German Grammar Lessons

Nouns and their gender

Das Geschlecht der Substantive

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nouns declension

Gender rules for nouns

Geschlechtsregeln für Substantive

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nouns declension

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The plural form of nouns

Der Plural der Substantive

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nouns

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Cases and declension

Fälle und Deklination

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nouns declension

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Nouns in the accusative case

Substantive im Akkusativ

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declension

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Nouns in the dative case

Substantive im Dativ

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pronouns

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Nouns in the genitive case

Substantive_Genitiv

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declension

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Definite and indefinite articles

Bestimmte und unbestimmte Artikel

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conjunction

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Personal pronouns in German

Personalpronomen

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interrogative

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Using possessive pronouns

Possessivpronomen

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pronouns

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Distinguishing 'der Morgen', 'morgen', and 'morgens'

der morgen, morgen _ morgens

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word choice sentence

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Forming questions with question words

Fragen mit Fragewort

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interrogative

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Forming questions with 'was'

Fragen mit dem Fragewort was

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interrogative

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Forming questions with 'wie'

Fragen mit dem Fragewort wie

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interrogative

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Forming questions with 'wann'

Fragen mit Fragewort wann

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interrogative sentence

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Forming questions with 'warum'

Fragen mit dem Fragewort warum

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interrogative

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Forming questions with 'wo'

Fragen mit Fragewort wo

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interrogative

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Forming questions with 'wer'

Fragen mit dem Fragewort wer

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interrogative

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Forming yes/no questions

Fragen ohne Fragewort

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interrogative sentence

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Negating with 'kein'

Verneinung mit 'kein'

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verbs

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Making diminutives with '-lein' and '-chen'

Diminutiv ("-lein" _ "-chen")

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comparative

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Negating with 'nicht'

Verneinung mit nicht

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sentence conjunction

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Using 'sein' in the present tense

sein (Gegenwart)

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tense verbs

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Using 'haben' in the present tense

haben (Gegenwart)

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tense verbs

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Conjugating 'essen' in the present tense

essen

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tense verbs

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Understanding word order in German

Wortfolge

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sentence

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Using inverted word order in sentences

Umgekehrte Wortstellung

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sentence

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Using coordinating conjunctions

Koordinative Konjunktionen

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conjunction sentence

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Using 'und', 'aber', and 'oder' as conjunctions

Koordinative Konjunktionen: und, aber, oder

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conjunction sentence

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Using 'denn' as a coordinating conjunction

koordinative Konjunktion: denn

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conjunction sentence

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Expressing ability with 'können'

Modalverben können (can)

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tense verbs

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Expressing obligation with 'müssen'

Modalverben müssen (müssen, have to)

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verbs

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Talking about wanting with 'wollen'

Modalverben wollen (want to)

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verbs

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Expressing permission with 'dürfen'

Modalverben dürfen (may)

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tense verbs

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Expressing obligation with 'sollen'

Modalverben sollen (should)

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tense verbs

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Talking about liking with 'mögen'

mögen (to like to)

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verbs

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Expressing liking with 'verb + gerne'

mögen (Verb+gerne)

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tense

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Expressing preference with 'gerne' and 'lieber'

gerne _ lieber (wie _ lieber)

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adverbs comparative

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Choosing between 'du' and 'Sie'

du vs

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pronouns

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Using 'haben' in the past tense

haben (Vergangenheit)

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tense verbs

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Using 'sein' in the past tense

sein (Vergangenheit)

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tense verbs

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Using 'essen' in the past tense

essen (Vergangenheit)

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tense verbs

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Present tense forms of weak verbs

das Präsens (schwache Verben)

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tense

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Present tense forms of strong verbs

Präsens (starke Verben)

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tense verbs

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Using 'lassen' in the present tense

lassen (Präsens)

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tense verbs

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Past tense forms of weak verbs

das simple past (schwache Verben)

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tense verbs

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Forming the past participle of weak verbs

