The German verb feiern - to celebrate

The German verb feiern – to celebrate

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

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Thu, Dec 13th 2012 |
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German Vocabulary - All about Calendar

German Vocabulary – All about Calendar

Kalender – Calendar In this post we look at German vocabulary based around the calendar. Most words to do with the calendar are male so it’s easy to remember the correct article. However there are a few exceptions which we you can see in the Special Words table at the bottom. Calendar der Frühling spring […]

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Thu, Dec 6th 2012 |
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The German verb waschen - to wash

The German verb waschen – to wash

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

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Thu, Nov 29th 2012 |
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Zimtsterne - Cinnamon Stars

Zimtsterne – Cinnamon Stars

Zutaten – 3 Eiweiß – 250g Puderzucker – 1 Päckchen Vanillinzucker – 1 Teelöffel Zimt – 125g gemahlene Mandeln – 200g gemahlene Haselnüsse   Zubereitung 1. Eiweiß zu steifen Schnee schlagen, Puderzucker sieben, nach und nach unterrühren. Von der Masse etwa 5 Esslöffel abnehmen und beiseite stellen. Unter das übrige Eiweiß Vanillinzucker, Zimt, Mandeln und […]

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Wed, Nov 28th 2012 |
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Solution of the German Future Tense Test

Solution of the German Future Tense Test

Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German Future Tense 🙂 1. Um wie viel Uhr wird der Zug abfahren? (abfahren) 2. Das wird eine tolle Party werden. (werden) 3. Wir werden morgen zum Schwimmen gehen. (gehen) 4. Sie (formal) werden in dem Meeting neben Herrn Schneider sitzen. (sitzen) 5. Wenn du […]

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Mon, Nov 26th 2012 |
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Future Tense with example sentences and test

Future Tense with example sentences and test

Future Tense with Example Sentences and Test The German future tense is very similar to the future tense in English. The future tense is made up in two parts: The form of werden and the infinitive of the verb.         Forming a German Sentence in the Future Tense Pronoun werden Infinitive ich […]

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Thu, Nov 22nd 2012 |
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The German verb treffen - to meet

The German verb treffen – to meet

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

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Thu, Nov 15th 2012 |
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Solution of the German Nominative Case Test

Solution of the German Nominative Case Test

Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German Nominative Case 🙂 1. Nadja ist eine erfolgreiche Frau. 2. Das ist eine gute Geschichte. 3. Wieso ist das Radio kaputt? 4. Der Kamin ist nicht echt. 5. Warum ist die Jacke so teuer? 6. Das Meeting wurde verschoben. 7. Er ist ein armer […]

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Mon, Nov 12th 2012 |
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Nominative Case with examples and test

Nominative Case with examples and test

Nominative 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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Thu, Nov 8th 2012 |
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The German verb tragen - to wear, to carry

The German verb tragen – to wear, to carry

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

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Thu, Nov 1st 2012 |
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The German verb studieren - to study

The German verb studieren – to study

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

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Thu, Oct 18th 2012 |
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German Reflexive Verbs in the Dative Case

German Reflexive Verbs in the Dative Case

Reflexive Verbs in the Dative Case What is a reflexive verb? A German reflexive verb describes an action of someone (subject) where the action reflects back to the subject. German reflexive verbs are used in connection with a reflexive pronoun such as myself or yourself in English. Reflexive verbs are very common in the German […]

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Thu, Oct 11th 2012 |
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The German verb sparen - to save

The German verb sparen – to save

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

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Thu, Oct 4th 2012 |
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German Vocabulary - All about Shopping Part 2

German Vocabulary – All about Shopping Part 2

Einkaufen – Shopping In this post we are looking at German vocabulary around the subject shopping. The table divides the words into masculine, female and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders 🙂 You may want to read Part 1 too 🙂 Masculine words der Bioladen organic food shop der Buchhändler bookseller […]

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Thu, Sep 27th 2012 |
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The German verb sitzen - to sit

The German verb sitzen – to sit

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

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Thu, Sep 20th 2012 |
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Solutions to our Animal Video from 13/09/12

Solutions to our Animal Video from 13/09/12

Animals around the World – Tiere rund um die Welt 1. How tall can the biggest kangaroos grow to? Solution: They can get to 1,80m 2. How far can kangaroos jump? Solution: They jump 9m in average 3. How many Pandas are there in the world? Solution: They are about 1600 pandas in the world […]

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Wed, Sep 19th 2012 |
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Video with Questions 13/09/12 - Animals around the World

Video with Questions 13/09/12 – Animals around the World

Animals around the World – Tiere rund um die Welt Welcome to another installation of our German video lessons. This is pretty simple, just watch the video and see if you can answer the questions below. Good luck!   1. How tall can the biggest kangaroos get to? 2. How far do kangaroos jump? 3. […]

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Thu, Sep 13th 2012 |
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Solution of the German Perfect Tense Test

Solution of the German Perfect Tense Test

Perfect Tense with Example Sentences and Test Here is the solution of our previous blog about the German Perfect Tense 🙂   1. Bist du mit dem Auto zur Party gefahren? (fahren) 2. Habt ihr Herrn Meier gesehen? (sehen) 3. Nina hat gestern ihre Briefmarkensammlung verkauft. (verkaufen) 4. Wir habn euch das schon sehr oft […]

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Wed, Sep 12th 2012 |
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The German verb singen - to sing

The German verb singen – to sing

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

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Thu, Sep 6th 2012 |
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German Perfect Tense with Examples and Test

German Perfect Tense with Examples and Test

Perfect Tense with Example Sentences and Test The perfect tense is a form of German past tense that is made up of two parts: 1. The present form of either haben or sein. The majority of past tense German sentences are constructed using the verb haben, however when talking about something movement related, you would […]

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Thu, Aug 30th 2012 |
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