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Vocab: Movement — A2 (3)
Movement vocabulary at A2 level.
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umfallen — to fall over, to topple
umfallen is a strong separable verb with the principal parts fallen - fiel - ist umgefallen. It normally takes sein in the perfect because it describes a change of position, and it has no direct object.
Der alte Baum fällt im Sturm um.
The old tree falls over in the storm.
Der alte Baum means the old tree, im Sturm means in the storm, and Sturm is a storm. im Sturm is dative because in describes a location or situation; fällt is in position two and um is separated to the end.
Das Kind ist vom Stuhl umgefallen.
The child fell off the chair.
Das Kind is the child, and vom Stuhl means from the chair. The perfect uses ist because umfallen describes a change of position, and the participle umgefallen goes to the end; vom Stuhl is dative after von.
Die Flasche fiel auf den Boden um.
The bottle fell onto the floor.
Die Flasche is the bottle and auf den Boden means onto the floor. auf den Boden is accusative because it shows movement towards a destination; the strong preterite fiel is in position two and um goes to the end.
Fall nicht um!
Don’t fall over!
nicht means not. The informal imperative is fall, and the separable prefix um goes to the end; nicht stands before the separated prefix.
Ohne dieses Seil würde der Kletterer umfallen.
Without this rope, the climber would fall over.
ohne dieses Seil means without this rope, and der Kletterer is the climber. ohne takes the accusative, so dieses Seil is accusative; in the würde construction the infinitive umfallen stays whole at the end.
Wenn der Wind stärker wird, wird das Schild umfallen.
If the wind gets stronger, the sign will fall over.
der Wind is the wind, stärker means stronger, and das Schild is the sign. The subordinate clause puts wird at the end, while in the future main clause wird is in position two and the whole infinitive umfallen goes to the end.
umziehen — to move house; to change clothes
For moving house, the perfect takes sein: ist umgezogen. For changing clothes, the verb is commonly reflexive, sich umziehen, and takes haben in the perfect: hat sich umgezogen.
Wir ziehen im Mai um.
We are moving house in May.
im Mai means in May, and umziehen means move house. In a main clause, the finite part ziehen stands in position two and the prefix um goes to the end; there is no object case here.
Wir sind letztes Jahr umgezogen.
We moved house last year.
letztes Jahr means last year. The perfect uses sind and umgezogen because moving house expresses a change of location; sind is in position two and the Partizip II goes to the end.
Meine Schwester zog nach Berlin um.
My sister moved to Berlin.
Meine Schwester means my sister, and nach Berlin means to Berlin. The strong-verb past form zog is in position two, while the separable prefix um stands at the end; nach Berlin expresses the destination.
Zieh bitte bald um!
Please move house soon!
bitte means please, and bald means soon. This is the du imperative, so the pronoun is omitted; the prefix um remains separate at the end.
Ich würde gern näher ins Zentrum umziehen.
I would like to move closer to the city centre.
gern means gladly or would like to, and näher ins Zentrum means closer to the city centre. Würde is the Konjunktiv II form of werden; the infinitive umziehen stays whole at the end, so the prefix is not separated.
Nächstes Jahr werden wir nach Köln umziehen.
Next year we will move to Cologne.
Nächstes Jahr means next year, and nach Köln means to Cologne. Future I uses werden in position two and the whole infinitive umziehen at the end; the destination is expressed with nach.
Ich muss mich noch umziehen.
I still have to change my clothes.
noch means still, and mich means myself here. Umziehen is reflexive in this meaning; after the modal muss, the whole infinitive goes to the end, and mich is accusative because it is the reflexive object.
Nach dem Sport hat er sich schnell umgezogen.
He quickly changed after doing sport.
Nach dem Sport means after sport, and schnell means quickly. This meaning uses haben in the perfect, with the reflexive pronoun sich; umgezogen stands at the end of the clause.
der Umzug — move, house move; procession, parade
Der Umzug usually means a house move. It can also mean an organised procession, especially a parade or carnival procession; the plural Umzüge covers both meanings.
Der Umzug ist für Samstag geplant.
The move is planned for Saturday.
für Samstag means for Saturday, and geplant means planned. Der Umzug is nominative because it is the subject; the finite verb ist stands in position two.
