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B2–C1 · German grammar in use · 11 patterns

German grammar in use

Transfer German word order, cases, and particles into real use.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Transfer German word order, cases, and particles into real use.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 11 patterns in this study set.

01It’s not worth + V-ingIt’s not worth mentioning old mistakes now. · German parallel: Es lohnt sich nicht, + zu + Infinitiv02It’s no use + V-ingIt’s no use discussing the new deadline if we lack resources. · German parallel: Es hat keinen Sinn, + zu + Infinitiv03I ended up + V-ingI ended up working late. · German parallel: Am Ende habe ich + Partizip II / Ich bin schließlich + Partizip II04I’m looking forward to + V-ingI’m looking forward to discussing the details in the meeting. · German parallel: Ich freue mich darauf, + zu + Infinitiv05be used to + V-ingI’m used to working under pressure. · German parallel: an + Akkusativ + gewöhnt sein, + zu + Infinitiv06get used to + V-ingI’m getting used to managing a larger team. · German parallel: sich daran gewöhnen, + zu + Infinitiv

03 · Complete set

Browse every pattern

The canonical list follows below. Every pattern has a stable ID and its own page for examples, translation, and reuse.

01It’s not worth + V-ingGER001 · It’s not worth + V-ing / Es lohnt sich nicht, + zu + Infinitiv02It’s no use + V-ingGER002 · It’s no use + V-ing / Es hat keinen Sinn, + zu + Infinitiv03I ended up + V-ingGER003 · I ended up + V-ing / Am Ende habe ich + Partizip II / Ich bin schließlich + Partizip II04I’m looking forward to + V-ingGER004 · I’m looking forward to + V-ing / Ich freue mich darauf, + zu + Infinitiv05be used to + V-ingGER005 · be used to + V-ing / an + Akkusativ + gewöhnt sein, + zu + Infinitiv06get used to + V-ingGER006 · get used to + V-ing / sich daran gewöhnen, + zu + Infinitiv07be supposed to + VGER007 · be supposed to + V / sollen + Infinitiv08to be worth + V-ingGER008 · to be worth + V-ing / es lohnt sich, + zu + Infinitiv09prefer + V-ing + to + V-ingGER009 · prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing / etwas + lieber + als + etwas + machen10want + object + to + V / make|let|have + object + VGRP055 · want + object + to + V / make|let|have + object + V / wollen + dass / lassen + Akk + Infinitiv / bringen + zu + D11Not only + auxiliary + subject + verb, but ... also ..C1DGR001 · Not only + auxiliary + subject + verb, but ... also ... / Nicht nur [X], sondern auch [Y].

04 · Continue

C1 Control

A useful next step from the same learning path.

01Transformations and reformulationRebuild the same meaning with a different grammatical or discourse frame.02Systems thinkingTrace second-order effects, bottlenecks, local optimisation, and the drivers that keep a problem recurring.03Decision quality and trade-offsCompare options by explicit criteria, weigh the cost of delay, and preserve useful flexibility when certainty is impossible.04Causal diagnosisSeparate triggers from causes, compare mechanisms, and diagnose causal structure without treating sequence as proof.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasNot only + auxiliary + subject + verb, but ... also ..Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern PracticeTransformations and reformulationContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.