Irregular verbs in the past tense in German: Three forms of the verb
In German we distinguish between two past tenses: Präteritum and Perfekt. The difference in meaning between these tenses is very small. In some cases, they can be used interchangeably (especially…
Conjugation of German irregular verbs in the present tense
Mastering the conjugation of German irregular verbs is very important for communication, since they occur very often in the language and describe important actions and states. An interesting fact is…
Irregular verbs in German – a table with conjugation
Anyone who studied the language at school knows very well what irregular verbs are in German. I still remember my first lesson, where I was given a photocopied sheet with…
Best German films: Top list of popular movies
In this article, I’ll introduce you to the best German movies and show you by my own example that watching movies is one of the best ways to learn a…
Meaning and conjugation of modal verbs in German (können, wollen, müssen, dürfen, sollen, mögen and möchten)
Modal verbs (die Modalverben) have the ability to modify the meaning of other verbs in a sentence. That’s where their name comes from – they modulate other verbs. This group…
How do you build sentences with modal verbs in German?
Modal verbs (die Modalverben) change the meaning of other verbs in a sentence – that’s where their name comes from, i.e. they modulate other verbs. They include können, wollen, müssen,…
Probability in German using modal verbs (müssen, dürften, können, mögen, wollen, sollen)
Modal verbs (die Modalverben) modify (or modulate) the meaning of other verbs in a sentence, which is where their name comes from. They require a different verb to be at…
Modal verbs in German
Some time ago, I met for coffee with my colleague from Germany, whom I met on a student exchange. We are both interested in learning languages and our conversation turned…