German from First PrinciplesOverview · 19 of 19 written
  1. Overview
  2. 01The model: how German is built
  3. 02Sounds and spelling
  4. 03Nouns: gender and plural
  5. 04Case: the core idea
  6. 05Articles and declension: one set of endings
  7. 06Prepositions: who decides the case
  8. 07Adjective endings: signal once
  9. 08Pronouns: the same signals, new stems
  10. 09Verbs: stems, prefixes and frames
  11. 10Word order: the sentence frame
  12. 11Tenses and how they are really used
  13. 12Mood: necessity, unreality, reported speech
  14. 13Passive and its alternatives
  15. 14Word formation: multiplying your vocabulary
  16. 15Connectors and particles: structure and tone
  17. 16Register: which German, where
  18. 17How acquisition works, and your path to C1
  19. 18Asking the right questions
  20. 19Quick-reference tables

German from First Principles

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Grammar and vocabulary built from structure up - a machine learning engineer learns B1.

Contents

  1. The model: how German is built
  2. Sounds and spelling
  3. Nouns: gender and plural
  4. Case: the core idea
  5. Articles and declension: one set of endings
  6. Prepositions: who decides the case
  7. Adjective endings: signal once
  8. Pronouns: the same signals, new stems
  9. Verbs: stems, prefixes and frames
  10. Word order: the sentence frame
  11. Tenses and how they are really used
  12. Mood: necessity, unreality, reported speech
  13. Passive and its alternatives
  14. Word formation: multiplying your vocabulary
  15. Connectors and particles: structure and tone
  16. Register: which German, where
  17. How acquisition works, and your path to C1
  18. Asking the right questions
  19. Quick-reference tables