Does it sound funny that a voice is active or passive? “Really, I thought it’s only with personality traits that something or someone could either be active or passive”, you probably said. Then you probably also wonder if this is in anyway related to the circumstances of “this child is too active” which means the … Continue reading THE GERMAN ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE
Negation: how to a make decline or rejection in German
Refusal of something is not quite a big deal as everyone has a choice to make even though it may sometimes be offensive to the one with high expectations of having their goal met. In German, making a negative remark can be expressed in various ways such as; By saying “nein” to a requestUsing the … Continue reading Negation: how to a make decline or rejection in German
ALS or WENN: how and when to use them
Have you ever struggled with how these two conjunctions are used? You probably have that’s why you are so eager to find out. Anyway, I’m so excited to help you overcome this struggle with these two conjunctions. Als and wenn both mean “when” in English. Once again this exposes the limitation of words in English. … Continue reading ALS or WENN: how and when to use them
ADJECTIVES: comparative and superlative forms
The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are used to indicate a higher degree of their simple forms (positive and negative) with the superlative being the maximum degree. The comparative form of adjective is mostly used for the comparison of dissimilar nouns or pronouns. That is, to show between two objects which one is of … Continue reading ADJECTIVES: comparative and superlative forms
ADJECTIVES: positive and negative forms
So now you have probably mastered how to make simple sentences of two to three words in German and happy about it 😅 as you should be. Hurray!!! As a matter of fact it’s what celebrating because it was a thing of hard-practicing. Moving forward, you’ll have to top of the game by adding some … Continue reading ADJECTIVES: positive and negative forms
IMPERATIVE: how to make a request or a command in German
The imperative is used to either make a request or a command/instruction. That is “Bitte” and “Aufforderung” in German. Making a request and command in German is done in the same way but can be differentiated in speech by the pitch or tone of the user. While in writing, they can be differentiated by the … Continue reading IMPERATIVE: how to make a request or a command in German
THE FUTURE TENSE: Werden & Zeitangaben
How to make German sentences in future tense.
ADVERBS
Contents in this post1. Definition of adverbs2. Types of adverbs3. Different types of temporal adverbs4. How to make sentences with adverbs5. How to use the adverb of time in the past, present and future tenseTable of content for adverbs Adverbs are words that modify a verb or even an adjective. Adverbs play important roles in … Continue reading ADVERBS
REFLEXIVE VERBS IN GERMAN
A verb is termed reflexive when it involves an action that someone is doing to oneself. German verbs can either be naturally reflexive, that means it is always known to be that way, or they can be artificially made to be reflexive. These verbs are usually accompanied in the infinite form by the reflexive pronoun … Continue reading REFLEXIVE VERBS IN GERMAN
How to use the variations of German Subordinate Conjunctions in English
As a result of the limitation of words in English language, several German words can mean just a single word in English. This variation which is also found in subordinate conjunction can only be clarified in English by the use of context as described below. Als and Wenn when used as “when”: als is used … Continue reading How to use the variations of German Subordinate Conjunctions in English