German Accusative and Dative Prepositions
Review the difference between German accusative and dative prepositions and two-way prepositions.
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German Review of all Tenses
When learning the tenses in German from the perspective of an English speaker, it is important to try to remember that there isn’t a direct equivalent for each tense. For example, …
German Idioms
I Only Understand Train Station German: Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof Meaning: I don’t understand anything. It’s all Greek to me. To Feel Like A Fish On The Dry German: sich …
Use the German Personal Pronoun ‘Es’
German the personal pronoun “es” is used for a variety of expressions. 1. “Es gibt” The expression “es gibt” (lit: it gives) is the German equivalent of the English “There …
German selber and selbst
1. Demonstrative / Intensive Pronouns Both “selber” and “selbst” can be used as demonstrative / intensive pronouns. When used as intensive pronouns, they are perfectly interchangeable. An intensive pronoun is …
German Relative Pronoun Types
A relative clause is a clause that allows us to add more information or detail about a noun or pronoun. We can insert a relative clause into a main clause …
German ‘Je-desto’ and ‘umso’ Clauses
“Je… desto/umso” is a type of two-part conjunction that is used to make comparisons and/or to make conditional or causal sentences. “desto” and “umso” are interchangeable. “Je” is always used first, and …
German Verbs with Prepositions
In English and in German there are a number of verbs that use prepositions to convey a very specific meaning. In English, we refer to such verbs as “phrasal verbs”. For …
German Demonstrative Pronouns
The term “demonstrative pronoun” describes a word that is used to refer back to another noun or pronoun of a previous sentence or conversation, or to put emphasis on a …
Two-Part Conjunctions
1. What is a conjunction? A conjunction is a word that is used to connect words, sentences or clauses together. In English and in German, there are coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. …