um zu, damit, or zu + Infinitiv? Explained Simply
All three of these express purpose or intention in German — roughly “in order to” in English — but they’re…
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How Many German Words Do You Need for A1, B1 and B2?
You need roughly 650 words for A1, about 1,300 for A2, and around 2,400 for B1 — these are the…
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der/die/das: Is It Beer, Coffee or Pizza? 86 Common Nouns
Most der/die/das guides teach abstract rules. This one is a direct reference for the specific words people actually get stuck…
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German Word Order: The Mistake That Costs You Exam Marks
German word order isn’t random, but it does work differently from English in ways that trip learners up well past…
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TeKaMoLo: The Word Order Rule That Fixes Most Mistakes
TeKaMoLo is a memory trick for ordering extra information in a German sentence: Temporal (when) before Kausal (why) before Modal…
