Category: German

The simple past tense endings are: -te (ich, er/sie/es), -test (du), -tet (ihr), and -ten (Sie, wir, sie [pl.]). Unlike English, the past tense ending is not always the…

The imperative mood in German has several forms, and can be “softened” by adding flavoring particles (‘doch’ and ‘mal’) and the word ‘bitte’ (please). ‘Doch’…

The dative case in German is one of the four German Cases and home of the indirect object, but it can also be used for indicating location.

As with the other irregular verbs, the participles for mixed verbs need to be memorized. As their name implies, these mixed verbs mix elements of…

German present perfect irregular verbs are formed by using strong (irregular) verbs. This past tense form is often referred to as the “conversational past” since…

The present perfect tense is formed by using one of three types of past participles: weak (regular), strong (irregular), and mixed. This past tense form…

German Modal verbs modify the content of the main verb of the sentence (i.e. the way or how something is done). The conjugated modal verb…

In German, the meaning of cardinal numbers is digits such as 3 or 11 or 630 or any other number used in counting to indicate…

Learn how to use the separable prefix verbs in German (also known as “trennbare Verben”). We explain when to separate the prefix from a German…

In order to ask basic questions in German, you’ll need to memorize some new vocabulary. Here are thirteen German question words you can use in everyday…