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Prepositions in German | Dative Prepositions

Prepositions in German | Dative Prepositions

We already discussed accusative  prepositions in German in the previous blog.  Now we will further discuss the dative prepositions in German. These prepositions always take a dative object followed by the prepositions.

Dative Prepositions in German

There are certain prepositions in German that always follow a dative object. Such prepositions are generally termed as dative prepositions in German. T…

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Quarantine or quaran‘time’ – A good time

How unsure were we all when this deadly pandemic hit you, me and the entire world? It was haunting even until we read/heard the news about the rising number of the people being affected and the death tolls rising every passing day. Starting from China to EU we were all appalled already. But when this came home, it was petrifying!

It started from taking precautionary measures at home and outsides,…

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The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown | Book Summary

The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown | Book Summary

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is one of his finest works. This is indeed a must-read and you will be hooked to the story that there always was a perpetual inquisitiveness of what’s going to happen next. This summary gives you a glimpse of the bizarre mystery. With the interesting twists of events with a dash of mystery and a lot of drama, you must indeed grab this book once.

The curator of the L…

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Prepositions in German | Accusative Prepositions

Prepositions in German | Accusative Prepositions

German prepositions like the English ones are followed an object. This object can either in the accusative case or the dative case. There are some prepositions that always take an accusative object. Whereas there are some others that always a dative object. Nevertheless there are also prepositions, which can be followed by both accusative as well as dative case. Since accusative casewas already…

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Every child belongs - The special children

Every child belongs – The special children

“Hey!” I exclaimed at her, and saw her looking at me with her sparkling honest eyes and innocent smile. She waved back at me with so much curiosity and merriment. Who was she? She was a special child.

A special child? Or may be just a little different child?

This is about a few weeks back. We had kind of a family get together and that we visited a temple ~100km away from the center of Pune. That…

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The story of not so easy-going girl

The story of not so easy-going girl

Last day of the year

What all has happened this year? While I was commuting back home from the office this question occurred to me. I began to contemplate the significant and also not-so significant events of this year. I began to ponder my journey of 2019, the journey of a not so easy-going girl.  When I realized, well, a lot has changed.

A lot has changed in 2019

The NaMo sarkarstill reigning…

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Holding on forever - The Mother

Holding on forever – The Mother

It had been a long week. But all the weariness had vanished witnessing this pleasantly striking view of the mother holding on to her daughter despite her own inabilities.

She was supporting here!

It was a Saturday. The day I cuddle up in my blanket unless the sun heats up the entire room. Lazing around all day rejuvenates me. The day I am totally reluctant to wash my face or fix my hair or do…

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Cases in German – Akkusative Case

Cases in German – Akkusative Case

Now that you have already learned the Nominative case, let’s go ahead and check Accusative Case in German.

Parts of a Sentence

Before we discuss the accusative case in German. Let’s revise our English basics. This is important in order to understand the accusative case.

A sentence has various parts. Here are three really important and basic parts of a sentence.

Subject: who/what is…

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She remembered me - the unexpected encounter

She remembered me – the unexpected encounter

She remembered me! Yes, she did? But how?

Well, it had been a long week and finally, the weekend was here. After a tiring week, you need this time to rejuvenate. Your time to recharge yourself andyour body to get back to work afresh the next Monday. So, What to do for the weekend?

Sale! Sale! Sale!

The three most magical words, they say. True that, me being one of those on whom this magic works.

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Cases in German - Nominative Case

Cases in German – Nominative Case

Cases in German What is a “case” in German? Why do you need them? What is a Nominative case? Let’s learn this all here!

What is a “case”?

A “case” is just a way to signify what a noun does in a sentence by marking it with a certain ending or changing the noun or using some appropriate article. Cases represent the parts of speech within a sentence in German. They are an important part of grammar…

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The puppy was taken away

The puppy was taken away

The little puppy was taken away. It was separated from its mother while he was cheerfully having fun. The best part about the little ones is their spontaneity and how free they live. They are totally oblivious of what’s going to come next because they don’t care.

The two cute little puppies and their mother, it’s fascinating to watch them play.

It had almost been a fortnight now that we (I and…

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Give back to the society - Lesson learned

Give back to the society – Lesson learned

It is indeed interesting what the rainy season can do to people. For many, rains bring hope, joy and happiness. While for some, it’s merely the mud, mosquitoes, the water-filled puddles which are invisible on the roads, the unending traffic and the anguish. I belong to the latter category and keep on lamenting every time the city is drenching into troubled waters.​

Rains are annoying!

It was just…

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Tricks to remember German articles | der, die or das?

Tricks to remember German articles | der, die or das?

Do you find remembering the articles/gender or every noun in German difficult? 

Would you like some cheat tricks to identify the gender?

Remembering the gender of every noun can get a little tricky!

 So, let’s make it simpler!

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As we learnt in the previous blog that every noun in German has a gender. It is important to remember these genders so here are some cheat tricks.

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