This introduction covers Übersetzen ins Deutsche — Translating into German within English to German translation: gold structures for GCSE German. Revise English to German translation: gold structures in Writing and Translation into German for GCSE German with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic shows up very often in GCSE exams, so students should be able to explain it clearly, not just recognise the term. It is section 1 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

🔄 Übersetzen ins Deutsche — Translating into German

In the translation task you turn English sentences into German. The marks come in two parts — the key messages (did you convey the meaning?) and the grammar (is the German correct?). Get the meaning across first, then apply the gold structures: correct word order, the verb bracket, the right article, and weil sending the verb to the end.

Practice questions for English to German translation: gold structures

In the AQA English-to-German translation, how is the task marked?

A. One mark per correctly spelled German word.
B. Two grids: key messages (content) first, then grammar — a zero on key messages forces a zero on grammar.
C. Entirely on grammar accuracy — content does not matter.
D. One overall holistic grade for the whole translation.

1 markfoundation

Translate this sentence into German: **My sister plays football at the weekend.**

3 marksfoundation

Quick recall flashcards

Ich kann... / Ich muss... / Ich möchte...

I can... / I must / have to... / I would like to... Modal verbs are frequent in translation passages — always use the verb bracket: • Ich kann gut schwimmen. (I can swim well.) — schwimmen goes to the END • Ich muss jetzt gehen. (I must go now.) — gehen goes to the END • Ich möchte ein Eis kaufen. (I would like to buy an ice cream.) — kaufen goes to the END möchte is the lexicalised form of mögen used for polite wishes — use it freely at Foundation. Other modals: darf (may/am allowed to), soll (should/supposed to), will (wants to).

Am Wochenende... / Jeden Tag... / In den Ferien...

At the weekend... / Every day... / In the holidays... These time phrases are frequent in translation passages — they go FIRST and trigger V2: • Am Wochenende spiele ich Tennis. (At the weekend I play tennis.) • Jeden Tag fahre ich mit dem Rad zur Schule. (Every day I cycle to school.) • In den Ferien fahren wir nach Frankreich. (In the holidays we go to France.) Remember: when a time phrase opens the sentence, the VERB comes next, then the subject. Other common openers: Gestern (yesterday), Nächstes Jahr (next year), Im Sommer (in summer).

Die zwei Bewertungsraster — The Two-Grid Rule

Übersetzen ins Deutsche — Translating into German