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Which prepositions takes the dative?

aus - From bei - At mit - With nach - To (a place) - after/past (time) seit - Since von - From zu - To gegenüber - Opposite außer - Except for
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Answered by Georgia D. • German tutor
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Can you explain the use of 'der', 'die', 'das' and 'ein', 'eine'?

In German, articles are a bit more complicated than in English. Instead of only using 'the', you have 'der', 'die' and 'das' which are all definite articles. 'Der' is masculin, 'die' is feminine and 'das' is...
NZ
Answered by Naomi Z. • German tutor
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How do I know if a noun is 'der', 'die' or 'das'?

Think of the noun and its gender as a married couple ! You need to learn the gender of a noun at the same time as learning the noun itself. There are also some tricks to knowing whether a noun is 'der', 'die...
FL
Answered by Flora L. • German tutor
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How do I form the perfect tense in German?

The perfect tense refers to an action that happened in the past. Eg) I played football. She drank water. We went shopping. In german it is formed using an auxilary verb (haben or sein) and the past participl...
HC
Answered by Hannah C. • German tutor
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What is the difference between der, die and das?

In German, there are three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter, and each noun falls into one of these categories. Der, die and das all mean the same thing: THE. But masculine nouns take the 'der' form; f...
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Answered by Issy W. • German tutor
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