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Translate the sentence: 'Last week my brother got engaged, so I congratulated him.' and explain the various grammatical structures and processes you encountered while translating.

The correct translation should be: 'Letzte Woche hat sich mein Bruder verlobt, also habe ich ihm gratuliert.'The time phrase 'Letzte Woche' can remain at the beginning of the sentence as it is in English, wi...
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Answered by Kate A. • German tutor
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Which adjective ending should I use for a masculine noun?

The adjective ending depends on the case and the article in which you are speaking. If it's the definite article you use -e for nominative, and -en for accusative, genitive, and dative. If it's the indefinit...
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Answered by Francis W. • German tutor
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How do I use 'weil' (because) as a conjunction.

'Weil' is a subordinating conjunction. This means that it can be used to connect a main clause with a subordinating clause. For example, Ich liebe Schokolade, weil es lecker ist. (I love chocolate because it...
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Answered by Daisy H. • German tutor
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When do you use the different cases?

German is split into four different cases: the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. Each case indicates something about the sentence, which can be established by asking certain questions. Nominative:...
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Answered by Ellie P. • German tutor
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What is the difference between 'wenn' and 'wann'?

'Wann' is a question word and can only be used to start questions beginning with ' when ' or in indirect questions . For example, in the question ' Wann hast du Geburtstag?' (When is your birthday?) or the i...
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Answered by Anna W. • German tutor
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