About This Lesson
Use Reviewing homework mistakes to practice German conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Könnten wir meine Hausaufgabenfehler besprechen?
KURN-ten veer MY-nuh HOWS-owf-gah-ben-FAY-luh beh-SHPREKH-en? Could we review my homework mistakes?
B
Ich habe ein paar kleine Fehler in den Sätzen markiert.
ikh HAH-buh ine pahr KLY-nuh FAY-luh in dayn ZET-sen mar-KEERT. I marked a few small sentence errors.
A
Warum hast du diese Korrektur gemacht?
VAH-room hast doo DEE-zuh kor-rek-TOOR guh-MAKHT? Why did you make this correction?
B
Das Nomen braucht hier einen Artikel.
dahs NOH-men browkht heer EYE-nen AR-ti-kuhl. The noun needs an article here.
A
Das habe ich bei einigen Antworten übersehen.
dahs HAH-buh ikh bye EYE-ni-gen OUNT-vor-ten oo-ber-ZAY-en. I missed that in a few answers.
B
Wenn du es hier hinzufügst, ist der Satz vollständig.
ven doo es heer hin-TSOO-fyookhst, ist dayr zats FOL-shten-dikh. Adding it here makes the sentence complete.
A
Ich schreibe diesen Teil jetzt neu.
ikh SHRY-buh DEE-zen tyle yetst noy. I will rewrite that part now.
B
Das hilft dir, dich an die Regel zu erinnern.
dahs hilft deer, dikh an dee RAY-guhl tsoo eh-RIN-ern. That will help you remember the rule.Word by Word
Könnten
“Könnten” expresses a polite “could” in the request “Könnten wir meine Hausaufgabenfehler besprechen?”. It is a form of können used with wir, and “Könnten wir ...?” is a reusable way to make a polite suggestion or request.
wir
“Wir” means “we” and identifies the people who would review the mistakes together. It is the subject after “Könnten” in “Könnten wir meine Hausaufgabenfehler besprechen?”.
meine
“Meine” means “my” and shows that the homework mistakes belong to the speaker. It comes directly before “Hausaufgabenfehler” in “meine Hausaufgabenfehler”; this possessive pattern is useful when identifying something as your own.
Hausaufgabenfehler
“Hausaufgabenfehler” means “homework mistakes” and names the errors being reviewed. It is a compound noun made from homework and mistakes, used here as the object of “besprechen”.
besprechen
“Besprechen” means “to discuss” or “to review” in “meine Hausaufgabenfehler besprechen”. It is the infinitive placed at the end after “Könnten wir”; this pattern is useful for politely suggesting a joint discussion.
Ich
“Ich” means “I” and identifies the person who marked the errors. It begins “Ich habe ... markiert”, a common way to describe something the speaker has done.
habe
“Habe” supplies the “have” part of “Ich habe ... markiert”, describing the completed marking. It is used with “markiert” to form the expression for having marked something.
ein
In “ein paar kleine Fehler”, “ein” contributes to the quantity expression meaning “a few”. The phrase “ein paar” is used before a plural noun when referring to a small number of things.
paar
“Paar” in “ein paar kleine Fehler” means “few” or “a couple” and indicates a small number. The reusable quantity pattern is “ein paar” followed by a plural noun.
kleine
“Kleine” means “small” and describes the errors in “ein paar kleine Fehler”. It comes before the noun and adds a size or degree description to the thing being discussed.
Fehler
“Fehler” means “errors” or “mistakes” in “ein paar kleine Fehler”. It names the problems that were marked, especially in the context of reviewing written work.
in
“In” means “in” and places the errors inside the sentences in “Fehler in den Sätzen”. It is used here to connect a problem with the text where it occurs.
den
“Den” is the definite article in “in den Sätzen”, meaning “the” before “sentences”. Together with “in den Sätzen”, it identifies the particular sentences containing the errors.
Sätzen
“Sätzen” means “sentences” in “in den Sätzen”. The form follows “in” in this location phrase and identifies where the mistakes appear.
markiert
“Markiert” means “marked” in “Ich habe ein paar kleine Fehler in den Sätzen markiert”. It completes “habe ... markiert” and describes the action of indicating the errors in the written sentences.
Warum
“Warum” means “why” and asks for the reason in “Warum hast du diese Korrektur gemacht?”. It normally begins a question asking someone to explain a cause or decision.
hast
“Hast” supplies the “have” part of “hast du diese Korrektur gemacht?”. It is used with “gemacht” to ask about an action that has already been completed.
du
“Du” means “you” and identifies the person who made the correction. In “hast du diese Korrektur gemacht?”, it is the person being asked directly.
diese
“Diese” means “this” and points to the particular correction in “diese Korrektur”. It is useful when referring to one specific item that both people can identify.
Korrektur
“Korrektur” means “correction” and names the change being questioned. In “diese Korrektur gemacht”, it is the thing that was made.
gemacht
“Gemacht” means “made” or “done” in “diese Korrektur gemacht”. Together with “hast”, it describes the completed action of making the correction.
Das
“Das” means “that” in “Das habe ich bei einigen Antworten übersehen”. It refers to the article mentioned in the previous explanation, so the speaker says that the point was missed.
