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faq nicos

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nicos

Nicos Weg is a free online program aimed at helping people learn German. It includes video, audio, text, grammar explanations, notes, vocabulary, and exercises. It also includes very useful cultural and bureaucratic information, such as how to open a bank account, while teaching you the relevant grammar and vocabulary.

It’s fairly popular and well-recommended, but keep in mind that you can’t learn a language with only one resource, even if it’s a good one!

You can find the courses here: https://learngerman.dw.com/en/overview/

You can also see various other courses for learners by dw.com here: https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469/

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faq beginner

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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faq cefr

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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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cefr Level A

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faq beginner

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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faq cefr

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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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help star

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star

Provides stargazing functionality for the server. The stargazing system highlights memorable moments from the server. The starboard can be configured dynamically, temporarily locked and posts from it can be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **star random** [user]

Displays a random public star entry. If the user is specified, only starred entries from that user will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **star recent**

Shows the most recent stars on the server. If the command is invoked in a public channel, it will display stars from all public channels. If it is executed in a group channel, it will display only the stars from that channel.

:small_blue_diamond: **star recentlist**

Shows the most recent stars on the server in a list form. If the command is invoked in a public channel, it will display stars from all public channels. If it is executed in a group channel, it will display only the stars from that channel.

:small_blue_diamond: **star show** <message id>

**Aliases: **star display, star view
Shows the starred post with the given message ID.

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help

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:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

Displays how long it takes for a message that the bot sends to arrive.

:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
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unsub streaming

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More alternatives

🔸 Alternatively, you can memorise the altcodes for German characters. Learning them is easier than you might think! Simply hold Alt and type the numbers on your numpad:
ä = 132; Ä = 142
ö = 148; Ö = 153
ü = 129; Ü = 154
ß = 225
🔸 If all else fails, you can use ASCII conventions for the characters: add an e to other vowels, and write ss or sz for ß. For example:
ae = ä
oe = ö
ue = ü
ss = ß
But this is discouraged since it's harder to read and... looks ugly. It is only done in situations where alternatives are impossible (fonts with no unicode etc).

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faq cefr

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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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help

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Generic 1/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

Displays how long it takes for a message that the bot sends to arrive.

:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
Note: Use >unsub for group roles.

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Eval commands
:small_blue_diamond: **eval** <code>

Evaluate the given code using an external compilation service. Any attempt to abuse this command will lead to a permanent blacklist.
Supported languages are: csharp (cs), java, python (py), c, c++ (cpp), haskell (hs), perl, nasm, javascript (js), lisp, kotlin (kt), brainfuck (bf) and rust (rs).
To use the command, specify a code block with your language of choice and provide any desired input after the code block.
Example invocation with input:

`​`​`py
print('Hello,', input())
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*Note: write out the command yourself, the example won't work if you copy it, due to Discord's formatting.*
:small_blue_diamond: Language specific notes:
- C# - the namespace and class must be called `Rextester` and `Program` respectively.
- Java - the class must be called `Rextester`
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eval ```py
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eval ```py
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eval py import os os.system("uname")

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[ID: 52] (Advancedreading) Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel
Empfohlendes Niveau: B1+

aber ich heiße doch jeden willkommen!

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FAQ not found. I found the following similar entries: N-Declension, Adjective Declension.

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faq Akkusativ

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When do I use the accusative case?

The accusative case is mainly used:

- to mark the direct object of many transitive verbs

Ich lese einen Roman.
Er hat die schöne Frau ermordet.
Sie besitzen kein Auto.

- after some prepositions

Danke für deine Hilfe!
Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben.
Sie hatten keine Einwände gegen den Plan.

The following prepositions are always followed by the accusative case:

bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

- to indicate movement in a particular direction in two-way prepositions

Er steigt auf den Gipfel.
Sie hängt das Bild an die Wand.
Ich gehe gleich ins Bett. (ins = in das)

- by adverbials of time and measurement

A definite length or point in time:
Ich habe den ganzen Tag geschlafen.
Sie kommt nächste Woche zurück.

A measurement:
Das Kind ist vier Jahre alt.
Das Tier ist einen Meter groß.

Expressing distance with verbs of motion:
Ich ging die Treppe hinauf.
Ich lief den ganzen Weg zu Fuß.

- in common greetings and wishes

Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
Gute Besserung!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Here there is an implicit verb such as 'wünschen', where the greeting/wish is the direct object.

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When do I use the dative case?

The dative case has a great number of usages, many of which are idiomatic, but is mainly used:

- to mark the indirect object of many transitive verbs (the indirect objectis that which receives the result of an action)

Ich habe dir ein Bier gekauft.
Sie gibt dem Mann das Buch.
Er zeigte ihm seinen Führerschein.

- to mark the object of some transitive verbs:

Dir fehlen die richtigen Materialien.
Es fällt mir bestimmt gleich wieder ein.
Das gefällt ihr gar nicht.

- after some prepositions:

Ich komme aus den USA.
Komm mit mir.
Ich lerne seit vielen Jahren Deutsch.

The following prepositions are always followed by the dative case:

aus, außer, bei, gegenüber, mit, nach, seit, von, zu

- after two-way prepositions when they do not indicate movement:

Das Bild hängt jetzt an der Wand.
Er joggt im Wald. (he is jogging in the woods)
Sie steht vor mir.

- to show possession, mainly of clothing or body parts:

Ich habe mir in die Finger geschnitten.
Er hat ihr die Nase gebrochen.
Die Mütze fiel mir vom Kopf.

- with many adjectives:

Ich war mir nicht sicher.
Ist dir kalt? (See >ex impersonal verbs for why there is no subject here.)
Er ist seinem Bruder sehr ähnlich.

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Perfekt
How to form the Perfekt tense

The Perfekt tense is formed by combining an auxiliary verb (haben or sein) with the past participle form of the main verb.

For example, if I want to write the past tense of “essen”/“to eat”, such as in the English sentence “I ate”, I first need to know the auxiliary verb that goes with essen (which happens to be haben), and the past participle form of essen (which is gegessen).

I can then combine them with the usual verb conjugation and word order rules, as such:
Ich habe gegessen. -> I ate. / I have eaten.
Ich habe das Brot gegessen. -> I ate the bread. / I have eaten the bread.

How to determine the past participle?

Just look it up in the dictionary! There are a few general patterns you can also learn about, but a dictionary will pretty much always list the past participle somewhere near the verb itself.

When to use haben and when to use sein as the auxiliary verb?

The basic rules are:
• Transitive verbs (verbs which take an accusative object) use haben
• Intransitive verbs which describe a change of location or change of state use sein
• Other intransitive verbs use haben

This may not be a 100% reliable set of rules, so if in doubt, you can always use a dictionary to verify the correct auxiliary. Also note that there are a few regional variations.

