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Why Did Germany Change This Street Name? Posted by Constanze on Apr 12, 2021
Guten Tag! The subject of today’s post is a good example of how language evolves over time, and how powerful an effect it can have. In summer 2020, Germany decided to change a street name in Berlin. In this post we’ll look at why that is, and what they changed it to! Why Did Germany…
Change Of Routine (German Simple Past Tense) Posted by Constanze on Apr 15, 2020
Guten Tag! How is life looking for you lately? I think it’s true for the majority of people at the moment that routines have changed. Certain things that we used to do, we aren’t doing any more, and new habits and routines have formed in their place. In this post I’d like to show you…
Is The German Language Sexist? Posted by Constanze on Aug 29, 2018
German has three genders for its nouns: der (masculine), die (feminine) and das (neuter). A common point of confusion amongst German language learners is why each noun has its assigned gender – especially when there is no pattern to it and/or its gender doesn’t appear to make sense. For example, a table in German is…
Changes to Oktoberfest 2016 Posted by Larissa on Sep 20, 2016
It’s that time of year again! Oktoberfest started last Saturday and will run till the third of October. Following this year’s events around the world, Oktoberfest has enhanced its safety procedures to make sure that all visitors are in a safe environment. I’ve listed the changes below (don’t worry, there aren’t that many!) and if…
“Stufen” von Hermann Hesse Posted by mickeymickey on Dec 31, 2013
Hallo liebe Leute! Ich hoffe, ihr ihr seid gut am ende 2013 angekommen. In honor of the New Year, I would like to share with you one of my favorite poems. It is called “Stufen” and it was written by Hermann Hesse in 1941. You may be familiar with Hesse’s novels Siddhartha or Steppenwolf (the…
Let´s get over it Posted by jan on May 17, 2010
Whenever there´s a discussion about Germany, German language or culture, it often ends up on one topic: World War 2.