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Word Order with Direct & Indirect Objects

In this lesson you will learn where to put the direct and indirect object in a German sentence. By the time you get to the end of this lesson, you will know what direct and indirect...

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Haben & Sein Song

"Haben" and "sein" are the two most important verbs in the entire German language. If you are having trouble remembering the conjugation of the verbs "haben" and "sein", this song will cure you of...

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Wechselpräpositionen with Da- & Wo-Compounds: Plus Verbs with Fixed Prepositions

If you have seen words like “daran”, “worüber” “davor” and “woran” in your German learning and aren’t quite sure how to use them. Let me...

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Dative Prepositions with Da- & Wo-Compounds

Hallo, Deutschlerner. If you have seen words like “damit”, “womit”, “davon” and “danach” in your German learning and aren’t quite sure how to...

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Accusative Prepositions with Da- & Wo-Compounds

You have seen words like “dafür”, “dadurch” or even “wofür” in your German learning and aren’t quite sure how to use them. I have decoded these...

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Da- & Wo-Compounds: Now they are just making up question words

Wo-compounds or Wo-Komposita are a type of question word that are made up of a preposition and the prefix “wo”. For example, you can add “mit” to “wo” to make...

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Wo, Wohin, Woher: When "where" isn't specific enough for Germans

What's the difference between wo, wohin and woher? 

The use of wo, wohin and woher all comes down to location (wo), destination (wohin) and origin (woher).If you are talking about a...

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Wieso, Weshalb, Warum & Many More: Why are there so many ways to say "why"?

In this German grammar lesson we will explore why there are so many different words for "why" in German. This list includes: Warum, Wieso, Weswegen, Weshalb, Wozu, Wofür, and Aus welchem...

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Wie, Wie viel, Wie viele: How is "How" so complicated?

In this lesson you will learn the question word “wie” and all of its variations. If you want to know how to use these words, this is the lesson for you.

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Was, Was für, & Welcher: What? What kind of? Which? What's the difference?

In this lesson you will learn which question words to use when you aren’t asking about people. There are only two words on my list for today (was and welcher), but there are a...

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Wer, Wen, Wem & Wessen: Question Words for People Explained

This German grammar lesson explains the German question words for people. There are four of them, one for each case in the German language: wer, wen, wem and wessen.

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Was machst du beruflich? - German Listening Comprehension Practice

In this reading/listening comprehension exercise you will learn how to answer the German question "Was machst du beruflich?" (What do you do for a living? or What is your occupation?) Watch the...

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