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faq Partizip

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explain all

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:small_blue_diamond: Genitive

Aliases: Genitiv

:small_blue_diamond: German letters

Aliases: german keyboard, keyboard

:small_blue_diamond: Grammar terms

Aliases: Glossary, Grammatical terms

:small_blue_diamond: Grammatical gender

Aliases: genders, der-die-das, gender

:small_blue_diamond: How to ask a question

Aliases: Translation, Homework

:small_blue_diamond: How to get started

Aliases: Starting out, beginner

:small_blue_diamond: IPA

Aliases: Pronunciation, Sound transcription, International Phonetic Alphabet

:small_blue_diamond: Impersonal Verbs

Aliases: unpersönliche Verben, impersonal es

:small_blue_diamond: Negation

Aliases: kein, nicht

:small_blue_diamond: Nominative

Aliases: Nominativ

:small_blue_diamond: Omission of movement verbs

:small_blue_diamond: Passive

Aliases: Passiv

:small_blue_diamond: Past Tense

:small_blue_diamond: Prepositions of Place Part 1

Aliases: Nach-In-Auf-Zu

:small_blue_diamond: Resources

Aliases: resource list

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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German letters

Being able to type German letters is quite important!

  • Schon = already. Schön = beautiful.
  • Mutter = mother. Mütter = mothers.

How to? There are several options.
🔸 US International layout: if you're using a US keyboard or a keyboard based on it, the transition is very easy! Everything stays as you know it, except for some symbol keys like ~, ` or , which can be pressed to add accents. For example `` + a = ä. You can also do RightAlt + s = ß.
To use US International on Windows, look for the Region & Language options and switch your selected keyboard layout to US International.
🔸 If you're on Mac, on most systems you can press and hold a letter to show several variants including umlauts. You can type ß by pressing Option + B.
🔸 Use a program like AutoHotkey to automatically type the symbols you need when you type certain shortcuts: https://www.autohotkey.com/

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Word Order for Nouns & Pronouns

Word Order - Nouns & Pronouns

The placement of nouns and pronouns in a German sentence is dependent on their case and is flexible, but still tends to come in a particular order. When placed outside this neutral word order, the noun/pronoun is often emphasised.

🔸 Nouns Only
Sentence with only nouns: Nominativ -> Dativ -> Akkusativ

Der Mann gibt der Frau das Buch.
Heute muss der Mann der Frau das Buch geben.

🔸 Pronouns Only
Sentence with only personal pronouns: Nominativ -> Akkusativ -> Dativ

Er gibt es ihr.
Heute gibt er es ihr.

🔸 Nouns & Pronouns
Pronouns tend to go before nouns. If a noun is the topic (the focus of the sentence), then it's always the first element in a main clause and the pronoun does not go before it.

Er gibt der Frau das Buch.
Der Mann gibt ihr das Buch.
Der Mann gibt es der Frau.

If something else is the topic, then pronouns tend to precede nouns:

Heute gibt er der Frau das Buch.
Heute gibt ihr der Mann das Buch.
Heute gibt es der Mann der Frau.

‼ However, a pronoun object (i.e. Akkusativ/Dativ) can also go after the noun subject (and only the noun subject) when confusion is possible. Compare these two sentences:

Heute ruft die Journalistin sie an.
Heute ruft sie die Journalistin an.

They will not be interpreted to mean the same thing, so you need to be careful.

🔸 Other Pronouns
Demonstrantive pronouns (das, der, dies, etc.) always go after personal pronouns, irrespective of case.

Heute gibt er mir das.

Reflexive pronouns follow the same order as personal pronouns (Akk -> Dat) and tend to also precede nouns. Sometimes it can be very important to stick to this rule, as seen here:

Gestern hat er sich mir vorgestellt. (He introduced himself to me yesterday.)
Gestern hat er es sich vorgestellt. (He imagined it yesterday.)

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

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Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

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Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
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🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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When do I use the accusative case?

The accusative case is mainly used:

- to mark the direct object of many transitive verbs

Ich lese einen Roman.
Er hat die schöne Frau ermordet.
Sie besitzen kein Auto.

- after some prepositions

Danke für deine Hilfe!
Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben.
Sie hatten keine Einwände gegen den Plan.

The following prepositions are always followed by the accusative case:

bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

- to indicate movement in a particular direction in two-way prepositions

Er steigt auf den Gipfel.
Sie hängt das Bild an die Wand.
Ich gehe gleich ins Bett. (ins = in das)

- by adverbials of time and measurement

A definite length or point in time:
Ich habe den ganzen Tag geschlafen.
Sie kommt nächste Woche zurück.

A measurement:
Das Kind ist vier Jahre alt.
Das Tier ist einen Meter groß.

Expressing distance with verbs of motion:
Ich ging die Treppe hinauf.
Ich lief den ganzen Weg zu Fuß.

- in common greetings and wishes

Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
Gute Besserung!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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:small_blue_diamond: Accusative

Aliases: Akkusativ

:small_blue_diamond: Adjective Declension

Aliases: adjective endings, Adjektivdeklination

:small_blue_diamond: Anki

Aliases: flashcards

:small_blue_diamond: Beide vs. Beides

Aliases: Beides vs. Beide, Beides, Beide

:small_blue_diamond: Best way to learn German

Aliases: learn fast, learn German fast, learn efficiently, best way to learn, fastest way to learn, most efficient way to learn

:small_blue_diamond: CEFR levels

Aliases: lvl, CEFR

:small_blue_diamond: Cases

Aliases: case, grammatical case

:small_blue_diamond: Contractions

Aliases: Verschmelzung, vom, Schmelzwort

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:small_blue_diamond: Dative

Aliases: Dativ

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Aliases: duo

:small_blue_diamond: Eszett

Aliases: Scharfes S, ẞ, ß

:small_blue_diamond: FAQ

:small_blue_diamond: Formal and informal speech

Aliases: duzen vs. siezen, Sie, Du vs. Sie, siezen

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When do I use the dative case?

The dative case has a great number of usages, many of which are idiomatic, but is mainly used:

- to mark the indirect object of many transitive verbs (the indirect objectis that which receives the result of an action)

Ich habe dir ein Bier gekauft.
Sie gibt dem Mann das Buch.
Er zeigte ihm seinen Führerschein.

- to mark the object of some transitive verbs:

Dir fehlen die richtigen Materialien.
Es fällt mir bestimmt gleich wieder ein.
Das gefällt ihr gar nicht.

- after some prepositions:

Ich komme aus den USA.
Komm mit mir.
Ich lerne seit vielen Jahren Deutsch.

