Vor oder bevor

Vor oder Bevor: Difference and Similarity

The temporal conjunction and preposition both mean “before” in English. As “before”, vor forms a kind of “unfinished subordinate clause”

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The German Passive Voice With Modal Verbs

In a previous topic on the German passive voice, I explicitly explained what it means for a voice to be

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SENTENCE REORDERING: How to flex sentences in german

Have you ever seen a German sentence such as “Glücklich spielt das Kind” or “Am Abend fahren wir nach Berlin”?

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DAMIT oder UM…ZU: Their differences and similarities?

It is true that German has more words than English and while this can be of great advantage, it can

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SUBJUNCTIVE I: how to make a reported speech in german

The subjunctive I which is called Konjunktiv I in German is the first out of the two types of subjunctive.

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THE GERMAN ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE

Does it sound funny that a voice is active or passive? “Really, I thought it’s only with personality traits that

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