In lesson 2.2, on a tour, we see "It's good fun" in German as "Es macht spaß". We also see "The tour will be fun" in German as "Die Tour macht spaß." Why? Is it the word spaß? How can macht be "good" and "will be". I am confused.
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Last post by Badger -
Oct 20, 2018
In lesson 2.1 it says "ist es geschlossen". should it be "es ist" (it is), or is this common practice?
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Last post by Badger -
Oct 18, 2018
I am struggling a bit with why a tense has been chosen (which may be more to do with my poor grasp of English grammar than anything else). One sentence is given as: "Wieviel würde das kosten?" (How much would that cost?), which I think I understand. However, the response to that question...
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Last post by Richard--246 -
Oct 8, 2018
When to use Ganz und Ganzen . Which is the diference ?
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Last post by RobertR34 -
Oct 3, 2018
Why is the following verb, to be, in the 3rd person singular (not plural)? Das ist beides im Zentrum. German Lesson 3.3
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Last post by Gay-Lynn-B -
Sep 27, 2018
I think a lot of people find the use of ß and ss confusing There is a good explanation of it on the German with Jenny channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvd_TfvI1po
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Jul 14, 2018
I am having a problem with the use of “an”, when to use accusative and when dative. Also when to use “an” in the sense of “to” which would usally be zu , in, or nach. The following phrases are from 9.3 Fahren Sie am Hauptbahnhof vorbei und dann die Leipzigerstraße ‘runter. Nach...
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Mar 30, 2018
Hallo! In lesson 3.3 (Going into Town) when Nik says "Ich moechte das Rathaus und die Kirche sehen", Paul replies "Das ist beides im Centrum" Should it not be "Sie sind besides in Centrum"? because we are talking about 2 places not one.
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Feb 17, 2018
Throughout the course I have been puzzled by words that seem to be thrown into sentences at random, but don't change the meaning such as ja, denn, mal etc. Then I came across this Easy German video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Awhco_VHWE&t=358s then I found that if you google...
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Feb 16, 2018
18.4 Going out for dinner. Ja, und als Belohnung für die harte Arbeit haben wir beschlossen heute nett zum Abendessen zu gehen. I am puzzled by the function of nett in this sentence it seems to stuck on its own and not attached to Abendessen and it has no ending like an adverb.
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Feb 5, 2018
I understand that this course teaches a few sentences that sound odd. "Wie ist dein name?", which SUPPOSEDLY translates to "what is your name?". If "Wie" means "how", shouldn't "Was" be used instead because it translates to "what". Someone please clear up this confusion!
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Last post by Rspring33 -
Jan 9, 2018
Hey there, would anyone be able to shed some light on this? What does the "an" suppose to represent in these sentences.....Können Sie sich an mich erinnern or Erinnern Sie sich an mich? (Do you remember me/can you remember me) I understand when they are separated as in a separable verb but on...
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Last post by Grant-K1 -
Dec 28, 2017
In lesson 2.1 Die Touristeninformation Why do we say ist es instead of es ist. "Ja, aber heute ist es geschlossen" instead of "Ja, aber heute es ist geschlossen" Thanks
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Last post by Grant-K1 -
Dec 23, 2017
Hello, why in the sentence (geht es mit dem Fotografen zum Schlosspark) did we use (geht es) to refer to "we are going" instead of (gehen uns/wir) ??
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Last post by sfpugh -
Dec 14, 2017
in 10.8, there is an example sentence (Ein alter Mann fährt mit dem Rad) this is (1. indefinte) (2.singular) (3.masculine) (4.nominative) yet in the tutorial example there is no extra ending to ( Ein Rotwein ) so why is there a (er) at the end of (alter) when it should be plain (alt) ???
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Nov 28, 2017
I've just been looking at the genitive case and read the rules about endings - el, er, en or ending in a vowel taking an s ending while vowels ending in a consonant take es. So I'm a bit confused at why in the following statement why the word Nachbarn does not have an es ending as it is...
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Last post by CraigM12 -
Nov 22, 2017
Earlier in the same lesson I learned that matthias refered to (Koffer) as (er) given it is a masculine in (er ist nicht da) then sandra later refered to it as (ihn) in (Können sie ihn beschreiben). why haven't we remained consistent in the following sentence in the same lesson and begin the...
