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Hi Nathalie, I'm confused by the endings for "euer" given for the singular neuter nominative and accusative. It says that for both it is "eures," but I would have thought it would be "euer," since "unser" and &q...
2 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 18, 2015
Hello, I'm only working module 5 right now, but I found a phrase in a higher level that does not seem to have the right conjugation for "Ich mache". Can somebody please have a look at it? If by adding "doch" to the phrase it changes the conjugation to ma...
5 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 18, 2015
Darf ich Sie oder Darf ich Ihnen etwas fragen?
Ich dachte immer dass es 'Darf ich Ihnen...' war, aber heute habe ich auch 'Darf ich Sie' gelesen? Können Sie das bitte erklaren? Vielen Dank!
6 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 18, 2015
Hello, While doing lesson 2.3, I didn't notice the German adjective "blau" in upper case. http://en.pons.com/translate?q=blau&l=deen&in=&lf=de Now at lesson 5.3, I see that it may not be necessary to capitalize "blaue". http://en.pons.com/tr...
3 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 18, 2015
In lesson 4.4. Restaurtrant; The question : Können Sie das Museum empfehlen?. my question is why is the direct object Das Museum is use Instead of the indirect object Ein museum. Sounds silly to ask if one can recommed a Museum if only one exis...
1 reply - Last post by jason☺ - February 18, 2015
In the exercises for Language & Culture Lessons 6.6 A Case in Point -Accusative: Would Lisa and Tom be also Accusative such as einen Gutschein and einen Brief? 15. Er schenkt Lisa einen Gutschein. He gives Lisa a voucher. 16. Steffi schreibt Tom ...
1 reply - Last post by jason☺ - February 8, 2015
What is the dative and genitive form of Keine ? In the chapter 6.9 Talking About Something Negative it's as given as below Dative : Keiner Gentive : Keinen I believe it's other way around and the values are swapped. If so could you please correct the co...
7 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 5, 2015
I'm very confused as when to use das (that) and when to use dies (this). For example, in the Language and Culture lesson 6.8 there are a number of phrases all of which translate to "This is the ..." in English. However in German, some of the phrases are...
4 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 3, 2015
I am totally confused - Ich brauche Hilfe! I think I understand and can find the DATIV in the following sentence: Paul (subject) gibt (action) der Frau (dativ or in english the indirect object) das Ticket (acccusitiv or direct object in english) I do n...
4 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - February 1, 2015
I gave feedback but has anyone else noticed that the example 'Der Frau gefällt das Hotel. The woman likes the hotel.' is confusing because the translation is 'The woman likes the hotel' when, more accurately, it is 'The hotel pleases the woman'. That mak...
7 replies - Last post by jason☺ - February 1, 2015
Accusative: question 5 of Lesson 6.6
The questions in Lesson 6.6 ask for the noun in the accusative case to be identified. Below is question 5. The answer is shown as "Thomas." Is this correct? When I ask who/what is being burned, I find it is the CD, not Thomas. 5. Ich brenne ein...
6 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 30, 2015
Guten tag I'm new here but really loving this program. I seem to have confused myself a little while trying to learn genders of nouns. Yesterday I learnt in Part one of gender that a masculine noun uses 'DER'... however today part 2, Glass Wasser is 'DA...
1 reply - Last post by jason☺ - January 26, 2015
Hello again, I hope I don't run out of postings. I ran into a limit the other day and it sort of bothers me, especially when I post on both French and German subjects. I don't so much mind the limit, but I mind not knowing the limit in real-time because ...
0 replies - Last post by jason☺ - January 25, 2015
Fun: They picked a new die der das prompt at the end of which lesson?
Anybody know the answer to my trivia question? After answering gustvalo's question my ears were ringing. http://members.rocketlanguages.com/your-community/german-grammar/written-section His questions forced me to listen to one of the earlier lessons bef...
