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Which prepositions take the accusative?

An acronym to help remember the prepositions which take the accusative case is FUDGEBOW. That is, 

fuer, um, durch, gegen, entlang, bis, ohne, wider.

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Answered by Sam R. German tutor
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What are cases?

Every word has a function in a sentence. Sometimes, we can take words away and the sentence still makes sense. However, at other times, some words are essential for the sentence to not sound 'odd.' Say...

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Answered by Marcus L. German tutor
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How do you form the conditional tense?

To form the conditional tense in German, you need two parts: the auxiliary verb werden in the conditional and the infinitive. For example "Wenn ich Geld hätte, würde ich einkaufen gehen".Note: d...

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Answered by Daina A. German tutor
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How do I overcome prenunciation problems?

When learning German, English learners can find it rather difficult to adapt to the accent and pronunciation of particular words and sounds. 

Typical mistakes

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Answered by Paige R. German tutor
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When do I need to use 'sein' as the auxiliary verb in the past perfect tense?

Generally, we conjugate the verb 'sein' for any verb that indicates i) movement ii) or a change in state.For example i) gehen = to go and suggests an act of movement therefore we would have to conjugate t...

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Answered by Monique S. German tutor
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