Nomen
“Nomen” means “noun” and identifies the word that needs an article in “Das Nomen braucht hier einen Artikel”. It is the subject of the statement about what the noun requires.
braucht
“Braucht” means “needs” in “Das Nomen braucht hier einen Artikel”. The pattern “X braucht Y” states that something requires a particular thing.
hier
“Hier” means “here” and points to the specific position in the sentence where the article is missing. It is commonly used to direct attention to a place or point in written work.
einen
“Einen” contributes the indefinite article meaning “an” or “a” in “einen Artikel”. It appears directly before “Artikel” as the item that the noun needs.
Artikel
“Artikel” means “article” and refers to the small word that needs to be added before the noun. In “einen Artikel”, it is the object of “braucht”.
bei
“Bei” means “in” or “with” in “bei einigen Antworten”, referring to the answers where the speaker overlooked the point. It is useful for locating an event within a set of answers or situations.
einigen
“Einigen” means “some” or “a few” in “bei einigen Antworten”. It specifies that the problem occurred in only part of the set, not in every answer.
Antworten
“Antworten” means “answers” in “bei einigen Antworten”. It names the pieces of homework in which the speaker missed the article.
übersehen
“Übersehen” means “to overlook” or “to miss” in “Das habe ich bei einigen Antworten übersehen”. Together with “habe”, it describes failing to notice something in the answers.
Wenn
“Wenn” means “if” in “Wenn du es hier hinzufügst”. It introduces the condition under which the sentence becomes complete; in this conditional clause, the verb appears at the end.
es
“Es” means “it” and refers to the missing article in “Wenn du es hier hinzufügst”. It is the thing being added at the indicated position.
hinzufügst
“Hinzufügst” means “add” in “Wenn du es hier hinzufügst”. It describes putting the missing item into the sentence, and the form is addressed to “du”.
ist
“Ist” means “is” in “ist der Satz vollständig”. It links “der Satz” with the description “vollständig” after the article has been added.
der
“Der” is the definite article meaning “the” in “der Satz”. It introduces the sentence that is being described as complete.
Satz
“Satz” means “sentence” in “der Satz vollständig”. It names the written sentence whose completeness depends on adding the article.
vollständig
“Vollständig” means “complete” in “ist der Satz vollständig”. It describes the result when the missing article has been added correctly.
schreibe
“Schreibe” means “write” or “rewrite” in “Ich schreibe diesen Teil jetzt neu”. Together with “neu”, it expresses writing the part again in corrected form.
diesen
“Diesen” means “this” and identifies the particular part in “diesen Teil”. It comes before the noun and points to the section that will be rewritten.
Teil
“Teil” means “part” in “diesen Teil”. It identifies the section of the homework or sentence that the speaker will rewrite.
jetzt
“Jetzt” means “now” and shows that the rewriting will happen immediately in “schreibe diesen Teil jetzt neu”. It is useful for stating when an action is taking place or will begin.
neu
“Neu” means “anew” in “schreibe diesen Teil jetzt neu”. It changes the meaning of writing the part into writing it again, which is appropriate when correcting a mistake.
hilft
“Hilft” means “helps” in “Das hilft dir, dich an die Regel zu erinnern”. It describes how rewriting the part supports the learner’s memory.
dir
“Dir” means “to you” in “Das hilft dir”. It identifies the person who receives the benefit of the help.
dich
“Dich” refers to “yourself” in “dich an die Regel zu erinnern”. It is part of the expression for remembering something and matches the person addressed as “du”.
an
In “dich an die Regel zu erinnern”, “an” links the act of remembering with the thing remembered. This preposition is part of the reusable German pattern for remembering a rule or other information.
die
“Die” means “the” in “die Regel”. It introduces the specific rule that the learner should remember.
Regel
“Regel” means “rule” in “dich an die Regel zu erinnern”. It names the grammar rule that the correction is intended to make easier to remember.
zu
“Zu” marks the infinitive in “dich an die Regel zu erinnern”. It connects the act of remembering to “hilft dir” and is used before this infinitive construction.
erinnern
“Erinnern” means “remember” in “dich an die Regel zu erinnern”. With “dich” and “an die Regel”, it expresses keeping the rule in your memory after reviewing the correction.
Grammar Points
Wenn + Nebensatz: Das Verb steht am Ende.
Wenn du diesen Teil hinzufügst, schreibe ich diesen Satz neu.
ven doo DEE-zen tyle hin-TSOO-fyookhst, SHRY-buh ikh DEE-zen zats noy.If you add this part, I rewrite this sentence.
In a clause beginning with „wenn“, the conjugated verb moves to the end.
German Vocabulary
besprechen
verb
beh-SHPREKH-en
to discuss
ein paar
phrase
ine pahr
a few
Fehler
noun
FAY-luh
errors
Hausaufgabenfehler
noun
HOWS-owf-gah-ben-FAY-luh
homework mistakes
Ich
pron
ikh
I
kleine
adj
KLY-nuh
small
Korrektur
noun
kor-rek-TOOR
correction
markiert
verb
mar-KEERT
marked
meine
det
MY-nuh
my
Sätzen
noun
ZET-sen
sentences
Warum
adv
VAH-room
why
wir
pron
veer
we
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
Could we review my homework mistakes?
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Könnten wir meine Hausaufgabenfehler besprechen?Why did you make this correction?
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Warum hast du diese Korrektur gemacht?The noun needs an article here.
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Das Nomen braucht hier einen Artikel.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
small
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kleinesentences
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Sätzenmy
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meineto discuss