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Learning the German "auch" in school?
Hey, I'm a German and.. yeah, I have some problems with my own language.
I'm trying to teach my friend a few, simple words and a bit grammar, but I stuck at one point. I noticed that there are always different places for the word "auch", and I really don't see any explanation for that, I'm doing this just intuitional.
So, my question would be, are there any people out there who learn German in school? And who could tell me whether they learned how to place this "auch", and how?
I'm desperated =/
2 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Also, man kann es in verschiedenen Plätzen pützen. "Ich habe auch eine Frage"; "Auch ich habe eine Frage"--beide geht, meiner Meinung nach. Auf Englisch ist man nicht so frei; "Also" kommt normalweise zuerst. "Also, I have a question" (aber man könnte sagen, "I also have a question" (er hat ein, und ich auch (ein bisschen altmodisch)--oder, ich habe einen Antwort, und eine Frage (häufiger).
Mit mehr Lesen wird er oder sie die Gesetze verstehen. Ich würde sagen, aber: normalweise gibt es Auch + Subjekt + Verb, oder Subjekt + Verb + Auch. Das ist eine gute Einführung.
Entschuldigen Sie mein Deutsch, bitte. Ich bin nur Student.
Kenneth
My English explanation of the rule:
I'm not a native speaker, but I've taken German for six years now. As far as I'm aware, "Auch" (also; don't confuse with "also" in German) can be used in two main structures: Auch + subject + verb, or subject + verb + auch. Avoid putting "auch" in second position like English speakers do with also, unless your teacher or professor (or a native speaker) says otherwise; rather, move it to the third position. For example: I would translate "I also like to write" as "Ich schreibe gern auch." Perfectly acceptable also is "Auch schreibe ich gern."
"I also spoke German yesterday" becomes "Ich sprach auch Deutsch gestern," or "Ich habe Deutsch auch gestern gesprochen."
This may seem unclear at first, but the more you are exposed to German, either through listening or writing, the better you will understand these rules. I probably misplace auch also (pardon the pun) from time to time.
Viel Glück with your German studies to come!
Kenneth
Source(s): Six years of German. I'm not an expert, of course.
