This category compiles all the words that you absolutely, totally, undeniably, 100%edly haaaaave to know because they’re so useful and important.
Summary
"vorher" looks like the counterpart of "vorhin", but that's misleading. "vorher" actually is a synonym for "davor" and it's really really common in daily life.
Vocabulary
vorher, vorhin, davor
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"vorhin" is a really common and useful time adverb that you can use to talk about your day. Today, we'll learn all about it.
Vocabulary
vorhin
Summary
"sollen" is one of the German modal verbs and most learners have a diffuse idea of the meaning, but can't really pinpoint it. Today, we'll explore the core.
Vocabulary
sollen, sollen vs müssen
Summary
"to try" has several translations in German - versuchen, probieren, ausprobieren and kosten. Today, we'll look at the differences and learn when to use which.
Vocabulary
versuchen, probieren, ausprobieren, anprobieren, kosten
Summary
"remember" and "remind" both translate with "erinnern", but the structure is a bot different. And there are some other options in spoken German.
Vocabulary
erinnern, sich erinnern, sich merken, Gedächtnis, Erinnerung
Vocabulary
verletzen, Verletzung, verletzend, wehtun, der Schmerz, die Kopfschmerztablette
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A fun look at the family "sammeln" and its related words and the surprisingly obvious connection between "gather" and "together".
Vocabulary
sammeln, die Sammlung, aufsammeln, einsammeln, ansammeln, versammeln, die Versammling, samt, mitsamt, gesamt, Pony
Summary
"heißen" is the German word of choice when you want to introduce yourself and ask others their name. But it also means "to mean". Today, we'll learn how to use it.
Vocabulary
heißen, bedeuten, verheißen, das Geheiß
Summary
A quick look at the meaning of "üben", the difference to "trainieren" and a few of the surprising related words that don't seem related at all.
Vocabulary
üben, die Übung, einüben, ausüben, verüben, üblich, trainieren
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"Wahr" is the German word for "true" and there are plenty of useful words based on it. Today, we'll take a look at this awesome family. Fact!!
Vocabulary
wahr, die Wahrheit, wahrscheinlich, unwahrscheinlich
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Practice the German verb "sein" (to be) - by speaking. All important forms and phrases in one exercise, perfect for beginners as well as advanced learners.
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Today, we'll learn how to say "ready" in German and see the difference between "bereit" and "fertig". And we'll explore the other words in the family.
Vocabulary
bereit, bereits, die Bereitschaft, vorbereiten, die Vorbereitung, nachbereiten, zubereiten, aufbereiten
Summary
German bekommen and English to become look the samee but they don't mean the same at all. Today, we'll find out why and how surprisingly close they actually are.
Vocabulary
bekommen
Summary
Learn and practice all important phrasings and structures with "aufhören" (present, past, questions, ...) - by actually speaking :).
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"nutzen", "benutzen" and "verwenden" all mean "to use", but there are differences when to use which. Today, we'll learn all about that with lots of examples.
Vocabulary
nutzen, benutzen, verwenden, der Gebrauch, nützlich, hilfreich, nützen, abnutzen, ausnutzen
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"Arbeit" means "work" and "arbeiten" means "to work". But there are a few traps. We'll explore those and also the surprising connections to robots and orphans
Vocabulary
die Arbeit, arbeiten, erben, das Erbe, Roboter
Summary
"gemein" means "mean" in the sense of "bad". But lots of words with "gemein" in them are about community. Today, we'll find out why.
Vocabulary
gemein, die Gemeinheit, gemeinsam, die Gemeinde, die Gemeinschaft, allgemein, im Allgemeinen
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"die Eile" is the word for "the hurry". And the verb is "sich beeilen", with a reflexive. Today, we'll learn about the use them and their crazy origin story.
Vocabulary
die Eile, eilen, sich beeilen, eilig, voreilig
Summary
"unbedingt" can be translated as "definitely", but to really understand it, you need to check "the vibe". Today, we'll learn when to use it and much more.
Vocabulary
unbedingt, die Bedingung, bedingen,
Summary
A quick look at the meaning of "ungefähr" and what estimates have to do with danger and driving.
