\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Paultheginger} \pdfinfo{ /Title (german-through-tables.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Paultheginger) /Subject (German Through Tables Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{53A340} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F4F9F3} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{German Through Tables Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Paultheginger} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/39031/cs/12172/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Paultheginger \\ \uline{cheatography.com/paultheginger} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 4th August, 2017.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{2.088 cm} p{1.296 cm} p{2.088 cm} p{1.728 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Indefinite article}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} der & die & das & die \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} den & die & das & die \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} dem & der & dem & den* \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} des** & der & des** & der \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{{\emph{ Nouns in the {\bf{dative plural}} take an extra -n at the end where applicable (Eg: die B{\"a}ume -\textgreater{} den B{\"a}umen) \newline \newline }} Masculine or neuter nouns in the {\bf{genitive}} take and extra -es or -s \newline \newline Note: Demonstratives like dieser, jener, jeder; and words such as welcher, solcher, mancher, weniger, einiger... decline like the definite article} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.944 cm} p{1.368 cm} x{1.944 cm} x{1.944 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Indefinite Article}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ein & eine & ein & keine \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} einen & eine & ein & keine \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} einem & einer & einem & keinen* \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} eines** & einer & eines** & einer \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Note: Kein is used at the plural space as ein has no plural form. \newline \newline {\emph{ Nouns in the {\bf{dative plural}} take an extra -n at the end of the noun where applicable \newline \newline }} Nouns in the {\bf{genitive masculine or neuter}} take an extra -es or -s \newline \newline Note: Possessive articles like mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr and Ihr all decline like the indefinite article} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{2.016 cm} p{2.088 cm} p{2.088 cm} p{1.008 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Adjective endings with definite article}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{-e}} & {\bf{-e}} & {\bf{-e}} & -en \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} -en & {\bf{-e}} & {\bf{-e}} & -en \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -en & -en & -en & -en \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} -en & -en & -en & -en \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Note: You only have to learn the bold endings as the rest are the same as the adjective endings with the indefinite article} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.232 cm} p{1.872 cm} x{2.16 cm} p{0.936 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Adjective endings with indefinite article}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{-er}} & {\bf{-e}} & {\bf{-es}} & -en \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} -en & {\bf{-e}} & {\bf{-es}} & -en \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -en & -en & -en & -en \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} -en & -en & -en & -en \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Note: You only have to learn the bold endings as the rest are the same as the adjective endings with the indefinite article} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.52 cm} p{1.08 cm} x{2.52 cm} p{1.08 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Adjective endings with no article}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -er & -e & -es & -e \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} -en & -e & -es & -e \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -em & -en & -em & -en \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{-en}} & -er & {\bf{-en}} & -er \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Note: These endings resemble the ends of the definite articles (i.e der goes with -er) except the {\bf{genitive masculine and neuter}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.656 cm} x{1.296 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{2.016 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Verb endings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Grammatical person}} & {\bf{Present tense}} & {\bf{Pr{\"a}teritum (Regular verbs)}} & {\bf{Pr{\"a}teritum (Irregular)}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ich & -e & -te & - \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & -st & -test & -st \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{er/sie/es/man} & -t & -te & - \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sie & -en & -ten & -en \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ihr & -t & -tet & -t \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sie/sie & -en & -ten & -en \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{All other tenses are use various constructions based on the present or Pr{\"a}teritum. \newline Perfekt = present tense of haben/sein + past participle \newline Plusquamperfekt = pr{\"a}teritum of haben/sein + past participle \newline Futur 1 = werden + infinitive of verb \newline Futur 2 = werden + Perfekt construction \newline Conditional = conjunctive of werden + infinitive} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.872 cm} x{1.44 cm} x{2.016 cm} x{1.872 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{sein}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Present}} & {\bf{Pr{\"a}teritum}} & {\bf{Perfekt}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ich & bin & war & \seqsplit{bin...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & bist & warst & \seqsplit{bist...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{er/sie/es/} man & ist & war & \seqsplit{ist...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sie & sind & waren & \seqsplit{sind...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ihr & seid & wart & \seqsplit{seid...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sie / sie & sind & waren & \seqsplit{sind...gewesen} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.872 cm} x{1.44 cm} x{2.016 cm} x{1.872 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{haben}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Present}} & {\bf{Pr{\"a}teritum}} & {\bf{Perfekt}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ich & habe & hatte & \seqsplit{habe..gehabt} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & hast & hattest & \seqsplit{hast..gehabt} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{er/sie/es/} man & hat & hatte & \seqsplit{hat..gehabt} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sie & haben & hatten & \seqsplit{haben..gehabt} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ihr & habt & hattet & \seqsplit{habt...gehabt} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sie / sie & haben & hatten & \seqsplit{haben...gehabt} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.8 cm} x{1.44 cm} x{2.016 cm} x{1.944 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{werden}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & {\bf{Present}} & {\bf{Pr{\"a}teritum}} & {\bf{Perfekt}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ich & werde & wurde & \seqsplit{bin...geworden} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} du & wirst & wurdest & \seqsplit{bist...geworden} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{er/sie/es/} man & wird & wurde & \seqsplit{ist...geworden} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} sie & werden & wurden & \seqsplit{sind...geworden} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ihr & werdet & wurdet & \seqsplit{seid...geworden} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sie / sie & werden & wurden & \seqsplit{sind...geworden} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}