Wir organisieren den Umzug gemeinsam.
We are organising the move together.
organisieren means organise, and gemeinsam means together. Den Umzug is accusative because organisieren takes a direct object; the finite verb organisieren is in position two.
Bei dem Umzug hilft uns die ganze Familie.
The whole family is helping us with the move.
bei dem Umzug means during or with the move, and die ganze Familie means the whole family. The preposition bei requires the dative, so dem Umzug is dative; the verb hilft stands in position two.
Die Kosten des Umzugs sind höher als erwartet.
The costs of the move are higher than expected.
die Kosten means the costs, and höher als erwartet means higher than expected. Des Umzugs is genitive because it shows which costs are meant; the finite verb sind stands in position two.
Im Sommer finden viele Umzüge statt.
Many moves take place in summer.
Im Sommer means in summer, and viele means many. Umzüge is the plural subject; the separable verb stattfinden appears as finden ... statt, with statt at the end.
Der Umzug beginnt um zwei Uhr.
The procession starts at two o'clock.
beginnt means starts, and um zwei Uhr means at two o'clock. Der Umzug is nominative because it is the subject, and the finite verb beginnt is in position two.
Tausende Menschen sehen den Umzug an.
Thousands of people watch the procession.
Tausende Menschen means thousands of people, and ansehen means watch or look at. Den Umzug is accusative because ansehen takes a direct object; the separable verb appears as sehen ... an.
ungeschickt — clumsy, awkward, inept
ungeschickt can describe poor physical coordination or a person who handles a situation badly. For social behaviour, ungeschickt formuliert means awkwardly worded rather than physically clumsy.
Er ist beim Basteln sehr ungeschickt.
He is very clumsy when doing crafts.
beim Basteln means while doing crafts, and sehr means very. ungeschickt follows ist as a predicative adjective; bei takes the dative, and beim is short for bei dem.
Das ungeschickte Kind verschüttet den Saft.
The clumsy child spills the juice.
das Kind means the child, verschüttet means spills, and der Saft is the juice. ungeschickte stands before Kind and has the weak adjective ending -e after das; den Saft is the accusative object.
Mein Bruder ist ungeschickter als ich.
My brother is clumsier than I am.
mein Bruder means my brother, and als ich means than I am. ungeschickter follows ist as a predicative comparative, and the comparison uses als, not wie.
Von uns allen ist Tom am ungeschicktesten.
Of all of us, Tom is the clumsiest.
von uns allen means of all of us. The predicative superlative is am ungeschicktesten, and von takes the dative, shown by uns.
verlassen — to leave, to abandon; to rely on, to count on
The present form has the vowel change e to ä: verlässt. Do not confuse this verb with verlassen sein, which means to be deserted or empty.
Sie verlässt jeden Morgen das Haus.
She leaves the house every morning.
jeden Morgen means every morning and das Haus means the house. Das Haus is accusative because it is the place being left, and the finite verb verlässt stands in position two.
Sie hat das Haus verlassen.
She has left the house.
das Haus means the house. The house is an accusative object, while hat is the auxiliary in position two and verlassen closes the perfect-tense clause.
Sie verließ das Haus früh.
She left the house early.
früh means early and das Haus means the house. Das Haus is accusative after verlassen, and verließ is the strong Präteritum form in position two.
Verlass sofort das Haus!
Leave the house immediately!
sofort means immediately and das Haus means the house. The imperative verlass comes first, and das Haus remains accusative as the direct object.
Wenn sie das Haus verlassen würde, wäre sie sicherer.
If she left the house, she would be safer.
sicherer means safer and das Haus means the house. In the wenn clause, würde sends verlassen to the end; das Haus is accusative.
Sie wird das Haus verlassen.
She will leave the house.
das Haus means the house. Wird is the finite future auxiliary in position two, and the infinitive verlassen goes to the end with an accusative object.
Ich verlasse mich auf dich.
I rely on you.
mich means me and auf dich means on you. This meaning normally uses reflexive sich and the fixed preposition auf with the accusative; verlasse is in position two.
Auf meine Schwester kann ich mich verlassen.
