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0 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 17, 2019

I understand that “ans” is a contraction for “an das” which means you can write a sentence like “He goes to the Car” like “Er geht ans Auto”, as an alternative to “Er geht an das Auto”, which is practical when you apply the preposition “in” in the accusat...

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 9, 2019

I have just seen this sentence “Ich hoffe ich kann mir alle Zutaten merken" = "I hope I can remember all the ingredients”. 1. Why do we add “mir” here? Is that because “merken” is a dative verb? 2. When would you use “erinnern” instead of merken

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - June 24, 2019

Es gibt ein kostenloses Mittagessen je Person I have just seen this sentence, which can be translated to “There is one free lunch for each person”. I know that “je” means every/ each, but why is “jede” not used instead?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - June 24, 2019

1. I noticed that we use “Jeden” for “Jeden Tag”, “Jeden Monat” and “Jeden Dienstag” but not for Woche (i.e. Jede Woche). I assume this is because Tag, Monat and Dienstag are masculine words and in the accusative form here. If this is correct, does the us...

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - June 9, 2019

I have previously seen a reply, where it was explained that “nach” is used in the following situations:  - City names  - Countries without articles  - Continents  - Geographic directions However, I have just seen these sentences, where “nach” is used in ...

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - June 6, 2019

I have seen both sentences. When would you use “Wie lautet…” instead?

3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 8, 2019

Are these words dative verbs?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 8, 2019

I understand that “ins” is a contraction for “in das” which means you can write a sentence like “He goes into the car” like “Er geht ins Auto”, as an alternative to “Er geht in das Auto”, which is easy way to apply the preposition “in” in the accusative c...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 8, 2019

Hi, I have a few more questions: 1. What is the difference between “es ist immer noch frei” and “es ist noch frei”? When I translate both sentences, I get the following in English “is it still free”.   2. When is it necessary to say “eins” instead of “e...

3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

Yesterday, I was reading a news article and saw this sentence “In manchen Ländern wird die Opposition aber unterdrückt und daran gehindert, ihre Arbeit zu Machen” Is it possible to use “sind” instead of “wird” in this sentence? If not, why?

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

I have been writing this sentence in English “Visit the cutter with my pants and shirt” in German as “Besuch die Scheider mit meinen Hosen und meinem Hemp”. I know that “Mit” result in the used of dative form for “Hosen” and “Hemp”. Further, in the sente...

4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

I saw these two sentences today. One thing I noticed is that “n” is added to "Welche". Please explain why we do that.

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

I understand that “im” is a contraction for “in dem” which means you can write a sentence like “He is in the car” like “Er ist im Auto”, as an alternative to “Er ist in dem Auto”, which is easier way to apply the preposition “in” in the dative case form. ...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

I understand that “am” is a contraction for “an dem” which means you can write a sentence like “He is at the window” like “Er ist am Fenster”, as an alternative to “Er ist an dem Fenster”, which is practical when you apply the preposition “in” in the dati...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 7, 2019

I have just seen these sentences and was wondering why “an” is added to the end of the sentence. Further, do you have some guidance to when it should be applied. “Wann kommt der Flugzeug an = When does the plane arrive” “Wir fragen sofort an” = We start...

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - May 4, 2019

When and why do we add “ab” to the end of a sentence? I just saw these sentences and was wondering when and why it is done. “Der Bus fährt in fünf Minuten ab” “Fährt der Zug pünktlich ab” “Biegen Sie links ab” “Biegen Sie recht ab”

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - May 4, 2019

I have just seen this sentence “Nehmen Sie Medikamente ein = Do you take medicine”. I was wondering why we are putting “ein” last and when we should do that.

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - May 4, 2019

Is “Entlang” a two-way preposition? Dative and Accusative? Some websites include “Entlang” as a two-way preposition and some does not.

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - April 26, 2019

I have just seen this sentence “Könnten Sie bitte ein Foto für mich Machen?”. Why is it written with “Könnten” instead of “Können”?

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 24, 2019

I saw this sentence yesterday “Wie ist der Wechselkurs”. 1. Can you use “Was” instead? If not, why? 2. Is there a specific rule for when to use “Wie” instead of “Was”?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 24, 2019

I saw this sentence yesterday “Könnte ich einen Stadtplan bekommen”. When will you be using “Haben” instead of “Bekommen” in such as sentence? Personally, I would most likely say this sentence as “Könnte ich einen Stadtplan haben”.

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 24, 2019

When should you write ”beim” instead of ”bei”? I am asking because I saw this sentence ” Karin ist beim Arzt” which I assume can also be written as “Karin ist bei dem Arzt”

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 24, 2019

I understand that “nicht” should be placed in the front of a proper noun e.g. “Sie heißt nicht Maria“.   1. Where should I place “nicht” if I am referring to a title e.g. “That is not a soldier”. Should “nicht”. 2. When talking about proper nouns does it ...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 24, 2019

I understand that “zum” is a contraction of “zu dem”. Is it in a sentence okay to write both “zu dem” and “zum” or would one of them be considered less formal?

4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 16, 2019

Why is “Mann” it this sentence needs to be “Dem Mann” and not “Der Mann”? Sentence: Dem Mann gefallt das Hotel nicht

4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 16, 2019

When should you use “am” and when should you use “bei?

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 16, 2019

In lesson on car renting it is written: Sie wollen sich für die Zeit eine kleine Wohnung mieten.  Mieten is not reflexive, the accusative object is Wohnung.  So why is sich inserted here?