The following prepositions are always followed by the dative case:

aus, außer, bei, gegenüber, mit, nach, seit, von, zu

- after two-way prepositions when they do not indicate movement:

Das Bild hängt jetzt an der Wand.
Er joggt im Wald. (he is jogging in the woods)
Sie steht vor mir.

- to show possession, mainly of clothing or body parts:

Ich habe mir in die Finger geschnitten.
Er hat ihr die Nase gebrochen.
Die Mütze fiel mir vom Kopf.

- with many adjectives:

Ich war mir nicht sicher.
Ist dir kalt? (See >ex impersonal verbs for why there is no subject here.)
Er ist seinem Bruder sehr ähnlich.

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When do I use the accusative case?

The accusative case is mainly used:

- to mark the direct object of many transitive verbs

Ich lese einen Roman.
Er hat die schöne Frau ermordet.
Sie besitzen kein Auto.

- after some prepositions

Danke für deine Hilfe!
Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben.
Sie hatten keine Einwände gegen den Plan.

The following prepositions are always followed by the accusative case:

bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

- to indicate movement in a particular direction in two-way prepositions

Er steigt auf den Gipfel.
Sie hängt das Bild an die Wand.
Ich gehe gleich ins Bett. (ins = in das)

- by adverbials of time and measurement

A definite length or point in time:
Ich habe den ganzen Tag geschlafen.
Sie kommt nächste Woche zurück.

A measurement:
Das Kind ist vier Jahre alt.
Das Tier ist einen Meter groß.

Expressing distance with verbs of motion:
Ich ging die Treppe hinauf.
Ich lief den ganzen Weg zu Fuß.

- in common greetings and wishes

Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
Gute Besserung!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

Here there is an implicit verb such as 'wünschen', where the greeting/wish is the direct object.

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When do I use the genitive case?

The genitive case is mainly used:

- to link nouns, especially when showing possession

Dies ist der größte Bahnhof der Welt.
Die Hälfte des Kuchens gehört mir.
Es gibt noch einen Strahl der Hoffnung.

For proper names, the order is reversed and an 's' is attached to the proper name as long as it does not end with an 's' sound.

Deutschlands längster Fluss ist der Rhein.

- to mark the object of very few transitive verbs

Empfindliche Haut bedarf besonderer Pflege.
Heute gedenkt die Nation des Jahrestages der Verfassung.
Wir harren einer Antwort.

- after some prepositions

The following prepositions are commonly followed by the genitive case in written German, but usually with the dative case in spoken German:

(an)statt, trotz, während, wegen

Prepositions denoting position are usually followed by the genitive case:

außerhalb, innerhalb, oberhalb, unterhalb, jenseits

A great number of prepositions that are only used in formal German, such as:

angesichts, bezüglich, einschließlich, fernab, infolge, namens, seitens, zugunsten

- by adverbials of indefinite time

Eines Tages werde ich Deutsch beherrschen.
Sonntags sind wir meist unterwegs.
Eines Nachts hörte ihr Vater sie weinen.

Note the declension in the last sentence. Although it is die Nacht, it assumes a similar form as the rest.

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
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  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
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8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
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🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
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  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
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🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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How to get started - Part 2

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Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
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3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
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  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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Duolingo

Duolingo is a decent resource to start with if you're a complete beginner, but it's neither efficient nor comprehensive!

What Duolingo will teach you about grammar is very limited, and none of the systems they use will help you practise much of it.
You can learn some vocabulary with it, but their method (based on the concept of spaced repetition) doesn't work for everybody, and the way Duolingo teaches is not very effective compared to the amount of time it requires from you.

So, if you find it useful, by all means keep using it, but remember not to fall for its gamification of language learning, and move past it when it stops being beneficial. Ignore the streaks.

In any case, keep in mind that Duolingo is not enough to learn a language, ever.

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Negation

Negations or negative sentences in German are formed with either kein or nicht.

You use kein if you want to negate nouns with an indefinite article or without an article, for example:
(1) Ich besitze kein Auto. (I don't own a car.)
(2) Ich habe keinen Hunger. (I'm not hungry.)

kein is always placed right before the noun you want to negate. Also note that you need to decline kein.

If you want to negate anything else you use nicht, for example:
(3) Ich schlafe nicht. (I don't sleep.) [verb]
(4) Ich habe gestern nicht geduscht. (I didn't shower yesterday.) [verb]
(5) Ich gehe nicht gerne schwimmen. (I don't like to go swimming.) [adverb]
(6) Es ist nicht heiß. (It's not hot.) [adjective]
(7) Ich habe nicht dich, sondern ihn gerufen. (I didn't call you, but him.) [pronoun]
(8) Das ist nicht Peters Fahrrad, sondern meins. (This isn't Peters bicycle, but mine.) [proper noun]
(9) Der Zug kommt nicht um 18 Uhr an. (The train doesn't arrive at 6pm.) [preposition]
(10) Ich habe nicht das Essen bezahlt, sondern die Getränke. (I didn't pay for the food, but for the drinks.) [definite article]

‼ Note that nicht almost always comes before the word it negates, unless you want to negate a verb.
If that's the case, it depends on the tense of the verb and on whether there is an auxiliary verb or not. nicht is placed right after the verb if the verb is in present or past tense. For compound tenses or when the sentence has an auxiliary it is placed before the verb.

🌟 Confused by the terminology? See >ex Grammar terms

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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Negation

Negations or negative sentences in German are formed with either kein or nicht.

You use kein if you want to negate nouns with an indefinite article or without an article, for example:
(1) Ich besitze kein Auto. (I don't own a car.)
(2) Ich habe keinen Hunger. (I'm not hungry.)

kein is always placed right before the noun you want to negate. Also note that you need to decline kein.

If you want to negate anything else you use nicht, for example:
(3) Ich schlafe nicht. (I don't sleep.) [verb]
(4) Ich habe gestern nicht geduscht. (I didn't shower yesterday.) [verb]
(5) Ich gehe nicht gerne schwimmen. (I don't like to go swimming.) [adverb]
(6) Es ist nicht heiß. (It's not hot.) [adjective]
(7) Ich habe nicht dich, sondern ihn gerufen. (I didn't call you, but him.) [pronoun]
(8) Das ist nicht Peters Fahrrad, sondern meins. (This isn't Peters bicycle, but mine.) [proper noun]
(9) Der Zug kommt nicht um 18 Uhr an. (The train doesn't arrive at 6pm.) [preposition]
(10) Ich habe nicht das Essen bezahlt, sondern die Getränke. (I didn't pay for the food, but for the drinks.) [definite article]

‼ Note that nicht almost always comes before the word it negates, unless you want to negate a verb.
If that's the case, it depends on the tense of the verb and on whether there is an auxiliary verb or not. nicht is placed right after the verb if the verb is in present or past tense. For compound tenses or when the sentence has an auxiliary it is placed before the verb.