I can rely on my sister.
meine Schwester means my sister and kann means can. Auf takes the accusative here because it belongs to the fixed expression, while the infinitive verlassen goes to the end after the modal verb kann.
verrückt — crazy, mad; very unusual
In everyday speech, verrückt often means extremely unusual or surprising, not only mentally ill. Do not confuse the adjective with the verb verrücken, which means to move something slightly.
Der Plan ist verrückt.
The plan is crazy.
der Plan means the plan. The adjective verrückt stands after ist as a predicative adjective, so it has no ending.
Sie hat eine verrückte Idee.
She has a crazy idea.
eine Idee means an idea. eine verrückte Idee is accusative because hat takes an object, and the feminine indefinite-article pattern gives verrückte its -e ending.
Diese Geschichte ist verrückter als die andere.
This story is crazier than the other one.
diese Geschichte means this story, and die andere means the other one. verrückter compares two things and is followed by als; after ist it remains without an adjective ending.
Das war der verrückteste Abend meines Lebens.
That was the craziest evening of my life.
der Abend means the evening, and meines Lebens means of my life. Before the masculine noun, the superlative is verrückteste with an adjective ending; meines Lebens is genitive showing whose life.
verschieben — to postpone, to move; to move, to shift
Verschieben is a strong verb: verschieben – verschob – hat verschoben. In the first sense it normally takes an accusative object such as einen Termin; the inseparable prefix ver- means the verb does not split.
Der Arzt verschiebt den Termin.
The doctor is postponing the appointment.
Der Arzt means the doctor and der Termin means the appointment. Den Termin is accusative because verschieben takes a direct object, and the finite verb verschiebt stands in position two.
Wir haben die Prüfung verschoben.
We postponed the exam.
die Prüfung means the exam. Die Prüfung is accusative because it is the object of verschieben; haben is in position two and verschoben goes to the end as the Partizip II.
Die Firma verschob das Treffen auf Freitag.
The company postponed the meeting until Friday.
Die Firma means the company, das Treffen means the meeting, and auf Freitag means until Friday. Das Treffen is accusative after verschieben; verschob is the strong-verb past form and stands in position two.
Verschieb den Termin bitte!
Please postpone the appointment!
bitte means please and der Termin means the appointment. Verschieb is the singular du imperative, with the subject omitted; den Termin is accusative because it is the direct object.
Ich würde die Reise gern verschieben.
I would gladly postpone the trip.
die Reise means the trip and gern means gladly or would like to. Würde ... verschieben expresses a hypothetical wish, with the finite verb würde in position two and the infinitive at the end; die Reise is accusative.
Wir werden das Treffen auf nächste Woche verschieben.
We will postpone the meeting until next week.
das Treffen means the meeting and nächste Woche means next week. Werden stands in position two and verschieben goes to the end in the future; das Treffen is accusative after the verb.
Kannst du den Schrank ein Stück verschieben?
Can you move the cupboard a little?
der Schrank means the cupboard and ein Stück means a little distance. Den Schrank is accusative because it is the object being moved; after the modal kannst, the infinitive verschieben goes to the end.
Sie verschob den Stuhl näher ans Fenster.
She moved the chair closer to the window.
der Stuhl means the chair, näher means closer, and das Fenster means the window. Den Stuhl is accusative after verschieben, while ans Fenster expresses the destination and verschob stands in position two.
vor — ahead; forwards
As an adverb, vor stands on its own and means “ahead” or “forwards.” Do not confuse it with the preposition vor, which must be followed by a noun phrase.
Geh vor, ich komme gleich.
Go ahead; I’ll be there in a moment.
geh means go, and gleich means in a moment or soon. Here vor is an adverb meaning ahead; the imperative geh stands first, and vor remains separate rather than forming one verb.
Der Bus fährt vor, und wir steigen ein.
The bus moves forward, and we get on.
der Bus means the bus, fährt means travels or moves, and steigen ein means get on. The adverb vor describes the direction of movement, and each coordinated clause has its finite verb in position two.
voraus — ahead; in advance
Voraus can describe being ahead in space or doing something before the relevant time. In the fixed expression im Voraus, it means in advance; do not confuse it with vorher, which usually means beforehand.
Der Bus fährt schon voraus.
