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Grammar along the roadmap · A1

Articles (Artikel)A1
Present tenseA1
W-questionsA1
Negation: nicht & keinA1
Basic accusativeA1

Grammar along the roadmap · A2

Perfekt tenseA2
Modal verbsA2
Dative — case 3A2
Comparatives / superlativesA2
Subordinate clauseA2
Separable verbsA2

Grammar along the roadmap · B1

Subjunctive IIB1
PassiveB1
Relative clausesB1
zu-infinitiveB1
Word formationB1

Grammar along the roadmap · B2

Konjunktiv IB2
Participial constructionsB2
NominalizationB2
Extended subordinate clausesB2

Grammar along the roadmap · C1

ModalpartikelnC1
Genitive prepositionsC1
Concessive & adversativeC1
Stylistic devicesC1
InfinitivkonstruktionenC1

Grammar by topic · Nouns (Nomen)

Common noun-verb pairs in GermanA2
Compound Nouns in GermanA2
How to form the plural of nouns in GermanA1
When does a noun not take an article?A1
Nominalization of adjectives and participles in GermanB1
Possession with Genitiv in GermanA2
Nominalization of verbs in GermanA1
N-Declension in GermanA2
Countable nouns and uncountable nounsA1
Easily confused noun pairs in GermanA1

Grammar by topic · Articles & pronouns

How to distinguish Der, Die, Das in GermanA1
Possessive Articles (Possessivartikel) in GermanA1
Personal pronouns in GermanA1
Distinguishing types of pronouns in GermanA1
Demonstrativartikel in GermanA1
Possessive Pronouns (Possessivpronomen) in GermanA2
Demonstrative pronouns in GermanA1
Interrogative articles welch- and was für ein- in GermanA1
Du oder Sie?A1
Distinguishing types of articles in GermanA1
Kein and Nicht — similar or different?A1
Relative Clauses in the Genitive - Relativsätze im GenitivB1
Reflexive pronouns in GermanA1
Mir oder michA1
Indefinite pronouns in GermanA1
The pronoun es in GermanA1
Relative pronouns and relative clauses in GermanA2

Grammar by topic · Adjectives (Adjektive)

Verbs and Adjectives with Prepositions aus, zuB1
Verbs and Adjectives with Prepositions vor, nach, gegen, unter, umB1
Verbs and Adjectives with Preposition beiB1
Equality comparison with genauso.....wieA2
Adjectives as NounsB1
How to decline adjective endings (Adjektivdeklination)A2
Comparative clauses with als and wieA2
Comparative (Komparativ)A2
Comparative clauses with je….destoA2
Adjective from Adjective or VerbB1
Adjectives with Prepositions - AccusativeB1
Adjectives with Prepositions - DativeB1
Adjective with Direct Case: DativeB1
Verbs and Adjectives with Preposition mitB1
Verben und Adjektive mit Präposition ,,an"B1
Verbs and Adjectives with Preposition "von"B1
Verbs and Adjectives with Preposition "für"B1
Verben mit Präposition "über"A2
Key points to note with the superlative (Superativ)A2
How to transform nouns into adjectivesA1

Grammar by topic · Verbs (Verben)

Verbs with sprechenA2
Verbs with greifenB2
Distinguishing the meanings of the verb machen with prefixesB1
Distinguishing the meanings of the verb weisen with prefixesB1
Distinguishing the meaning of the verb ziehen with prefixesB1
Distinguishing the meaning of the verb schlafen with prefixesB1
Easily confused verbs in GermanA1
Distinguishing the meaning of the verb heben with prefixesB1
BRAUCHEN + ZU – HABEN + ZU – SEIN + ZUB1
Passive sentences with von and durch in GermanA2
Assumptions with modal verbsB1
List of verbs used with the Genitive in GermanA2
Konjunktiv II in the passive voiceB1
Verbs that take the Nominative case in GermanA1
Imperative Sentences (Imperativsatz) in GermanA1
Distinguish: aufräumen - abräumen - ausräumen; aufmachen-zumachen-anmachen-ausmachenA1
Participle II (Partizip II) in GermanA1
List of common verbs used with the DativeA1
Passive sentences with es and passive alternative forms with man, jemandB1
Distinguishing the meanings of the verb "stellen" when combined with different prefixesA2
Distinguishing the meanings of some inseparable prefixes when combined with verbs in GermanB2
Distinguishing the meanings of the verb "geben" when combined with different prefixesA2
Distinguishing the meanings of the verb "lassen" with prefixesB1
Subjunctive Mood Type II (Konjunktiv II) in GermanA2
Distinguishing modal verbs in GermanA1
Active and passive sentences with modal verbsA2
The verb ARBEITEN with the prepositions MIT / BEI / FÜR / ANA1
Verbs that take two Akkusativ complementsA1
Verben mit Akkusativ und GenitivB1
Distinguishing kennen and wissen; nutzen and benutzen; antworten and beantwortenA1
Passive voice in German - Zustandspassiv oder VorgangspassivA2
Separable and inseparable verbs in GermanA1
Reflexive verbs in GermanA1
Distinguishing the verb pairs liegen - legen, sitzen - setzen, stehen - stellenA1
Classification of German VerbsA1
Distinguishing Partizip I from Partizip II in GermanB1
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II) in the pastB1
Alternative expressions for können and dürfenB1
Passive Voice in German TensesA2
Distinguishing sich freuen auf - sich freuen über, leiden an - leiden unter and gehören - gehören zu in GermanA1
Ways to transform passive sentences in GermanA2
Position of the verb in the sentenceA1
Modal verbs in the past tenseA2
The Subjunctive Mood Type I (Konjunktiv I) in GermanB1
Distinguishing the use of sein and haben in GermanA1
The verb lassen in GermanA2
Verbs that take Dative and Accusative in GermanA2
The verbs werden and sein in GermanA1
List of verbs that take the AccusativeA2
The verbs sein and haben in the PräteritumA1