Vocabulary
ungefähr, die Gefahr, gefährlich, circa
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Discovering the Meaning of "Der Druck" in German: Exploring the nuances of expressions like "ausdrücken" and "unterdrücken" and their Latin origins.
Vocabulary
drücken, ausdrücken, unterdrücken, beeindrucken, der Eindruck, der Ausdruck, bedrücken
Summary
A fun look at the word der Druck and the difference between the verbs drucken and drücken. Featuring also: a big let down.
Vocabulary
der Druck, der Händedruck, der Luftdruck, der Blutdruck, drucken, der Drucker, die Druckerei, ausdrucken, bedrucken, der Abdruck
Summary
Technically, "man" means "one". But in practice, Germans use "man" where English uses a general "you". "Man kann" is "you can. And that's not all there is.
Vocabulary
man, einer, einem, einen
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In this post, we'll learn how to say "anyway" in German. There are three ways and they each express a very distinct meaning. Mixing them up is very confusing.
Vocabulary
trotzdem, jedenfalls, wie dem auch sei, wie auch immer, naja, sowieso, eh
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'von... aus' is a very useful phrase in daily life and it can be used for location, express volition and it's a really common way to say "Fine with me."
Vocabulary
von mir aus, von da aus, von sich aus
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A fun look at the meaning "holen" and its many useful prefix versions and the secret connection between fetching, racing and shouting.
Vocabulary
holen, rausholen, ausholen, abholen, aufholen, überholen, sich erholen, runterholen
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "erledigen", how to say "Never mind!" and what all that has to do with body parts, memberships and a certain Goethe.
Vocabulary
erledigen, das Glied, das Mitglied, gliedern, die Gliederung, ledig, lediglich
Summary
The German word "hin" means "there", but it's better to think of it as a generic marker - like #destination. And it sounds really wrong if you forget it.
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"verschwinden" is to disappear, verschwenden is to waste. Today, we'll find out how they connect, and what vertigo has to do with it.
Vocabulary
verschwinden, Schwund, Geschwindigkeit, verschwenden
Summary
"stecken" is a relative of "to stick". But why are the words for wall plug, silverware and hiding all with "stecken" in them? Today, we'll find out.
Vocabulary
stecken, verstecken, anstecken, das Besteck, der Stecker, die Steckdose
Summary
'gehören' means 'to belong'. But why? What does 'hören' have to do with it? That's what we'll find out today.
Vocabulary
gehören, das Gehör, gehorchen, sich gehören
Summary
English "bald" is about no hair, German "bald" means "soon". What could possibly be the connection there? Or is there one at all? Today, we'll find out.
Vocabulary
bald, kahl, glatt, die Glatze
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "gegen" and why its many useful related words sometimes seem to have contradictory meanings.
Vocabulary
gegen, entgegen, dagegen, gegenseitig, der Gegner, begegnen, der Gegenstand, gegenüber, die Gegend, entgegnen
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A quick look at the meaning of "Bescheid", how to use "Bescheid sagen" in daily life and what it has to do with being humble.
Vocabulary
der Bescheid, Bescheid sagen, bescheiden, die Bescheidenheit
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "peinlich", how to say that you're embarrassed in German and some more words like shame or disgrace :).
Vocabulary
peinlich, die Pein, der Schmerz, das Schmerzmittel, die Schande, bloßstellen, sich blamieren
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A fun look at the meaning of "leiden" and the related words "leider" and "die Leidenschaft" and what passion has to do with suffering.
Vocabulary
leiden, leid tun, leider, die Leidenschaft, die Beleidigung, das Mitleid
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "trauen", "sich trauen" and most importantly "vertrauen" and what they all have to do with "truth".
Vocabulary
trauen, sich trauen, vertrauen, treu, heiraten,
Summary
A fun look at the meaning and use "das Bild" and how its core idea formed all the cool, useful related words like "bilden" (to form) or "Bildung" (education)
Vocabulary
das Bild, bilden, sich bilden, ausbilden, die Bildung, die Ausbildung, sich einbilden
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"schade" is a super common way to express that something is a pity. Today, we'll learn how to use it and explore other cool words like Schaden or Schadenfreude.
