Grammar guides German
Clear explanations of the grammar points learners find hardest, with examples and common mistakes.
A1
Der, die or das? German noun genders explained
How German nouns divide into masculine, feminine and neuter, which endings give the gender away, and how to learn it.
A1German pronunciation: umlauts, ch, sch and more
A beginner's guide to German sounds: ä ö ü, the two ch sounds, sch, sp/st, ß, v/w/z, final devoicing and ie/ei.
A2German verb position: V2, subordinate clauses and the verb bracket
Where the verb goes in German: second place in main clauses, at the end after weil and dass, and in questions.
A2The four German cases: nominative, accusative, dative, genitive
How the four German cases work, with article tables, prepositions that take accusative or dative, and wo vs wohin.
B1Perfekt vs Präteritum: the two German past tenses
How to form the German Perfekt with haben or sein, how participles work, and when speakers use Präteritum instead.
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