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A "Nebensatz" is a part of a sentence which cannot sussist by itself, which lacks of any meaning if not related to the "Hauptsatz" it is refering to. There are many different kinds of &qu...

German has the same way of forming the future tense as English - using will . In German, the verb used is werden , which can also mean to become . To form the future tense, you have to first conjugate werden...

German spelling can be tricky to get to grips with when you first start learning, but there's a simple trick to remembering whether the word you're writing is 'ei' (e.g. 'bleiben') or 'ie' (e.g. 'spielen'). ...

The rule for this is simple, although can be somewhat confusing when you first start learning German! The rule is: if there's movement from one place to another, use 'sein'. If there's not, use 'haben' . Exa...

What is a reflexive verb and why are they used? A reflexive verb is a verb which shows that the subject is doing an action to/for himself/herself. In English these would be recognised by the use of ‘oneself’...