The bus is already going ahead.
schon means already, and der Bus is the bus. Voraus is an adverb and usually stands after the finite verb or later in the clause; it does not change its form.
Bitte bezahlen Sie im Voraus.
Please pay in advance.
bitte means please, bezahlen means to pay, and im Voraus means in advance. The expression im Voraus is fixed; im is short for in dem, and voraus stays unchanged.
vorbei — over; past
vorbei can describe something that has ended or movement past a place or person. With a verb such as gehen or fahren, it often appears at the end of the main clause.
Der Film ist vorbei.
The film is over.
der Film means the film. vorbei comes after the form of sein and says that the event has ended.
Wir gehen einfach vorbei.
We are just walking past.
wir means we and einfach means simply or just. The finite verb gehen is in position two, while vorbei stands at the end and describes movement past something.
vorbeifahren — to drive past
For a place, vorbeifahren commonly occurs with an plus dative, as in an einem Haus vorbeifahren. It takes sein in the perfect when it describes movement.
Der Bus fährt am Bahnhof vorbei.
The bus drives past the station.
der Bus is the bus and der Bahnhof is the station. am Bahnhof is dative because an describes a fixed location here; fährt is in position two and vorbei goes to the end.
Der Bus ist am Bahnhof vorbeigefahren.
The bus drove past the station.
der Bus is the bus and der Bahnhof is the station. vorbeigefahren is the Partizip II and uses sein because the bus moves; it stands at the end of the perfect clause.
Der Bus fuhr am Bahnhof vorbei.
The bus drove past the station.
der Bus is the bus and der Bahnhof is the station. fuhr is the strong preterite of fahren, while the separable prefix vorbei moves to the end.
Fahr langsam am Fahrradfahrer vorbei!
Drive slowly past the cyclist!
langsam means slowly and der Fahrradfahrer is the cyclist. am Fahrradfahrer is dative after an for a fixed point, and both parts of the separable command must be shown.
Ich würde an der Schule vorbeifahren.
I would drive past the school.
ich means I and die Schule is the school. an der Schule is dative because it names a fixed place; after würde, the complete infinitive vorbeifahren stays together at the end.
Der Zug wird am Dorf vorbeifahren.
The train will drive past the village.
der Zug is the train and das Dorf is the village. am Dorf is dative for a fixed location, and the infinitive vorbeifahren goes to the end after wird.
vorbeigehen — to walk past; to pass
For passing a person or place, vorbeigehen commonly uses an with the dative: an jemandem vorbeigehen. It can also describe an event or feeling ending, as in Die Zeit geht vorbei.
Sie geht an mir vorbei.
She walks past me.
sie means she and mir means me. an mir is dative because an marks the person being passed, while geht is in position two and vorbei is at the end.
Sie ist an mir vorbeigegangen.
She walked past me.
sie means she and mir means me. vorbeigegangen uses sein because it expresses movement and stands at the end of the perfect clause; mir is dative after an.
Sie ging an mir vorbei.
She walked past me.
sie means she and mir means me. ging is the strong preterite of gehen, and the prefix vorbei separates and moves to the end.
Geh an dem Hund vorbei!
Walk past the dog!
der Hund is the dog. an dem Hund is dative because it names the fixed object being passed, and the imperative splits into geh and vorbei.
Ich würde an dem alten Haus vorbeigehen.
I would walk past the old house.
alt means old and das Haus means house. an dem alten Haus is dative after an for a fixed place; after würde, the complete infinitive stays together at the end.
Wir werden an diesem Park vorbeigehen.
We will walk past this park.
diesem Park means this park. The dative form diesem follows an for a fixed place, and vorbeigehen goes to the end after werden.
Die Zeit geht schnell vorbei.
Time passes quickly.
die Zeit means time and schnell means quickly. geht is in position two and vorbei is separated to the end; here the verb describes time passing, not a person walking.
vorbeikommen — to come by; to drop in
A short visit is commonly expressed with bei plus dative, as in bei jemandem vorbeikommen. In a main clause, vorbei separates; after a modal verb or in the perfect, the verb stays together.
Er kommt heute Abend vorbei.
He is coming by this evening.
heute Abend means this evening. kommt is in position two and vorbei goes to the end because the verb has a separable prefix; the present can refer to a planned future visit.