3 replies - Last post by sfpugh - April 9, 2019

Hi, Two quick question: What is the difference between using “aber” and “sondern”?   When should you say “Wonach suchst du?”  or “Was suchst du”?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 26, 2019

Hi everyone, A few more questions: 1. I have seen that “will it be finished today” is written “Wird es Heute noch fertig”. Why is it written with “noch” and can it not be written like “Wird es heute fertig”?   2. When do you use “zu” or “zum”? Thanks be...

2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 26, 2019

In lesson 20.5 it says bis takes the accusative.  The example is "bis zum Morgen grauen".  If zum is a contraction for zu dem and dem is the dative, how is this then the accusative?

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - March 25, 2019

A few extra questions: When do you use either “davor”, “bevor” or “vor”   When do you use either “danach”, nachher”, “nach”   When do you say “ich hätte gern” and “ich hätte gerne”   When to use “aber” and when to use “sondern” Thanks beforehand!

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 19, 2019

Es ist ein großer schwarzer Koffer mit kleinen Rädern. It's a large black suitcase with small wheels.   Why does this start with Es instead of Er to go with masculine Koffer?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 19, 2019

Hi, When should you use "nach" or "zu" when saying "to" in english?

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - March 18, 2019

Hi there, When should you use either "als" or "wann"? Rex

1 reply - Last post by sfpugh - March 16, 2019

Why is it das Kliener Bier instead of das Kliene Bier?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 14, 2019

These two sentences appear in the Extra Vocab section of 19.4 Die Ausstellung war über die Höhlenmenschen. The exhibition was about cavemen. Das Thema der Ausstellung waren die Höhlenmenschen. The theme of the exhibition was cavemen. Why is war...

3 replies - Last post by Leah-Rocket-German-Tutor - March 7, 2019

From 17.3 and Extra vocab 17.4 Das sieht ja aus wie ein altes Comic. This looks like an old comic strip. Das sieht aus wie ein altes Comic. This looks like an old comic strip.  I thought that aussehen should have the "aus" pushed to the end of t...

4 replies - Last post by sfpugh - March 1, 2019

From 10.3 Und da habe ich gedacht, dass ich mich am besten schon mal informiere, um ein gutes Angebot ausfindig zu machen. And I thought, that I'm the best informed at finding a good offer. I am having trouble analysing this sentence, mainly with...

4 replies - Last post by sfpugh - February 23, 2019

A section in 17.9 begins with:  "Then you have some where the noun seems singular in English but you use the plural to form the verb:" But hat follows are a series of examples where just the opposite it true.  Example:   Die Umgebung ist sehr ruhig. ...

3 replies - Last post by sfpugh - February 20, 2019

From 19.1 ​Jedes Gebäude hier hat soviel Geschichte. Each building has so much history here. Isn't the verb supposed to come second in a sentence? Why is hier before hat? From earlier in the lesson we have: Die Häuser sind hier alle so prachtvoll ...

3 replies - Last post by RobertR34 - February 16, 2019

From 17.5 Klar, ich hätte da noch ein paar. Aber dazu später. Sure, I'll have a couple. But more on that later. Why is the konjuntiv 2 hätte used here? Also I don't understand the translation doesn't ein paar mean a few and why is it translated as f...

2 replies - Last post by sfpugh - February 15, 2019

Hi, In 3.7 there is an example "Wer ruft mich?", shouldn't it be "Wer ruft mich an?" instead? If not, then when do we drop the prefix of "Anrufen"? BR, yahya

5 replies - Last post by HugoM5 - January 27, 2019

From 15.4 Ich weiss ja noch nicht einmal, was ich nächste Woche mache, I don't even know what I will be doing next week, What is the function of einmal in this phrase? I think it might be a modal particle if so what is its purpose? I assume ja is als...

5 replies - Last post by RobertR34 - January 22, 2019

From 13.2 Ich bin auf jeden Fall der Meinung, I am definitely of the opinion dass ich die für Ihre Stelle erforderlichen Kenntnisse und Qualifikationen habe. that I have the necessary skills and qualifications for this position. I don't unders...

2 replies - Last post by sfpugh - January 15, 2019

From 17.5 Und ja manches stimmt natürlich, keine Frage. Wir Deutschen sind pünktlich, weder zu spät oder zu früh. And yes, some is true of course, no question. We Germans are punctual, neither too late nor too early. Are Weder ... oder and wede...

2 replies - Last post by Leah-Rocket-German-Tutor - January 15, 2019

From 9.5 Ja,  wenn das möglich ist  würde ich gerne ein Doppelzimmer in der Woche danach buchen. I think there is a missing comma after  wenn das möglich ist.  Just checking my understanding, is this a case where a sub clause precedes the main clause?

1 reply - Last post by Leah-Rocket-German-Tutor - January 9, 2019

This phrase appears in 21.3 Ich weiß nicht ob die hier Traveller Cheques akzeptieren. I don't know if they accept Traveler's Cheques here. Why use die here? Why not sie?

6 replies - Last post by Leah-Rocket-German-Tutor - January 6, 2019

From 18.2 Ja etwas zum Essen kaufen, das musst du immer und überall; das ist Teil des täglichen Lebens wo auch immer du bist. Yes you must always buy something to eat everywhere, that's part of life wherever you are. (casual, singular) I am having...

2 replies - Last post by sfpugh - December 24, 2018

Hi, in 7.1 (Er ist in seinem Büro), why is the "buro" in the dative? BR, yahya

2 replies - Last post by Leah-Rocket-German-Tutor - December 24, 2018