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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:...

In den ärmsten Ländern brauchen sie sauberes Trinkwasser, um zu überleben.

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 dep...

Both the sein-passive and the werden-passive use a past participle. However the sein-passive uses the past participle as an adjective. For example; Die Wiese ist mit Blumen bedeckt translates as 'the mead...

When using the sein passive, you are using the past participle of the verb as an adjective. For instance; Die Wiese ist mit Blumen bedeckt. This sentence uses the sein-passive and translates as 'the meado...