'weil' means 'because', and it pushes the verb to the end of the clause. It started out as a word about time, not reasons.
An illustrated black-and-white word history of 'weil' in 6 comic cards, with a word-history breakdown, a junior card and a single summary sheet, to print as a ring-bound deck or as one sheet.
'weil' is the everyday German word for 'because'. Said on its own, 'Weil!' means 'just because!', a way of refusing to give a reason.
- A word-order card: the standard German order, with the verb at the end after 'weil', beside the non-standard verb-second order heard in conversation
- The etymology comic: 6 cards, one idea each, with short captions and a pronunciation guide beside every German word
- All three dictionary uses, including 'weil' as the answer to 'warum?'
- The word-history breakdown, from Old High German to today
- The English link: 'while', which went its own way
- A sources page and a short guide for the adult
For personal use in home education and tutoring only.
You get two forms from one file. The deck is large cards, one idea each, that you print single-sided, laminate, punch and clip onto a ring yourself; it is a deck for the table or a school bag. The last page holds the whole word on one sheet, ready to print with no laminating. A printer is needed, plus a laminator and a ring for the deck.
Learners it suits:
- Pupils in Years 7 to 11 starting to give reasons in German
- Learners who keep putting the verb in the wrong place after 'weil'
- Home-educated children and their parents
- Learners in specialist tuition, including those with dyslexia
- Adults picking German up again
Giving a reason with 'weil' is one of the first places German word order stops matching English. A card that shows the verb at the end, beside a picture of the reason itself, gives a learner something to check their own sentence against.
Other question and reason words in Die Wortwerkbank: 'Wann' (when), 'Wo' (where) and 'Was' (what).
'weil' grew from 'Weile', which has its own card in this shop, alongside 'Langeweile' and 'derweil' with 'mittlerweile'.
The free Wordhord card on English 'while' shows what English did with the same old word.
Available now as a PDF download.
'weil' means 'because', and it pushes the verb to the end of the clause. It started out as a word about time, not reasons.
An illustrated black-and-white word history of 'weil' in 6 comic cards, with a word-history breakdown, a junior card and a single summary sheet, to print as a ring-bound deck or as one sheet.
'weil' is the everyday German word for 'because'. Said on its own, 'Weil!' means 'just because!', a way of refusing to give a reason.
- A word-order card: the standard German order, with the verb at the end after 'weil', beside the non-standard verb-second order heard in conversation
- The etymology comic: 6 cards, one idea each, with short captions and a pronunciation guide beside every German word
- All three dictionary uses, including 'weil' as the answer to 'warum?'
- The word-history breakdown, from Old High German to today
- The English link: 'while', which went its own way
- A sources page and a short guide for the adult
For personal use in home education and tutoring only.
You get two forms from one file. The deck is large cards, one idea each, that you print single-sided, laminate, punch and clip onto a ring yourself; it is a deck for the table or a school bag. The last page holds the whole word on one sheet, ready to print with no laminating. A printer is needed, plus a laminator and a ring for the deck.
Learners it suits:
- Pupils in Years 7 to 11 starting to give reasons in German
- Learners who keep putting the verb in the wrong place after 'weil'
- Home-educated children and their parents
- Learners in specialist tuition, including those with dyslexia
- Adults picking German up again
Giving a reason with 'weil' is one of the first places German word order stops matching English. A card that shows the verb at the end, beside a picture of the reason itself, gives a learner something to check their own sentence against.
Other question and reason words in Die Wortwerkbank: 'Wann' (when), 'Wo' (where) and 'Was' (what).
'weil' grew from 'Weile', which has its own card in this shop, alongside 'Langeweile' and 'derweil' with 'mittlerweile'.
The free Wordhord card on English 'while' shows what English did with the same old word.
Available now as a PDF download.
