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How can I tell which prepositions take the accusative and which take the dative?

Prepositions are little words that describe the location of something, or where it’s going, like for, to, in, on, over, under in English. In German, they change the case of the noun that follows them. In ord...
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Answered by Francesca M. German tutor
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Wenn du viel Geld hättest, was würdest du damit machen?

This question is testing the use of the conditional tense and shows both the use of the imperfect (hättest) and perfect forms of the conditional (würdest...machen). The response should be constructed in a si...
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Answered by Hannah V. German tutor
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How do you use the subjunctive mood?

In the German language there are two types of subjunctive: the Konjuntiv I and Konjunctiv II. The first form is used in reported speech, in order to report something that may or may not be true. The Konjunct...
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Answered by Rhea C. German tutor
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What is Translation, and how do I approach it?

What is Translation? Translation, or Uebersetzung , is quite simply the art of rewriting a source text (ie, an original piece of writing in one language) into a piece of text that can be read in the target l...
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Answered by Oliver B. German tutor
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Which cases do I use with prepositions?

1) These prepositions take the dative case: aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu, gegenüber 2) These prepositions take the accusative case: bis, durch, entlang, für, gegen, ohne, um, wider 3) These prep...
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Answered by Lucy W. German tutor
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