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Relative clauses are a special kind of dependent clause. Their function is to help us describe nouns more precisely. Join Barbara and her students today and learn about this important aspect of German grammar. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

In this second lesson on relative clauses, Barbara's students practice what they've have learned thus far. She walks her students through some tricky examples as they continue to describe two of their fellow classmates using relative clauses. Viel Spaß!

Today in this third lesson, Barbara gives her students more practice using additional examples of sentences with relative clauses. She's also presented with an occasion to point out how important correct pronunciation can be. Viel Spaß!

In this fourth lesson today, Barbara shares with her students what they can expect on the test with regard to relative clauses. At the same time, they review inverted word order by creating sentences that begin with a place descriptor. Viel Spaß!

How does one correctly incorporate separable-prefix verbs into relative clauses? What are the various forms of the expression for "every day" and why do they vary? Today Barbara addresses these perplexing questions and much more. Viel Spaß!

Barbara is helping her students practice some more relative clauses, this time using pictures. Viel Spaß!

And again it comes down to practice, practice and more practice! Much to Barbara's surprise and joy, one of her students actually manages to create a relative clause using the dative case. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

This time Barbara's lessons are about the verbs "to plant" and "to kiss". Things get a bit spicy with all the "kissing" and it appears poor Ian still remains heartbroken, though it is luckily not having any adverse effects on his ability to create a relative clause. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Barbara runs the students through relative pronouns in the genitive case, and though she finds the form to be beautiful, not all of her students are convinced! Still, Alex has finally cleaned up, Sara is keeping a diary, and Barbara explains the genitive case in straightforward terms so you can ace them on your next test. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Barbara is still running through relative pronouns in the genitive case, but this time in relative clauses. We get to learn a lot about Jacob's appearance, and Elke has long hair, but who is Janno and why is his mouth so nice? This one ends in laughter, so see for yourself how you can have viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Barbara leads the students through further examples of relative pronouns, with a nice detour through film history, discussing the merits of Hitchcock crime films versus horror films. Jacob tries to say "Film Noir" in German, but nobody gets it when he says "ein schwarzer Film". A brief foray into the passive verb tense has everyone on their toes: To be continued... Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

The class continues working out the details of the relative clause pronouns dessen and deren. Mia finds herself rebuffed when she suggests that the woman whose husband has disappeared is now entertaining another woman, leading to a discussion of the difference between unterhalten and sich unterhalten. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

The natives (or non-natives, in this case) are particularly restless today. Mia and Jacob are flirting in whispers so much that Barbara is forced to hush them a few times. So despite the teen shenanigans, we make some progress with relative clauses and have some fun doing so!