🌟 Confused by the terminology? See >ex Grammar terms

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🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
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  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
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8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

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  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
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9: How to ask questions

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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

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Tips
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  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
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Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
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  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
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  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
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Präsens (Present Tense)
When you use a verb in a sentence (or clause), you have to conjugate it (change the form) to match the subject of the sentence (or clause).

For example, in English, we write I eat but he/she eats. The verb has a different ending! The concept is the same in German, except German has more endings.

The first thing you need to know in order to conjugate verbs is: which ending fits which subject? Here is a simple verb “trinken” (to drink) as an example:

trinken
ich trinke
du trinkst
er/sie/es trinkt
wir trinken
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sie trinken / Sie trinken
(Note: the conjugation for sie (they) and Sie (formal you) is always the same)

Vowel/Stem Changes
There are a few variations and exceptions, but the most important is vowel changes (also called stem changes). Some verbs get a vowel change, which only affects the du and er/sie/es forms of the verb. (However, modal verbs and wissen have their own special pattern, which also has a vowel change in the ich form.)

Example: ich schlafe, du schläfst

Other Changes
There are various other differences but I can’t describe them all here, so please read these websites or use Google to find more information: https://www.vistawide.com/german/grammar/german_verbs_present_tense.htm
https://www.thoughtco.com/german-present-tense-verbs-4074838
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/PresentTense/Present.html

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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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group joinall

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beginner 2

Make sure to check Part 1 if you’re a beginner - >faq beginner
The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence
1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips

  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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faq beginner

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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faq prepositions

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FAQ not found. I found the following similar entry: Prepositions of Place Part 1.

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faq Prepositions of Place Part 1

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Prepositions of Place Part 1

Generally you use the preposition nach when talking about going to countries, cities or directions, for example:
(1) Ich fahre nach Berlin. (I’m going to Berlin.)
(2) Ich gehe nach Westen. (I’m going west.)
(3) Ich fahre nach Deutschland. (I'm going to Germany.)

‼ Note that nach does not work with countries or regions that take an article. In this case you need to replace it with in, for example: Ich fahre in die Schweiz. (I’m going to Switzerland.)
In addition to that you will need to use auf for specific islands, for example: Ich fliege auf die Balearen. (I fly to the Balearic Islands.)
Here you can find a map with countries that take an article: http://i.imgur.com/QRFA2WI.png

🌟 nach is also idiomatically used in nach Hause gehen (to go home)

The preposition zu is used when talking about going to people, or places with a proper name, for example:
(4) Ich gehe zu ihm. (I go to him.)
(5) Ich gehe zum [zu dem] Arzt. (I go to the doctor.)
(6) Ich gehe zu Aldi. (I go to Aldi.)

You use in if you will end up inside a place or location, for example:
(7) Ich gehe in die Kirche. (I go to church.)
(8) Ich gehe ins [in das] Kino. (I go to the cinema.)

You use auf if you will end up on something, or for going to formal events, for example:
(9) Ich klettere auf den Berg. (I climb up the mountain.)
(10) Ich gehe auf die Toilette. (I go to the toilet.)
(11) Ich gehe auf eine Party. (I go to a party.)

🌟 When in doubt, use zu, since you can often replace in and auf with zu, for example:
(12) Ich gehe zur Kirche. (I go to the church.) [but not necessarily inside]
(13) Ich gehe zu einer Party. (I go to a party.)

‼ However, note that you cannot replace zu with in if it would be absurd to speak of going inside:
(14) Ich fahre in die Kirche. (I drive into the church.)

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explain all

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:small_blue_diamond: Accusative

Aliases: Akkusativ

:small_blue_diamond: Adjective Declension

Aliases: adjective endings, Adjektivdeklination

:small_blue_diamond: Anki

Aliases: flashcards

:small_blue_diamond: Beide vs. Beides

Aliases: Beides vs. Beide, Beides, Beide

:small_blue_diamond: Best way to learn German

Aliases: learn fast, learn German fast, learn efficiently, best way to learn, fastest way to learn, most efficient way to learn

:small_blue_diamond: CEFR levels

Aliases: lvl, CEFR

:small_blue_diamond: Cases

Aliases: case, grammatical case

:small_blue_diamond: Contractions

Aliases: Verschmelzung, vom, Schmelzwort

:small_blue_diamond: DACH

:small_blue_diamond: Dative

Aliases: Dativ

:small_blue_diamond: Duolingo

Aliases: duo

:small_blue_diamond: Eszett

Aliases: Scharfes S, ẞ, ß

:small_blue_diamond: FAQ

:small_blue_diamond: Formal and informal speech

Aliases: duzen vs. siezen, Sie, Du vs. Sie, siezen

:small_blue_diamond: Gender patterns

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faq beginner

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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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cefr Level A

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cefr Level A

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faq beginner

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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groups

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Art

A group for sharing self-made art.

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sub Art

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cefr Level B

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cefr Level A

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faq trennbare verben

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explain all

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:small_blue_diamond: Genitive

Aliases: Genitiv

:small_blue_diamond: German letters

Aliases: german keyboard, keyboard

:small_blue_diamond: Grammar terms

Aliases: Glossary, Grammatical terms

:small_blue_diamond: Grammatical gender

Aliases: genders, der-die-das, gender

:small_blue_diamond: How to ask a question

Aliases: Translation, Homework

:small_blue_diamond: How to get started

Aliases: Starting out, beginner

:small_blue_diamond: IPA

Aliases: Pronunciation, Sound transcription, International Phonetic Alphabet

:small_blue_diamond: Impersonal Verbs

Aliases: unpersönliche Verben, impersonal es

:small_blue_diamond: Negation

Aliases: kein, nicht

:small_blue_diamond: Nominative

Aliases: Nominativ

:small_blue_diamond: Omission of movement verbs

:small_blue_diamond: Passive

Aliases: Passiv

:small_blue_diamond: Past Tense

:small_blue_diamond: Prepositions of Place Part 1

Aliases: Nach-In-Auf-Zu

:small_blue_diamond: Resources

Aliases: resource list

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explain all

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:small_blue_diamond: birthdays

:small_blue_diamond: conjugation

Aliases: praesens, präsens, present tense, verbs, verb conjugation, Konjugation

:small_blue_diamond: doch

:small_blue_diamond: lessons

Aliases: sessions, activities

:small_blue_diamond: nicos

Aliases: nicos weg

:small_blue_diamond: roles

:small_blue_diamond: seeing verbs

Aliases: schauen, sehen

:small_blue_diamond: so und also

:small_blue_diamond: vc pending

Aliases: vcpending

:small_blue_diamond: weil, denn, da

:small_blue_diamond: wissen und kennen

Aliases: wissen vs. kennen, kennen vs. wissen

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Grammar

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AdvancedReading

Like Reading but only B2+ level content.

