Thu, May 2nd 2013
The German verb bleiben - to stay/to remain

The German verb bleiben – to stay/to remain

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb bleiben – to stay/to remain strong verb, formed with sein Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb bleiben is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of bleiben through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense […]

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Thu, Apr 25th 2013
Animals in German

Animals in German

Posted in: German Vocabulary

Animals in German Here are some essential German words from the world of animals. The tables below are divided into masculine words, feminine words and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders 🙂 You might also want to read our first animal blog German Vocabulary – Animals. Masculine words Singular Plural English […]

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Thu, Apr 18th 2013
The German verb gewinnen - to win

The German verb gewinnen – to win

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb gewinnen – to win strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb gewinnen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of gewinnen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Apr 11th 2013
German Word order with Adverbs

German Word order with Adverbs

Posted in: German Grammar

Word order with Adverbs In this post we are looking at the word order of German adverbs. It might also be a good idea to read our blog about German adverbs and German adverbs of place. In English, adverbs can appear in different places within a sentence. That’s the same in German. For example: Tomorrow […]

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Thu, Apr 4th 2013
The German verb können - to be able to/can

The German verb können – to be able to/can

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb können – to be able to modal verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb können is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of können through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional […]

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Thu, Mar 21st 2013
The German verb vergessen - to forget

The German verb vergessen – to forget

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb vergessen – to forget strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb vergessen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of vergessen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Mon, Mar 18th 2013
How Many Languages Should You Learn?

How Many Languages Should You Learn?

Posted in: General Language Information

Learning a second language is an exciting thing for anyone to do and learning it well will give you a huge boost of confidence. However, once you feel as though you have done a good job in learning this tongue will you be tempted to take on another and then another? Speaking more than two […]

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Mon, Mar 18th 2013
Solution of the German Verb Test

Solution of the German Verb Test

Posted in: German Grammar, German Verbs

Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German verbs gehen, nehmen and kommen 1. Wie oft nimmst du diese Tabletten am Tag? (nehmen, present tense) 2. Matthias ging damals in meine Klasse. (gehen, imperfect tense) 3. Giancarlo kommt aus Italien. (kommen, present tense) 4. Wann werden Sie nach Hause gehen? (gehen, future […]

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Thu, Mar 14th 2013
German Verbs: gehen, nehmen and kommen

German Verbs: gehen, nehmen and kommen

Posted in: German Grammar, German Verbs

3 Popular German Verbs with Examples and Test In this post we are looking at the three German verbs gehen, nehmen and kommen. The ending of a verb will change according to the subject pronoun that is used with the verb. For more information on this read our blog about weak verbs and strong verbs. […]

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Thu, Mar 7th 2013
The German verb wachsen - to grow

The German verb wachsen – to grow

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb wachsen – to grow strong verb, formed with sein Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb wachsen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of wachsen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Feb 28th 2013
Colours in German

Colours in German

Posted in: German Vocabulary

Colours – Farben In this post we are looking at colours in German. Colours are adjectives and their ending will change according to the case, gender and article that is used with it. For more information on this read our blog How to use German Adjectives. Note that if colours are used as a noun, […]

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Thu, Feb 21st 2013
The German verb hören - to hear/to listen

The German verb hören – to hear/to listen

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb hören – to hear weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb hören is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of hören through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Mon, Feb 18th 2013
Solution of the German Imperfect Tense Test

Solution of the German Imperfect Tense Test

Posted in: German Grammar

Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German Imperfect Tense 🙂 1. Meine Freundin schnitt sich in den Finger. (schneiden) 2. FrĂĽher machte mein Bruder immer meine Hausaufgaben. (machen) 3. Hattest du frĂĽher nicht Herrn Weber in Biologie? (haben) 4. Ich schrie ihn an. (schreien) 5. Meine Oma sang mir abends immer […]

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Thu, Feb 14th 2013
German Imperfect Tense with example sentences and test

German Imperfect Tense with example sentences and test

Posted in: German Grammar

Imperfect Tense with Example Sentences and Test This German past tense, the imperfect tense, is used to talk about situations in the past such as: A situation which happens in the past which has no link to the present anymore: For example: She bought a red bag which she gave her friend. – Sie kaufte […]

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Thu, Feb 7th 2013
The German verb trinken - to drink

The German verb trinken – to drink

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb trinken – to drink weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb trinken is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of trinken through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jan 31st 2013
Top 20 German Adjectives

Top 20 German Adjectives

Posted in: German Adjectives

20 most important German Adjectives Here is a list of what we thought are the 20 most important German adjectives. The ending of adjectives can change depending on gender, case and what type of article comes before the adjective. We have shown you these different types of endings in tables below 🙂 German adjectives come […]

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Thu, Jan 24th 2013
The German verb erklären - to explain

The German verb erklären – to explain

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb erklären – to explain weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb erklären is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of erklären through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jan 10th 2013
The German verb denken - to think

The German verb denken – to think

Posted in: German Verb Table

The verb denken – to think mixed verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb denken is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of denken through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Mon, Jan 7th 2013
Solution of the Accusative Case Test

Solution of the Accusative Case Test

Posted in: German Grammar

Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German Accusative Case 🙂 1. Ich bezahle die Rechnung. 2. Wir nehmen den größeren Fernseher. 3. Gestern war Chris im Kino. Hast du ihn auch gesehen? 4. Hast du eine Schwester? 5. Nein, ich habe keine Schwester. 6. Ich verstehe die Matheaufgabe nicht. 7. Hallo […]

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Thu, Jan 3rd 2013
Accusative Case with Examples and Test

Accusative Case with Examples and Test

Posted in: German Grammar

Accusative Case There are four cases in the German language. Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive. The cases are an important part of the German grammar as they are responsible for the endings of adjectives, indefinite articles and when to use which personal pronoun. To say it short: The German cases are the heart of the […]

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