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Separable Verbs I: Draw the line between prefixes and core verbs Posted by Sandra Rösner on Dec 1, 2010
With this post I would like to start a series on German separable verbs. In this introductory post I explain how you can distinguish separable verbs from inseparable verbs. The main difference between separable and inseparable verbs is that separable verbs consist of two words: a core verb and a semi-prefix, whereas inseparable verbs consist…
My home is my castle: German apartments Posted by Sandra Rösner on Nov 25, 2010
One’s own home is a kind of retreat for many people. It is a place where you can relax and spend time with your family and friends. In 2009, I spent some time in London (UK) where I did an internship in a kind of real estate agency. The company rented separated rooms in house…
German Abbreviations – Abkürzungen Posted by jan on Nov 18, 2010
Today I want show you some of the most important abbreviations in German language. Most of them are so common, that you don´t even realize that it´s an abbreviation while reading. At least when you´re living in a German spoken country. So when you read letters, tutorials, stories etc. in German, I´m sure that you…
Talking about occupations Posted by Sandra Rösner on Nov 17, 2010
People are often identified by what they do for a living. When you want to ask in German what someone’s occupation is, you have different options to ask that question: Formal language Informal language Was machen Sie beruflich? Was sind Sie von Beruf? Was ist Ihr Beruf? Was machst Du beruflich? Was bist Du von…
Partizip I Posted by Sandra Rösner on Nov 1, 2010
The Partizip I is a form of word that is derived from verbs. It can have different functions in a sentence. For example, the Partizip I can be used as an adjunction, an adverb or a noun. Let’s have a closer look to how the Partizip I can affect our sentences. In German we can…
Solution for the conjugation exercise Posted by jan on Oct 30, 2010
So here are the correct conjugations for the given verbs in my last article. Compare and see if you were right:
Conjugation – an exercise Posted by jan on Oct 28, 2010
Today I want to practice a little conjugation with you. As you can imagine, there are a lots of different time forms concerning conjugation. For example future, past, subjunctive, past perfect etc… Even for me as a native speaker, it gets to a complicated level very fast.