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July 7, 2023May 28, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Sein’ conjugations translate to ‘I am / was / will be, etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘sein’ (‘to be’ in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.

‘Sein’ is a very commonly used German verb because it’s also involved in formulating various tenses & moods for other verbs.

January 30, 2024May 28, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Gehen’ conjugations translate to ‘I go / I went / I will go etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘gehen’ (‘to go) in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.
‘Gehen’ is a common German verb that you’ll need to use in various tenses and moods in order to communicate in everyday spoken & written German.

July 7, 2023May 28, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Kommen’ conjugations translate to ‘I come/ came / will come, etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘kommen’ (‘to come’ in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.

‘Kommen’ is a common German verb that you’ll need to use in various tenses and moods in order to communicate in everyday spoken & written German.

July 7, 2023May 28, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Werden’ conjugations translate to ‘I become / became / will become, etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘werden’ (‘to become’ in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.

‘Werden’ is a common German verb that you’ll need to use in various tenses and moods in order to communicate in everyday spoken & written German.

July 25, 2023May 28, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Können’ conjugations translate to ‘I can / am able to, etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘können’ (‘to be able to’ in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.

‘Können’ is a common German verb that you’ll need to use in various tenses and moods in order to communicate in everyday spoken & written German. It is a special type of verb, called a “modal” verb that expresses a possibility, permission, obligation or ability.

July 7, 2023May 6, 2023 by Laura Bennett

‘Lesen’ conjugations translate to ‘I read/ read / will read, etc.’ The infinitive verb ‘lesen’ (‘to read’ in English) is one of the very first German verbs you should learn.

‘Lesen’ is a common German verb that you’ll need to use in various tenses and moods in order to communicate in everyday spoken & written German.

May 31, 2023December 15, 2020 by Laura Bennett

Just when German is starting to make sense, you’re thrown another curveball: the elements of German sentences can move around … a lot.

We’re not used to this! To our English brains, having words swap places in a sentence drastically changes what is being said (including the option of the final result being utter nonsense).

So, when we try to translate a German sentence word-for-word into English, we can end up with some wonky, confusing sentences. It’s easy to feel lost, fast.

May 31, 2023December 11, 2020 by Laura Bennett

One of the classic mistakes made by German learners is assuming that German grammatically functions the same way English does (<-- nope!!!

One of the areas where the differences are most obvious is with sentence structure, which — in German — can seem pretty funky to a native English speaker.

This guide will give you the necessary bird’s eye view of the components of a German sentence and the order in which you must put them.

January 2, 2023February 28, 2020 by Laura Bennett

Every German Class in Portland, OR (2020) Have you wanted to learn German for a while and are finally ready to get serious? Or perhaps you’ve started learning German with Duolingo, Rosetta stone, etc., but find they’re not teaching you the ‘bigger picture’ of how German actually works. Sometimes even finding a good German class … Read more