German Grammar Lessons

A good way to begin is by building a solid vocabulary base, then start focusing on the how it all links up by studying the grammar. Understanding the grammar sounds daunting, but doesn't have to be.

We hope you enjoy our free German Grammar Lessons - designed to help you learn in small, manageable chunks.

Terms Used in German Grammar

German Pronunciation

German Subject Pronouns

Du und Sie - two forms of you.

German Verbs - an introduction.

Weak Verbs

Strong Verbs

Mixed Verbs

Modal Verbs

Reflexive Verbs

Separable Verbs

The German Infinitive - an introduction into understanding conjugations.

Infinitives with 'zu'

German Grammar Lesson - Tenses

Tenses - Simple Present I drive, I am driving, I do drive.

Tenses - Simple Past I drove

Tenses - Compound Past - with 'aben' I have driven

Tenses - Future I will drive

The Imperative/Command

German Grammar Lessons - Nouns

Nouns - Masculine Gender

Nouns - Feminine Gender

Nouns - Neuter Gender

Nouns - Formation of Plurals

Vocabulary Building

The Cases - Overview

The Cases - Nominative

The Cases - Accusative

The Cases - Dative

The Cases - Genitive

Prepositions

Adverbs

German Numbers