One of the most difficult questions in German Grammar is to decide whether a verb has an accusative or dative object. There are no rules. Example: Ich frage ihn. (accusative) – Ich antworte ihm. (dative) Ich treffeContinue reading
Schlagwort: German verbs
One For Two: Compound Verbs
You can take two German words and use them to create one new word. Such compound words allow speakers to make up new words other speakers can understand although they have never heard these words.Continue reading
My Special Problem: “Betrachten” Or “Beobachten” – But My Eyes Still See
Languages often have several verbs for a particular activity. The meanings of these verbs are similar, but not the same. The context in which a certain verb can occur is clearly limited. These slight differences in meaningContinue reading