Er ist gestern vorbeigekommen.
He came by yesterday.
gestern means yesterday. vorbeigekommen is the movement verb’s Partizip II and uses sein; it stands at the end of the perfect clause.
Er kam gestern vorbei.
He came by yesterday.
gestern means yesterday. kam is the strong preterite of kommen, while vorbei separates and moves to the end.
Komm morgen vorbei!
Come by tomorrow!
morgen means tomorrow. The command uses komm and places the separated prefix vorbei at the end; the subject du is normally left out.
Ich würde am Wochenende vorbeikommen.
I would come by at the weekend.
am Wochenende means at the weekend. The time phrase is dative after an, and after würde the complete infinitive vorbeikommen stays together at the end.
Wir werden nach dem Essen vorbeikommen.
We will come by after the meal.
nach dem Essen means after the meal; das Essen is the meal. nach takes the dative, and the infinitive vorbeikommen goes to the end after werden.
Kannst du heute bei mir vorbeikommen?
Can you come by my place today?
heute means today and bei mir means at my place. bei takes the dative, and the infinitive vorbeikommen stands at the end after the modal verb kannst.
vorwärts — forward; forwards
Vorwärts describes movement towards the front or ahead. It is the opposite of rückwärts, meaning backwards, and it does not take an adjective ending.
Gehen Sie bitte vorwärts.
Please move forward.
gehen means go or walk, and bitte means please. Vorwärts is an adverb describing the direction of gehen; Gehen Sie is the polite imperative, with the verb before the pronoun.
Der Zug fährt langsam vorwärts.
The train is moving forward slowly.
der Zug is the train, fährt means travels or moves, and langsam means slowly. Vorwärts describes the direction of the movement and does not change; the finite verb fährt stands in position two.
wegfahren — to leave, to drive away
Wegfahren is a separable strong verb and expresses leaving in a vehicle. Its perfect normally uses sein, and the prefix separates in a main clause.
Der Zug fährt um acht Uhr weg.
The train leaves at eight o’clock.
der Zug is the train, and um acht Uhr means at eight o’clock. The finite verb fährt is in position two, while the separable prefix weg goes to the end.
Wir sind gestern früh weggefahren.
We left early yesterday.
gestern means yesterday, and früh means early. Wegfahren expresses movement, so its Partizip II weggefahren pairs with sein and stands at the end.
Der Bus fuhr ohne uns weg.
The bus left without us.
der Bus is the bus, and ohne uns means without us. Fuhr is the strong past form of fahren, while the prefix weg separates and goes to the end.
Fahr jetzt weg!
Go away now!
jetzt means now, and the sentence is a direct command. The du imperative is fahr, and the separable prefix weg remains at the end.
Ich würde gern früher wegfahren.
I would like to leave earlier.
gern means gladly or would like to, and früher means earlier. Würde introduces the Konjunktiv II, and the whole infinitive wegfahren stays at the end.
Wir werden morgen mit dem Auto wegfahren.
We will leave by car tomorrow.
morgen means tomorrow, and mit dem Auto means by car. The finite verb werden is in position two, and the infinitive wegfahren goes to the end.
weglaufen — to run away, to run off
Weglaufen means running away, often from a person or place. It is a strong separable verb, and movement is expressed with sein in the perfect.
Der Hund läuft auf die Straße weg.
The dog runs off into the street.
der Hund is the dog, and die Straße is the street. Auf takes the accusative die Straße for direction, while läuft is in position two and weg goes to the end.
Das Kind ist von zu Hause weggelaufen.
The child ran away from home.
das Kind is the child, and von zu Hause means from home. Von takes the dative, and weggelaufen pairs with sein and stands at the end.
Der Junge lief plötzlich weg.
The boy suddenly ran away.
der Junge is the boy, and plötzlich means suddenly. Lief is the strong past form, while the prefix weg separates and goes to the end.
Lauf nicht weg!
Don’t run away!
nicht means not, making this a negative command. The du imperative is lauf, and weg remains at the end as the separated prefix.
Ich würde nicht einfach weglaufen.
