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The basics Subject-> Verb-> Direct object Subject- Noun (naming word), Pronoun (stands in place of noun-er, sie, es) Verb-Doing word, agrees with the subjects, ends in -en Direct object- the object aff...

Literal translation: “All beginnings are hard.” No matter what you are undertaking in life, whether it’s learning a new language, embarking on a career or working on a project, if you start something from sc...

To form the conditional in German, the Subjunctive 2 (Konjunktiv 2) is used. The Subjunctive 2 is a mood used to express doubt or uncertainty, which is why it is used for the conditional; we are not stating ...

The sentences “I eat” and “I am eating” are the same in German: “Ich esse.” For speakers of the English language, this may be confusing. In fact, if someone says “Ich esse Fisch,” do they mean “I eat fish” o...

Normally, just like in English, the German word order is Subject - Verb - Object (e.g. Ich werfe den Ball - I throw the ball). If you use a coordinating conjunction , such as 'und', 'aber', 'denn' or 'oder' ...