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How do you talk about the future in German?

Often, German speakers will use the simple present, alongside an adverbial of time. For instance: Morgen gehen wir schwimmen. (Tomorrow, we're going swimming). Or: Heute Abend gehen wir ins Kino. (This eveni...
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Answered by Ben F. • German tutor
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How do I know which gender a noun will be?

There are some suffixes which give hints to the gender. For feminine nouns, these include: -heit (e.g. die Freiheit), -ung (e.g. die Sammlung, with some exceptions, such as Ursprung which is masculine), -sch...
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Answered by Abbas A. • German tutor
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How do cases work in German?

There are 4 cases in German: the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. The nominative is used for the subject of the sentence (the thing/person doing the action). The accusative is used for direct obj...
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Answered by Marte V. • German tutor
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How would one change 'ich habe' to be in the past tense?

Ich habe = I have We need to arrive at 'Ich habe gehabt' through Auxiliary + Past Participle The two most common and irregular verbs which need to be memorised are 'haben' and 'sein' HABEN: Ich habe - Du has...
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Answered by Anna A. • German tutor
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When do I use the Konjuntiv I?

The Konjunktiv I is primarily used for indirect speech. This is when the narrator/speaker communicates what someone has said eg "He said that he was going swimming" "Er sagte, dass er schwimme...
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Answered by Roisin M. • German tutor
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