I wouldn’t just run away.
einfach means simply or just, and nicht means not. The Konjunktiv II uses würde, followed by the complete infinitive weglaufen at the end.
Wenn es gefährlich wird, werden wir weglaufen.
If it becomes dangerous, we will run away.
gefährlich means dangerous, and wenn means if or when. In the main clause werden is in position two and weglaufen is final; the subordinate clause already sends its finite verb wird to the end.
wegziehen — to move away; to pull away, to pull aside
When the subject moves away, the perfect uses sein: ist weggezogen. When a person pulls an object away, the verb can take an accusative object and uses haben, as in hat den Vorhang weggezogen.
Meine Schwester zieht nächstes Jahr nach Hamburg weg.
My sister is moving away to Hamburg next year.
meine Schwester means my sister, nächstes Jahr means next year, and nach Hamburg means to Hamburg. Nach Hamburg expresses a destination, not an accusative object; the finite part zieht is in position two and weg goes to the end.
Wir sind vor drei Jahren aus Berlin weggezogen.
We moved away from Berlin three years ago.
vor drei Jahren means three years ago, and aus Berlin means from Berlin. Weggezogen pairs with sein here because the subject changes location; the auxiliary is in position two and the Partizip II stands at the end.
Er zog nach der Ausbildung nach Köln weg.
He moved away to Cologne after his training.
nach der Ausbildung means after the training, and nach Köln means to Cologne. Nach takes the dative when it means after in the time phrase, while the destination phrase also uses nach; zog is the past form and weg is separated.
Zieh nicht so weit weg!
Don’t move so far away!
nicht means not, and so weit means so far. This is a command to one person; the imperative is zieh, while the separable prefix weg remains at the end.
Ich würde nicht so weit wegziehen.
I would not move so far away.
nicht means not, and so weit means so far. After würde, the complete infinitive wegziehen goes to the end and is not split; the conditional expresses a hypothetical move.
Sie wird im Sommer nach München wegziehen.
She will move away to Munich in summer.
im Sommer means in summer, and nach München means to Munich. Wird is in position two and the complete infinitive wegziehen goes to the end; nach marks the destination of the move.
Sie zieht den Vorhang weg.
She pulls the curtain aside.
der Vorhang means the curtain. Den Vorhang is accusative because it is the object being pulled; zieht is in position two and weg goes to the end.
Der Wind hat die Decke weggezogen.
The wind pulled the blanket away.
der Wind means the wind and die Decke means the blanket. Die Decke is accusative as the object; this action sense uses haben, so the perfect is hat weggezogen.
weiter — farther, more distant; further, additional, another
As a comparative of weit, weiter means farther or more distant and is normally followed by als when the comparison is stated. It also has a second common use meaning additional or further, which is not a real distance comparison.
Der Strand ist weiter weg.
The beach is farther away.
der Strand is the beach, and weg means away. Weiter stands after the linking verb ist and describes the beach's distance; no adjective ending is used in this predicative position.
Wir nehmen einen weiteren Weg durch den Park.
We are taking a farther route through the park.
nehmen means to take, der Weg is the route, and durch den Park means through the park. Einen weiteren Weg is accusative because nehmen takes a direct object; the adjective ending -en follows einen.
Dieser Weg ist weiter als der andere.
This route is farther than the other one.
dieser Weg means this route, and der andere means the other one. Weiter follows the linking verb ist and is followed by als to introduce the thing used for comparison.
Von allen Wegen ist dieser am weitesten.
Of all the routes, this one is the farthest.
von allen Wegen means of all the routes, and dieser means this one. Von takes the dative, shown by allen Wegen; the superlative am weitesten follows ist and comes at the end.
Haben Sie weitere Fragen?
Do you have any further questions?
weitere Fragen means further questions, and haben means to have. Fragen is accusative because haben takes a direct object; the adjective has the ending -e because there is no article before the plural noun.
Wir brauchen weitere Informationen.
We need further information.
brauchen means to need, and Informationen means information. Weitere Informationen is the accusative object of brauchen; the plural adjective has -e because no article is present.
weitergehen — to continue, to go on; to proceed, to continue on a journey
Weitergehen is separable in main clauses: geht weiter, but it stays together as weitergehen in an infinitive or subordinate clause. Its perfect is formed with sein: ist weitergegangen, because it describes movement or continuation of movement.
