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German Grammar Guides by Level
Clear, step-by-step English explanations for the essential German grammar rules tested in the Goethe-Zertifikat A1, A2, and B1 exams — 30 core topics with rule breakdowns, real German example sentences, common mistakes to avoid, and exam strategy notes.
German A1 Grammar 18 Topics
- Der, Die and Das: German Definite Articles ExplainedNomen und Artikel
- Ein and Eine: German Indefinite Articles ExplainedUnbestimmte Artikel
- German Plural Rules: How Plural Nouns Are FormedPluralbildung
- Nicht vs Kein: Which German Negation to UseNegation (nicht vs. kein)
- German Possessive Articles: Mein, Dein, Sein and IhrPossessivartikel
- German Personal Pronouns: Nominative, Accusative and DativePersonalpronomen
- German Present Tense: How Verb Conjugation WorksPräsens Konjugation
- Sein and Haben: The Two German Verbs to Learn FirstSein und Haben
- German Modal Verbs: Können, Müssen, Wollen and the RestModalverben A1
- German Separable Verbs: Where the Prefix GoesTrennbare Verben
- German Perfect Tense: When to Use Haben and When SeinPerfekt mit haben/sein
- German Word Order: The Verb Goes SecondSatzstellung: Verb Position 2
- German Question Words and How to Form QuestionsJa/Nein- & W-Fragen
- German Accusative Prepositions: Durch, Für, Gegen, Ohne, UmPräpositionen mit Akkusativ
- German Dative Prepositions: Aus, Bei, Mit, Nach, Seit, Von, ZuPräpositionen mit Dativ
- German Two-Way Prepositions: Accusative or Dative?Wechselpräpositionen
- German Time Prepositions: Am, Um, Im, Ab and SeitTemporale Präpositionen (am, um, im, ab, seit)
- German Modal Verbs in the Past: Konnte, Musste, WollteModalverben im Präteritum
German A2 Grammar 9 Topics
- German Adjective Endings: The Three PatternsAdjektivdeklination
- German Subordinate Clauses: Weil, Dass and WennNebensätze mit weil, dass, wenn
- German Relative Clauses: Choosing the Right PronounRelativsätze
- Konjunktiv II: How to Be Polite in GermanKonjunktiv II Höflichkeit
- German Comparative and Superlative: Bigger, BiggestKomparativ & Superlativ
- German Passive Voice: How Werden Builds ItPassiv Präsens
- German Reflexive Verbs and the Pronoun SichReflexive Verben
- German Genitive Case: Possession and Its PrepositionsGenitiv & Genitiv-Präpositionen
- German Verbs with Fixed PrepositionsVerben mit Präpositionen
German B1 Grammar 3 Topics
- German Simple Past: The Präteritum of Main VerbsPräteritum der Vollverben
- Konjunktiv II: Unreal Conditions and If SentencesKonjunktiv II (Irrealis)
- German N-Declension: The Weak Masculine NounsN-Deklination Systematik
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