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### Starting in the Future: *ab*

To talk about a starting point in the future, use the temporal preposition **ab** (starting from / as of).

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If you start a sentence with a time phrase like *ab nächster Woche* (starting next week), the conjugated verb must take the second position, right before the subject.

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When discussing an **Abo** (subscription), you will frequently use the verb **gelten** (to be valid / to apply).

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### Downloading and Managing Apps

When talking about digital actions like **herunterladen** (to download), **aktivieren** (to activate), or **löschen** (to delete), you will often use subordinate clauses starting with **ob** (if / whether) or **dass** (that). These connecting words send the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.

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You can also use *ab* to express when users (**Nutzer**) can access newly downloaded features or accounts.

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When giving step-by-step instructions with modal verbs like *müssen* (must), the main action verbs stay in their infinitive forms at the end of their respective clauses.

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Starting from (ab)

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 app	die App
from / starting at	ab
The new app works starting tomorrow.	Die neue App funktioniert ab morgen.
the subscription	das Abo
free of charge	kostenlos
Starting next week, the subscription is free.	Ab nächster Woche ist das Abo kostenlos.
to be valid / to apply	gelten
The new subscription is valid starting January first.	Das neue Abo gilt ab dem ersten Januar.
to download	herunterladen
Do you know if one can already download the app?	Weißt du, ob man die App schon herunterladen kann?
the update	das Update
I hope that you can download the update.	Ich hoffe, dass du das Update herunterladen kannst.
the user	der Nutzer
The new update applies to all users.	Das neue Update gilt für alle Nutzer.
to activate	aktivieren
Starting today, users can activate the account.	Ab heute können die Nutzer das Konto aktivieren.
You must activate the account, but it is free.	Sie müssen das Konto aktivieren, aber es ist kostenlos.
to delete	löschen
Sometimes one has to delete an old app.	Manchmal muss man eine alte App löschen.
It is a pity that I have to cancel the subscription.	Es ist schade, dass ich das Abo kündigen muss.
Starting tomorrow, there is a new update, and it is free.	Ab morgen gibt es ein neues Update, und es ist kostenlos.
Starting immediately, this offer is valid for every user.	Dieses Angebot gilt ab sofort für jeden Nutzer.
First you must delete the old app and then download the new app.	Zuerst musst du die alte App löschen und dann die neue App herunterladen.
Do you know if we are allowed to activate the subscription starting now?	Weißt du, ob wir das Abo ab sofort aktivieren dürfen?

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