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How do you form a relative clause in German?

Relative clauses are used to add extra information about a person, thing or event to a sentence, such as the bold part of this English sentence: The man who loves fast cars always drives ...

Answered by Rebecca M. German tutor
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What case should be used where in a sentence?

German, unlike many other languages, has 4 cases (nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive), each with their own version of the article (der, die, das, dem, den etc)... but what fits where? There are ...

Answered by Amy R. German tutor
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Why does the age gap between Michael and Hanna matter? (Der Vorleser)

Michael and Hanna are 15 and 36 years old, respectively, at the start of the novel. This is important, as she is old enough to be his mother, who belongs to a different generation. We are encouraged to re...

Answered by Abbas A. German tutor
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How do I know which tense to use?

In German we have 6 tenses:1 for the present tense, 3 for the past tense and two describe something in the future. We call them Praesens, Perfekt, Praeteritum, Plusquamperfekt , Futur 1 and Futur 2. The f...

Answered by Susan N. German tutor
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How should I know when to invert the verb and subject in a sentence?

The technical rule used for inversion in German is that the verb always comes in the second position (as the second word in a sentence). For example, in the sentence 'Ich sehe das Haus' (...

Answered by Jonathan T. German tutor
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