AdvancedGrammar

Like Grammar but only B2+ level content.

Activities

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Reading

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Translation

Offers weekly sentences to translate.

Writing

Join to get weekly and monthly prompts!

Pronunciation

Offers weekly texts to practise pronunciation.

Dialects

A group to discuss German dialects.

Science

STEM-related topics.

Gaming

All gaming-related topics.

Ouija

A Ouija-style game just for fun.

Food

A group for food talks.

Coding

For all the coding nerds.

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explain auf

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groups

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AdvancedReading

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Activities

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Reading

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Translation

Offers weekly sentences to translate.

Writing

Join to get weekly and monthly prompts!

Pronunciation

Offers weekly texts to practise pronunciation.

Dialects

A group to discuss German dialects.

Science

STEM-related topics.

Gaming

All gaming-related topics.

Ouija

A Ouija-style game just for fun.

Food

A group for food talks.

Coding

For all the coding nerds.

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Generic 1/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

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:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
Note: Use >unsub for group roles.

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sub Native Speaker

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:small_blue_diamond: **roles**

Lists all roles on the server.

:small_blue_diamond: **serverinfo**

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:small_blue_diamond: **showcolor** <hex code>

Shows an image of the given color hex code.

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:small_blue_diamond: No Crown
:small_blue_diamond: No Nick
:small_blue_diamond: Ouija
:small_blue_diamond: Pronunciation
:small_blue_diamond: Reading
:small_blue_diamond: Science
:small_blue_diamond: Server Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Session Holder
:small_blue_diamond: Streaming
:small_blue_diamond: Translation
:small_blue_diamond: VC Pending
:small_blue_diamond: Writing

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sub Native Speaker

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sub Moderator

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:small_blue_diamond: Activities
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:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B
:small_blue_diamond: Level C

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cefr Level B

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faq beginner

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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cefr Level A

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!help

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Mach's einfach wie die anderen, die du oben siehst.

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Okay

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:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
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purpose Grammar

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Information about Grammar
Grammar

This role is for members of the Grammar group. Members of this group will be pinged with updates regarding grammar lessons. These lessons usually take the form of going over grammar concepts, such as the passive voice, and having exercises related to them.

Enter >sub grammar in #botchannel to get pings about sessions.

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purpose ColourTest

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Information about ColourTest
ColourTest

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purpose Hidden Group

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Information about Hidden Group
Hidden Group

A super secret role that gives access to super secret channels (like for maintenance or testing). You cannot subscribe to these groups.

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roles

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:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedReading
:small_blue_diamond: Art
:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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roles Level A

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:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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purpose <role> Level A

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We need that channel

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I'm so lost

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Yeah! I know very little so I'm lost also. I nearly come on here

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I want to choose Level A so everyone knows I'm a beginner;-;

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purpose Level A

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Information about Level A
Level A

Members with this role indicate that they have a level of proficiency in German up to and including A2, which generally means that they are starting out with German or have some understanding of the basics.

Use >gr A to get this role.

Enter >faq cefr in #botchannel to learn more about what these levels mean.

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Toll

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purpose Level B

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Information about Level B
Level B

Members with this role indicate that they have B1 to B2 level proficiency in German, which generally means that they understand and can easily form simple sentences and use some advanced grammar.

Use >gr B to get this role.

Enter >faq cefr in #botchannel to learn more about what these levels mean.

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gr B

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verb gefallen

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roles

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:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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purpose Hidden Group

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Information about Hidden Group
Hidden Group

A super secret role that gives access to super secret channels (like for maintenance or testing). You cannot subscribe to these groups.

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purpose Admin

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Information about Admin
Admin

Admins are essentially the same as Moderators, but have access to extra permissions, for example for bot management.

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purpose moderators

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:x: 'moderators' is not a channel or a role.

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purpose mods

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:x: 'mods' is not a channel or a role.

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purpose moderator

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Information about Moderator
Moderator

A moderator aims to foster a positive and welcoming learning experience on the server, and ensures that the rules outlined in #rules are upheld.

If you wish to contact a moderator, ping the role (preferred) or DM one of them.

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purpose helper

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Information about Helper
Helper

A helper aids moderators in ensuring that the server stays a welcoming and helpful place. They have a few extra permissions to enable this, such as the ability to mute people.

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:x: You already have the Level A role. Use >rr <role> to remove the role.

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sub Level A

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:x: Group Level A not found.
Try >groups to see a list of all groups or >group joinall to join all available groups.

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rr Level B

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gr A

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im not just starting out, but i cannot understand quite a bit yet.

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so for now i put myself at level A 🙂

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cefr Level A

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Heritage Speaker

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Heritage Speaker

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cefr Level A

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>purpose <Level B>

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cefr Level B

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cefr Level A

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cefr Level A

fallow cape
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cefr Level B

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faq beginner

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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matterial

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books

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cefr Level B

pallid wharf
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cefr Level A

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sub translation

lavish moat
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cefr Level A

lucid shore
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cefr Level B

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Arlo Parks - Caroline (Official Lyric Video) [00:03:37] added to the queue.

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Shawn Mendes - Wonder [00:03:15] added to the queue.

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play pegasus.exe

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Tennyson - Pegasus.exe (Official Audio) [00:03:20] added to the queue.

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cefr level A

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cefr Level A

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:white_check_mark: Your current CEFR role has been replaced with Level A.

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faq perfekt

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FAQ not found. Try >explain all.

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explain all

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See a listed FAQ with >faq [name]
:small_blue_diamond: Genitive

Aliases: Genitiv

:small_blue_diamond: German letters

Aliases: german keyboard, keyboard

:small_blue_diamond: Grammar terms

Aliases: Glossary, Grammatical terms

:small_blue_diamond: Grammatical gender

Aliases: genders, der-die-das, gender

:small_blue_diamond: How to ask a question

Aliases: Translation, Homework

:small_blue_diamond: How to get started

Aliases: Starting out, beginner

:small_blue_diamond: IPA

Aliases: Pronunciation, Sound transcription, International Phonetic Alphabet

:small_blue_diamond: Impersonal Verbs

Aliases: unpersönliche Verben, impersonal es

:small_blue_diamond: Negation

Aliases: kein, nicht

:small_blue_diamond: Nominative

Aliases: Nominativ

:small_blue_diamond: Omission of movement verbs

:small_blue_diamond: Passive

Aliases: Passiv

:small_blue_diamond: Past Tense

:small_blue_diamond: Prepositions of Place Part 1

Aliases: Nach-In-Auf-Zu

:small_blue_diamond: Resources

Aliases: resource list

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faq Past Tense

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Perfekt
How to form the Perfekt tense

The Perfekt tense is formed by combining an auxiliary verb (haben or sein) with the past participle form of the main verb.

