If you pick up a German book that is more than fifteen or twenty years old, you’re likely to notice some spelling discrepancies when compared to German texts today. This is the result of the German Spelling Reform that was initiated in 1996 and has gradually been getting phased in ever since. Often the changes [...]

One of the most difficult aspects of learning German is conjugating German verbs. What makes German verbs so quirky, anyway? In all regular or weak German verbs, the stem remains consistent and suffixes are added to the stem in a consistent way as the verb is conjugated. When a verb changes tense, it really becomes [...]

Most of you will agree that learning a new language is not an easy thing to do. It requires you to put lots of efforts and have a certain level of dedication. All these are true for the German language as well. The main advantage you will get when you are trying to learn German [...]

The German language has a rich history, and understanding some of the history helps to put learning German in context. German is arguably the major “first” language spoken in Europe, and is one of the World’s major languages. In terms of learning German, it is the third most learned language in the world. While there [...]

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