จุดไวยากรณ์ 16 · CEFR B2 (no official Goethe grammar list published for B2)
Konjunktiv I — indirekte Rede (vollständig)Subjunctive I — reported speech (full)
Subjunctive I has full forms for every tense (present, past, future) used in formal reported speech.
Passiv mit ModalverbenPassive voice with modal verbs
Passive with a modal verb: modal verb (conjugated) + ... + past participle + werden (infinitive, at the end).
Zustandspassiv vs. VorgangspassivStative vs. dynamic passive
Vorgangspassiv (werden + past participle) expresses a process happening; Zustandspassiv (sein + past participle) expresses the result/state after the action is complete.
PassiversatzformenPassive alternatives
'sich lassen + infinitive', 'man' + an active verb, and '-bar'-ending adjectives can all substitute for a passive sentence, especially with the meaning 'can be done'.
Erweiterte PartizipialattributeExtended participial attributes
An extended participial attribute places the whole modifying phrase before the participle, replacing a relative clause, commonly found in formal writing.
Nominalisierung komplexer Verben und SätzeNominalization of complex verbs/clauses
Besides nominalizing the infinitive (das + infinitive, learned at B1), German also has nouns derived from verbs with their own endings (-ung, -tion, -e...), used to compress an entire clause into a noun phrase.
FunktionsverbgefügeFunctional verb constructions
Functional verb constructions are fixed phrases combining a semantically 'light' verb + noun + (preposition), equivalent in meaning to a single verb but more formal.
Doppelkonnektoren (nâng cao): je...desto/umso, zumal, sofernAdvanced two-part connectors
'umso' can replace 'desto' in the 'je...desto/umso' structure; 'zumal' (especially since) and 'sofern' (provided that) are advanced subordinating conjunctions common in formal writing.
Konzessiv- und Konditionalsätze (nâng cao): auch wenn, falls, es sei dennAdvanced concessive & conditional clauses
'auch wenn' (even if) expresses a hypothetical concession; 'falls' (in case) is close to 'wenn' but emphasizes uncertainty; 'es sei denn' (unless) expresses the sole exception.
Finalsätze: 'damit' vs. 'zwecks' + Genitiv (Stilvarianten)Final clauses: 'damit' vs. 'zwecks' + genitive
At B2, purpose can also be expressed with nominalization for stylistic variety: 'zwecks' + genitive, 'zum Zweck' + genitive, instead of the 'damit'/'um...zu' clauses learned at A2/B1.
Genitivattribute vs. PräpositionalattributeGenitive vs. prepositional attributes
A noun-modifying attribute can be expressed with the genitive (des/der + noun) or a prepositional phrase (von/für/über + noun), depending on style and the semantic relationship.
Modalpartikeln — Einführung (doch, ja, eben, halt, mal)Modal particles — introduction
Modal particles (doch, ja, eben, halt, mal...) have no clear dictionary meaning; they only add the speaker's emotional nuance/attitude to a sentence.
Textkonnektoren für ArgumentationText connectors for argumentation
Text connectors (folglich, dennoch, allerdings...) link independent sentences to build coherent argumentation, usually starting the sentence and triggering inversion (V2).
Vor- und Nachzeitigkeit in Nebensätzen (nachdem, bevor, sobald)Anteriority/posteriority in subordinate clauses
'nachdem' requires an earlier tense in the subordinate clause (past perfect if the main clause is simple past); 'bevor' and 'sobald' are more flexible with tense but must still reflect the correct time sequence.
Stilistische Vorfeldbesetzung und HervorhebungStylistic fronting & emphasis
In formal writing, an element other than the subject can be fronted to position 1 for emphasis, as long as the verb still keeps position 2 (V2).
Indirekte Rede in komplexen Kontexten (Berichte, Nachrichten)Reported speech in complex contexts (reports, news)
In long news/report texts, Konjunktiv I/II reported speech is maintained across several consecutive sentences without needing to repeat 'dass'/the reporting verb in each one.