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"Geheiratet." Nein. "Verheiratet." Ich weiss es nicht!
I know how it goes, these two can be really tricky, however they are similar enough to English that you can learn a couple of associations to help you keep them apart in your mind.
Sometimes you simply need rote memorization, and sometimes you need a way of remembering which one is which. Sometimes this is an Eselsbrücke (a "donkey-bridge" or a mnemonic device), sometimes you need an association, and sometimes you need a picture in your mind.
Read on to learn a few techniques to tell "geheiratet" and "verheiratet" apart and keep them apart!
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When you're at the A1 level, "Verkehr" and "Stau" can be tough to differentiate. Most people say "It has something to do with cars!!" If you said that, you're correct! But what's the difference?
The difference is essentially the same as in English, but one use of "Verkehr" might trip you up.
Read on to learn the difference and how not to get tripped up by the one use of "Verkehr"!
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das Firmenjubiläum = company anniversary
Being an entrepreneur means you have a different view of how things should work, that things should develop quickly because things needn't stand in your way, and also that you can create what I call the culture of your business. The culture of my business is very different than other German classes and lessons and that starts with making this a professional venture.
Here I want people to learn to speak German, not just talk about it. Week after week, month after month I hear story after story of people who learned to read German literature in college but they can't hold a conversation in German. Folks show up for tutoring who are in a beginning German class and they're being asked to learn something that's actually at an intermediate level. Das macht mich wahnsinnig! If you are paying your good, hard-earned money (or your valuable student loan money!) to take a German class, you better darn well be acquiring skills for communicating in German.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
HERZLICHEN DANK FÜR ALLES!
~Ihre Frau Warner
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If you learned German in college, chances are you learned both “woher” and “wohin” at the same time. Do you ever drive in reverse and forwards at the same time? I didn't think so. Why so many US textbook authors think this is a good idea is beyond me. In drivers education, first you learn to drive forwards, you get a feel for the car, and then you learn to drive in reverse.
It's not that hard, textbook authors!
*Nicole facepalms and sighs with exasperation.*
That's a really good way to get permanently tripped up. Im Ernst jetzt!
Here’s how to fail miserably at learning these two question words (or anything else, for that matter):
Step 1: Learn them both at the same time.
Das ist alles. (That’s it.)
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"Zu..." no. "Nach..."
Wait! Which one do I use? GAH!
Have you said that before? I bet you have, as I’ve heard it from every beginning German learner I’ve worked with. And a lot of intermediate level speakers, too.
The difference is: with “zu” and “nach,” size makes a difference. But not how you might think.
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