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Konjunktiv II (also known as the subjunctive II) is a verb form which can be used for conditional statements, to express uncertainty, contrary-to-fact statements and polite requests. To use Konjunktiv II in ...

The conditional tense is used in German to state what might happen if something else were to happen. It is called the conditional because it is dependant on a certain condition in order to come true.To form ...

The German dative is a grammatical case which can be applied to nouns or pronouns to indicate what we call in English an 'indirect object.' Whereas a noun in the accusative case is the direct object of a ver...

This can be a little confusing, as both verbs translate as 'to miss'. When wanting to say in German that you missed the bus, you might instinctively use 'vermissen ', as it sounds more similar to the English...

A common mistake amongst English natives when speaking German is the over-use of the imperfect tense (also called the preterite or the simple past tense). For example: "Ich aß einen Apfel", "I...