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What is the difference between 'verpassen' and 'vermissen'?

This can be a little confusing, as both verbs translate as 'to miss'. When wanting to say in German that you missed the bus, you might instinctively use 'vermissen ', as it sounds more similar to the English...
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Answered by Tatyana B. • German tutor
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When do I use the perfect and imperfect tenses in German?

A common mistake amongst English natives when speaking German is the over-use of the imperfect tense (also called the preterite or the simple past tense). For example: "Ich aß einen Apfel", "I...
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Answered by Daniella S. • German tutor
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How do German articles and adjective endings work and what's the best way to learn them?

For me, getting to grips with adjective endings was a real turning point in my learning of German grammar and immediately made the language make a lot more sense! The concept can be broken down into four tab...
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Answered by Sarah B. • German tutor
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‘Wenn’ and ‘als’ can both mean ‘when‘ in English. What’s the difference between them?

Luckily, the difference is nice and easy to learn! We’ll start with ‘wenn’. Firstly, ‘wenn’ can mean both ‘whenever’ and ‘if’. The reason I say ‘whenever’ is because ‘wenn’ is often used to describe a regula...
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How do I know which is the object and which is the subject of a sentence?

Basically nouns can be the object or subject of a sentence (as well as other things but we can ignore those for now). The easiest way to decide whether a noun is the subject or the object is to decide what r...
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Answered by George M. • German tutor
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