Stellen, legen, stehen and liegen cause a lot of confusion and are often used the wrong way. This practice lesson by Johannes from YourGermanTeacher gives you 19 sentences to practise the four verbs and the prepositions that come with them. Learning by doing.
The Four Verbs
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German has a little more than 100 reflexive verbs, and 20 of them belong to the A2 level. In this lesson, YourGermanTeacher goes through all 20 in alphabetical order, with prepositions, example sentences and a bonus tip about idioms.
The A1 level has 16 reflexive verbs. In the video, reflexive pro...
Dass is one of the most important and most often used conjunctions in German. In this lesson, Johannes from YourGermanTeacher shows you how to build a correct sentence with dass, when to use it, and how to tell it apart from das.
The Sentence Structure
A sentence with dass has two parts: a main cl...
Do you know how to say the date in German with the right ending: -te, -ten or -ter? In this lesson, YourGermanTeacher shows you how German ordinal numbers (Ordinalzahlen) work in dates, why the endings change with the case, and how to practise them with real questions and answers.
Nominative: Plus...
Reflexive verbs with prepositions are everywhere in everyday German. In this lesson, Luzi from YourGermanTeacher gives you all the A1 reflexive verbs, in alphabetical order, with their prepositions and example sentences. The video says there are fewer than 20.
The A1 Reflexive Verbs
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Weil is the most common German word for giving a reason, but it changes the word order. In this lesson from YourGermanTeacher, you learn the two ways to build a sentence with weil, the rules for subordinate clauses, and the difference between weil, denn and da.
Two Ways to Use weil
Weil means beca...
Mir or mich? This small choice makes many learners hesitate with reflexive verbs. In this lesson from YourGermanTeacher, Luzi shows when the reflexive pronoun is accusative and when it is dative, with clear rules and examples.
The Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns exist in the accusative and t...
What do you do for a living? It is one of the first questions people ask in German. In this lesson, Johannes from YourGermanTeacher shows you job titles, the questions you will hear and how to answer with arbeiten als, bei and in. You also learn the false friends that trip up many beginners.
Job T...
Most German verbs take only one object, but a small group takes two: a person in the dative and a thing in the accusative. In this lesson, Luzi from YourGermanTeacher explains the grammar behind these verbs, the ten most common ones, the word order rules and a bonus group with two accusative objec...
Feeling ill in a foreign country is stressful, but the right German phrases make a doctor's visit simple. In this lesson, Johannes from YourGermanTeacher follows a typical visit at a German family doctor's office, from the phone call to the pharmacy, with bonus tips on insurance and emergencies.
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