Partizip der Vergangenheit bei schwachen Verben

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tense verbs

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The present perfect tense in German

Das Perfekt

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interrogative

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Forming the present perfect with weak verbs

present perfect (schwache Verben)

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tense verbs

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Forming the past participle of strong verbs

Partizip der Vergangenheit starke Verben

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tense verbs

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Forming the past perfect tense

das Plusquamperfekt

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tense

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Forming the future tense with weak verbs

Zukunft 1 (schwache Verben)

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tense verbs

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Forming the future perfect with weak verbs

Futur Perfekt (Futur 2) - schwache Verben

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tense verbs

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Giving reasons with 'weil' and 'da'

weil _ da

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prepositions modal

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Forming the future perfect with strong verbs

future perfect (futur 2) - starke Verben

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tense verbs

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Using 'als' as a subordinative conjunction

unterordnende Konjunktion als

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sentence conjunction

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Using 'nachdem' as a subordinative conjunction

unterordnende Konjunktion nach

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word choice negation

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Simple past forms of 'gehen'

das simple past (gehen)

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tense verbs

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Simple past forms of 'sehen'

das simple past (sehen)

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tense verbs

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Using 'werden' and 'bekommen'

werden und bekommen

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verbs

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Forming conditionals with 'würde'

Konditional mit "würde"

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tense verbs

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Expressing the future with conditionals

Konditional

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tense

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Understanding separable verbs

trennbare Verben

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verbs

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Forming and using the passive voice

Passiv

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tense

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Giving commands with the imperative

Imperativ

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tense

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Adjectives and gender

Adjektive, Geschlecht

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adjectives

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Adjective endings for different cases

Adjektive, Kasus

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adjectives declension

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Making comparisons with 'wie'

Vergleich mit wie

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comparative conjunction

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Forming comparatives in German

Komparativ länger

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comparative

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Forming superlatives in German

Superlativ

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comparative

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Verbs that take the dative case

Dativ-Verben

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tense verbs

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Using reflexive verbs in German

reflexive Verben

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verbs

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Using the double infinitive construction

der doppelte Infinitiv

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tense

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Forming infinitive clauses

Infinitiv-Sätze

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tense sentence

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Building infinitive constructions with 'um... zu...'

die Infinitivkonstruktion um

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tense sentence

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Nominalising verbs in German

Nominalisierung von Verben

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nouns verbs

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Using 'nach' as a dative preposition

Dativ-Präposition "nach"

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prepositions declension

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Using 'zu' as a locative preposition

ortsbezogene Präpositionen zu

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prepositions

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Using 'bei' as a locative preposition

ortsgebundene Präpositionen bei

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prepositions

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Using 'in' as a locative preposition

ortsgebundene Präpositionen in

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prepositions

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Using 'auf' as a locative preposition

ortsbezogene Präpositionen auf

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prepositions

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Using the preposition 'an' for location

Lokale Präposition 'an'

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declension

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Using 'wessen' in questions

wessen

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tense verbs

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Using 'an' in non-locative contexts

An

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prepositions modal

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Using the 'auf' preposition in non-locative contexts

Auf

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prepositions modal

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Intensifying with 'sehr'

Intensivator sehr

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interrogative

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Using 'durch' as a locative preposition

ortsbezogene Präpositionen durch

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prepositions

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Using 'noch' and 'immer noch' as modal participles

modale Partizipien 1 noch _ immer noch

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adverbs modal

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Using 'um...herum' as a locative preposition

ortsbezogene Präpositionen um

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prepositions

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Using the adverbs 'hier', 'da', and 'dort'

Adverb: hier, da, dort

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adverbs

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Telling the time in German

die Zeit sagen

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sentence temporal

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Expressing time with 'am'

temporale Präpositionen am

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'im'

zeitliche Präpositionen im

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'um'

zeitliche Präpositionen um

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prepositions

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Using 'nach' as a temporal preposition

