The German expression, “Frohes neues Jahr” literally translates to “Happy New Year.” It is widely used in German-speaking countries, particularly in the northern and western states of Germany. Indeed, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are big holidays in Germany, with events ranging from fireworks to “Rummelpottlauf,” where […]
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Contents(For learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language) Nouns and gender Plural of nouns Articles and other determiners Cases Pronouns Reflexive verbs Modal verbs Verbs with separable and inseparable prefixes Verbs and prepositions The present tense The present perfect tense The simple past tense […]
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Contents (Perfect for Beginning and Intermediate Learners) Determining Gender Forming Plurals Pronouns Nominative Case Accusative Case Dative Case Genitive Case Accusative-Dative Prepositions Der Words and Ein Words Adjectives Contractions Questions and Interrogatives Present Tense Past Tense Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses Future Tenses Imperatives Reflexive Pronouns Prefixes Numbers, Time, Days of the […]
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Believe it or not, two German accusative/dative prepositions make yet another distinction that English does not! The common prepositions an and auf can both mean “on” or “at” but they differ in how they are applied to surfaces.If an object is on or near a vertical surface (a wall, a […]
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Two-Way Prepositions: Horizontal / Vertical
As in English, the past participle of a German verb may be used as an adjective or adverb. In English, stolen is the past participle of the verb to steal. The word stolen can be used as an adjective, as in: “That’s a stolen car.” Similarly, in German the past […]
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Using German Participles as Adjectives and Adverbs
A common way of expanding a simple sentence is with modifiers–words that add to the meanings of other words. The simplest modifiers are adjectives and adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns, while adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. For instance, in the sentence below, the adjective sad modifies the noun smile […]
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Practice in Adding Adjectives and Adverbs to the Basic Sentence Unit
Adjectives and adverbs are parts of speech and are used to provide additional information about other words. Adjectives and adverbs are also known as content words because they provide important information in sentences. Sometimes students are not sure when to use an adverb or an adjective. This short guide provides […]
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Adjectives and Adverbs: A Guide to Usage
Similar to English, German adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. They are used to indicate a place, time, cause, and manner, and they can be found in various parts of a sentence. Where to Find German Adverbs Here is where you might find an adverb in […]
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