German has two completely normal ways to talk about the future, and beginners often only learn one of them. In this lesson we cover both: using the present tense with a time expression (the way Germans usually speak), and Futur I — the "werden + infinitive" construction that textbooks focus on. By...
The best way to learn adjective endings is to take a real text apart and explain every single ending. In this lesson Luzi analyzes a short text called “Antonios Reise in die Schweiz” and shows, adjective by adjective, which case it is in, which article comes before it and why the ending is what it...
In the Goethe A2 writing exam only one piece of paper counts: the answer sheet, the Antwortbogen. If you write your texts somewhere else and do not copy them over, you get zero points. Johannes shows you the structure of the SCHREIBEN part, writes a model message and a model email with you, and en...
"Als" and "wenn" both translate to "when" (and sometimes "if"), but German makes a strict distinction between them that English simply doesn't have — and the past tense is where most learners slip up. Here's exactly when to use each one, at every tense.
The Core Difference: One-Time vs. Repeated
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A reflexive verb always comes with a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject. It is a complicated topic, so Johannes keeps it as simple as possible and teaches you only what you need for A2: the pronouns, their position in the sentence and eight important verbs with example sentences.
Wh...
English only has one word for "who" (and a slightly old-fashioned "whom"), but German has three: wer, wen, and wem. The good news is they're not random — each one simply asks about a different grammatical case. Once you know the case system, these three little words stop being confusing and become...
Zu and bei are two of the most frequent prepositions in everyday German, and both can be translated as "to" or "at" in English — which is exactly why they get mixed up. In this lesson we break down when each one is used, work through plenty of example sentences, and finish with the classic beginne...
Gestern war Samstag, morgen habe ich frei und bald ist Weihnachten. This one sentence already contains three German time adverbs. In this lesson you learn the most important Temporaladverbien from A1 to C1, sorted into groups, with example sentences and a simple rule for where they go in the sente...
Six German prepositions always, under any circumstances, take the accusative case: fĂĽr, gegen, ohne, durch, um and bis. Johannes gives you two example sentences for each one, built around little scenes such as Jonas at the doctor, so you can see both the meaning and the case change. Learn these si...
The simple past (Präteritum) of modal verbs is one of the most useful things you can learn at A2 level, because Germans use Präteritum for modal verbs even in spoken conversation — unlike most other verbs, which usually take Perfekt in speech. In this lesson you'll learn how to build the Präteritu...
