Inside This Unit: The Full Breakdown
Theme 1 (Families & Communities) pairs family contexts with German foundations: the three genders/articles, the nominative case, and present tense.
Why it matters
German’s case system and gender drive everything; learn nouns with their articles from the start.
Key concepts
- Every noun is der/die/das; agreement follows gender and case.
- Present endings: ich -e, du -st, er/sie/es -t.
- Formal Sie vs. informal du.
Gender, Case, and Present
Learn each noun with its article, conjugate the present tense, and use the nominative for subjects. The DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) supplies cultural perspective.
AP exam tip
On the email task, match register (Sie vs. du) and keep article gender consistent.
Connections to other units
- Theme 2: The accusative/dative cases extend the case system.
- Theme 6: Community ties to global issues.
