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Seriously, German?
Sometimes I think this language is simply...
There are three different pronouns in German that are all written as s-i-e. When you hear the word “sie” in German, it could mean “she” or “they” or...
This post is the first of 2 lessons about the genitive case. In this lesson I will cover the basics. Why the genitive case exists, when to use it and how to form it. In the...
Today’s lesson is about genitive prepositions. Which prepositions require the genitive case all of the time? What's up with "wegen" sometimes using dative instead? All that and more will be...
Never in the history of German learning have there ever been two more misunderstood two-letter words than the words “in” and “im”. What are they? What do they mean? Are...
There are nine prepositions that can switch between the accusative and dative cases. They are called two-way prepositions or “Wechselpräpositionen”.
This post is a modified...
The dative case has a variety of uses. It can be used with indirect objects, dative verbs and certain prepositions. Today we are focusing on the prepositions that ALWAYS require the dative...
Today you will learn the accusative prepositions in German and how to use them in your own sentences. By the time this lesson ends, you will be able to wow your German friends with your...
Wenn ich in ein Zimmer gehe und meinen zweijährigen Sohn mit diesem Gesicht sehe, weiß ich genau, dass, kurz bevor ich ins Zimmer getreten bin, er etwas ganz verschmitzt gemacht hatte.
...You have likely already heard about the future tense in German, which is called “Futur 1”. But, if there is a Futur 1, there has to be a “Futur 2”, right? Of course. Today...
Morgen wird Max eine Reise machen. Er wird in den Zoo gehen, weil er die Tiere sehen will. Um 9 Uhr fährt er mit dem Bus los. Im Zoo wird er eine große Tüte Popcorn kaufen. Max wird...
In this lesson you will learn how to conjugate and properly use German modal verbs (auxiliaries) in sentences. I'll explain what modal verbs are, why they are important and what you need to know...
