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How can I improve my vocabulary?

Improving your voacb is vital to express more complex ideas. Watching german films, reading books or online newspapers such as: Die Welt or Frankfurter Allgemeine, can improve your vocabulary vastly. Also ma...
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Answered by Anna R. • German tutor
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How do I know whether a verb takes haben or sein in the perfect tense?

Haben and sein are used as the auxiliary verbs in the perfect tense before the past participle. Whether you need haben or sein depends on the meaning of the verb you are putting into the perfect tense. Most ...
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Answered by Zoe W. • German tutor
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How can I improve my German vocabulary?

First of all, don't worry if you're feeling overwhelmed by the amount of German vocabulary you need to know – sometimes it can feel like quite a lot, especially if you haven't been learning the language all ...
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Answered by James M. • German tutor
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What is the imperative and when should I use it?

The imperative form, known as the Befehlsform in German, is used to modify the verb when you are giving a command (including polite commands!). Sentences using the imperative are often followed by an exclama...
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Answered by James M. • German tutor
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Which prepositions take the accusative?

An acronym to help remember the prepositions which take the accusative case is FUDGEBOW. That is, fuer, um, durch, gegen, entlang, bis, ohne, wider.
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Answered by Sam R. • German tutor
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