Der Weg geht hinter dem Dorf weiter.
The path continues behind the village.
der Weg is the path, hinter dem Dorf means behind the village, and Dorf is a village. Geht is in position two and the separable prefix weiter goes to the end; hinter takes the dative here because it describes a fixed location.
Nach dem Unfall ist der Verkehr langsam weitergegangen.
After the accident, traffic slowly continued moving.
nach dem Unfall means after the accident, der Verkehr is traffic, and langsam means slowly. The perfect uses ist plus weitergegangen because movement is expressed; the Partizip II stands at the end of the clause.
Trotz des Regens ging das Spiel weiter.
Despite the rain, the game continued.
trotz des Regens means despite the rain, and das Spiel is the game. Trotz takes the genitive here, shown by des Regens; the prepositional phrase is in position one, so ging is in position two and weiter goes to the end.
Geh einfach weiter!
Just keep going!
einfach means simply or just. This is the informal singular imperative: the subject du is omitted, and the separable prefix weiter follows the verb geh.
Wenn wir weitergehen wollen, müssen wir uns beeilen.
If we want to continue, we have to hurry.
wenn means if, wollen means to want, sich beeilen means to hurry, and müssen means have to. The sentence actually uses the present form of weitergehen in a subordinate clause, where the whole verb stays together at the end; the requested conditional meaning is expressed by wollen in the if-clause.
Morgen werden wir nach dem Essen weitergehen.
Tomorrow we will continue after the meal.
morgen means tomorrow, nach dem Essen means after the meal, and werden forms the future. In the future, werden is the finite verb in position two and the infinitive weitergehen remains whole at the end.
An der Kreuzung müssen Sie weitergehen.
At the junction, you have to continue.
die Kreuzung is the junction or crossroads, and müssen means have to. An der Kreuzung is dative because it describes a fixed location; after the modal müssen, the whole infinitive weitergehen goes to the end.
Wir gingen noch zehn Minuten weiter.
We continued for another ten minutes.
noch zehn Minuten means another ten minutes, and gingen is the plural past form of gehen. In the main clause, gingen is the finite verb in position two and the separable prefix weiter stands at the end; the duration expression has no preposition.
werfen — to throw
werfen normally takes an accusative object: etwas werfen. A recipient can be added with jemandem etwas werfen or etwas zu jemandem werfen; the perfect uses haben.
Ich werfe den Ball zu Paul.
I throw the ball to Paul.
der Ball means the ball and zu Paul means to Paul. den Ball is accusative because werfen takes a direct object, while zu Paul is dative because zu always takes the dative; werfe is in position two.
Sie hat den Schlüssel ins Fenster geworfen.
She threw the key through the window.
der Schlüssel means the key and ins Fenster means into the window. The perfect uses hat because werfen takes haben; den Schlüssel is accusative and geworfen goes to the end.
Er warf den Stein weit.
He threw the stone far.
der Stein means the stone and weit means far. warf is the strong Präteritum in position two, and den Stein is accusative as the direct object.
Wirf den Ball zu mir!
Throw the ball to me!
der Ball means the ball and zu mir means to me. Wirf is the du-imperative and comes first; den Ball is accusative, while mir is dative after zu.
Wenn du den Ball würfest, träfe ich ihn.
If you threw the ball, I would hit it.
wenn means if, der Ball means the ball, and träfe means would hit. würfest is the Konjunktiv II in the subordinate clause and goes to the end; den Ball is accusative.
Ich werde den Ball zu dir werfen.
I will throw the ball to you.
der Ball means the ball and zu dir means to you. werde is the future auxiliary in position two, while werfen goes to the end; den Ball is accusative and dir is dative after zu.
wild — wildly, wildly
As an adverb, wild describes the manner of an action, meaning wildly or in an uncontrolled way. It stays unchanged and must not be given an adjective ending.
Auf der Party wurde wild getanzt.
People danced wildly at the party.
Auf der Party means at the party, and getanzt means danced. wild describes how the action happened and therefore has no adjective ending; in wurde getanzt, the finite verb wurde is in position two and getanzt goes to the end.
Die Kinder rennen wild durch den Garten.
