Lesson 12-3 - Lektion 12-3
Interrogative and demonstrative pronominal adverbs
Lesson 12: Recreation. Sport. Activity 3
From this activity you will know how to:
- ask how the interlocutor spends the free time
- ask if the interlocutor has a hobby
- ask if the interlocutor likes to dance
- ask if the interlocutor plays an instrument
Learn the words and expressions for the dialogue
free or spare or leisure time
I don’t have much free time.
to spend
How do you spend your free time?
hobby
Do you have a hobby?
music
I like this music very much.
to collect; to gather; to pick
Do you collect stamps?
jazz
I like listening to jazz.
instrument
He plays many instruments.
guitar
Do you play the guitar?
piano
She is learning to play the piano.
folk song
Do you like folk songs?
to sing
Can you sing?
discotheque, disco
Let’s go to the discotheque.
to dance
She dances very well.
against it / that
If you don’t mind / have no objection / nothing against it.
dancer
He is a good dancer.
from time to time, occasionally, now and then
I go skiing from time to time.
Pay attention to the form and the usage of the words
The noun die Freizeit «free time», formed by merging the adjective frei «free» and the noun die Zeit «time», is used in the meaning «time that is free from work», «time off work», «leisure time», often with a possessive pronoun:
In meiner Freizeit gehe ich viel spazieren.
In my free time I go for a walk a lot.
The verb sammeln has two similar meanings: «to gather» and «to collect»:
Man sammelte uns in der Halle.
We were gathered in the hall.
Sammelst du Briefmarken?
Do you collect stamps?
The verb spielen in a combination with the nouns denoting musical instruments is used without a preposition, just like in English but without the article:
Er spielt gut Klavier.
He plays the piano well.
The noun der Tänzer is often used in its negative form as the word Nichttänzer (lit.: non-dancer):
Darf ich Sie um diesen Tanz bitten? — Leider bin ich Nichttänzer.
May I have this dance? — Unfortunately, I don’t dance.
Remember the following way of word-formation (2)
tanz(en) + er = der Tänzer dancer
sing(en) + er = der Sänger singer
Practise in reading the words
Unsere Freizeit
Grammar points
There are demonstrative and interrogative pronominal adverbs in German. Pronominal adverbs are used when we talk about inanimate objects, and the choice depends on the government of a verb:
Woran nimmt er teil?
— An der Konferenz.What does he participate in?
— In the conference.Ich nehme auch daran teil.
I’m also participating in it.
Interrogative pronominal adverbs are made with the help of the adverb wo- and a corresponding preposition: wovon, womit, wofür etc.
Demonstrative pronominal adverbs are made with the help of the adverb da- and a corresponding preposition: davon, damit, dafür etc.
If a preposition starts with a vowel, then there is -r- between the adverb and the preposition: worauf, worin; darauf, darin etc.
Demonstrative pronominal adverbs are used to replace a group of words:
Ich bin für den Ausflug.
Bist du auch dafür?
I'm in favour of (lit.: for) the trip.
Are you in favour too? (lit.: for this)
and as a correlative word that points at the following group of words or the clause:
Ich bin dafür, dass wir einen Ausflug machen.
I say (lit.: for this) that we take a trip.In its most basic usage, we usually translate a da- compound into English as a preposition followed by a pronoun. For example, dafür will be ‘for it’, or the better option is ‘in favour of it’. However, it all depends on the context.
Fahren wir ins Grüne! Ich bin dafür!
Let’s go the the country! I’m (all) for it!
Sport? Ich interessiere mich dafür.
Sport? I’m interested in it.
Hier ist ein Stuhl. Sie sitzt darauf.
Here is a chair. She’s sitting on it.
Formation of pronominal adverbs
Interrogative
Demonstrative
wofür
wovon
wonach
womit
wobei
wogegen
worauf
worin
woran
worüber
woraus
worum
dafür
davon
danach
damit
dabei
dagegen
darauf
darin
daran
darüber
daraus
darum
1. You are asked about what you think. Answer that you think about what the interlocutor has just mentioned. Ask instead of him or her.
B. Ja, ich denke viel daran.
Continue:
die Ausstellung, der Ausflug, die Sportschule, die Volkslieder, die Freizeit, die Musik, das Hobby, der Besuch.
2. You are asked if you are against a certain plan. Answer. What question would you ask if you were the interlocutor?
B. Nein, ich habe nichts dagegen.
Continue:
Boot fahren, tanzen gehen, Gitarre spielen, in die Diskothek gehen, Volkslieder singen, im Wald spazierengehen.
3. The interlocutor says that he or she is interested in something. Answer that you are also interested in it. What would you say if you were the interlocutor?
B. Ich interessiere mich auch dafür.
Continue:
Sport, Bücher, Musik, Ausflüge, seine Leistungen, Fußball, diese Sportart, die Umgebung der Stadt, unsere Sportler.
4. The interlocutor does not know what Bernhard was asking about. Answer. What question would you ask if you were the interlocutor?
B. Er fragt danach, wann wir abreisen.
Continue:
ins Grüne fahren, die Diskothek besuchen, zur Post gehen, nach Moskau telefonieren, ein Telegramm schicken, Ski laufen.
5. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the dialogue.
1. Wie du deine Freizeit? 2. Welche Art von gefällt dir? 3. Ich habe nichts . 4. Ich Gitarre und etwas Klavier. 5. Du sollst mir singen. 6. gehe ich tanzen. 7.Mein ist Musik.
6. Reconstruct the dialogue by filling in the gaps with the appropriate words.
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7. Try to reproduce the dialogue “Unsere Freizeit” by memory.
Check yourself!
What expressions will you use if you want to:
ask how the interlocutor spends the free time
ask if the interlocutor has a hobby
ask if the interlocutor likes to dance
ask if the interlocutor plays an instrument
