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Opening and Closing

as aufschließen, zuschließen, verschließen, and abschließen. The first two are similar to aufmachen and zumachen, but...

"Crazy" in Slang and Idiom

a felony crime punishable by up to two years' imprisonment and a fine. If the...

Halten and Other Related Verbs

related or an entirely different meaning. Here are two examples:   So, was könnte Olaf Scholz noch...

Getting "one of the" genders right

the nominative case). In German, there are two different ways to say "one of the"...

eh, ehe, eher and die Ehe

Above you can see two adverbs, a conjunction, and a noun that...

The indefinite pronoun manch

you are still referring in plural to two or more people.   If you try to...

The Visual Arts in German

Gennaro Greco ins Haus. By this means, two artworks by the Italian painter Gennaro Greco...

Insects in German, Part II

mit einer Klappe. With that she hits two flies with one swatter. Caption 7, Christina...

A look at pronunciation, Part 1

to the following example is a good way to understand the difference:    In dem Wort...

Talking about the Future in German

in English, there is more than one way to construct sentences about the future in...

Fahrradfahren aufm Fahrradweg

all the lights just really function the way they should function.... Captions 20-21, Fahrrad Frühjahrs-Check...

Apologizing and Expressing Regret and Sympathy

As you can see in the following two examples from Nicos Weg, our series for...

Before, Part I: bevor, vor, or vorher?

word bevor is a subordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses. Note that in most cases,...

Levels of Understanding

I can understand that well, I have two children myself. Caption 25, Berufsleben - Probleme mit...

German Expressions of Frequency

and takes place at irregular intervals every two to three months. Captions 9-10, Lunch Beat...

Gender Agreement in the Phrase "One of These..."

pronoun." In German, if you refer to two or more of something as a quantifier...

Around the House

you who might be looking for a way to procrastinate, let's look at how to talk...

The Preposition Seit: "Since" or "For"?

correct English translations "for" and "since." Note the way that the context of each sentence changes...

fürchten vs. befürchten

Caption   Therefore, ich fürchte mich is another way of saying ich habe Angst or "I...

Spannend, entspannt, gespannt, and verspannt

to mean "leisurely" or "in a relaxed way." As an adjective it means "relaxed," or...

Neuter Relative Pronouns: das or was?

a relative pronoun is generally restricted to two usages, one of which is for neuter substantivized...

Heiraten vs. Verheiraten

Witzleben was let go by the Führer two years ago. Caption 23, Die Stunde der...

Nuances of wohnen and leben

In German, two verbs can be translated as "to live."...

Wann, wenn, ob, and falls

is generally used in sentences that involve two options or a question that could be...