301 Answered Questions for the topic German
German
04/29/19
In conversation, how do I add information after I’ve already ended a sentence?
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German
04/28/19
denn vs. "dann"?
I'm having a hard time finding out when to use "denn" and when "dann". This happens when I want to say the word as the equivalent of the English "then". For instance,
> A: I bet Germany wins...
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German
04/28/19
“Bis der Tod euch scheide” or “bis der Tod euch scheidet”?
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German
04/24/19
Why we use here in this context "zu Deutsch"?
In a German text, describing Russian sentences for Germans, they wrote a Russian sentence and after it
> (zu Deutsch: …)
That means its translation, but why did they write “zu Deutsch”...
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German
04/24/19
What's the grammatical difference between "trotz" und "trotzdem"?
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German
04/24/19
Question regarding "vor"?
I recently came across this sentence
> Die Delfine haben ihn umzingelt, aber nicht vor, ihn zu fressen.
(The *ihn* here refers to a small fish.)
How does the meaning of that sentence differ...
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German
04/24/19
Pejorative gerund?
Take a look at the following words:
> Gelaufe,
> Gelerne,
> Geschufte,
> Geballer,
> Geschredder,
> Geschwätz,
> Gelaber
There seems to be an construction one could...
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German
04/24/19
English idiom equivalent to the German Gretchenfrage "wie hast du's mit...?"?
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German
04/23/19
Positions of verbs in clauses?
e.g. when we use *wenn* the verb goes to end. If the sentence starts with *wenn*, the second clause starts with verb as follows:
> **Wenn** es morgen **regnet**, **gehe** ich ins Kino.
I think...
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German
04/23/19
present continuous form - have vs having?
German doesn't differentiate between present tense and present continuous tense as English language does. For instance,
Ich esse Brot
means, "I eat/am eating bread".
The same applies to the...
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German
04/23/19
When do suffixes "-able" or "-ible" translate with "-bar" vs. "-lich"?
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German
04/23/19
Using verbs with same root but different prefixes in same sentence?
Can I say something like
> Er kommt bei mir vorbei und um.
to mean "he comes by my house and dies", thus expressing the verbs `vorbeikommen` and `umkommen` by using `kommen` only once?
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“einen Tag alt” – Why is it “einen” not “ein”?
I’m studying numbers and age expressions, and here is the sentence I don’t understand:
> Dieses Baby ist einen Tag alt.
I thought *ein Tag* is right but it wasn’t. Why?
I assumed that...
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Difference between singular and plural formal form of address?
When using the formal address, both you (sing.) and you (pl.) get translated to Sie, when in nominative case, of course.
This question is more general. Are there any hints in the language (e.g....
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English Present Progressive and German language?
Actually 2 questions:
1. Do English Present Progressive and German Partizip 1 have the same grammatical origin? I mean something like `I am thinking.` and `Ich bin denkend.`, although German uses...
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04/23/19
Do I need to use a definite article?
Is this correct?
> Ich freue mich, dass es Wochenende ist.
Or should I say:
> Ich freue mich, dass es *das* Wochenende ist.
With or without the article? I have definitely heard the...
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04/23/19
Why does "neu" become "Neues" after "etwas"?
I found this sentence in a German children's book:
>Jeden Tag entdeckt Katrin etwas Neues.
Neues is a noun here? How can that be? I'd think that 'new' was an adjective.
As a noun, I found...
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German
04/22/19
Why do adjective endings change with definite vs. indefinite articles.
In German the endings of adjectives depend on whether the preceding article is definite or indefinite. Why?
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German
04/09/19
Why did the rating change ?
Hi , I rated my son's German teacher with 5* however he asked me why did I give single *. My intent was to give 5 * not single star. My son loves this teacher and his teaching.What did go wrong...
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German Grammar
03/28/19
Can the German Nebensatz be put in the middle of the sentence?
I once asked a question if the sentence
> jeder muss dafür verantwortlich sein, was er gesagt hat
is correct and was told that it is acceptable and that the verb must go at the end of its own...
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German
03/28/19
Articles for compound words?
I was wondering, in compound words or "complex" ones, let's say, do the article matches with its last word?
For example, "Kontrollakt". It's made of **Kontrolle + Akt**, the former being "die",...
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German Grammar
03/28/19
Kann man deutsche Grammatik nachträglich lernen?
Ich bin deutschsprachig -im Ausland- aufgewachsen. Da meine Frau Ausländerin ist, stellt sie mir ständig Fragen, warum dies so oder so gesagt wird. Ich kann ihr mit einiger Mühe doch erklären,...
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German Grammar
03/28/19
About an "unusual" sentence structure?
In German, most sentences have a simple structure: subject, verb, object.
> Ich liebe dich.
But there are some verbs such as *gefallen* or *gelingen*, where this structure doesn't apply....
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