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Last post by Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor -
Nov 14, 2017
From 21.1 Ich möchte gerne 1 Stunde lang das Internet benutzen. I would like to use the Internet for 1 hour. In this phrase the tutor clearly says eine Stunde which seems correct as Stunde is feminine . Yet the only way to score 100% with the speech recognition is to say ein Stunde. It seems...
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Last post by Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor -
Oct 24, 2017
The words Absicht and Zweck appear in the course, but they seem to mean much the same thing - purpose or intention. Is there any difference in the way they are used? I noticed that Langenscheid also gives cause as an additional meaning for Zweck.
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Oct 13, 2017
From 15.2 Ich mach doch nur Spaß. I'm only joking. Should this be mache?
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Oct 10, 2017
From module 21.1: Lassen Sie uns doch auf unseren exzellenten Koch anstoßen. I don't understand why this sentence contains Sie and not wir, I put the sentence into Duden's checker and it didn't like Sie but accepted wir. http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibpruefung-online
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Sep 19, 2017
I am confused by this sentence from 10.8 on adjectives. Der Bruder eines/des neuen Nachbarn arbeitet bei Mercedes Benz. The new neighbor's brother works for Mercedes Benz. My problem is "eines/des neuen Nachbarn" Leaving aside that there is no hint that eines/des alternatives are...
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Sep 15, 2017
I am confused by the following sentence which appears in 11.1 Nur wegen einem lächerlichen Strafzettel. And all because of a ridiculous ticket. I thought wegen takes the genitive but einem lächerlichen Strafzettel. appears to be dative?
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Last post by sfpugh -
Sep 15, 2017
In module 20.5 there are some examples of prepositions that take the accusative. But the first example is this: Bis / Bis zum Morgen grauen Until / Until dawn Isn't zum short for zu dem - dative? What is going on here?
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Aug 14, 2017
Does anyone know if there is any underlying logic as to when the esszet is used in German as opposed to the double ss? I find it confusing to remember in the Write It part of Rocket German which way a word is spelled. For example, weiß and wissen. It is also confusing that the spelling...
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Last post by Graeme -TE1q -
Aug 4, 2017
I am puzzled by the grammar in this sentence: Das Thema der Ausstellung waren die Höhlenmenschen. The theme of the exhibition was cavemen. Why "waren" the subject appears to be "das Thema" (singular), or is it "die Höhlenmenschen" (plural).
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Jul 29, 2017
Hallo Matthias, wie war ihr Segelausflug? This sentence comes in 19.3. I am pretty sure that Sabine says dein not ihr. Which is right? I notice that later on she uses "du" when speaking to Matthias
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Last post by sfpugh -
Jul 25, 2017
I don't get this sentence from 14.8: Deine Mutter darf der Mann trotz ihrer Art nicht beleidigen! It is translated as: Your mother shouldn't /may not be insulted by the man in spite of her ways! Shouldn't der Man be dative?
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Apr 12, 2017
What's the difference between Fährt er dich zur Schule? and Fährt sie dich in die Schule? The translation appears to be the same (Module 5.5). "Does he/she drive you to school?" Danke :) -Jordan
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Last post by Paul-Weber -
Feb 26, 2017
Can someone describe the differences in usage between besichtigen and besuchen? I just want to make sure I use them correctly. Thanks, Jordan
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Feb 10, 2017
In lesson 3.5 Peter möchte länger im Urlaub sein -> Peter wants to be on holidays for longer. Previously möchte has been used for would like. I would like to know why either wollen or will are not used for the verb want.
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Last post by Paul-Weber -
Jan 20, 2017
Could you please kindly help explain using the below ein / eine / einen ? How to use them in the various situation ? ein Taxi eine Pause einen Kaffee / einen Tee Thanks
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Jan 18, 2017
Why are all the "it" references in the Neuter (es) when they should clearly be in the Masculine - männlich (er, ihn, oder ihm) or the the Feminine - weiblich (sie oder ihr)? Case in point, in Einheit 3.1, Auf der Autobahn, Paul sagt, "Der BMW ...". Nik sagt, "Ja, ich sehe Ihn. Der ist...
