German Grammar Guide
Learning German in English
B1 Topics (20)
Relative clauses with relative pronouns (der/die/das, denen, dessen, etc.)
Grammar guide for Relative clauses with relative pronouns (der/die/das, denen, dessen, etc.) in en
Passive voice in present and past (is/are done / was/were done)
Grammar guide for Passive voice in present and past (wird gemacht, wurde gemacht) in en
Past perfect tense (Plusquamperfekt) for events in the distant past
Grammar guide for Past perfect tense (Plusquamperfekt) for events in the distant past in en
Conditional sentences (Wenn... würde + infinitive / hätte/wäre + past participle)
Grammar guide for Conditional sentences (Wenn... würde + Infinitiv / hätte/wäre + Partizip II) in en
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) for polite requests and hypotheticals (würde, könnte, sollte)
Grammar guide for Konjunktiv II for polite requests and hypotheticals (würde, könnte, sollte) in en
Indirect speech using subjunctive (reported statements with Konjunktiv I basics)
Grammar guide for Indirect speech using subjunctive (reported statements with Konjunktiv I basics) in en
Complete adjective declension (all cases with der-words and ein-words)
Grammar guide for Complete adjective declension (all cases with der-words and ein-words) in en
Da- and wo-compounds (e.g., damit, worüber, wozu) — pronominal adverbs used to refer to things
Grammar guide for Da- and wo-compounds (damit, worüber, wozu, etc. for referring to things) in en
Verbs with prepositional objects (e.g., 'warten auf' = 'to wait for', 'sich erinnern an' = 'to remember')
Grammar guide for Verbs with prepositional objects (warten auf, erinnert sich an, etc.) in en
Word order of objects (placement of accusative and dative objects in a sentence)
Grammar guide for Word order of objects (placement of accusative and dative objects in a sentence) in en
Position of "nicht" and other negatives in different sentence types
Grammar guide for Position of "nicht" and other negatives in different sentence types in en
Subordinate clauses of time (bevor = before, nachdem = after, während = while/during, bis = until, seit = since)
Grammar guide for Subordinate clauses of time (bevor, nachdem, während, bis, seit) in en
Expressing opinions and feelings ("I think that...", "I'm glad that...")
Grammar guide for Expressing opinions and feelings ("Ich denke, dass...", "Ich freue mich, dass...") in en
Giving advice or suggestions (e.g., 'sollte man...' = 'should one...', 'Lass uns...' = 'let's ...')
Grammar guide for Giving advice or suggestions (sollte man..., Lass uns... etc.) in en
The verb "lassen" — "to have something done" or "to let someone do something"
Grammar guide for The verb "lassen" for "having something done" or "letting" someone do something in en
Differences between modal verbs (müssen vs sollen, dürfen vs können) — (müssen = must/have to vs sollen = should/ought to / supposed to; dürfen = may/be allowed to vs können = can/be able to)
Grammar guide for Differences between modal verbs (müssen vs sollen, dürfen vs können) in en
Polite speech and softening commands (using 'doch', 'mal', and 'bitte' in requests)
Grammar guide for Polite speech and softening commands (using doch, mal, bitte in requests) in en
Expressing contrast and concession (obwohl = "although/even though", dennoch/trotzdem = "nevertheless/anyway")
Grammar guide for Expressing contrast and concession (obwohl, dennoch, trotzdem) in en