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What are the 'weak' masculine nouns (N-Deklination)?

There is a small group of masculine nouns which have the ending -n or -en in the plural and in all singular cases except the nominative. Most of them refer to male humans and animals, e.g. der Affe, der Chin...
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Answered by Eszter H. • German tutor
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When do you use the Past Perfect (das Plusquamperfekt) and how to you construct it?

The Past Perfect is used to describe events that happened before another event in the past. It is constructed like the present perfect tense, except that "haben" or "sein" is in its simpl...
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Answered by Marie S. • German tutor
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Why exactly did Petra's grandfather want to see the film?

Ich bin neulich mit meinem Opa ins Kino gegangen. Er wollte den Film sehen, weil er eine alte Version gesehen hatte, als er jung war. Answer - Because he saw an old version of it when he was younger Translat...
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Answered by Ashley H. • German tutor
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Which statement is correct? A) The writer is planning a holiday. B) The writer was completely satisfied with the hotel. C) The hotel was not as good as the writer had hoped.

In der Broschüre sah das Hotel sehr schön aus, und wir haben tatsächlich ein schönes Zimmer gehabt, wo wir das Meer sehen konnten. Im Restaurant aber war die Bedienung schlecht und das Essen war oft kalt. Wi...
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Answered by Ashley H. • German tutor
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When should I use "um...zu" and when "damit" when introducing a final subordinate sentence?

Both the conjunctions "um" and "damit" introduce a final subordinate sentence. The only difference between the two lies in the subject of the sentence. When using the conjunction "um...
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Answered by Alice B. • German tutor
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