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Duration of the online course: 7 hours and 18 minutes

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Master essential German grammar fast with a free online course: cases, articles, modal verbs and common mistakes—build confident A1–A2 sentences.

In this free course, learn about

  • Use nominative, accusative, and dative cases; identify subjects and objects
  • Change articles correctly by case (e.g., der→den in accusative; dative forms)
  • Apply rules & tips to guess noun gender (der/die/das) and common masculine patterns
  • Form plurals in German and recognize common plural endings and patterns
  • Know when German omits articles (zero article) and in which contexts
  • Say origin correctly (Woher kommst du? Ich bin aus… / aus den… etc.)
  • Distinguish Wo vs Wohin; choose correct prepositions for location vs direction
  • Use haben/sein as main verbs; express possession and states
  • Use modal verbs and word order: modal in position 2, main verb in infinitive at end
  • Master key accusative & dative prepositions and the case they require
  • Recognize common dative-only verbs and accusative-object verbs
  • Use coordinating conjunctions (und, oder, aber, denn, sondern) with correct word order
  • Avoid common A1–A2 confusions: sehr/viel, wen/wenn/wann, das/dass, den/denn/dann
  • Build everyday vocabulary: useful verbs, kitchen verbs, separable verbs, adjectives/opposites

Course Description

If you can already say a few words in German but feel unsure when building correct sentences, this course helps you turn basic vocabulary into accurate, natural-sounding speech. You will learn to make better choices with articles, word order and prepositions so that your German feels controlled rather than guessed.

The lessons focus on the core grammar patterns learners need at A1 and A2: understanding how sentences change in different cases, when and why articles shift, and how to recognize what a verb requires. By training these foundations, you’ll be able to express simple ideas more clearly, avoid typical beginner errors, and follow everyday German with less confusion.

Beyond rules, the course emphasizes practical use. You’ll work with structures that appear constantly in daily conversation, from talking about where you are from, to describing location and direction, to expressing ability, obligation, permission and preference with modal verbs. You’ll also gain confidence with frequently used verb groups, separable verbs, and forms used to talk about past actions with helping verbs.

To make progress stick, the course pairs short explanations with targeted practice. Exercises help you check whether you truly understand what belongs in each part of the sentence, and the common-mistake sections help you fix problems that often block fluency, such as confusing similar words or choosing the wrong pronoun or preposition.

Whether you’re learning German for travel, studies, work, or personal goals, this free online course gives you a strong grammar base you can immediately apply in speaking and writing, setting you up for more confident communication and smoother progress to the next level.

Course content

  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Nominative case | Nominativ | A1 06m
  • Exercise: _What is the nominative case in German grammar?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Accusative case | Akkusativ | A1 10m
  • Exercise: What happens to the masculine article in the accusative case in German?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Dative case | Dativ | A1 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the dative object in the sentence "The mother bought a dress for the daughter"?
  • Video class: Learn German | der die das? | Rules for articles | Hints on how to guess the german articles | A1 11m
  • Exercise: What articles do German masculine nouns typically take?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | How to build Plural? | A1 06m
  • Exercise: _What is the plural form of the word "Hunt" according to the lesson?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | No article | Kein Artikel | A1 07m
  • Exercise: In which case is an article NOT used with nouns in German grammar?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Where are you from? | Woher kommst du? | A1 06m
  • Exercise: _What is the correct way to say "I am from the Philippines" in German when using the article "die"?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Wo? oder Wohin? | Part 1 | A1 | A2 13m
  • Exercise: What is the correct German preposition for 'going to a city'?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Wo? oder Wohin? | Part 2 | A1 | A2 13m
  • Exercise: _What preposition should be used with the location "in the group" when answering the question "wo ist das Mädchen?" (where is the girl?)?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | haben und sein als Vollverb | A1 10m
  • Exercise: Which verb is used to express possession in German?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Modalverben | Modal verbs | A1 10m
  • Exercise: _What are modal verbs in German?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | mu?ssen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 06m
  • Exercise: What is the position of a modal verb in a German sentence with another verb?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | ko?nnen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 06m
  • Exercise: _What is the position of the modal verb in a sentence and where is the other verb placed when using a modal verb in German grammar?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | dürfen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 06m
  • Exercise: What is the position of modal verbs in German sentences with other verbs?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | mögen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 05m
  • Exercise: _What is the position of the modal verb in the sentence when it is used with another verb?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | wollen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 06m
  • Exercise: Where is the modal verb 'Will' placed in a German sentence?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | sollen | Modal verbs | Modalverben | A1 05m
  • Exercise: _What is the position of the modal verb in a sentence and how is the other verb placed?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Accusative prepositions | Akkusativ Präpositionen | A1 10m
  • Exercise: Which preposition denotes an end point in German?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Dative prepositions | Präpositionen im Dativ | A1 14m
  • Exercise: _What is the correct article form for "farter" when used with the dative preposition "fun"?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Dative verbs | Verben mit Dativ | A1 10m
  • Exercise: Which of the following verbs in German only require a dative object?
  • Video class: 50 Verben mit Akkusativ 16m
  • Exercise: _Which type of verbs take only the accusative object?
  • Video class: Learn German | German Grammar | Konjunktionen | oder, sondern, und, denn, aber | A1 | A2 14m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | sehr oder viel | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the most common use of Xia in German language?
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | können oder müssen | A1 | A2 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | wen, wenn oder wann | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the difference between "vin", "van" and "ven" in German grammar?
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | den, denn oder dann | A1 | A2 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | das oder dass | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the most common use of the word "das"?
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | um, im oder am | A1 | A2 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | Sie oder sie? | A1 | A2 11m
  • Exercise: _What is the difference between Z with a capital S and Z with a small s in German language?
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | ihn oder ihm? | A1 | A2 11m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | aus oder von? | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the difference between the prepositions "haus" and "fun"?
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | zu, zum oder zur? | A1 | A2 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | Common Mistakes in German | ihr oder Ihr? | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the correct possessive article for the sentence "Sonia's house" in the third person singular feminine?
  • Video class: Common Mistakes in German | telefonieren? ODER anrufen? | Learn German | A1 | A2 04m
  • Video class: Common Mistakes in German | können oder dürfen? | Learn German | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the main difference between the modal verbs Kernan and Doofen?
  • Video class: Learn German | German for daily use | 25 useful verbs for beginners 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | German for daily use | 25 important verbs in the Kitchen | Verben in der Küche 11m
  • Video class: Learn German | German for daily use | 25 important separable verbs | Trennbare Verben 11m
  • Video class: Learn German | German for daily use | 25 Adjectives and their opposites | A1 | A2 10m
  • Exercise: _What is the opposite of "gesund"?
  • Video class: Learn German | German for daily use | 25 Verbs and their Perfect | A1 | A2 10m
  • Video class: Learn German | 25 Verbs in Perfect with helping verbs haben and sein | A2 | B1 12m
  • Exercise: _Which of the following verbs takes both "sein" and "haben" as the helping verb depending on the context?
  • Video class: 25 Verbs with Accusative-Object | Verben mit Akkusativergänzung | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 11m
  • Video class: Fragewort WANN | W-Fragen | | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 04m
  • Exercise: _What is "one" in German grammar?
  • Video class: Fragewort WOHIN | W-Fragen | | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 04m
  • Video class: Fragewort WAS | W-Fragen | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 05m
  • Exercise: _What is "was" in German grammar?
  • Video class: Fragewort WARUM | W-Fragen | | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 04m
  • Video class: Fragewort WER | W-Fragen | Learn German Grammar | A1-A2 05m

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