B2–C1 · DGR · 50 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 50 patterns in this study set.

01It’s not worth + V-ingIt’s not worth mentioning old mistakes now. Everyone can return to this point at the next meeting. · German parallel: Es lohnt sich nicht, + zu + Infinitiv 02It’s no use + V-ingIt’s no use discussing the new deadline if we lack resources. The team will discuss it before deciding how to proceed. · German parallel: Es hat keinen Sinn, + zu + Infinitiv 03I ended up + V-ingI ended up working late. It will be useful to revisit this before the final plan is agreed. · German parallel: Am Ende habe ich + Partizip II / Ich bin schließlich + Partizip II 04I’m looking forward to + V-ingI’m looking forward to discussing the details in the meeting. The wider context will matter when the next decision is made. · German parallel: Ich freue mich darauf, + zu + Infinitiv 05be used to + V-ingI’m used to working under pressure. Everyone can return to this point at the next meeting. · German parallel: an + Akkusativ + gewöhnt sein, + zu + Infinitiv 06get used to + V-ingI’m getting used to managing a larger team. It will be useful to revisit this before the final plan is agreed. · German parallel: sich daran gewöhnen, + zu + Infinitiv

03 · Complete set

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01It’s not worth + V-ingGER001 · It’s not worth + V-ing / Es lohnt sich nicht, + zu + Infinitiv 02It’s no use + V-ingGER002 · It’s no use + V-ing / Es hat keinen Sinn, + zu + Infinitiv 03I ended up + V-ingGER003 · I ended up + V-ing / Am Ende habe ich + Partizip II / Ich bin schließlich + Partizip II 04I’m looking forward to + V-ingGER004 · I’m looking forward to + V-ing / Ich freue mich darauf, + zu + Infinitiv 05be used to + V-ingGER005 · be used to + V-ing / an + Akkusativ + gewöhnt sein, + zu + Infinitiv 06get used to + V-ingGER006 · get used to + V-ing / sich daran gewöhnen, + zu + Infinitiv 07be supposed to + VGER007 · be supposed to + V / sollen + Infinitiv 08to be worth + V-ingGER008 · to be worth + V-ing / es lohnt sich, + zu + Infinitiv 09prefer + V-ing + to + V-ingGER009 · prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing / etwas + lieber + als + etwas + machen 10want + object + to + V / make|let|have + object + VGRP055 · want + object + to + V / make|let|have + object + V / wollen + dass / lassen + Akk + Infinitiv / bringen + zu + D 11Not only was [a funding proposal] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR001 · Not only was [a funding proposal] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Förderantrag] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.12Not only was [a delayed product launch] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR002 · Not only was [a delayed product launch] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.13Not only was [the team’s research findings] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR003 · Not only was [the team’s research findings] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.14Not only was [a customer complaint] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR004 · Not only was [a customer complaint] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Kundenbeschwerde] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.15Not only was [a public-transport plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR005 · Not only was [a public-transport plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.16Not only was [a difficult staffing decision] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR006 · Not only was [a difficult staffing decision] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.17Not only was [the revised budget] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR007 · Not only was [the revised budget] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [das überarbeitete Budget] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.18Not only was [an accessibility requirement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR008 · Not only was [an accessibility requirement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Anforderung an Barrierefreiheit] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.19Not only was [a cross-border partnership] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR009 · Not only was [a cross-border partnership] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine grenzüberschreitende Partnerschaft] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.20Not only was [the first pilot results] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR010 · Not only was [the first pilot results] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [die ersten Ergebnisse des Pilotprojekts] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.21Not only was [a neighbourhood meeting] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR011 · Not only was [a neighbourhood meeting] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Treffen im Stadtteil] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.22Not only was [a climate-adaptation project] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR012 · Not only was [a climate-adaptation project] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Klimaanpassungsprojekt] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.23Not only was [a sensitive policy change] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR013 · Not only was [a sensitive policy change] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine sensible Regeländerung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.24Not only was [the quarterly forecast] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR014 · Not only was [the quarterly forecast] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [die Quartalsprognose] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.25Not only was [a mentoring conversation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR015 · Not only was [a mentoring conversation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Mentoring-Gespräch] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.26Not only was [a data-security review] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR016 · Not only was [a data-security review] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Datenschutzprüfung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.27Not only was [a conference presentation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR017 · Not only was [a conference presentation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Konferenzvortrag] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.28Not only was [a supplier contract] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR018 · Not only was [a supplier contract] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Lieferantenvertrag] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.29Not only was [a community health initiative] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR019 · Not only was [a community health initiative] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Gesundheitsinitiative im Quartier] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.30Not only was [a university curriculum] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR020 · Not only was [a university curriculum] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Hochschulcurriculum] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.31Not only was [a housing-development plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR021 · Not only was [a housing-development plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Wohnungsbauplan] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.32Not only was [a service outage] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR022 · Not only was [a service outage] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Dienstausfall] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.33Not only was [a museum exhibition] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR023 · Not only was [a museum exhibition] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Museumsausstellung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.34Not only was [a volunteer programme] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR024 · Not only was [a volunteer programme] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Freiwilligenprogramm] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.35Not only was [a language-learning project] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR025 · Not only was [a language-learning project] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Sprachlernprojekt] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.36Not only was [a new reporting process] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR026 · Not only was [a new reporting process] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen neuen Berichtsprozess] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.37Not only was [a workplace conflict] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR027 · Not only was [a workplace conflict] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Konflikt am Arbeitsplatz] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.38Not only was [an environmental impact assessment] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR028 · Not only was [an environmental impact assessment] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.39Not only was [a remote-work arrangement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR029 · Not only was [a remote-work arrangement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Regelung zur Telearbeit] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.40Not only was [a healthcare appointment system] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR030 · Not only was [a healthcare appointment system] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [ein Terminvergabesystem im Gesundheitswesen] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.41Not only was [a local election debate] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR031 · Not only was [a local election debate] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine kommunale Wahldebatte] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.42Not only was [a software migration] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR032 · Not only was [a software migration] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Softwaremigration] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.43Not only was [a research collaboration] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR033 · Not only was [a research collaboration] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Forschungskooperation] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.44Not only was [a training workshop] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR034 · Not only was [a training workshop] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Fortbildungsworkshop] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.45Not only was [a press statement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR035 · Not only was [a press statement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Presseerklärung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.46Not only was [a proposed timetable] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR036 · Not only was [a proposed timetable] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen vorgeschlagenen Zeitplan] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.47Not only was [a family-care arrangement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR037 · Not only was [a family-care arrangement] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Regelung zur Familienpflege] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.48Not only was [a grant evaluation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR038 · Not only was [a grant evaluation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Fördermittelbewertung] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.49Not only was [a library modernisation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR039 · Not only was [a library modernisation] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [eine Modernisierung der Bibliothek] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.50Not only was [an emergency response plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated.C1DGR040 · Not only was [an emergency response plan] carefully prepared, but it was also clearly communicated. / Nicht nur wurde [einen Notfallplan] sorgfältig vorbereitet, sondern es wurde auch klar kommuniziert.

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.