Vocabulary
schade, schaden, schädlich, Schadenfreude, beschädigen
Summary
"rufen" means "to call". "anrufen" also means "to call". And so does "aufrufen". Today, we'll learn all about the family of "rufen" and when to use which word.
Vocabulary
rufen, der Ruf, anrufen, ausrufen, aufrufen, der Ruhm, berühmt, der Beruf, die Berufung
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The German preposition "auf" can mean "on" and "for", but also "open". And in combinations like "warten auf", it has a sense of targeting. Let's explore that.
Vocabulary
auf, aufgehen, aufmachen, aufgehen, warten auf, stehen auf, aufhaben
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"fühlen" means "to feel". But there's also "sich fühlen" and "sich anfühlen" and all three have distinct meanings. Today, we'll learn how to use them properly.
Vocabulary
fühlen, sich fühlen, das Gefühl, spüren, sich anfühlen
Summary
"dürfen" is one of the German modal verbs and its core idea is "having permission". But many of the related words are about a different idea and seem unrelated.
Vocabulary
duerfen, der Bedarf, bedürftig, das Bedürfnis
Summary
A fun look at how to talk about anger in German with lots of useful phrasings like Ärger machen or Ärger kriegen. And we'll find the neat little particle arg.
Vocabulary
der Ärger, (sich) ärgern (über), die Wut, wütend, ärgerlich, verärgern, arg
Summary
Most of you know that 'etwas' means 'something'. But German also has 'etwa' ohne 's' and it's actually kind of common. Today, we'll learn what it means.
Vocabulary
etwa, in etwa, etwaig
Summary
The core idea of "vor" is "in front" but it's used in various abstract ways as a prefix and combined with verbs. Today, we'll find out all about it.
Vocabulary
vorgehen, vorhaben, vormachen, Angst haben vor, warnen vor, vor Lachen
Summary
Dabei is not only a common da-word, it's part of some really cool and useful phrasings like "dabei haben" or "dabei sein". Today, we'll find out all about it.
Vocabulary
dabei, dabei haben, dabei sein, wobei
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of the German words "die Art" and "die Kunst" and why only the second one actually means art.
Vocabulary
die Art, die Tonart, die Tierart, artgerecht, artig, eigenartig, die Kunst, künstlich, der Künstler
Summary
A quick, fun look at the meaning of "die Laune" and how to say you're in a good mood in German. Also: the difference to "die Stimmung" and a surprise connection
Vocabulary
die Laune, gute Laune, die Partylaune, launisch, gelaunt, die Stimmung, die Stimmungsschwankung
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "die Schuld" and its family, a nice theory why Germans don’t like having debt and a super surprising connection to English. #OMG
Vocabulary
die Schuld, schuldig, die Entschuldigung, (sich) entschuldigen, Schulden
Summary
We all know, German is full of exceptions. Today, we'll look the German word for it and learn about the prefix verb it comes from.
Vocabulary
die Ausnahme, ausnehmen, rausnehmen, ausnahmsweise, ausgenommen
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A quick look at "aufmachen" and why it doesn't only mean "to open". Also: a look at the secret behind the r-verion and the super useful "raufmachen".
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The German word "Teil" has two genders. Today, we'll find out why and what they mean and we'll go over the most useful compound nouns with Teil.
Vocabulary
das Teil, der Teil, der Großteil, das Gegenteil, der Vorteil, vorteilhaft, der Nachteil
Summary
We'll take a thorough look at the meaning of "passen", how to use it and its various cool prefix versions and pass by "passieren". A vocabulary turbo boost :)
Vocabulary
passen, reinpassen, raufpassen, anpassen, die Anpassung, aufpassen, passieren
Summary
"sich Mühe geben" is the main German translation for "making an effort". But what is Mühe? And why is the verb reflexive. Today, we'll learn all about this.