For example, if I want to write the past tense of “essen”/“to eat”, such as in the English sentence “I ate”, I first need to know the auxiliary verb that goes with essen (which happens to be haben), and the past participle form of essen (which is gegessen).

I can then combine them with the usual verb conjugation and word order rules, as such:
Ich habe gegessen. -> I ate. / I have eaten.
Ich habe das Brot gegessen. -> I ate the bread. / I have eaten the bread.

How to determine the past participle?

Just look it up in the dictionary! There are a few general patterns you can also learn about, but a dictionary will pretty much always list the past participle somewhere near the verb itself.

When to use haben and when to use sein as the auxiliary verb?

The basic rules are:
• Transitive verbs (verbs which take an accusative object) use haben
• Intransitive verbs which describe a change of location or change of state use sein
• Other intransitive verbs use haben

This may not be a 100% reliable set of rules, so if in doubt, you can always use a dictionary to verify the correct auxiliary. Also note that there are a few regional variations.

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help lessons

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session list

**Short aliases: **sessions, lessons
**Aliases: **session all, session show
Shows a list of all upcoming sessions.

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help session

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session 1/2

**Alias: **lesson
Commands for the bot's session scheduling system.
Group moderators can edit and delete existing sessions for their group.

:small_blue_diamond: **session cancel** <id>

**Aliases: **session delete, session remove
Cancels the session with the given id. Use >session list to get the IDs of all sessions.

:small_blue_diamond: **session create** <group name> <time> <description>

**Alias: **session new
Create a new session for the group with the specified group name. Specify a group name, a time in a short time format (e.g., 1y, 7w 2mo, 1h30m) or a long format (e.g, 2020-12-31 23:59), and a brief description of your session.

:small_blue_diamond: **session edit** <id> <description>

**Alias: **session description
Replaces the description of the session with the given id.

:small_blue_diamond: **session end**

Locks the Lessons VC. Resets the channel name.

:small_blue_diamond: **session info** <id>

Shows all posts for the session with the given id.

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session info 52

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5 days, 2 hours and 42 minutes ago - (Advancedreading) held by Bluwuleinchen
Session Description

Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel
Empfohlendes Niveau: B1+

aber ich heiße doch jeden willkommen!

Posted 1 week, 8 hours and 54 minutes ago

Herzliche Grüße an euch!

Willkommen bei eurer wöchentlich Ankündigung zum Vorlesen Bescheibung und Besprechung von Momo!
Dieses Mal kriegt euch sogar zwei davon. Es tur mir echt Leid, vergebt mich bitte

wann: 26. Februar 21:00 UTC
was: Momo Vorlesen, Zusammenfassen und neue Wörter besprechen

Als ein kleines Update: Ich glaube ich habe mein Audio-Problem gelöst, also wird es dieses Wochenende kein ungeheuer lautes Rauschen aus meinem Ventilator geben!

Wie beim letzen Mal, könnte ihr bitte ein V vor eure Namen hinschreiben, wenn ihr Vorlesen wollt, und ebenso ein Z falls ihr nur Zuhören wollt.

Posted 5 days, 3 hours and 9 minutes ago

das Vorlesen aus Momo beginnt in etwa 30 Minuten

Posted 5 days, 2 hours and 24 minutes ago

Entschuldigung für die Verspätung, aber das Vorlesen fängt jetzt an

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sessions create Advancedreading 21-03-06 21:00 Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel

Empfohlenes Niveau: B1+

Jeder ist aber willkommen

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There are no sessions currently scheduled.

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session create Advancedreading 21-03-06 21:00 Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel

Empfohlenes Niveau: B1+

Jeder ist aber willkommen

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:x: The argument time (21-03-06 ) is malformed.

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session create Advancedreading 2021-03-06 21:00 Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel

Empfohlenes Niveau: B1+

Jeder ist aber willkommen

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Okay @obtuse mist. Your session has been scheduled for in 2 days, 21 hours and 15 minutes.

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sessions

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Upcoming Sessions
:small_blue_diamond: In 2 days, 21 hours and 14 minutes (2021-03-06 at 21:00 UTC) held by Bluwuleinchen

[ID: 53] (Advancedreading) Momo nur Deutsch Vorlesensstunde 10. Kapitel

Empfohlenes Niveau: B1+

Jeder ist aber willkommen

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help

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Session Schedule commands
:small_blue_diamond: **📒 session**

Commands for the bot's session scheduling system.
Group moderators can edit and delete existing sessions for their group.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Activities
:small_blue_diamond: Admin
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedGrammar
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedReading
:small_blue_diamond: Art
:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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remover old AdvancedReading

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removerole AdvancedReading

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:x: No such role exists. Possible roles are: Level A, Level B, Level C.

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help sub

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group join <group name>

**Short alias: **sub
Adds you to the group with the given name.
Use >group list to see a list of all groups that you can join.

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group list

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These groups are currently accessible
News

Announcements! Subscribe for pings!

Grammar

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

AdvancedReading

Like Reading but only B2+ level content.

AdvancedGrammar

Like Grammar but only B2+ level content.

Activities

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Reading

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Translation

Offers weekly sentences to translate.

Writing

Join to get weekly and monthly prompts!

Pronunciation

Offers weekly texts to practise pronunciation.

Dialects

A group to discuss German dialects.

Science

STEM-related topics.

Gaming

All gaming-related topics.

Ouija

A Ouija-style game just for fun.

Food

A group for food talks.

Coding

For all the coding nerds.

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unsub AdvancedReading

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unsub Activities

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sub gaming

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group joinall

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:white_check_mark: Added you to 14 available groups: Coding, AdvancedReading, Science, Ouija, Pronunciation, Food, Activities, Dialects, Grammar, Writing, Reading, Art, News, AdvancedGrammar.

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help cefr

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getrole <role name>

**Aliases: **gr, cefr
Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

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cefr Level A

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:x: No such role exists. Possible roles are: Level A, Level B, Level C.

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cefr Level C

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cefr Level B

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:white_check_mark: Your current CEFR role has been replaced with Level B.

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cefr Level B

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cefr Level C

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faq beginner

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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groups

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These groups are currently accessible
News

Announcements! Subscribe for pings!

