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I’m feeling overwhelmed by vocab learning. What’s the best way to go about it?

The best way to learn vocab is little and often. Having a notebook to write down any new words you come across helps you to have everything in one place. Every time you fill a page you could test yourself by...
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Answered by Rhiannon H. • German tutor
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How do I form the future tense in German?

The future tense is made up of the subject, the matching form of the verb werden and an infinitive. Ich werdeDu wirstEr/sie/es wirdWir werdenIhr werdetSie/sie werden + Infinitive at the end of the clause Eg....
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Answered by Rhiannon H. • German tutor
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How do you use the conditional tense in German?

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 ...
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Answered by Ellie M. • German tutor
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What is the conditional tense and how do I use it?

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 ...
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Answered by Ella H. • German tutor
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Please could you explain the what the dative in German is?

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...
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Answered by Izzy H. • German tutor
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