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I don't understand why you should say 'man geht ins Kino' instead of 'man geht in dem Kino'.

When using articles in German one has to think about whether the sentence needs to be accusative or dative. In the example above the first version is in the accusative and the second is in the dative. It is ...
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Answered by Sophie D. German tutor
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Was machst du gerne in deiner Freizeit?

In meiner Freizeit spiele ich gerne Fußball. Am Wochenende spielt mein Verein oft gegen andere Vereine in Punktspielen. Manchmal schaue ich, nachdem ich meine Hausaufgaben gemacht habe, Fernsehen. Wenn meine...
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Beschreiben Sie deine Familie

This question is asked a lot at GCSE level, and it can be approached in many different ways. You must think about the family vocabulary that you are familiar with. Think of words for family members, what the...
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Answered by Annabel A. German tutor
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How do I differentiate between haben and sein verbs when using perfect past?

When using perfect past, you should form your sentence with both an auxiliary verb (haben/sein) and the past participle of your chosen doing word. e.g. Person + auxilliary verb + details + past participle. E...
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Answered by Philippa L. German tutor
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Why is it incorrect to say 'in das Haus' for 'in the house'?

In German, most prepositions are followed by a noun in a specific case. For the group of prepositions mit, nach, von, zu, aus, bei, seit, gegenüber, außer, the noun that follows takes the dative case. For ex...
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Answered by Laura H. German tutor
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