In the genitive, the endings for articles and some nouns change. There are a very small number of exceptions to this rule, including der Herr, der Bauer, der Nachbar, der Mensch and der Junge, which ...

If you want to explain why you’re doing something in German, you’ll often need a phrase that means “in order to”. German has ...

“The book” is the direct object in the sentence, which means it takes the accusative, which – confusingly – is also das Buch in German. READ ALSO: German grammar tips - The curious case of the ...

If you’ve ever tried to ask a question in German and felt like you came across a bit too blunt, you’re not alone. German sentence structure can make even well ...

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Use the present tense to describe what is happening right now, what you do regularly or what you do in an ongoing situation. Future tense Conveying the future in German can be done in several ways - ...

These interactive tips are integrated into German Steps and explain the basic workings of the language. They are not a complete guide to German grammar, but provide a grounding in most of the main ...

Most research on the grammar of bilinguals known as ‘heritage speakers’ is framed in terms of what speakers cannot (or can no longer) do, compared to monolingual speakers of their heritage languages, ...