Vocabulary
die Mühe, mühelos, sich Mühe geben, sich bemühen
Summary
"nämlich" looks like namely, but that's not really a fit. "nämlich" is actually hard to translate but easy to understand. And today, we'll do just that.
Vocabulary
nämlich, namely
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of “der Spaß”, the various idiomatic phrasings like “Spaß machen” or “viel Spaß” and we’ll learn how to say “It was fun.” in German (#notLikeEnglish)
Vocabulary
der Spaß, Spaß machen, Spaß haben, aus Spaß, Spaß verstehen, bespaßen
Summary
"es" means "it" - that's the short story. But there's more to 'es' than that. Today, we'll take a thorough look at all its uses and functions. #grammarnerd
Vocabulary
es
Summary
A fun look at "brauchen" (to need), its prefix versions and how to use "brauchen" with verbs. Also: some really cool relations to English and other languages.
Vocabulary
brauchen, verbrauchen, der Brauch, der Bedarf, Gebrauchsanweisung
Summary
English "to know" has two translations - "wissen" and "kennen". And there are 2 ways to tell them apart. One is about meaning, the other about grammar.
Summary
"klappen" is a really, really common word in colloquial German. And so is the noun "die Klappe". Today, we'll learn what they mean and how to use them.
Vocabulary
klappen, die Klappe, zuklappen, aufklappen, Klappstuhl, klatschen
Summary
A fun look at "Zweifel" and what the number two has to do with "doubt". Also, we'll learn about how to properly doubt something and how to despair in German :)
Vocabulary
zweifel, zweifeln, zweifellos, bezweifeln, anzweifeln, verzweifeln
Summary
In this article, we'll talk about the quirks of using "lassen" in past tense and we'll explore its prefix versions - with a special focus on "verlassen".
Vocabulary
lassen, überlassen, ablassen, einlassen, erlassen, verlassen,
Summary
The German 'lassen' translates to 'to let' and 'to leave'. But the uniting theme is 'not doing'. And that can actually explain all the various uses of 'lassen'.
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'verwirren' and 'verwechsel' both mean 'to confuse'. But confusing them is confusing. Today, we'll learn what the difference is and when to use which one.
Summary
We'll learn how to properly use "trotzdem" and "trotz" in a sentence, explore their translations and check out the difference to "obwohl".
Vocabulary
trotzdem, obwohl, der Trotz, trotzen, trotz
Summary
"suchen" means "to search", but its prefix versions are about visiting, trying and choosing and other random things. Today, we'll learn how it all makes sense.
Vocabulary
suchen, die Suche, versuchen, der Versuch, aussuchen, durchsuchen, untersuchen, besuchen, der Besuch
Summary
A thorough look at the meaning and grammar of "reichen" and what "handing" has to do with "being enough" and "areas".
Vocabulary
reichen, ausreichen, erreichen, der Bereich, hinreichend, ausreichend
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wenigstens, mindestens, zumindest - they all mean "at least" but they're not the same. Today, we'll learn what the differences are and how to use them.
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "vorbei" and an end has to do with visits.
Vocabulary
vorbei sein, vorbeikommen, vorbeifahren, vorbeibringen
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "wirken" and its related words. We'll learn about the difference to "scheinen" and what work has to do with reality :)
Vocabulary
wirken, die Wirkung, wirklich, bewirken, die Wirklichkeit
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "kriegen". We'll learn what it means by itself and look at all the useful prefix versions. A must have for your vocabulary :)
Vocabulary
kriegen, abkriegen, hinkriegen, mitkriegen, aufkriegen, rauskriegen, der Krieg, ...
Summary
The combination "von.... her" is super common in everyday German. Today, we'll find out what it means and how to use it. Of course that includes "von daher".
Vocabulary
von X her, von daher, was X angeht
Summary
"noch" can mean "still", "yet", "else" and a few other things. But why? Today, we'll find out and see how to use phrases like "noch mal" or "noch nicht".
Vocabulary
noch, jetzt, noch nie, noch mal, noch eins, immer noch, nur noch, was noch
Summary
"nach" can mean "to" and "after". Today, we'll explore the common core of this, and explore the various uses of "nach", both alone and as a prefix.
