German for Beginners

First we will cover die Deklination im Akkusativ and then we'll explore the Dativ. We hope... more

This is one of the most important points in German, and the German language is (in)famous ... more

The word tense or tenses refers to the time that a verb describes. The present tense descr... more

The word tense or tenses refers to the time that a verb describes. The present tense descr... more

These Wechselpräpositionen are also known as the "two-way prepositions." You could also th... more

The Dativ prepositions are also very reliable. Difficult sometimes, but always reliable. R... more

The two most important things to know about prepositions are: 1. Prepositions tell us how ... more

This lesson serves two purposes: one is to help you learn more about the Personalpronomen ... more

The third and final case we'll explore is the Dativ. It's completely unlike the other two ... more

The second case we'll explore is the Akkusativ. It's very similar to the Nominativ, with o... more

As mentioned in lesson 13, there are four cases in German. The cases refer to the very spe... more

The simple past tense has several additional names: the Präteritum (preterite) or the Impe... more

To keep things manageable for this beginner's course, we're going to work with the Possess... more

You learned kein, keine, kein, keine back in lesson 7.3 as answers to Ja-/Nein-Fragen. You... more

Now that you can see the direct relationship between people, things, pronouns, and definit... more

In lesson 1 you learned that we can replace someone's name with a pronoun. You may specifi... more

In this lesson, we're going to build upon what you learned about the articles in Lesson 3 ... more

Now that you've got a handle on Positions 1 and 2, you can start working with questions th... more

In lesson 6, we used the verb in Position 1 to create the Imperativ. You also need to util... more

The command form or Imperativ in German is used differently and much more frequently than ... more

You've already learned about verbs with separable prefixes, and now we're going to explore... more

The modal verbs are in a league of their own because they conjugate in their own unique wa... more

One of the most noteworthy things about learning German is one particular aspect: the many... more

Just like some regions have unusual plants, some languages have rather unusual verbs. Germ... more

This first lesson is full of information, so we made sure to lay it out step-by-step. It m... more

Our goal here is to start at zero German and then end with the ability to continue as a re... more