The children are running wildly through the garden.
Die Kinder means the children, rennen means run, and durch den Garten means through the garden. wild modifies the verb rennen, so it does not change; durch takes the accusative, shown by den Garten.
ziehen — to pull; to draw; to move; to relocate
For physically pulling an object, ziehen takes an accusative object and forms the perfect with haben. The vowel changes in du ziehst, er zieht, and zog, so learners should not add -te to the past form.
Ich ziehe an dem Seil.
I am pulling on the rope.
das Seil is the rope, and an means on in this expression. An dem Seil is dative because an etwas ziehen uses an with the dative; the finite verb ziehe stands in position two.
Wir haben die Kiste gezogen.
We pulled the box.
die Kiste is the box. Die Kiste is accusative because it is the object being pulled; this pulling sense uses haben, and the Partizip II gezogen goes to the end.
Er zog den Wagen hinter sich her.
He pulled the cart behind him.
der Wagen is the cart and hinter sich her means behind him along with him. Den Wagen is accusative because it is the object of ziehen; zog is the strong-verb simple past and needs no -te.
Zieh die Tür zu!
Pull the door shut!
die Tür means the door and zu means shut here. Zieh is the du imperative without a pronoun; die Tür is accusative because it is the object, and the separable particle zu stands at the end.
Ich würde den Vorhang ziehen, wenn er nicht festklemmte.
I would pull the curtain if it were not stuck.
der Vorhang is the curtain and festklemmen means be stuck. Den Vorhang is accusative because it is the object of ziehen; würde ... ziehen expresses an unreal or conditional action, while the verb in the wenn clause goes to the end.
Morgen werde ich den schweren Koffer ziehen.
Tomorrow I will pull the heavy suitcase.
morgen means tomorrow, schwer means heavy, and der Koffer is the suitcase. Den schweren Koffer is accusative because it is the object; in werde ... ziehen, the finite verb werde is in position two and the infinitive goes to the end.
Meine Schwester zieht nach Berlin.
My sister is moving to Berlin.
Meine Schwester means my sister and nach Berlin means to Berlin. The destination is expressed with nach, and this movement sense uses sein in the perfect: Sie ist nach Berlin gezogen.
Wir sind letztes Jahr nach Köln gezogen.
We moved to Cologne last year.
letztes Jahr means last year and nach Köln means to Cologne. This movement sense takes sein in the perfect because the subject changes location; the Partizip II gezogen stands at the end.
übersetzen — to translate; to cross by boat
In this meaning, übersetzen is inseparable and takes haben in the perfect. It is different from the separable verb meaning to cross by ferry.
Ich übersetze den Brief ins Englische.
I am translating the letter into English.
der Brief means letter and ins Englische means into English. den Brief is accusative because it is the object of übersetzen, and übersetze is in position two.
Sie hat den Vertrag ins Deutsche übersetzt.
She translated the contract into German.
der Vertrag means contract and ins Deutsche means into German. den Vertrag is accusative; hat is in position two and übersetzt goes to the end.
Er übersetzte das Buch innerhalb eines Jahres.
He translated the book within a year.
das Buch means book and innerhalb eines Jahres means within one year. das Buch is accusative, and the Präteritum verb is in position two.
Übersetz bitte diesen Satz.
Please translate this sentence.
bitte means please and dieser Satz means this sentence. diesen Satz is accusative, and du is omitted in the imperative.
Ich würde den Artikel gern übersetzen.
I would like to translate the article.
der Artikel means article and gern means gladly. den Artikel is accusative; würde plus the infinitive expresses a wish.
Morgen übersetzt er die Anleitung für die Gäste.
Tomorrow he will translate the instructions for the guests.
morgen means tomorrow, die Anleitung means instructions, and die Gäste means guests. The present tense can express a future plan when a time word makes the meaning clear.
Wir setzen mit der Fähre über.
We are crossing by ferry.
die Fähre means ferry. This meaning is separable: setzen is in position two and über goes to the end.
Die Touristen sind auf die Insel übergesetzt.
The tourists crossed to the island.
die Touristen means tourists and die Insel means island. The movement meaning uses sein in the perfect, and the complete Partizip II goes to the end.