Simple, clear explanations for 10 grammar topics
Personalpronomen
German has personal pronouns for different persons and formality levels: SINGULAR: • ich (I) -...
Das Verb "sein"
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Das Verb "haben"
The verb "haben" (to have) is also irregular: PRESENT TENSE: • ich habe - I have • du hast ...
Regelmäßige Verben
Regular German verbs follow a pattern in the present tense. Take the stem (infinitive minus -en) and...
Artikel: der, die, das
German has three genders. Every noun has a grammatical gender: DEFINITE ARTICLES (the): • der ...
Nominativ
The nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence - the person or thing doing the action. ...
Akkusativ
The accusative case is used for the direct object - the person or thing receiving the action. ART...
Wortstellung
German has a V2 (verb-second) rule in main clauses: The conjugated verb is ALWAYS in the SECOND p...
Verneinung
German uses "nicht" (not) and "kein" (no/not a) for negation: NICHT - negates verbs, adjectives, ...
Fragewörter
German question words (W-words): • Wer? - Who? • Was? - What? • Wo? - Where? • Wann? -...