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Nov 18, 2016
Sentence "Ich will etwas Warmes zu essen" Why is the character "W" in Warmes in upper case ? Thanks.
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Sep 25, 2016
Hi just came across this sentence. "Sind Sie mit dem Hotel zufrieden?" Why is it dem in stead of das? Dunke!
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Last post by David K -
Sep 4, 2016
3.8 Did you know? The example shows: "Ich weiß viel über amerikanische Geschichte." (I know lots about American history.) However, the explanation says: "...When referring to knowledge about a subject that you know well, or something you are familiar with, and places kennen is...
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Aug 17, 2016
At first I thought this was an error for a (denn) clause which I thought kicked the verb to the end of the sentence. But, as I write this question, i'm almost remembering a rule about independent clauses like this one retaining natural word order? Because denn is not capitalized i presume it...
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Aug 14, 2016
I am confused that the second clause is ordered "habe aber." Should the conjunction "aber" come first then followed by the verb which should be in second position? Ich bin in Stuttgart geboren, habe aber die meiste Zeit meines Lebens in Hamburg gelebt. I'm was born in Stuttgart, but lived...
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Last post by David K -
Aug 4, 2016
In lesson 2.1 Die Touristeninformation Why do we say ist es instead of es ist. "Ja, aber heute ist es geschlossen" instead of "Ja, aber heute es ist geschlossen" Thanks
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Last post by David K -
Aug 4, 2016
Is that your suitcase? (polite) Ist das Ihr Koffer? Google translate confirms your answer is correct but this confuses since Der Koffer is masculine the answer implies Der Koffer is in the nominative case in this sentence while to me it seems like it is in the accusative. Is it not the...
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Aug 2, 2016
Guten Tag! Ich habe eine frage, bitte.... What is the difference between using "nicht" and "ken"? Can they be used interchangeable? Example: Ich bin nicht müde --could you use "kein" here? I understand that kein can be used when there is an indefinite article, but there are lots of...
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Last post by David K -
Jul 30, 2016
Hi there, in this particular sentence, is "der" supposed to translate as "that" because it seems to me that it does. I've noticed in other sentences it does seem to translate as "that" which is confusing to me Ich wohne leider nicht am Meer, aber die Gegend aus der ich komme...
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Last post by Grant-K1 -
Jul 22, 2016
How do you say "a table (m) for two" in German? ein Tisch für zwei Personen eine Tisch für zwei Personen einer Tisch für zwei Personen einem Tisch für zwei Personen In the lesson it is: "einen tisch fur zwei personen". So, what's the correct answer?
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Jul 15, 2016
Many examples show to to ask "would you like" but how do you ask a question in the past tense, for example, "did you like going to the movie with ...."
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Jul 14, 2016
"Im Mund hat alles gejuckt und meine Zunge ist angeschwollen" (I had an itchy sensation in my mouth and my tongue was swelling) Can someone please help me out with getting a grip with sentences like these? I can't seem to understand the "hat"in sentences like these ones. Also the "ist" as...
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Jul 13, 2016
An der großen Kreuzung biegen Sie dann nach rechts ab. In this sentence, what does the "ab"mean? I don't think it is meant to split off Oh by the way, while we're at it, what is "nach"there for as well? I know "nach"can mean "turn" but I thought "biegen"was there for that? There are times...
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Last post by Grant-K1 -
Jun 22, 2016
In the sentence Ich will etwas Warmes zu trinken, why is Warmes capitalized? I thought warm was an adjective and 'twas is a pronoun. Doesn't warm modify something?
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Last post by ksfarmer -
Jun 7, 2016
While going through 1.2, Nik mentioned that we can learn more about the uses of die, der, and das by looking at the written resources or something like that. I have looked and maybe I'm just missing it, but does anywhere know where that resource is?
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Last post by marieg-rocket languages -
Jun 3, 2016
Hi all If anyone fancies some humour in their lessons check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/comedy there are some humorous videos of Henning Wehn giving some german lessons also lots of other info and language courses mike
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