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Learn German online with grammar explanations and free exercises, lists of useful vocabulary, and everyday phrases for different situations. You can also work on common mistakes and improve your command of the German by learning some idiomatic expressions. Have fun!

Image of a deckchair and the German words "liegen + der Stuhl = der Liegestuhl"
Quote by Emil Oesch: "Zeit haben heißt wissen, wofür man Zeit haben will und wofür nicht."
Image of some horizontal and vertical wooden poles and the German words "waagerecht" and "senkrecht"
poster announcing the dates when the sport centre is closed and the German text "vom zweiten Juli bis (zum) zwölften August"
image of a female ballet dancer and some German words of the word family "tanzen" including "die Tänzerin"
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Image showing some friends and the caption "die Freundschaft - friendship"

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Image asking whether you know the difference between the German words 'legen' and 'liegen' - common mistakes.

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Heute ist schönes Wetter.

Bei schönem Wetter bin ich im Garten.

Adjective Endings

Adjectives used in front of nouns have an ending: -e, -en, -er, -es, -em. But when do we use which ending? 

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Image of an arm and asking whether you know what "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" means

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Image showing a post-it note saying "Danke" with the caption in German: Danke für deine Hilfe.

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