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German idioms with Koch and kochen (chef and cook)

Idioms in German in the kitchen. German idioms with Koch and kochen (chef and cook) Idiom Explanation Example too many cooks spoil the broth…

German idioms with Haus (house)

German idioms with house. German idioms with Haus (house) Idiom Explanation Example to turn the house upside down Heute Morgen konnte ich…

German Idioms with Gürtel (belt)

German idioms with clothes. German Idioms with Gürtel (belt) Idiom Explanation Example to tighten your belt Seit wir nur noch in Teilzeit…

German idioms with Kopf (head)

German idioms. German idioms with Kopf (head) Idiom Explanation Example to eat a lot of food when someone else has paid…

das vs. dass in German

Das and dass in German sound the same which is why they are often confused. However, these words have two completely different…

Easily Confused Words in German

The words in German wann, wenn and als often cause difficulty for learners of German. Don’t despair! Below, we show you when to…

derselbe vs. der gleiche in German

In German, the words derselbe/dieselbe/dasselbe and der/die/das gleiche are often confused, even native speakers have problems with them. It depends on whether we are…

Indirect Speech in German Grammar

Indirect speech in German(indirekte Rede), also known as reported speech, is when we report what someone has said without repeating their exact…

Indirect Questions in German Grammar

Indirect questions are questions that are included within the structure of another sentence. Because indirect questions are dependent clauses (Nebensätze in German),…

Conjunctions – Word Order in German

Word order in German. Coordinating conjunctions connect two main clauses. Subordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs connect main/independent clauses with dependent/subordinate clauses. Using subordinating conjunctions…

Infinitive Clauses – Word Order in German Grammar

Infinitive clauses in German(Infinitivsätze) are dependent clauses that are constructed with the infinitive form of a verb and the preposition zu. Infinitive clauses with um zu express the purpose of an…

Participle Clauses – Word Order in German Grammar

Participle clauses in German(Partizipialsätze) are dependent clauses that use a present or past participle. They always refer to the subject of the corresponding main clause. Participle…

Conditional Clauses in German Grammar

Conditional clauses in German are dependent clauses that are introduced by the subordinating conjunction wenn. They express that an action will only take…

Questions in German Grammar

Questions, also known as interrogative sentences, are used to get information about something. There are two different kinds of questions: closed questions,…

pronouns in German Grammar

Relative pronouns (Relativpronomen) are small words that introduce relative clauses. They allow us to give more information about something in the first part…