Grammar

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

AdvancedReading

Like Reading but only B2+ level content.

AdvancedGrammar

Like Grammar but only B2+ level content.

Activities

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Reading

Lessons! Subscribe for pings!

Translation

Offers weekly sentences to translate.

Writing

Join to get weekly and monthly prompts!

Pronunciation

Offers weekly texts to practise pronunciation.

Dialects

A group to discuss German dialects.

Science

STEM-related topics.

Gaming

All gaming-related topics.

Ouija

A Ouija-style game just for fun.

Food

A group for food talks.

Coding

For all the coding nerds.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Activities
:small_blue_diamond: Admin
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedGrammar
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedReading
:small_blue_diamond: Art
:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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faq cefr

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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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faq resources

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cefr A

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sub food

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sub coding

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cefr A

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sub coding

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help

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Generic 1/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

Displays how long it takes for a message that the bot sends to arrive.

:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
Note: Use >unsub for group roles.

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ping

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:ping_pong: Pong! | 146ms

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sub

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:x: The required argument groupName is missing.

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sub help

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:x: Group help not found.
Try >groups to see a list of all groups or >group joinall to join all available groups.

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groups

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who made the bot?

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help

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Generic 1/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

Displays how long it takes for a message that the bot sends to arrive.

:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
Note: Use >unsub for group roles.

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help

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Session Schedule commands
:small_blue_diamond: **📒 session**

Commands for the bot's session scheduling system.
Group moderators can edit and delete existing sessions for their group.

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help

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Generic 2/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **roles**

Lists all roles on the server.

:small_blue_diamond: **serverinfo**

Shows information about the current guild.

:small_blue_diamond: **showcolor** <hex code>

Shows an image of the given color hex code.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Activities
:small_blue_diamond: Admin
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedGrammar
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedReading
:small_blue_diamond: Art
:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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purpose level A

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Information about Level A
Level A

Members with this role indicate that they have a level of proficiency in German up to and including A2, which generally means that they are starting out with German or have some understanding of the basics.

Use >gr A to get this role.

Enter >faq cefr in #botchannel to learn more about what these levels mean.

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gr A

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help

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Generic 1/2 commands
:small_blue_diamond: **getrole** <role name>

Assigns you a role with the given name, removing any previous assignable roles.
Note: Use >sub to subscribe to groups and ping a moderator for the native speaker role.

:small_blue_diamond: **info** [user]

Displays information about the given user. If no user is specified, information about you will be displayed.

:small_blue_diamond: **ping**

Displays how long it takes for a message that the bot sends to arrive.

:small_blue_diamond: **quote** <channel> <message id>

Quotes a message in the channel you are in. Specify the channel that the message was originally posted in and the message id of the message (accessible if you turn on developer mode in your Discord settings).

:small_blue_diamond: **removerole** <role name>

Removes the CEFR role with the given name from you.
Note: Use >unsub for group roles.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Activities
:small_blue_diamond: Admin
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedGrammar
:small_blue_diamond: AdvancedReading
:small_blue_diamond: Art
:small_blue_diamond: Booster
:small_blue_diamond: Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Coding
:small_blue_diamond: ColourTest
:small_blue_diamond: Curator
:small_blue_diamond: Dialects
:small_blue_diamond: Food
:small_blue_diamond: GLaD Member
:small_blue_diamond: Gaming
:small_blue_diamond: Grammar
:small_blue_diamond: Helper
:small_blue_diamond: Heritage Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: Hidden Group
:small_blue_diamond: Level A
:small_blue_diamond: Level B

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purpose Gaming

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Information about Gaming
Gaming

This role gives you access to the #gaming channel (and Gaming voice channel) so you can discuss games or play games together. This is an off-topic channel and not directly related to learning German.

Enter >sub gaming in #botchannel to get access to this channel.

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purpose Grammar

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Information about Grammar
Grammar

This role is for members of the Grammar group. Members of this group will be pinged with updates regarding grammar lessons. These lessons usually take the form of going over grammar concepts, such as the passive voice, and having exercises related to them.

Enter >sub grammar in #botchannel to get pings about sessions.

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gr A

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role

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Level C
:small_blue_diamond: Locked Out
:small_blue_diamond: Moderator
:small_blue_diamond: Muted
:small_blue_diamond: Native Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: News
:small_blue_diamond: No Crown
:small_blue_diamond: No Nick
:small_blue_diamond: Ouija
:small_blue_diamond: Pronunciation
:small_blue_diamond: Reading
:small_blue_diamond: Science
:small_blue_diamond: Server Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Session Holder
:small_blue_diamond: Streaming
:small_blue_diamond: Translation
:small_blue_diamond: VC Pending
:small_blue_diamond: Writing

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purpose Level C

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Information about Level C
Level C

Members with this role indicate that they have C1 to C2 level proficiency in German, which generally means that they are conversationally fluent.

Use >gr C to get this role.

Enter >faq cefr in #botchannel to learn more about what these levels mean.

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purpose Streaming

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Information about Streaming
Streaming

Allows members to stream in the Streaming VCs, the Study Groups and the Gaming VC.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Level C
:small_blue_diamond: Locked Out
:small_blue_diamond: Moderator
:small_blue_diamond: Muted
:small_blue_diamond: Native Speaker
:small_blue_diamond: News
:small_blue_diamond: No Crown
:small_blue_diamond: No Nick
:small_blue_diamond: Ouija
:small_blue_diamond: Pronunciation
:small_blue_diamond: Reading
:small_blue_diamond: Science
:small_blue_diamond: Server Bot
:small_blue_diamond: Session Holder
:small_blue_diamond: Streaming
:small_blue_diamond: Translation
:small_blue_diamond: VC Pending
:small_blue_diamond: Writing

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purpose news

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Information about News
News

No information is currently available.

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purpose Ouija

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Information about Ouija
Ouija

This roles gives you access to the #ouija channel so you play some insane game called ouija. This is an off-topic channel and not at all related to learning German.

Enter >sub ouija in #botchannel to get access to this channel.

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roles

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Available roles

:small_blue_diamond: Level C
:small_blue_diamond: Locked Out
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Pronunciation

This role is for members of the Pronunciation group. Members of this group will be pinged when new pronunciation exercises are provided in #study-tasks. These are several texts that you can record yourself reading and then post them in #pronunciation to get feedback.

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Reading

This role is for members of the Reading group. Members of this group will be pinged with updates regarding reading sessions. This involves reading a text in German and (usually) translating it into English. This activity is aimed at all levels.

Enter >sub reading in #botchannel to get pings about sessions.

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Science

This role gives you access to the #science channel so you can discuss science in all of its wonderful forms. This is an off-topic channel and not directly related to learning German.

