GLOSSARY
German grammar, defined plainly.
The terms every German course assumes you know — der/die/das, Akkusativ, Dativ, Nebensatz — each defined in one honest page, with the door to the full explanation.
GRAMMAR TERMS
Der, Die, Das: German Articles Meaning 'The' Explained
What der, die, and das mean, how German grammatical gender works, and the suffix patterns that reliably predict article choice.
4 MIN
Akkusativ — the direct-object case
What the German Akkusativ case does, which prepositions govern it, and how it modifies articles and personal pronouns.
4 MIN
Dativ — the receiver case
What the German Dativ case does, its article modifications, governing prepositions, and verbs that demand dative objects.
4 MIN
Wechselpräpositionen — two-way prepositions
What the nine German Wechselpräpositionen are, how to choose between accusative and dative, and the dual verb pairs that govern them.
4 MIN
Perfekt — the spoken past
What the German Perfekt tense is, how Partizip II forms, and the exact rules for choosing between sein and haben.
4 MIN
Präteritum — the simple past
What the German Präteritum is, how weak and strong verbs conjugate in it, and which verbs use it in everyday speech.
4 MIN
Modalverben — the modal verbs
What the six German modal verbs mean, how to conjugate them, and how they bracket sentences with an infinitive at the end.
4 MIN
What is a Nebensatz? German Subordinate Clauses & Verb Rule
What a German Nebensatz is, how conjunctions send the conjugated verb to the end, and how to combine main and subordinate clauses.
4 MIN