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Like every grammar topic in German, adjective endings become more intuitive the more you read and write. One possible (and possibly tedious) way of learning them is through memorising grammar tables, but I'l...

A reflexive verb is a verb that describes an action you do to yourself. They are easy to recognise in German as they will always have sich before the infinitive. To form a reflexive verb, you must have a ref...

A conjunction is a word used to join together clauses within a sentence. In German there are two types of conjunctions, Coordinating conjunctions and Subordinating conjunctions. Subordinating conjunctions ar...

Whilst both pronouns are widely used, usage varies between regions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Broadly speaking, "du" is taken to be informal and "Sie" is taken to be formal - ho...

The verb is sent to the end of the sentence after certain conjunctions called subordinating conjunctions. You simply have to learn what these conjunctions are, as there is no specific rule. Subordinating con...