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What’s the best way to actually test yourself in German?

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Wie durchgängig muss der Konjunktiv in einem Satz verwendet werden?

usage subjunctive verb-usage

asked 2 hours ago Horstfuchs 45

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Question about position of words in a sentence

sentence-structure grammaticality standard-german spoken-language written-language

modified 2 hours ago David Vogt 19.7k

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Wie nennt man eine Kinderfrisur mit zwei nicht geflochtenen seitlichen "Pferdeschwänzchen"?

single-word-request

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Why is hätten used here?

subjunctive

modified 14 hours ago RHa 12k

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Woher kommt der Ausdruck "Teita gehen"?

etymology baby-talk

answered 14 hours ago Steffanos 1

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Richtige Kommasetzung bei "..., oder, falls nicht, ..." oder doch "..., oder falls nicht, ..."

comma

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Non-clunky translation for "emotional support animal"?

translation english-to-german

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troublesome Gothic script word in Bible inscription

verbs handwriting kurrent

modified yesterday Paul Frost 6,074

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Why do the Swiss pronounce Schweiz "Schweez"?

pronouns swiss-standard-german swiss-german vowels

answered yesterday Stefan Weber 21

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Subjekt "man" bei mehreren Prädikaten

standard-german grammar-identification subject

answered yesterday Henning Kockerbeck 11.4k

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viel schön vs viel Schönes

adjectives

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Looking for German A1/A2 vocabulary PDF with articles

english-to-german german-to-english vocabulary dictionary

modified 2 days ago Agrima agnus tom 1

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Why does this song use “find ich dich” instead “ich find dich”?

word-order lyrics

modified 2 days ago vonbrand 279

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Deciphering of difficult Kurrent (?) handwriting

handwriting kurrent

answered 2 days ago Helge 461

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Unsure about the formulation of this sentence [closed]

sentence-structure

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Why is "Ich kaufe in einem guten Geschäft ein" and "Ich fahre in ein schickes Hotel"? [duplicate]

grammatical-case grammar-identification

modified Oct 13 at 11:44 guidot♦ 22.1k

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"Meine Tochter geht in Berlin zur Universität." Why does "in Berlin" come first?

word-order

modified Oct 13 at 6:24 Shegit Brahm 3,187

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I don't understand the following sentence because of the genitiv "der Tageseinnahmen"

genitive

answered Oct 13 at 4:54 Hubert Schölnast 105k

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"Ich wurde geboren" vs "Ich bin geboren"?

passive

modified Oct 12 at 22:47 CommunityBot 1

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»Es braucht« statt »man braucht«

pronouns regional

answered Oct 12 at 18:01 Manu Gut 1

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Bildung des Perfekts mit manchen Verben

perfect-tense

modified Oct 12 at 14:25 Carsten S 17.4k

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Could someone explain the differences of "kritik" and verbs here with examples? [closed]

english-to-german verbs german-to-english nouns swiss-standard-german

modified Oct 12 at 9:15 SwissCodeMen 2,069

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What does this sentence mean in German? [closed]

translation german-to-english

asked Oct 12 at 7:49 Khatere 1

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Meaning of the word "Altleichen" [closed]

meaning nouns

answered Oct 12 at 6:07 Hubert Schölnast 105k

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Warum wechselt dieser Schriftsteller vom Konjunktiv I zum Konjunktiv II?

meaning subjunctive

modified Oct 11 at 23:02 amadeusamadeus 7,459

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Diffference between früh and früher

differences

answered Oct 11 at 14:55 Torsten Link 8,509

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Wie spricht man den Namen Pahl aus?

pronunciation person-names

answered Oct 10 at 16:44 fdb 3,158

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Komma oder kein Komma?

comma

answered Oct 10 at 9:52 johnl 7,296

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"in der Hütte" vs "auf der Hütte"

prepositions

modified Oct 9 at 21:29 edburns 101

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What is the difference between "Künstler" and "Artist"? [closed]

meaning differences

modified Oct 9 at 9:09 Carsten S 17.4k

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Does German use contractions in this way?

contractions

modified Oct 8 at 23:53 bishop 193

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Understanding German language dictionares

verbs dictionary

modified Oct 8 at 18:56 Weihan Xingqi 1

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Bedeutung von "alle seien sich dem" in diesem Kontext?

meaning grammar-identification

modified Oct 8 at 10:34 Olafant 6,601

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Lyrics translation: "Dalai Lama" by Rammstein

dative lyrics music

modified Oct 8 at 9:26 mkrieger1 163

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"Sabbelwasser trinken"

translation

modified Oct 7 at 11:49 Bodo 1,006

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Deciphering of difficult handwriting

handwriting kurrent

modified Oct 7 at 6:22 marquinho 164

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How would someone most likely abbreviate "Michael" as a German speaker?

translation english-to-german word-choice

modified Oct 7 at 6:11 Andreia Reminiec 1

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Is there a standard Goethe level to get a job teaching at a German university?

proficiency-tests

modified Oct 6 at 11:23 planetmaker 881

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On The General Form of Passive Sentences (and a few active ones)

word-order grammaticality

answered Oct 6 at 10:03 johnl 7,296

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Does "passt scho" mean "passt so" or "passt schon"?

meaning dialects bavarian contractions

modified Oct 6 at 6:14 Shegit Brahm 3,187

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Tips on writing a Forumsbeitrag for Goethe Zertifikat B2 Prüfung [closed]

grammatical-case writing proficiency-tests

answered Oct 5 at 18:27 websheep 11

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Gibt es Ideen oder Vorschläge für eine elegantere geschlechtsneutrale Form als das angehängte "In" wie in "BürgerInnen"?

nouns gender

answered Oct 5 at 15:44 tofro 54.4k

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Altes Haus and alte Schachtel

german-to-english slang

modified Oct 5 at 12:49 Hubert Schölnast 105k

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Isn't it demanding to ask for something with "Ich möchte"?

verb-usage phrase-request questions comparison comparative

answered Oct 5 at 11:58 Thomas Müller 9

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When the verb agrees with the object, like in "es sind"? [duplicate]

verbs

answered Oct 5 at 11:48 tofro 54.4k

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The difference in the usage of "Die Etage", "Das Geschoss" and "Der Stock"?

word-usage word-choice

modified Oct 5 at 11:28 Lisa 519

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