Grammar by topic · Adverbs & particles

Distinguishing Innen, Drinnen and Rein in GermanA1
Partizip als AdjektivB1
Question words in German (Fragewörter)A1
Focus ParticlesA1
Gradpartikel in GermanA1
Distinguishing schon, noch and bereitsA1
Temporale Angaben: Akkusativ oder DativA1
Conjunctive Adverbs - KonjunktionaladverbienB1
Ja, mal, denn, doch,.... Modalpartikel in GermanA1
Distinguishing hin and her in GermanA2
Präpositionaladverbien hay Pronominaladverbien in GermanB1
Adverbs of Frequency in GermanA1
Adverbs of Location - LokaladverbienA1
Modale und kausale AdverbienB1
Classification of temporal adverbs in GermanA1
The difference between Ja, Nein and DochA2
The Difference Between Außen, Draußen, and Raus in GermanA1

Grammar by topic · Prepositions (Präpositionen)

Preposition guide 1 — Basics: What is a preposition?A1
Preposition guide 2 — Which Kasus does each preposition take?A1
Preposition guide 3 — Prepositions + AkkusativA1
Preposition guide 4 — Prepositions + DativA1
Preposition guide 5 — Prepositions + GenitivB1
Preposition guide 6 — Wechselpräpositionen (changing-case prepositions)A1
Preposition guide 7 — Systematized by meaningA1
Preposition guide 8 — 50 fixed expressions to memorizeA2
Verbs that go with the preposition auf in GermanA2
Wechselpräpositionen: Prepositions indicating location used with Accusative and Dative in GermanA1
Prepositions used with the Dative in GermanA2
Prepositions used with the Genitive in GermanB1
Zu Hause hay Nach HauseA1
Wohin? Distinguishing nach, zu, inA1
Prepositions used with Dative and Accusative in GermanB1
Temporal Prepositions IN, AN UND UMA1
Temporal prepositions used with the DativeA1
Distinguishing the German prepositions of place aus and vonA1
Prepositions that take the Accusative in GermanA2
Prepositions of cause: wegen, aufgrund, aus, vor, dankA2
Distinguishing Temporal Prepositions Used with DativB1
Prepositions Anhand, Mittels, and MithilfeB2
Prepositions and classification of prepositionsA1
Prepositions used with the noun WasserA2
Präpositionen mit Dativ und GenitivB1
Temporal prepositions: vor, seit, von…bisA2
Wohin? Wo? Distinguishing location prepositions: in, an and aufA1
Distinguishing time prepositions used with the Accusative in GermanA1
Temporal Präpositionen (2): ZeitpunktA2

Grammar by topic · Sentence structure & conjunctions

Distinguishing the structures um...zu and zu + infinitiv in GermanA2
Distinguishing aber and sondern in GermanA1
Distinguishing sobald and solange in GermanA2
The TeKaMoLo Rule in GermanB1
The infinitive structure with ohne..zu and (an)statt….zu in GermanB1
BEVOR – VOR – VORHIN – VORHER – DAVORB1
Modalsatz with indem and dadurch dassB1
ADVERBIEN UND AUSDRÜCKE FÜR FOLGEN UND KONSEQUENZENB1
What are the ADUSO conjunctions in GermanA1
Distinguishing seit, seitdem and bisA2
Distinguishing Nachdem and Nach demB1
DA and DESHALB in GermanA2
The infinitive without "zu" in German (Infinitiv ohne zu)A2
Relative clauses with wo, was, werB1
Distinguishing the conjunctions weil and denn in GermanA1
Obwohl, Trotzdem hay Trotz?B1
Unreal comparative clauses with als, als ob and als wennB1
Distinguishing als and wenn in NebensatzB1
Distinguishing Hauptsatz and NebensatzA1
Finalsätze with um…zu and damit in GermanA2
Consecutive clauses (Konsekutivsatz) in GermanB1
Distinguishing Nachdem and Bevor in GermanB1
Wortfeld: aber - undA2
Distinguishing wenn, falls, sofern in German conditional sentencesB1
Correlative conjunctions in GermanB1
das oder dass SatzA2
Position of the direct object and indirect object in GermanA1
Subjektsatz and Objektsatz in GermanB1
Einerseits.....andererseits and zwar ....aberB1
Distinguishing ohne, ohne...dass and ohne...zu in GermanA2
Distinguishing types of indirect questions in GermanB1
Temporal clauses with seit/seitdem, bis and währendA2

