Learn German grammar step by step, organised by CEFR level from A1 to B2.
Why German matters, how many people speak it, career and study opportunities — then dive into the alphabet, pronunciation, numbers, and telling time.
Master all German sounds: vowel pairs (diphthongs), consonant combinations, the German R, the glottal stop, and a complete reference table for every letter sound.
A complete introduction to German nouns and their articles: three genders, 200 high-frequency nouns organized by category, definite/indefinite/negative articles, capitalization rules, compound nouns, and memory techniques.
For dummies: German personal, possessive, and demonstrative pronouns explained simply with pronunciation, examples, practice exercises, and cultural tips.
The German verb "sein" (to be) is the most important verb to build simple sentences.
Learn how to use the verb 'sein' in the past tense (Präteritum) and form questions with it.
German counterpart of the English verb "to have": definition, conjugation, examples, questions, and adjective endings.
Introduction to German regular and irregular verbs, their conjugation rules, and use in sentences.
Introduction to German modal verbs, their conjugation in present tense, and use in sentences.
Nominalization can be defined as verbs or adjectives acting as nouns. It is a small but important topic in German Grammar.
Adjective endings in the nominative case after definite articles, indefinite articles, and without articles.
How to make plural nouns in German? Learn the different plural formation patterns.
The most important and widely used case in the German language after nominative.
German pronouns decline according to grammatical case. This unit explains pronouns in the accusative case.
Prepositions that always take the accusative (indirect object) case.
Asking questions in German with interrogative pronouns (W-questions).
Asking questions in German without interrogative pronouns (Yes-No questions).
A massive collection of English and German similar words (cognates) to rapidly expand your vocabulary.
Learn how to talk about the past in everyday spoken German using 'haben' or 'sein' plus a Past Participle.
While Perfekt is for most verbs, Modal verbs, sein, and haben prefer the simple past (Präteritum) even in spoken German.
An introduction to the third German case. The Dative marks the indirect object (the receiver of an action).
Prepositions that always force the following noun into the Dative case.
Prepositions that take Accusative for movement/direction (Wohin?) and Dative for location (Wo?).
Some verbs don't take a direct object (Accusative). Instead, they strictly require a Dative object.
How to say 'to me', 'to you', 'to him', etc.
Connectors that do not change the word order of the sentence (Position 0).
Connectors that kick the conjugated verb to the very end of the sentence.
Forming the comparative (more) and superlative (most) forms of adjectives.
Verbs where the subject and the object are the same (e.g. I wash myself).
Expanding adjective declension to the other cases.
Using 'would' and 'could' to make polite requests.
When multiple elements are in a sentence, German prefers a specific order: Time, Cause, Manner, Place.
Some verbs are forever bound to specific prepositions, which then dictate the case of the object.
Learn how to use the formal written past tense for all verbs, not just the modal verbs.
How to talk about an event that happened before another event in the past (the 'past of the past').
Focus on the action itself, rather than who is doing it. (e.g. 'The house is being built').
How to combine two sentences by referring back to a noun using 'who', 'which', or 'that'.
Using relative pronouns for indirect objects or after dative prepositions.
A special group of masculine nouns that add an '-n' or '-en' ending in every case except the Nominative.
The case of possession. Equivalent to 'of the' or the English apostrophe 's'.
Prepositions that force the following noun into the Genitive case.
How to combine sentences using 'to' + infinitive (e.g. I have no time TO sleep).
Using 'would', 'could', and 'had' to talk about hypothetical, unreal situations (If I had a million dollars...).
Conjunctions that come in pairs (e.g. either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also).
How to decline adjectives when there is absolutely no article (der/ein) before the noun.
How to refer to abstract things or objects without repeating the preposition + noun (e.g. 'about it', 'for it').
Expanding your vocabulary of verbs that demand specific prepositions.
Just like verbs, some adjectives are permanently glued to specific prepositions.
Expressing assumptions about the present (Futur I) and assumptions about the past (Futur II).
Turning entire sentences into massive adjectives that stand in front of a noun.
How to report what someone else said without guaranteeing it's true.
Ways to express a passive meaning without actually using 'werden'.
Formal noun-verb combinations that replace simple verbs in business and politics.