She’s drop dead gorgeous !
I switched on the TV to catch up on the British news and there she was, the weather forecaster telling me there would be a rain belt moving in over England. My mind had already…
grammar
Time
‘In the first time‘ ‘in the last time‘ and ‘in the next time‘ are typical wobbles (hier: Fehler. Literally: Wackeln) for German speakers but easily fixed. ‘In the first time‘ could be replaced with ‘at…
The thing with ‘the’
When to use it and when not? Seems easy enough at first glance (auf den ersten Blick) – but deep down in the nitty gritty, it isn’t as straightforward (unkompliziert) as it seems. Here’s a…
Correct these if you can!
Here are 10 common basic mistakes Germans make when talking about their daily routine. Correct them if you can? Suggested answers below. I stand up at 6 o’clock a.m. On weekends, I like to sleep…
Dynamic vs. Stative verbs.
Dynamic verbs do what it says on the tin, there is usually some sort of action. Stative aka state verbs are verbs of the mind/thinking (agree, believe, know, remember etc) emotion (detest, like, love*, prefer,…