Vocabulary
nach, nachmachen, nachlaufen, nachlassen, nachgehen, nach
Summary
A fun look at why "möglich" is the German word for "possible" and what that has to do with the modal verb "mögen". Also, unfunny jokes.
Vocabulary
möglich, mögen, unmöglich, die Möglichkeit, möglicherweise, möglichst
Summary
Enttäuschung means disappointment. Täuschung is deception. Today, we'll learn why and what it all has to do with trading and barter.
Vocabulary
die Enttäuschung, enttäuschen, tauschen, täuschen, handeln
Summary
"sogar" means "even". But why? Today, we'll learn about the meaning of "gar" and "sogar" and we'll see what those have to do with pasta :)
Vocabulary
gar, sogar, gar nichts, garen
Summary
"weiter" means "further" and just like "further" in English, it can express the idea of "continuing" something. That's why it's a super common verb prefix.
Vocabulary
weiter, weit, soweit, weitermachen, weiterschlafen, weitergeben, weiter so, bis auf Weiteres,
Summary
"bringen" means "to bring" but in German, it has more meanings than that. And it has many useful prefix versions like beibringen, hinbringen or verbringen.
Vocabulary
bringen, beibringen, verbringen, umbringen
Summary
A thorough look at the German "so", its various idiomatic uses in everyday German and the differences to English "so". With lots of audio examples.
Vocabulary
so, also, so so, so lala, geht so, sowieso, achso
Summary
"fehlen" means "to miss". But only if you use it in the right phrasing. And that's quite different to English. Today, we'll learn how to use it properly.
Vocabulary
fehlen, der Fehler, fehlend, unfehlbar
Summary
We'll explore why the verb "werden" is used for future AND passive voice and how to do it. Also: a really peculiar feature of German passive voice.
Summary
"werden" means "to become". And it's used to build the future. Oh, and the passive, too. That's kind of a lot. But it does make sense, once you look at it.
Vocabulary
werden, bekommen
Summary
"anhalten" means "to stop". And it also means "to continue". And there's actually a logic to it. Today, we'll find out what and also how and when to use it.
Vocabulary
anhalten, aufhören, stoppen, ranhalten, sich ranhalten
Summary
"eh" mean "anyway", "ehe" means "before" and "eher" can mean "rather" and "earlier". And "die Ehe" is "marriage". Today, we'll explore why and how to use them.
Vocabulary
eh, ehe, eher, die Ehe, ehemalig
Summary
The two core ideas of "ziehen" are pulling and moving. They're the base for dozens of important nouns and verbs and... they actually come from the same core.
Vocabulary
ziehen, ausziehen, anziehen, abziehen, umziehen, der Zug, der Anzug, ...
Summary
German has three options for "to like" - mögen, gern and gefallen. Today, we'll find out what the differences are and when to use which one.
Vocabulary
mögen, gern, gefallen
Summary
"da" means "there", "here","because" and "then". Seems a bit random, but if you think of "da" as verbal index finger, you understand why Germans use it so much.
Summary
The core idea of "sich gewöhnen" is about "getting used to". Let's find out how to use it and what the difference is between "gewöhnen an" and "angewöhnen"
Vocabulary
gewöhnen, sich gewöhnen an, gewöhnlich, die Gewohnheit, sich abgewöhnen, sich angewöhnen, verwöhnen
Summary
'los' can be an ending. Then, it means '-less'. And it can be a prefix. Then, it expresses a sense of starting. And these two ideas are actually related.
Vocabulary
los, lose, das Los, los sein, loslassen, losgehen,
Summary
"irgend-" is the German word for "some". So it seems. But it's not that simple. Today, we'll explore irgendwo, irgendwas, irgendwen and so on.
Vocabulary
irgendein, irgendwas, irgendwo, irgendwann, irgendwie
Summary
We'll learn how to use "übrigens" and why it's the German translation for "by the way".
Vocabulary
übrig, im Übrigen, übrigens
Summary
"der Grund" is the German brother of "ground". Today, we'll learn where it comes from and how it connects with reason, thoroughness and founding a business.
