Daraufhin oder darauf hin?

Today’s post is a follow-up to indem oder in dem? and sowie oder so wie? Both covered words which Germans sometime struggle to spell correctly, as one or two words. This time we’re loooking at daraufhin and darauf hin, again words where even Germans aren’t always sure whether to spell them as one or two … Read more

Indem oder in dem?

So you’re reading this German text and come across a sentence like this one ‘Sie verbessert ihr Deutsch, indem sie jeden Tag Vokabeln lernt‘. And then you read ‘In dem Textbuch findet sie viele Vokabeln‘. And you think “Is there a spelling mistake or why is there an ‘indem’ and an ‘in dem’?” Well, it’s … Read more

The Feynman technique for German learners

The following text about the Feynman technique has been taken from https://sketchplanations.com/feynman-learning-technique (Thanks Jono) Further down you can read my thoughts. Richard Feynman was one of the great scientists of the 20th century, making significant contributions to physics and other related fields. Part of what made him stand out was his gift for teaching. He … Read more

Setzen, stellen, legen, oder sitzen, stehen, liegen?

Six years ago I wrote a blog post and made a video about the three different German verbs that you might need when you want to say ‘to put’: Setzen, stellen oder legen – oh, I’ll just put it there! As that post was just about the translation for ‘to put’ it was okay, but … Read more

HABEN & SEIN in different tenses, part 2

The two German verbs HABEN and SEIN are – just like ‘to have’ and ‘to be’ in English – irregular verbs. But they are also very important in all the other tenses, not just the present tense. A while ago I reminded you how to comjugate them in the present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect tenses as … Read more

HABEN & SEIN in different tenses

The two German verbs HABEN and SEIN are – just like ‘to have’ and ‘to be’ in English – irregular verbs. But they are also very important in all the other tenses, not just the present tense. So, as a reminder, here they are conjugated in the present, perfect, imperfect, pluperfect tenses as well as … Read more

Test your German grammar with some Denglisch words

Denglisch! You all know about the Germans’ love to Germanise English word! Over the last few months I have collected sentences with Denglisch words in German health podcasts and magazines, but instead of just posting them here for you, I have turned them into a grammar exercise. (I hope, you’re shouting YAY!) So, get pen … Read more

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