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How to say “who” in German, part 1: Question words and cases

This video explains how to say “who” in German when forming a question. Of all the question words, it is the only one that has to comply with the German case system. This video compares the usage of the question word with the Nominative and Accusative Cases. Use in the Dative Case will come in part 2.

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Using the Dative Case to describe location in German

Building on part 2, this video show another use of the Dative Case in German – specifically in describing where something is located. We build on the dative forms learned in part 2, using them to, this time, in prepositional phrases to show this location.

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The German case system, part 2: The Dative Case

This video, part 2 in the series on the German cases system, looks at the Dative Case. We briefly mention 4 common ways to use the dative case, though the focus for this video continues in line with part 1, discussing the role of the Dative case as the Indirect Object (receiver) in the sentence.

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Separable-Prefix Verbs, part 3: Complex sentences

This is part 3 in the series on Separable-Prefix Verbs. This video features a quiz based on the material in parts 1 and 2 and takes a look at how to use Separable-Prefix Verbs in more complex sentences. In the 1st two parts, we looked at shorter example sentences, so that we could understand the concept of identifying and using Separable-Prefix Verbs in German. But in reality, you’re going to run into Separable-Prefix Verbs in longer, more complex sentences as well (sentences that contain multiple phrases). That’s what this video addresses.

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Separable-Prefix Verbs, part 2: Using them with other verbs

This video, designed for the intermediate level, follows up on part 1 of Separable-Prefix Verbs in German. In part 1, we looked at how to identify and use Separable-Prefix Verbs if they were the only verb in the sentence. Now we’ll look at what happens to Separable-Prefix Verbs when other verbs (i.e. helping verbs) are also in the mix.

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