Vocabulary
der Grund, aufgrund, grundsätzlich, gründen,begründen
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "dauern" and how to use it as a translation for "to take time" . Also: some cardio. Condolences :).
Vocabulary
dauern, die Dauer, dauernd, andauern, die Ausdauer, während, bedauern,...
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of the German words for future, what "Zukunft" has to do with "kommen" and what other cool useful words with "-kunft" there are.
Vocabulary
die Zukunft, die Auskunft, die Ankunft, die Herkunft
Summary
One meaning of "mal" is "once", but in daily life, Germans use it more like a spice that makes their sentence more casual. Today, we'll explore all about that.
Vocabulary
mal, noch mal, nicht mal, erstmal, gerade mal, schon mal
Summary
The first part of our look at the meaning of "mal". Here, we focus on where "mal" comes from and on its more "conventional" meanings.
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "umgehen" and what "walking around" has to do with "handling". And also a look at the combo "gehen um" and why it's super useful.
Vocabulary
gehen um, umgehen
Summary
"zwar" hard to translate but its essence is not hard to understand: it sets up a "but". Today, we'll learn how to use it and also check out "und zwar".
Summary
"was... für" is a colloquial German version for "what kind" and it's incredibly common. Time to learn how to use it.
Summary
A fun look at the meanings of "ganz", its super common use as intensifier, a really random twist. And my toilet paper situation #notgood
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "paar" and it's brother with a captital P and how to use them as translations for "pair" and "couple". Oh and "few".
Vocabulary
paar, das Paar, das Pärchen, Pärchenabend
Summary
We'll learn about the core meaning of the verb "freuen" and find out how and when to use "sich freuen auf" and "sich freuen über" with lots of examples.
Vocabulary
freuen, sich freuen über, sich freuen auf
Summary
Most of you know that "haben" means "to have". But "haben" also has a lot of really common prefix versions. Today, we'll go over them with lots of examples.
Vocabulary
haben, anhaben, aufhaben, abhaben, mithaben, vorhaben
Summary
A thorough look at the meaning of "schaffen", its various important uses in everyday German and a bunch of really cool related words.
Vocabulary
schaffen, geschafft, erschaffen, sich verschaffen, abschaffen, anschaffen, das Geschäft, die Wirtschaft, beschäftigt, die Freundschaft
Summary
"versprechen" has maybe the most ironic double meaning ever. Today, we'll find out what it means and how those two connect.
Summary
A fun look at the meaning of "schenken" and its rather odd family that connects ham, presents and drinks. Absolute must have.
Vocabulary
schenken, das Geschenk, der Schinken, einschenken, verschenken
Summary
"merken" can mean "to notice" and "to remember". But not always. Today, we'll find out when and why and we'll talk about the difference to "bemerken".
Vocabulary
merken, sich merken, bemerken, merkwürdig, anmerken, das Merkmal
Summary
The difference between "antworten" and "beantworten" is grammar - "beantworten" takes a direct object while "antworten" works more like "to reply".
Vocabulary
antworten, beantworten, die Antwort
Summary
A quick look at the meanings of "voll" and why "voll leer" actually makes sense in colloquial German.
Vocabulary
voll, machtvoll, liebevoll, sinnvoll, komplett
Summary
We'll take a quick look at the real meaning of "einfach" and how to use it as "easy" and "just" and we'll explore a few other words with "-fach" in them.
Vocabulary
einfach, mehrfach, vielfach, vervielfachen, vereinfachen
Summary
"außer" is the German word for "but, except" and it's a bit special when it comes to which case to use. Today, we'll find out and also explore some more vocab.
Vocabulary
außer, bis auf, außerdem,
Summary
'erst' means 'first', but that's only half the story. It's also a specific type of "only". Today, we'll explore which 'only' and how to use 'erst' as 'first'.
Vocabulary
erst, erste, erstes, erst mal, erst vs schon
Summary
"treffen" can mean to hit and to meet. But why? And what's the difference between treffen and sich treffen and how do we use them? Today, we'll learn all that.
