Maja Latawiec

Once, while in Germany, I invited a boy whom I liked very much for coffee. As we approached the table I wanted to suggest to him that he make himself…

Do you have to live in Germany to learn to speak like a real German? Of course it’s a great way, but you don’t have to go to such drastic…

I remember well the feeling of excitement when I went to Germany to visit my aunt for the first time. I thought my knowledge of German was already pretty good,…

The first evening of my first student exchange in Germany was dedicated to integration. Students from the German university prepared a welcome bonfire for us. I remember that at first…

We use the Konjunktiv I for dependent speech to distance ourselves from another person’s speech and to emphasize that we are only conveying their words, not our own opinion. Konjunktiv…

I remember well the first time I encountered dependent speech in German. It was during my first stay in Germany, during which I worked intensively to improve my language skills….

In the “Was Wäre Wenn” song, sung by Cluedo, we have a perfect example of Konjunktiv II: “… und kämen wir nie zusammen, müssten wir uns niemals trennen.” – (…and…

Genitive answers the question ‘wessen?’ (whose) and is used to express ownership or belonging. Expressing ownership We use the genitive to indicate the owner or author of an object, decision…

Dativ answers the following questions: It refers to the further complement, which is usually the person who bears the consequences of an action. The further complement helps us understand to…

Akkusativ answers the questions: Some verbs are always followed by an Akkusativ. Examples are: lieben (to love), fragen (to ask), essen (to eat), kaufen (to buy), kennenlernen (to get to…