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In this episode:
Part two of our look at German Word Order and sentence structure. Part one was the groundwork - now it's time, to actually use it and look at some sentences.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)
German Sentence Structure - Main Sentences
In this episode:
In the first episode of this three part series, we'll get a general overview over sentences structure and explore the famous "verb-second" rule in German.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

Main Sentences - The beginning and end
In this episode:
After learning all about verb second, we'll now explore the beginning and end of a main sentence and see what we can and can't do. Surprises guaranteed.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

The position of "nicht" - The Basic Idea
In this episode:
In this lecture, we'll learn the ONE basic rule that we need for the position of "nicht". And we'll learn a crazy way of thinking that makes this rule possible.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

The Positin of "nicht" - The fine Details
In this episode:
In this lecture, we'll learn how to apply our basic rule to real life and see how intuition can actually help a great deal. #nerdastic
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

German Participle Constructions
In this episode:
A thorough look at German participle constructions. We'll learn what they are, when we use them and how to build them. Nerd level 4 out of 5 so beware :)
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

The Box Model
In this episode:
German sentence structure is very confusing to many students. In this article, we'll learn a way of looking at sentences, that'll make everything a lot more clear.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

German Word Order - Part 1
In this episode:
We'll start tackling German Word Order and Sentence Structure. We'll see what's really going on under the hood and see why rules fail and what we need instead.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

German Word Order - Part 3
In this episode:
In the last part of our mini series, we'll apply what we've learned and also learn a really helpful analogy that can help get a "feel" for word order in German.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)
