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alle vs alles: Everything you need to know about all and everything in German

Alles? Alle? Allem? Allen? Is this one word being declined or many words that look similar? If you don’t know, read this post.

Let’s talk about two little words “alles” and “alle” and figure out w...

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eins vs eines vs ein

eins, zwei, drei. Ich habe ein Buch. Er hat auch eins. Sie wird eines Tages eins haben. Meine Schwester hat eine Eins in Mathe.

Seriously, German?

Sometimes I think this language is simply design...

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sie vs sie vs Sie

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 “you” or even “her”, “it” or “them”. So how do y...

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Genitive Case Introduction

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 next lesson I’ll get int...

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Genitive Prepositions: anstatt, trotz, während, wegen and a Whole Lot More!

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 covered...

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in vs im: Understanding German Prepositions

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 they the same word or differ...

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Two-Way Prepositions with Accusative & Dative (Wechselpräpositionen mit Dativ und Akkusativ)

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 version of a portion of...

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Dative Case Prepositions in German

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 case, co...

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Accusative Prepositions in German

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 use of the ...

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Plusquamperfekt (Past Perfekt Tense)

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.

Zum Beisp...

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Futur 2 (German Future Perfect Tense) - Talking about Completed Actions in the Future

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 we are going to learn how...

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How to Talk About the Future in German

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 seine Freundin ...

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