Your A1 Grammar Guide

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Word Order & Sentence Structure

Ich kaufe heute Brot im Supermarkt.

Learn the verb-second rule and how German sentences are structured — the backbone of everything you say and write.

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Artikel

Articles

der Mann · die Frau · das Kind · ein Buch

Master definite and indefinite articles — der, die, das and ein, eine, ein — and which nouns take which gender.

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Kasus

Cases

der Hund (Nom.) → den Hund (Akk.)

Understand Nominative and Accusative — the two cases you need most at A1 — and how they change article forms.

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Plural

Plurals

das Kind → die Kinder · der Mann → die Männer

German plurals don't follow one simple rule — learn the main patterns so you can recognise and form them confidently.

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Personalpronomen

Personal Pronouns

ich · du · er / sie / es · wir · ihr · sie / Sie

Learn all the personal pronouns and when to use the formal Sie — essential for every sentence you speak.

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Possessivpronomen

Possessive Pronouns

Das ist meiner. · Das gehört ihr.

Possessive pronouns stand alone — learn how they work and how they differ from possessive adjectives.

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Possessivartikel

Possessive Adjectives

mein Bruder · deine Mutter · sein Haus

Use mein, dein, sein, ihr and the rest to show who something belongs to — one of the most-used structures at A1.

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Präsens

Present Tense

Ich wohne in Berlin. · Er lernt Deutsch.

The Präsens is the core tense for talking about now and near future. Learn how it works and when to use it.

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Verbkonjugation

Verb Conjugation

ich mache · du machst · er macht · wir machen

Regular, irregular, and stem-changing verbs — learn the endings and spot the patterns that make conjugation click.

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Modalverben

Modal Verbs

Ich kann schwimmen. · Du musst lernen.

können, müssen, wollen, dürfen, sollen, mögen — the six modals that let you express ability, obligation, and desire.

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Trennbare Verben

Separable Verbs

aufmachen → Ich mache die Tür auf.

Verbs that split in two — the prefix jumps to the end of the sentence. Learn which prefixes are separable and how to use them.

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Imperativ

Imperative

Komm! · Kommen Sie bitte! · Kommt!

Giving commands and instructions in German — learn the du, ihr, and Sie forms of the imperative.

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Perfekt

Perfect Tense (Perfekt)

Ich habe gegessen. · Sie ist gefahren.

The Perfekt is how you talk about the past in spoken German — learn haben vs. sein and how to form past participles.

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W-Fragen

W-Questions

Wo wohnst du? · Wie heißt du? · Was machst du?

Wer, Was, Wo, Wann, Wie, Warum — the question words that unlock real conversation. Learn them and their word order.

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Ja/Nein-Fragen

Yes / No Questions

Kommst du morgen? · Haben Sie einen Tisch?

When the verb leads the sentence, it's a yes/no question. Learn the inversion rule and how to answer with ja, nein or doch.

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Verneinung

Negation

Ich verstehe nicht. · Das ist kein Problem.

The difference between nicht and kein — two ways to say no in German, and knowing which one to use where.

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Präpositionen

Prepositions

in der Stadt · um 9 Uhr · mit dem Bus

Common prepositions of place, time, and direction — plus which case they take (Nominative, Accusative, or Dative).

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Adjektive

Adjectives

Das Haus ist groß. · ein großes Haus

Adjectives after verbs stay unchanged, but before nouns they add endings. Learn the A1 patterns and common descriptive words.

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Adverbien

Adverbs

Er kommt oft. · Ich gehe heute einkaufen.

Time, place, and manner adverbs — the words that tell you when, where, and how. They never change form, making them easy wins.

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Konjunktionen

Conjunctions

und · aber · oder · denn · weil

Joining words and clauses — coordinating conjunctions (no word order change) and subordinating ones (verb goes to the end).

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