German Sayings in English Part 3

German Sayings in English Part 3

German Sayings and the English Equivalent Below is a new table of German sayings translated into English. We have included the literal translation of the saying into English so you can truly understand what is being said. We hope you enjoy these, please add your own in the comments section below. You can also check […]

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Fri, Apr 27th 2012 |
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German Sayings in English Part 2

German Sayings in English Part 2

German Sayings and the English Equivalent Below is a table of German sayings translated into English. We have included the literal translation of the saying into English so you can truly understand what is being said. We hope you enjoy these, please add your own in the comments section below. You can also check out […]

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Thu, Mar 15th 2012 |
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German Emphasizers

German Emphasizers

German Emphasizers An emphasizer is a word which will emphasize or change the meaning of a sentence. Emphasizers are commonly used in the German language. Unfortunately it’s not always possible to translate emphasizers directly. That’s why we tried our best to explain to you the most common German emphasizers in this blog 🙂 The most […]

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Thu, Mar 1st 2012 |
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German Sayings in English

German Sayings in English

German Sayings and the English Equivalent Below is a table of German sayings translated into English. We have included the literal translation of the saying into English so you can truly understand what is being said. We hope you enjoy these, please add your own in the comments section below 🙂 Saying Literal Translation Meaning […]

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Thu, Feb 2nd 2012 |
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German Prepositions followed by the Dative Case

German Prepositions followed by the Dative Case

German Prepositions and the Dative Case German Prepositions can be followed by different cases. Knowing which of the German cases follows which preposition can help you construct the sentence in the right way. Here we will look at the prepositions that are then followed by the dative case. Common Prepositions followed by the Dative The […]

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Thu, Jan 19th 2012 |
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German Prepositions followed by the Accusative Case

German Prepositions followed by the Accusative Case

German Prepositions and the Accusative Case German Prepositions can be followed by different cases. Knowing which of the German cases follows which preposition can help you construct the sentence in the right way. Here we will look at the prepositions that are then followed by the accusative case. Common Prepositions followed by the Accusative The […]

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Wed, Jan 4th 2012 |
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German Adverbs of Place

German Adverbs of Place

German Adverbs of Place German adverbs of place are words like there, nowhere, here etc. They can be tricky to get to grips with. That’s why we’ve compiled this guide to help you understand and learn the correct way to use the German adverbs of place. Let’s have a closer look below. Learn and enjoy […]

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Wed, Nov 9th 2011 |
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German Adverbs

German Adverbs

German Adverbs An adverb is a word like “slowly” which is usually used in combination with a verb or an adjective. An adverb will give you further information about when, how or in what circumstances something happens. Most English adverbs end with “ly” (friendly, quickly, really). German adverbs, however, are adjectives which comment on verbs […]

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Wed, Aug 31st 2011 |
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How to use German Modal Verbs like a Native

How to use German Modal Verbs like a Native

German Modal Verbs are key to the German Language Modal verbs in German are part of the core language. It is important when learning German to get a good grasp of these verbs as they are used on a very regular basis. A modal verb modifies or emphasises the meaning of other verbs and is […]

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Wed, Jul 27th 2011 |
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The German articles der, die and das - with video

The German articles der, die and das – with video

Der | Die | Das We all know how difficult it is to guess the right gender if it comes to German nouns. The bad news is: There is no official rule for when to use der, die and das. The good news is: There are guidelines which will make it easier to choose between […]

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Wed, Jul 6th 2011 |
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German Indefinite Pronouns Part 2

German Indefinite Pronouns Part 2

What is an indefinite pronoun? An indefinite pronoun is a type of pronoun that is used to refer to unknown or unspecified objects, beings or places. In the first part we were looking at the words alle = all, beide = both, diese = this and einige = few. In this part we are looking […]

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Wed, Jun 29th 2011 |
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German Indefinite Pronouns

German Indefinite Pronouns

What is an indefinite pronoun? An indefinite pronoun is a type of pronoun that is used to refer to unknown or unspecified objects, beings or places. In this first part we are looking at the words alle = all, beide = both, diese = this and einige = few       Indefinite Pronoun Table […]

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Wed, Jun 8th 2011 |
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German Possessive Adjectives

German Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives In this blog we will explain possessive adjectives like my, your, her, his etc. These words are used in combination with a noun to show that something or someone belongs to someone. Depending on the case and if used in singular or plural the possessive adjective will change its ending.       […]

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Wed, Jun 1st 2011 |
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Inseparable and Separable Verbs with Video

Inseparable and Separable Verbs with Video

What is a Separable and Inseparable Verb in German? A separable verb in German is a verb with a German prefix. A prefix is an additional word such as an (on, to, by) or ein (on) which is added to the beginning of a verb to change its meaning. For example: anschauen, einkaufen, umziehen An […]

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Wed, May 11th 2011 |
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The Indefinite Article in a Negative Statement

The Indefinite Article in a Negative Statement

To make a negative statement in English you use the word “not”. In German however it is “kein” and “nicht”. When to use “kein” or “nicht” is explained in our blog Kein or nicht. The ending will change depending on gender and singular or plural form of the following word and depending on the case […]

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Wed, Apr 27th 2011 |
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Verbs followed by the Accusative Case

Verbs followed by the Accusative Case

Verbs and the Accusative case Everyone knows that the different cases are one of the most difficult parts of the language to get used to. For this reason it’s best to regularly review and practice sentences in each case. The more often you do this, the more confident you will become. In this blog we […]

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Thu, Apr 14th 2011 |
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The indefinite Article

The indefinite Article

What is an indefinite Article? An indefinite article in English is the word “a”. The word “a” can change into “an” if the following word starts with an vowel. In German, the word “a” is “ein”. The ending will change depending on gender and depending on the case of the sentence. The indefinite article and […]

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Wed, Mar 30th 2011 |
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German Conjunctions - 2 Part Conjunctions

German Conjunctions – 2 Part Conjunctions

What are 2 Part German Conjunctions? The German language has conjunctions which have two parts. But don’t worry, it’s not difficult to learn as English has two part conjunctions too 🙂 The most common German two part conjunctions are: sowohl…als auch weder…noch entweder…oder nicht nur…sondern auch The conjunction sowohl…als auch (both…and) Sowohl sein Bruder als […]

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Wed, Mar 2nd 2011 |
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German Conjunctions

German Conjunctions

What are Conjunctions in German A conjunction is a word which links two sentences. Very common English conjunctions are “and”, “but” and “because”. The most common German conjunctions are aber, als, da, damit, dass, denn, ob, obwohl, oder, sondern, um…zu, und, während, wenn, and weil. Below are some examples of how the most common German […]

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Wed, Feb 23rd 2011 |
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Verbs followed by the Dative Case

Verbs followed by the Dative Case

We thought it was time to make a list of the verbs which are followed by the dative case. So here it is: These German verbs are followed by the dative case. You can also read our other blog How the German Cases work – Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive 🙂 German verb English verb […]

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Wed, Feb 9th 2011 |
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