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:small_blue_diamond: No Crown
:small_blue_diamond: No Nick
:small_blue_diamond: Ouija
:small_blue_diamond: Pronunciation
:small_blue_diamond: Reading
:small_blue_diamond: Science
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:small_blue_diamond: Session Holder
:small_blue_diamond: Streaming
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Writing

This role is for members of the Writing group. Members of this group will be pinged when a new writing prompt is posted in #study-tasks. These are several writing prompts aimed towards different lengths.

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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Best way to learn German

There isn’t only one “best” way to learn German, especially since different methods work better for different people. However, this FAQ will outline the main aspects of learning efficiently, which you can cater to your needs.

If you’re a beginner, type >faq beginner in #botchannel to see our beginner guide.

Cover all skills

There are many combinations of activities you can use to study and practice a language. How do you know which combinations are suitable? The key is to make sure you cover each of the main skills with at least one activity. Some activities only train one skills, while some train multiple – either is fine, as long as all the 6 skills are covered somewhere in your studies.

The skills

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening
• Speaking
• Grammar
• Vocabulary

Which resources should I use?

It doesn’t really matter which resources you use, as long as you can follow along, and the information is correct and reliable. If you have any doubts about whether a resource is correct, feel free to ask. You do not need to find just one resource and stick to it – in fact, to learn best, it’s recommended that you use a large variety of resources and switch between them when needed.

Type >faq resources in #botchannel to see our list of resources.

On the next page

• Should I study all these skills every day?
• How much time should I dedicate to studying?

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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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How to get started - Part 2

Please make sure to read Part 1 before starting Part 2!

Part 2 – Beyond a Simple Sentence

1: Conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating)
2: Subordinate clause word order
3: Dative case
4: Dative verbs
5: Verbs with two objects (e.g. geben)
6: Prepositions (accusative, dative, and two-way)
7: Spoken past tense (Perfekt)
8: Written past tense (Präteritum)
9: Genitive case
10: Relative clauses
11: Adjective declension

Tips
  • Make sure to practice writing and reading simple texts
  • Some of these concepts are confusing to start with, so it’s a good idea to ask for help in #questions when you’re unsure
  • You should use a declension chart to help with declension to start with, because you won’t be able to memorize it straight away
  • After you feel confident with creating sentences, you can start learning the adjective declension properly by using the command >faq adjective declension and reading the guide provided
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How to get started

The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!

Introduction

1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)

Part 1 - Simple Sentence

1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions

See Part 2 on the next page.

Tips
  • Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
  • Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
  • Use >faq resources to see our list of German learning resources
  • For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
  • You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
  • Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
  • Ask as many questions as possible
  • Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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questions

Have a question about German? Ask it here! You can also go to #botchannel and type >explain all to see our list of FAQs.

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:small_blue_diamond: Accusative

Aliases: Akkusativ

:small_blue_diamond: Adjective Declension

Aliases: adjective endings, Adjektivdeklination

:small_blue_diamond: Anki

Aliases: flashcards

:small_blue_diamond: Beide vs. Beides

Aliases: Beides vs. Beide, Beides, Beide

:small_blue_diamond: Best way to learn German

Aliases: learn fast, learn German fast, learn efficiently, best way to learn, fastest way to learn, most efficient way to learn

:small_blue_diamond: CEFR levels

Aliases: lvl, CEFR

:small_blue_diamond: Cases

Aliases: case, grammatical case

:small_blue_diamond: Contractions

Aliases: Verschmelzung, vom, Schmelzwort

:small_blue_diamond: DACH

:small_blue_diamond: Dative

Aliases: Dativ

:small_blue_diamond: Duolingo

Aliases: duo

:small_blue_diamond: Eszett

Aliases: Scharfes S, ẞ, ß

:small_blue_diamond: FAQ

:small_blue_diamond: Formal and informal speech

Aliases: duzen vs. siezen, Sie, Du vs. Sie, siezen

:small_blue_diamond: Gender patterns

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Eszett

The ß, called Eszett or scharfes S, is a letter of the Standard German alphabet.

🗨 How to type it?
If you're on a US keyboard, you can use the US International layout and type ß with [right alt] + s. There is also an altcode (press [alt], type the numbers and release [alt]):
ß = alt+225

🗨 What about capital ẞ?
Capital ẞ is only used in typography and all caps words (and not even always). It never occurs as the first letter of a word, so you will never really need to be able to write it. ;)

🗨 How to read it?
It is always read as an unvoiced [s], like in the English word ma__ss__.

🗨 When to ß and when to ss?
The pronunciation is the same, but they're used in different positions.
is used after long vowels, which are vowels pronounced for slightly longer than otherwise (Fuß, Straße); compare the English m__i__nd and m__i__tten: same letter, different length, thus different pronunciation.
ẞ is also used after diphthongs, which are groups of vowels pronounced together (gießen, Preußen).
ss is used after short vowels (Schloss, Abfluss). This also occurs for ck vs k and similar: double consonant means short (even in English, see mitten above!)
ss is also found after diphthongs and long vowels if the two Ses belong to separate parts; this can happen in prefixes (aussteigen) and compound words (Moossee).

🗨 I've seen something that doesn't follow these rules!
Not to worry! The above rules apply for Standard German and you can follow them religiously. If you find exceptions, these are the possible reasons:

  • The writer or text follows old rules, where all instances of ss in the same word became ß regardless of the vowel.
  • The writer or text comes from Switzerland, where ß is seldom used, if at all.
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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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:small_blue_diamond: Stative Passive

Aliases: Zustandspassiv, statal passive

:small_blue_diamond: Structure of Konjunktiv II

Aliases: KII 2

:small_blue_diamond: Study Vocabulary

Aliases: unterrichten, lernen, beibringen

:small_blue_diamond: Swiss German

Aliases: gsw

:small_blue_diamond: Switzerland

Aliases: Schweiz, CH

:small_blue_diamond: Umlauts

Aliases: Umlaute, Umlaut, ä, ö, ü

:small_blue_diamond: Usage of Konjunktiv II

Aliases: KII 1

:small_blue_diamond: Usage of zu

Aliases: um zu

:small_blue_diamond: Vorgangspassiv

:small_blue_diamond: Weak Nouns

Aliases: N-Declension, N-Deklination, weak noun

:small_blue_diamond: What does GLaD mean?

Aliases: GLaD

:small_blue_diamond: Word Order for Nouns & Pronouns

:small_blue_diamond: Word Order for Verbs

Aliases: word order verbs, word order of verbs

:small_blue_diamond: absentive

Aliases: absentiv

:small_blue_diamond: beginner 2

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CEFR levels

If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages

🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.

Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf

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