All about family Here are some essential German words around the topic family. The table divides the words into masculine, female and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders 🙂 Masculine words der Bruder brother der Cousin cousin der Ehemann husband der Enkel grandson der Freund friend der Großvater grandfather der […]
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40 important German Verbs We thought it was time to make a list of the most important German verbs. So here it is: The 40 most important German verbs. You can also read our other blogs How German Verbs work in the Present Tense Part 1 and Part 2 🙂 arbeiten to work beginnen to […]
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The verb gehen – to go strong verb, formed with sein Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb gehen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of gehen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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Munich is the capital of the county Bavaria and is, with 1.36 million inhabitants, the third biggest city in Germany. Munich is well known for its cosiness, its designer boutiques and of course for the Oktoberfest. In this blog, we want to give you some useful information about Munich 😀 Sights: The main tourist attractions […]
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What is a relative pronoun? A relative pronoun is used to make it clear who or what you are talking about. The English relative pronouns are who, which, whom and that. For example: That’s the woman who bumped into my car last week. This is the house which needs cleaning. The ring that you bought […]
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The verb haben – to to have strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb haben is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of haben through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense […]
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Asian Countries In German In this post we are looking at all the Asian countries and what the German translation is. The list below includes all countries found in the Asian territory and considered part of Asia. Some of these you will very rarely use but many are used often in general conversation so are […]
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What is a Command in German – Imperative? An Imperative is used when giving commands, orders or instructions like “Shut up!” or “Help me!” In these cases the verb will be formed in a special way. The three different forms of the German imperative: There are three ways of giving commands in German by using […]
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The verb sein – to be strong verb, formed with sein Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb sein is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of sein through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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Asking the Time in German If you ask for the time in German you can either ask: „Wie viel Uhr ist es?“ Which literally means ‘how many hours is it?’ OR „Wie spät ist es?“ – Literally ‘how late is it?’ Now of course this could be you asking the question, or someone else […]
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Berlin is the capital of Germany and is with 3.4 million inhabitants the largest city in Germany and the second largest city in the European Union. In this blog, we want to give you some useful information about Berlin 😀 Sights: Berlin consists of 12 districts, however most attractions are concentrated in just […]
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The Cases with Comparatives in German In our last blog we discussed Comparatives in German. We talked about the connection with the words “als” and “wie” when we compare two things with each other. In this blog we want to show you how to build the comparative in connection with the four cases without using […]
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In this blog we want to look at expressing yourself with comparatives in German. In English, comparatives are written with –er on the end, e.g. easier, stronger, taller, or with use of the word more e.g. more beautiful. Similarly in German, you add an –er to the end of most adjectives. Adjectives that end in […]
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The Best Most Super Superlatives in German In this post we want to look at expressing yourself with superlatives in German. In English, superlatives are written with est on the end, e.g. easiest, strongest, tallest etc. In German, you add ste or este to the simple form of the adjective. Adjectives that end in -t, […]
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In this post we are looking at all the South American countries and what the German translation is. The list below includes all countries found in South America. Some of these you will very rarely use but many are used often in general conversation so are important to learn. Most of the South American countries […]
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Animals Here is some essential German vocabulary from the world of animals. The tables below are divided into masculine words, female words and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders 🙂 Masculine words der Affe monkey der Bär bear der Elefant elephant der Esel donkey der Fisch fish der Frosch frog der […]
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German Pluperfect Tense Previously we introduced you to some German past tense forms like the perfect tense and the imperfect tense. In this article we will be looking at the pluperfect tense. The pluperfect tense sounds complicated but is actually pretty straight forward. Learn and enjoy the German language with Jabbalab! When to use the […]
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European Countries In German In this post we are looking at all the European countries and what the German translation is. The list below includes all countries found in the European territory and considered part of Europe. Some of these you will very rarely use but many are used often in general conversation so are […]
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House Here are some essential German words that can be found around the house. The table divides the words into masculine, female and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders 🙂 Masculine words der Balkon balcony der Bungalow bungalow der Dachboden loft der Flur hall der Garten garden der Haushalt household […]
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German Conditional Tense Okay, first let’s deal with what the German conditional tense means. It’s one of the more specialised tenses as it deals with a specific situation. This situation is something that would happen or would be true under certain conditions. For example: I would buy you a ring if I had the money. […]
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