The postcode is on the letter.	Die Postleitzahl steht auf dem Brief.
Do you know the postcode?	Kennst du die Postleitzahl?
the place of birth	der Geburtsort
My place of birth is in Italy.	Mein Geburtsort ist in Italien.
The place of birth is in the ID card.	Der Geburtsort steht im Ausweis.
single, unmarried	ledig
I am single.	Ich bin ledig.
divorced	geschieden
Are you single or divorced?	Sind Sie ledig oder geschieden?
My aunt is divorced.	Meine Tante ist geschieden.
male; masculine (grammatical gender)	männlich
My son is male.	Mein Sohn ist männlich.
female; feminine (grammatical gender)	weiblich
The form says male or female.	Auf dem Formular steht männlich oder weiblich.
My daughter is female.	Meine Tochter ist weiblich.
to fill in (a form)	ausfüllen
I am filling in the form.	Ich fülle das Formular aus.
Can you please fill in the form?	Können Sie das Formular bitte ausfüllen?
to spell (out loud)	buchstabieren
Can you spell your name?	Können Sie Ihren Namen buchstabieren?
I am spelling my surname.	Ich buchstabiere meinen Familiennamen.
the letter (of the alphabet)	der Buchstabe
My surname has seven letters.	Mein Familienname hat sieben Buchstaben.
The letter A is at the beginning.	Der Buchstabe A steht am Anfang.
the foreigner	der Ausländer
The foreigner comes from Italy.	Der Ausländer kommt aus Italien.
The foreigner needs an ID card.	Der Ausländer braucht einen Ausweis.
the number (on a form, a house, a phone)	die Nummer
Please write your number on the form.	Schreiben Sie bitte Ihre Nummer auf das Formular.
My address and my number are new.	Meine Adresse und meine Nummer sind neu.

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