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1. What article to use when using plural<\/em><\/p>\n The easiest thing to remember is that the article always changes to “die<\/strong>” when using plural. The noun however almost always changes, either adding an -en, -e, -s or -er but the article will always be “die” when using plural (in the nominative form). Here are some examples:<\/p>\n Singular \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Plural\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 English 2. When the verb automatically goes to the end of a sentence<\/em><\/p>\n If you are using “weil<\/strong>” (because) or “dass<\/strong>” (that) in a sentence the verb will always goes to the end. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n Ich liebe heisse Schokolade, weil<\/em>\u00a0sie cremig ist<\/em><\/strong> 3. How to pronounce “ie” and “ei”<\/em><\/p>\n Not directly grammar, but still a good rule to learn when speaking German. The trick is to always look at and pronounce the second letter. For example, das Ei<\/strong> (the egg) has the letter “i” second, which means you pronounce it as you would say the letter “I” {eye} . The word die Biene<\/strong> (the bee) has the “e” after the “i” which means you pronounce it as the letter “e” {ee}.<\/p>\n 4. All nouns have a capital letter<\/em> der Boden<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the floor I think one of the biggest things that helped my German become fluent is to not over think it, if you’re in a conversation you don’t have enough time to keep thinking “is that der, die or das?” and so on. If I’m unsure then I look up the grammar rule later.<\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed the post! When i was learning German in school I never understood the grammar. All the different rules of when the article changes and so on always confused me. These four tips have helped improve my German and are so easy to remember! Let me know if they help you too. 1. What article to use when…<\/p>\n
\nder Tisch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Tische\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 the table(s)
\ndie T\u00fcr \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 die T\u00fcren<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 the door(s)
\nder Kuchen\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 die Kuchen<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the cake
\nder Teilnehmer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 die Teilnehmer<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the participant(s)<\/p>\n
\nI love hot chocolate because it is creamy
\nIch mag Montags nicht, weil<\/em> ich fr\u00fch aufstehen muss<\/em><\/strong>
\nI don’t like Mondays because I have to get up early
\nIch glaube, dass<\/em> du mir nicht zuh\u00f6rst<\/em><\/strong>
\nI think that you aren’t listening to me
\nIch m\u00f6chte, dass<\/em> du ins Bett gehst<\/em><\/strong>
\nI would like you to go to bed<\/p>\n
\nUnlike in English where only proper nouns have a capital letter; every object in German has a capital letter. For example.<\/p>\n
\ndie Tasse<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the cup
\ndie Kartoffeln<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the potatoes<\/p>\n
\nLarissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"