1 reply - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 22, 2015
Please, Help me! Im stuck here. It is very frustraiting that every time we are in a difficult subject, in the audio, Nik says: "you can learn more about it in the written section of the course". Where is that? I cannot find it anywhere!! The pdf documents...
1 reply - Last post by jason☺ - January 22, 2015
Hello, Can anybody help me out with a little detail? The questions: Is it Heiß or Heiss? Are there any situations where Heiss(enr) exists as an adjective? I find many in the lessons, but I think they need to be corrected. Example 1 (Lesson: Food) http...
3 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 21, 2015
Help! German grammar: verbs, nouns, pronoun endings
2 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 17, 2015
German style for writing numbers
Hello, I am looking at lesson 4.2 - In the kitchen (In der Küche) and I didn't like the situation with the numbers in several phrases. I reported one as an error but, as there are several, I thought I would open a discussion. First of all, we write numb...
2 replies - Last post by jason☺ - January 13, 2015
I was practicing German spelling and the program gave me the German word Tschüss; ( bye) but, when I spelled it out and used the Umlaut in the letter "ü" then I used the Esszett ß for the ss in the word; the program gave me a red error sign that indica...
4 replies - Last post by jason☺ - January 5, 2015
Hello, Hmm, how can I say this nicely? I can't, so I won't mention anything about Lesson 2.8 for telling the time. Instead, I will ask if it would be possible to create something a little more like this web site? http://www.goethe.de/ins/pl/pro/deutsc...
4 replies - Last post by jason☺ - January 3, 2015
Can one say Ich bin sehr gut ? Or is Mir gehts the proper way. Perhaps one is less formal?
2 replies - Last post by jason☺ - January 3, 2015
fahren versus gehen, which to use?
Why is 'gehen' used in the phrase I would like to go to the market (Ich mochte zum Markt gehen) but in the phrase I would love to go to the cinema (Ich mochte so gerne ins Kino fahren) the word fahren is used? How do I know what the appropriate word is?
7 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 3, 2015
Hi, Could someone explain the difference between the three -- werde, würde and wurde. My undersanting is the following 1. werde is used in future form for example ich werde arbeiten, ich werde spazieren 2. würde is used as conditional form like would i...
3 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - December 8, 2014
I notice that Sometime's Das is spelled with one "s" And other times It's spelled with the "ß" as in Daß What is the rule when to use the Das or Daß or is the pronunciation of both different. Jamand hife mir bitte
4 replies - Last post by Honest Tom S - October 6, 2014
why are there so many Germans, that don,t understand high class German? second question, Why is there broken German spoke different in every community, making German very hard to comprehend.
3 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - September 8, 2014
Nach dem Ihrem wunsch vs Nach den Ihren wunsch
Could someone explain when we use the dative form ("Nach dem Ihrem wunsch") and when we use the accusative form ("Nach den Ihren wunsch") ? Does both of these two phrases mean "according to your wish" or are they differnt?
1 reply - Last post by Paul-Weber - August 29, 2014
We focus so much on the politeness of German, with please (bitte) and thank you (danke), but how do you say 'you're welcome?' It's not in my dictionary. In Spanish it's de nada.
16 replies - Last post by Honest Tom S - August 6, 2014
Difference between Ihr and dein?
Could someone tell me the difference between "Ihr" and "dein"? Thanks, Behzad
4 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - August 6, 2014
'Dem Mann gefallt das Hotel nicht' I don't understand why 'dem Mann' is dative in this example. It seems like it should be in the nominative case. Can someone please explain to me why 'dem Mann' qualifies as dative in this example?
5 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - August 5, 2014
unsure about why a German word is in a question
What is the "mehr" in "Sie haben kein Zimmer mehr frei?"
7 replies - Last post by Maria-G55 - July 31, 2014
Grammar and Culture Audio files
hello, I am just starting this course and I am downloading files for burning to a DVD-R for my personal use. Is it possible to download the audio files in the Grammar and Culture portion of the course? I see you can play them, but do not see any download ...
