The verb liegen – to lie strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb liegen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of liegen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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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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Population: Germany has nearly 82 million inhabitants and is the most populated country in the European Union. It has 16 counties. Every county has their own parties with a party leader. Germany has 9 neighbouring countries. These are Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. Weather: Germany can get chilly […]
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The verb arbeiten – to work weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb arbeiten is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of arbeiten through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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In this post we are looking at German vocabulary around the subject of careers. Below are common career titles that are listed in both masculine (der) format for men and feminine (die) format for women. Masculine/Feminine words der Apotheker / die Apothekerin chemist der Architekt / die Architektin architect der Arzt / die Ärztin doctor […]
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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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The verb schlafen – to sleep strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb schlafen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of schlafen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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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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Germany’s fourth-largest city with nearly a million inhabitants is located on both sides of the Rhine River. Cologne is a very interesting city with diverse architecture, plenty of museums and is home to numerous TV and radio stations. That’s why it is well known as Germany’s media capital. Cologne is also considered as the gay […]
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The verb müssen – to have to modal verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb müssen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of müssen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense […]
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Oceania Countries In German In this post we are looking at Oceania countries and the German translations. The list below includes all countries found in Oceania. Some of these countries will by their nature be rarely used in normal conversations, however many will be commonly used. Most of the Oceania countries in German are neuter, […]
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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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The verb sehen – to see strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb sehen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of sehen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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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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The verb essen – to eat strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb essen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of essen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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In this blog we are looking at German vocabulary related to clothes. Below are 3 tables which split the vocabulary into masculine ‘der’ words, feminine ‘die’ words and neuter ‘das’ words. Masculine words der Anorak anorak der Anzug suit der Ärmel sleeve der Badeanzug swimming costume der Bikini bikini der BH (Büstenhalter) bra der Gürtel […]
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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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The verb tun – to do strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb tun is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of tun through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]
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Hamburg is Germany’s second largest city with more than 1.7 million inhabitants. Hamburg has Germany’s biggest port and is as watery as Venice and Amsterdam. Hamburg has two lakes (Binnenalster and Aussenalster) and is traversed by the three rivers Elbe, Alster and Bille. Sights: Rathaus: This baroque town hall with its 647 rooms was built […]
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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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