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All About Infinitive With and Without „Zu“ in German/ Infinitiv Mit und Ohne Zu in der deutchen Sprache

By Nikolina January 22, 2025

In this lesson, we will learn what the infinitive is and how to use it. We will explore when to use the infinitive with "zu" and when to use the…

Temporal Subordinate Clauses – Table Overview / Temporale Nebensätze – Tabellarische Übersicht

By Nikolina January 14, 2025

TEMPORALE CLAUSESSimultaneityNon-simultaneityals (when, by the time) bevor (bevore, prior to)when (when) nachdem (after)während (while, whereas) sobald (as soon as)seit/seitdem (since/since then) bis (until) als (when,by the time)Ich habe gerade gesuscht, als…

All About Temporal Sentences in German/ Temporalsätze

By Nikolina January 13, 2025

In this lesson, you will learn all about temporal sentences in German. We will cover what temporal sentences are, how they are constructed, when and how they are used, and…

Everything You Need to Know about Indirect Questions in German / Indirekte Fragen

By Nikolina October 14, 2024

In this lesson, you will learn all about indirect questions in German, what indirect questions actually are, what types of indirect questions there are, when and why they are used.…

German Um/Anstatt/ Ohne + Zu – Infinitive Constructions

By Nikolina October 11, 2024

An infinitive clause with zu can be introduced by four prepositions: um, (an)statt, ohne, and außer. These clauses have special meanings and are the equivalent of adverbial clauses. In this…

Wenn and Falls Sentences – Simple and Easy/ Nebensätze mit Wenn und Falls

By Nikolina October 11, 2024

In this lesson you will learn all about conditional sentences, wenn and falls conjunctions. What do they mean and how are they used, how do they function, which relationships prevail…

Dass – Clauses – Simple and clear /dass- Satz

By Nikolina October 11, 2024

CONTENTS Dass/thatThe omission of dassDass + another conjunctionsInfinitive clauses with zu Dass /that Dass is the most common conjunction used in noun clauses. It closely corresponds to the English word…

Everything You Need to Know About Um … Zu and Damit / Finalsatz

By Nikolina October 11, 2024

In this lesson, you will learn about um...zu and damit sentences. You will understand how to use sentences with um...zu and damit, as well as the meanings of these two…

Everythig You Need to Know about Indem Ohne dass and Anstatt dass /Der Modalsatz

By Nikolina October 10, 2024

In this lesson you will learn all about modal sentences and conjunctions of manner and degree – indem, ohne dass and anstatt dass simply and easily. CONTENTS What are modal…

Obwohl and Trotzdem in German– Everything You Need to Know /Obwohl und Trotzdem – Klar und Einfach

By Nikolina October 9, 2024

In this lesson, you will learn about concessive clauses and concessive conjunctions "obwohl" and "trotzdem" in German. You will understand their meanings and usage and learn about the conjunctions "zwar…