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### Finding a Home

When looking for a permanent home for an animal, an animal shelter (*das Tierheim*) wants to make sure it is a good fit.

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### Setting Strict Conditions with *sofern*

To express firm rules and requirements, German uses the conditional conjunction **sofern** (provided that / on the condition that).

As a subordinating conjunction, **sofern** pushes the conjugated verb to the end of its clause. Always separate the **sofern** clause from the main clause with a comma.

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### Proving You Are Ready

Shelters have specific rules before they will place (*vermitteln*) a pet with a new owner. You will often have to prove (*nachweisen*) that you have consent (*die Zustimmung*) from your landlord, or that you can provide species-appropriate (*artgerecht*) care.

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Provided that (sofern)

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 animal shelter	das Tierheim
to adopt	adoptieren
the home	das Zuhause
We wanted to adopt a cat from the animal shelter because we have a beautiful home.	Wir wollten eine Katze aus dem Tierheim adoptieren, weil wir ein schönes Zuhause haben.
provided that	sofern
sufficient	ausreichend
You are allowed to adopt the animal, provided that you have sufficient space for the cage.	Sie dürfen das Tier adoptieren, sofern Sie ausreichend Platz für den Käfig haben.
permanent	dauerhaft
A small balcony is not sufficient for a permanent home.	Ein kleiner Balkon ist für ein dauerhaftes Zuhause nicht ausreichend.
to place	vermitteln
species-appropriate	artgerecht
The animal shelter only places the dog, provided that you care for him in a species-appropriate way.	Das Tierheim vermittelt den Hund nur, sofern Sie ihn artgerecht pflegen.
The animals stay permanently healthy, provided that you feed them in a species-appropriate way.	Die Tiere bleiben dauerhaft gesund, sofern Sie sie artgerecht füttern.
the consent	die Zustimmung
to prove (provide evidence of, detect)	nachweisen
You get the cat, provided that you prove the consent of the landlord.	Sie bekommen die Katze, sofern Sie die Zustimmung des Vermieters nachweisen.
The student had to prove that he has sufficient money and the parents' consent.	Der Student musste nachweisen, dass er ausreichend Geld und die Zustimmung der Eltern hat.
The owner had to prove that he feeds the animals in a species-appropriate way.	Der Besitzer musste nachweisen, dass er die Tiere artgerecht füttert.
We placed the animal permanently because it was looking for a quiet home.	Wir haben das Tier dauerhaft vermittelt, weil es ein ruhiges Zuhause gesucht hat.
I am visiting the animal shelter today, provided that I am allowed to adopt the dog.	Ich besuche das Tierheim heute, sofern ich den Hund adoptieren darf.