Read a long German sentence in chunks

The idea

Mark weil, dass and wenn in the examples. Put a light separator at the comma and underline each finite verb. Summarize the main statement first, then identify the added information: a reason, reported content, condition, description, contrast or time relationship.

Patterns to compare

Arbeitsschritt	Beobachtung
Vor dem Üben	Was möchte ich ohne Hilfe sagen?
Beim Üben	Welche Stelle brauche ich noch als Modell?
Nach dem Üben	Kann ich die Information in einem neuen Satz verwenden?

A concrete practice sequence

Mark weil, dass and wenn in the examples. Put a light separator at the comma and underline each finite verb. Summarize the main statement first, then identify the added information: a reason, reported content, condition, description, contrast or time relationship.

Check the model sentence

• Ich bleibe hier, weil ich warte auf den Bus. → Ich bleibe hier, weil ich auf den Bus warte.

  The finite verb warte comes at the end of the subordinate clause introduced by weil.

Using this beside glotworld

Use these original examples as a separate practice sheet before or after a game session. glotworld offers A1, A2, B1 practice for German learners, with meanings and help in 12 languages, including English and Turkish. A microphone is not required. The game does not score pronunciation or award a language certificate; these exercises do not claim to appear in a particular game scene.

Examples

• Wir setzen uns ins Café, weil die Führung erst später beginnt.We sit down in the café because the tour starts later.
• Die Mitarbeiterin erklärt, dass der obere Eingang geschlossen ist.The employee explains that the upper entrance is closed.
• Wenn die Gruppe vollständig ist, gehen wir gemeinsam hinein.When the group is complete, we go in together.
• Ich nehme den kleinen Plan, den man am Eingang bekommt.I take the small map that you get at the entrance.
• Obwohl ich die Straße kenne, prüfe ich die neue Hausnummer.Although I know the street, I check the new house number.
• Bevor wir losgehen, fotografiere ich die Informationstafel.Before we set off, I photograph the information board.

Watch out

Pausing at every word can hide the sentence's structure. A comma marks a grammatical boundary here, but the two clauses still form one connected message.

Try it yourself

1. Was begründet der weil-Satz: „Wir gehen hinein, weil es draußen kalt ist“?

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   Er begründet, warum wir hineingehen.

   The subordinate clause supplies the reason for the action in the main clause.

2. Ergänze: Ich weiß, dass der Kurs morgen ___. (beginnen)

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   beginnt

   The subject der Kurs takes beginnt, placed at the end of the dass-clause.

3. Schreibe eine neue Variante des letzten Beispiels. Ändere eine konkrete Information und behalte den Satzbau bei.

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   Muster zum Variieren: Bevor wir losgehen, fotografiere ich die Informationstafel.

   The last example supplies a sentence pattern, not a single compulsory answer. Change a detail that fits the situation and keep the verb, case and meaning consistent.

Use it today

Repeat the sequence with a fresh situation. To read a long German sentence, identify the main clause and then the attached information. Find the finite verbs and the words that introduce subordinate clauses. Read each clause as a meaning unit before rebuilding the relationship between them. Keep one first attempt and one correction so you can compare what you produced before seeing a model.