Zeitliche Präposition nach

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prepositions

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Using 'vor' as a temporal preposition

zeitliche Präposition vor

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prepositions

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Using 'bei' as a temporal preposition

Temporale Präposition bei

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prepositions

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Using 'über' as a temporal preposition

Zeitliche Präposition über

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'für'

zeitliche Präpositionen für

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'bis'

zeitliche Präpositionen bis

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prepositions

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Using 'falls' and 'wen'

Gebrauch von 'falls' und 'wen'

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sentence

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Using 'seit' as a temporal preposition

Zeitliche Präposition seit

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prepositions

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Using 'von... an' and 'ab' as temporal prepositions

zeitliche Präpositionen von

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'von...bis'

zeitliche Präpositionen von...bis

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'innerhalb'

Temporale Präposition innerhalb

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prepositions

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Expressing time with 'außerhalb'

Temporale Präposition außerhalb

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prepositions

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Using 'während' as a temporal preposition

Zeitliche Präposition während

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prepositions

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Word order in subordinate clauses

untergeordnete Wortstellung

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sentence

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Using 'damit' as a subordinate conjunction

untergeordnete Konjunktion damit

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conjunction sentence

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Using subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

konjunktiv 2 (konjunktiv ii)_nicht fertig

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tense

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Using subjunctive II with auxiliary verbs

konjunktiv ii (konjunktiv ii) Hilfsverben

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tense verbs

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Subjunctive II with modal verbs

Konjunktiv ii (konjunktiv ii) Modalverben

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tense verbs

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Subjunctive II for indirect speech

konjunktiv ii (konjunktiv ii) indirekte Rede

C2

tense

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Using subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I)

konjunktiv 1 (konjunktiv 1)_neu

C2

tense

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Subjunctive I forms of 'sein'

konjunktiv 1 (konjunktiv 1) sein

C2

tense verbs

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Subjunctive I with weak verbs

konjunktiv i (konjunktiv i) schwache Verben

C2

tense verbs

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Subjunctive I with strong verbs

konjunktiv i (konjunktiv i) starke Verben

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tense verbs

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Relative pronouns in the nominative case

Relativpronomen 1 (Nominativ)

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pronouns

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Relative pronouns in cases other than nominative

Relativpronomen 2 (andere Fälle als Nominativ)

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pronouns

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Forming questions with objects and prepositions

Fragen mit Fragewort - Objekt w prep

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prepositions

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Forming questions with 'wo'-compounds

Fragen mit dem Fragewort wo-Verbindungen

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interrogative

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Using 'da'-compounds in German

da-Verbindungen

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prepositions compounds

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Using 'wem' in questions

wem

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conjunction sentence

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Using 'wen' in questions

wen

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pronouns declension interrogative

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Using the indefinite pronoun 'nichts'

unbestimmtes Pronomen nichts

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pronouns

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Using the indefinite pronoun 'wenig'

unbestimmtes Pronomen wenig

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pronouns

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Using the indefinite pronoun 'etwas'

unbestimmtes Pronomen etwas

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pronouns

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Using the indefinite pronoun 'viel'

unbestimmtes Pronomen viel

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pronouns

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Using 'jemand' and 'niemand' as pronouns

Pronomen jemand niemand

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pronouns

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Forming hyphenated compound nouns

Zusammengesetzte Substantive mit Bindestrich

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nouns compounds

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Distinguishing 'hin' and 'her'

hin _ her

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adverbs

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Nominalising adjectives in German

Nominalisierung von Adjektiven

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adjectives

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Understanding n-declension in German nouns

n-Deklination

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declension

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Recognizing orthographic peculiarities

orthographische Besonderheiten (1)

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nouns

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Using 'es gibt' in German

'Es gibt' im Deutschen

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tense

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Expressing comparisons with 'wie' and 'als ob'

wie, als ob

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comparative sentence conjunction

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Using 'wegen' to express cause

wegen

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verbs

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Expressing consequence with 'daher' and 'so dass'

daher, also dass

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adverbs sentence declension

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