Grammar by topic · Tenses (Zeitformen)

Present Perfect Tense (Perfekt)A1
How to conjugate verbs in the present tense (Präsens)A1
The Future Tense (Futur I) in GermanA2
How to conjugate verbs in the past tense in GermanA1
Present perfect tense with sein or habenA1
The Past Perfect Tense in GermanA1
Present tense (Präsens) or simple future (Futur I)?A1

Grammar by topic · Miscellaneous (Anders)

Top 5 fairy tales in German that are beautiful and challenging for German learners
Top German-language films on Netflix
Secrets to Speaking German as Naturally as a Native Speaker
Common mistakes when learning GermanA1
10 common German slang expressionsB2
NegationswörterA1
WEM or WESSEN?A2
Letter-writing sentence patterns A1, A2A1
12 common mistakes in the process of learning GermanA1
Units of measurement - MaßeneinheitenA1
SONST, SONSTIG, SONSTIGESA2
Some common idiomsA1
Distinguishing common question wordsA1
Currency and how to read prices in GermanA1
Cardinal Numbers in GermanA1
Distinguishing types of questions in GermanA1
The word type beid- in GermanB2
Telling time in GermanA1
Common abbreviations often encountered in GermanA1
How to Learn German for the First TimeA1
Learn German online for freeA1
German at the B1 level and what you need to knowB1
Levels of German language trainingA1
Alternatives to No and YesA1
Cases in GermanA1
Ordinal numbers in GermanA1
Easily confused word pairs in GermanA2

Practice drills · A1 · Verbs & tenses

Present tense — regular verbsA1
sein & habenA1
Stem-changing verbsA1
Separable verbsA1
Modal verbsA1
ImperativeA1
Perfect tense — basicsA1
Präteritum: war, hatteA1

Practice drills · A1 · Nouns & cases

Gender & pluralA1
Articles & keinA1
Nominative caseA1
Accusative case 1A1
Accusative case 2A1
Accusative case 3A1
Dative case 1A1
Dative case 2A1
Dative case 3A1
Possessive articlesA1
Personal pronounsA1

Practice drills · A1 · Sentence structure

Verb in second positionA1
QuestionsA1
Position-0 conjunctionsA1
es gibt, nicht & keinA1
Basic prepositionsA1

Practice drills · A2 · Expansion

Perfect tense — fullA2
Modal verbs in the pastA2
Two-way prepositionsA2
Adjective endings — basicsA2
Comparative & superlativeA2
Subordinate clausesA2
Reflexive verbsA2
Genitive — basicsA2
Polite Konjunktiv IIA2
Infinitive with zuA2
Verbs with prepositionsA2
Object order: dative before accusativeA2
Time expressionsA2

Practice drills · B1 · Complex sentences

Relative clausesB1
ConnectorsB1
Two-part conjunctionsB1
Indirect questionsB1

Practice drills · B1 · Tense & voice

Passive voiceB1
Past perfect + nachdemB1
Full simple pastB1
Future IB1
Full Konjunktiv IIB1

Practice drills · B1 · Other structures

Full adjective declensionB1
Genitive & its prepositionsB1
Weak masculine nounsB1
da-/wo- compoundsB1
lassen & participles as adjectivesB1

Practice drills · B2 · Abstract language

Passive substitutesB2
Statal passiveB2
Participial attributesB2
Nominal ↔ verbal styleB2
Konjunktiv I — reported speechB2
Past Konjunktiv II with modalsB2
Subjective use of modalsB2
Future IIB2
Advanced connectorsB2
Relative clauses with dessen/derenB2
TeKaMoLo — Mittelfeld orderB2
Light-verb constructionsB2
Modal particlesB2
Conditional without wennB2
als ob / als wennB2
Word formationB2

Practice drills · C1 · Refinement & style

Extended participial attributesC1
Konjunktiv I — advancedC1
Nominal ↔ verbal style (academic)C1
Formal prepositionsC1
Nuanced connectorsC1
Sentence bracket & front fieldC1
Double infinitiveC1
Unreal clauses in the pastC1
Nominalised infinitives & genitive chainsC1
Fixed prepositions & RektionC1
Collocations & idiomsC1
Style & text cohesionC1

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