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Weighing pros/cons: ‘Einerseits… andererseits’ – Grammar: Two-part connectors
Learning German: ‘Einerseits… andererseits’ – A Real-Life Struggle Okay, so here I am, six months in Berlin, and let’s be honest, German is hard. I thought I was reasonably good at picking up languages before – a little French in school, a bit of Spanish during a trip – but this is on a completely…
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Grammar: ‘sowohl … als auch’ (both… and) – Grammar: Two-part connectors
Mastering ‘Sowohl…als auch’: My Struggle (and Small Victories) in German Okay, so here I am, six months in Berlin, and I’m still battling with German grammar. It’s not that it’s difficult per se, but it’s…precise. Like, really precise. And today, I wanted to talk about one particular construction that’s tripped me up more times than…
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Two-part connectors word order – Grammar: Verb position in coordinated clauses
Wrestling with ‘Und Und’: My German Word Order Struggles Okay, so I’ve been living in Berlin for six months now, and let’s just say my German isn’t exactly fluent. It’s… functional. I can order coffee (Cappuccino, bitte!), ask for directions (Entschuldigung, wo ist der Bahnhof?), and generally not make completely catastrophic mistakes. But there’s one…
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Using ‘entweder… oder’ (either… or) – Grammar: Two-part connectors
Mastering “Entweder… Oder…” – A German Newbie’s Struggle (and Wins!) Okay, so moving to Berlin was… intense. The sheer amount of everything is overwhelming at first. But honestly, the biggest initial hurdle, aside from learning to navigate the U-Bahn, was the German grammar. And specifically, this “entweder… oder” thing. It just felt confusing, like the…
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Two-part connectors word order
My German Headache: Decoding Two-Part Connectors Okay, so here I am, six months in Berlin, and honestly, German is…complicated. I’ve gotten the greetings down, I can order a Kaffee mit Milch without embarrassing myself too badly, and I even understand a decent chunk of conversations in the supermarket. But there’s this one thing that keeps…
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