5 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - July 12, 2014
When talking about movement, do the terms "in die Stadt" and "zur Stadt" express the same idea? If not, what is the difference? Thanks
5 replies - Last post by Paul-M10 - July 1, 2014
difference between Herr and Herrn in German
pls , what is the difference between Herr and Herrn in German ?
2 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - June 28, 2014
Sehr gut! Wir haben viel gelernt
Hello, I am on this lesson: http://members.rocketlanguages.com/lessons/31 I am looking at this phrase: Sehr gut! Wir haben viel gelernt Very well! we’ve learned lots For the German I think it's fine, except the missing period. For the English, I think i...
2 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - June 19, 2014
Difference between Wie heiBen Sie and Wie ist Ihr Name
Hello, Dear Sir, What is the difference between the following questions? Wie ist Ihr Name? Wie heiBen Sie? I am using "B" instead of "eszett" because my keyboard does not have the word "eszett".
15 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - June 17, 2014
Why do we say "Wie (How) ist Ihr Vorname?" instead of "Was (What) ist Ihr Vorname?"
4 replies - Last post by David-L5 - March 13, 2014
Difference between ein and einen
Hello everyone! Although the article for "Kaffee" is "der", I can't understand why in the sentences the word "ein" is not used instead "einen" is used! Which one of the below sentences is correct? If both are correct, then what is the difference? Could so...
5 replies - Last post by Behzad--9 - February 11, 2014
why do I not get the word for word translations? , instead I get what it might mean in English
2 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 10, 2014
Hi, I am currently recapping RG Premium before embarking upon RG Premium Plus in earnest and have a query about lesson 3.2 when Nik is asking for directions to the exhibition. As Ausstellung is feminine, I am unclear why Paul replies 'Es ist night weit' ...
6 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - January 7, 2014
I am still a little confused by the German sentence structure. Sometimes it's similar to English: subject, verb, predicate. But most of the time it isn't. What is the most common way a sentence is structured? Danke!!
3 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - December 15, 2013
Warum diese Satz ist Nebensatz: Wissen Sie wo ich Postkarten kaufen kann? Normalerweise schreibe ich sie: Wissen Sie wo kann ich Postkarten kaufen? Ich möchte wissen, wenn ich Nebensätze ohne Grund benutzen kann. Und übrigens in meinem Satz gibt es ein...
3 replies - Last post by go-chinese - November 13, 2013
I noticed in your answer key for the grammar lesson 4.4 what I think are a couple of mistakes. Question #1 - It's raining. I put "Es regnet" which is how I have seen it in other German resources. But your answer key has it has "Es rege...
4 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - September 2, 2013
Confused by sentence word order
I'm confused by the word order in this sentence: "Musst du bloß ausrollen, füllen, fertig". It has the verb in front even though the sentence doesn't have a question mark. The translation is "You just have to roll, fill, and done." I don't have a prob...
7 replies - Last post by doug506 - August 24, 2013
Using may and can (durfen and können
Is it common in German, as it is in English, to use can and may almost interchangeably? For example, "Kann ich auch die Speisekarte haben?" Lesson 19.3. An English language purist would say it should be "May I also have the menu." However, the distinc...
2 replies - Last post by Byron-K21 - August 8, 2013
Lesson 19.4 Syntax and Translation Question
I'm confused by the syntax of the following German phrase and the translation. Ja, und als Belohnung für die harte Arbeit haben wir beschlossen heute nett zum Abendessen zu gehen. Yes, and as a reward for the hard work we have decided to go out for a nic...
1 reply - Last post by Paul-Weber - July 19, 2013
In lesson 3.6 , there are two superlative forms,am ____+sten and der/die/das _____+ste . Which form should be used in general ? What time should each form be used ? Coolcader :)
3 replies - Last post by Paul-Weber - July 14, 2013