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The verbs that take sein in the past tense are usually (there are some exceptions) verbs that indicate a change of state or movement. For example, fahren is referring to movement, so you'd say ich bin gefahr...

The cases help us to identify the noun's role in the sentence and make the article of the noun change depending on the case, gender and number. Nominative is the subject of the sentence (who's doing the acti...

Partizip 2 is also called Partizip Gegenwart, as it is used in sentences in present tense. It is built by using the infinitive and adding a "d" to the end of the word. It can be used in 2 cases: a)...

Words such as 'weil' and 'obwohl' are known as 'subordinating conjunctions' - these types of conjunctions affect the word order in German. They introduce a clause which cannot stand on its own, but is depend...

Using the cases correctly is vital, as different cases will change which word you use for 'the' (there are 12 words for 'the' in German!), and will also have an impact on the endings of adjectives and indefi...