Is It Der, Die, or Das? Here's How to Actually Know
German nouns come in three genders β masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das) β and every noun needs the right one. The good news: gender in German isn't random. Once you know the patterns, you can guess correctly most of the time, even ...
Akkusativ is the case that trips up beginners the most β but it's really just the German version of the direct object you already know from English. In this lesson, we explain what accusative actually means, when you need to use it, and walk through the accusative articles with examples of the Akk...
German has four cases, and Nominativ is the one you'll already be using without realizing it β it's simply the subject of the sentence. In this lesson, we explain what a German case actually is, what Nominativ specifically means, and give you the full set of definite and indefinite articles in the...
German plurals have a reputation for being unpredictable β but a small set of patterns actually gets you most of the way there. In this lesson, we go through practical tips and patterns for forming German plurals that, together, correctly predict the plural of most German nouns without needing to ...
You can't have a real conversation in German without asking questions β and it all starts with a small set of question words. In this lesson, we go through the most important and commonly used German question words with three example sentences for each, so you can start forming your own questions ...
German makes a distinction English lost long ago: a separate pronoun and verb form for talking to people formally versus informally. In this lesson, we look at why German has a formal and an informal "you", which pronoun and conjugation to use in each case, and a few real situations that show how ...
Sein (to be) and haben (to have) are arguably the two most important verbs in the entire German language β and neither one follows the regular pattern. In this lesson, we conjugate sein and haben fully in the present tense with all pronouns, then look at three more irregular verbs β sehen, lesen, ...
Every German sentence needs two things to work: the right pronoun, and a verb ending that matches it. In this lesson, we go through the German personal pronouns first, then show step by step how to conjugate a regular verb in the present tense (PrΓ€sens), with full example sentences you can reuse r...