Vocabulary
treffen, sich treffen, der Treffer, der Treffpunkt, treffend, betreffen, antreffen, eintreffen
Summary
A quick look at "vielleicht", the German word for "maybe". We'll learn why it means what it means, how to use it and what side use it has.
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A thorough look at the confusing German word "her". We'll see what it means and why and learn how to use it properly with lots of examples.
Summary
Today, we'll learn the difference between "aufwachen" and "(auf)wecken" and see when to use which. Special guest: "erwachen"
Vocabulary
aufwachen, aufwecken, erwachen, wachen, die Wache
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The German word for "look" in the sense of appearance is "aussehen". Today, we'll learn how to use it and the different ways to say "look like" in German.
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aussehen, das Aussehen, aussehend
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A fun look at the meaning of "neugierig" and what curiosity has to do with greed.
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neugierig, die Neugier, vergesslich, neu
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A fun look at the meaning of "sauer" and why it means "sour" and "angry".
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sauer, ärgelich, salizg, süß, bitter
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"als" is a must-have word and has three important functions in German - "when", "than" and "as". Today, we'll find out how to use it and what to watch out for.
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als, wenn, wie
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A quick look at the meaning of "ob", a quick hack to know if it's a translation for "if" and a longer analysis, for nerds :)
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"doch" has three core functions - reverting a "no", toning down commands and most importantly: seeking affirmation. That's the one most of you are looking for.
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A quick look at the German verb "nerven" and how to use it in daily life.
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nerven, nervig, genervt
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A quick look at the meaning of "komisch" in German and why something that sounds "komisch" most likely isn't actually funny.
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"sondern" and "aber" are both translations for "but". Today, we'll learn, what idea "sondern" expresses and what the difference is to "aber".
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A quick look at "satt" and how to say that you're full and that you're fed up in German.
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A 110% non-boring look at the German word for boredom, why it's important not to say you're "langweilig" and a couple of glances at die Laune and die Stimmung.
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die Langeweile, gelangweilt, langweilig, die Stimmung, die Laune
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A fun look at the meaning of "alle" and how one word can be "empty" and "all" at the same time. And we'll learn when to use "alle" and "ganze".
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alle, ganze, alles in allem, all die
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"aufhören" means "to stop". But why? And what's the difference to "anhalten"? All that we'll find out in this article.
Vocabulary
aufhören, anhalten, hören, horchen, aufhorchen
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We'll take a quick look at the meaning of "vorschlagen" and why the Germans punch their proposals.
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A fun look at the meanings of "gleich" and why it's "equal" and "immediately" at the same time. And the difference between das Gleiche vs dasselbe.
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"vorstellen" means "to introduce" and "to imagine". Today, we'll learn how that makes sense and how to use it for both meanings.
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A fun look at the various meanings of "liegen" and how to use the super common phrasing "liegen an".
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"nachdenken über" means to think in a sense of pondering, "denken (an)" is about thinking in a more general sense. Today, we'll explore the use of both.
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A quick look at how to use "weder... noch" ("neither ... nor") in German. And a look at the other translations for "neither". With lots of examples.
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"Feierabend" is one of the best things ever. But English doesn't even have a word for it. A fun look at what it means and how to use it :)
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feiern, der Feierabend, der Abend, das Feierabendbier
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"either or" in German is "entweder oder" in German. Here's a quick look at how to use it.
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"einfallen" is one of the main German words for having an idea, but the usage is a bit tricky. Today, we'll explore and we'll also talk about "reinfallen".
Vocabulary
einfallen, der Einfall, einfallsreich, reinfallen
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If you want to say "my favorite" in German, you need "Liebling". But there are some important differences that learners often get wrong.
Vocabulary
lieb, der Liebling, Lieblings-, der Schatz
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'Je ... desto' is the German version of English 'the... the'. The bad news is that word order is a bit tricky. The good news is cases don't matter.
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je, desto, umso
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"sein" is the German verb for "to be". And just like "to be" it's quite irregular. Today, we'll learn how to conjugate it and also WHY it's so messy.
