GLOSSARY

German grammar, defined plainly.

The terms every German course assumes you know — der/die/das, Akkusativ, Dativ, Nebensatz — each defined in one honest page, with the door to the full explanation.

GRAMMAR TERMS

Short, honest definitions — each hands off to the article that teaches the topic properly.

Der, die, das — the definite articles
What der, die, das mean and how to choose the right German article.
4 MIN
Akkusativ — the direct-object case
What the German Akkusativ case does and how it changes articles and pronouns.
4 MIN
Dativ — the receiver case
What the German Dativ case does, its article forms, and the verbs that govern it.
4 MIN
Wechselpräpositionen — two-way prepositions
What the German two-way prepositions are and how the wohin/wo question decides their case.
3 MIN
Perfekt — the spoken past
What the German Perfekt tense is, how it forms, and when it uses sein instead of haben.
4 MIN
Präteritum — the simple past
What the German Präteritum is and how much of it you actually need.
3 MIN
Modalverben — the modal verbs
What the German modal verbs are and how their sentence structure works.
4 MIN
Nebensatz — the subordinate clause
What a German Nebensatz is and how subordinate word order works.
3 MIN

GRAMMAR TERMS

Der, die, das — the definite articles

Akkusativ — the direct-object case

Dativ — the receiver case

Wechselpräpositionen — two-way prepositions

Perfekt — the spoken past

Präteritum — the simple past

Modalverben — the modal verbs

Nebensatz — the subordinate clause