Duration of the online course: 26 hours and 10 minutes
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Build confident German sentences fast with this free grammar course—cases, tenses, word order and exam tips for A1–A2 progress, plus practice exercises.
In this free course, learn about
German alphabet, vowels, and umlauts (ä, ö, ü) pronunciation and basics
Noun gender (der/die/das): key patterns, tips, and common shortcuts
Personal pronouns (nominative/accusative/dative) and formal vs informal address (Sie/du)
Core cases: Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ—functions, question words (wer/wen/wem), articles
Sentence structure: main vs subordinate clauses, verb position, TeKaMoLo, object order
Negation rules: kein vs nicht, and correct placement of nicht in sentences
Present, Perfekt (haben/sein), Präteritum basics, and ways to talk about the future
Past participle (Partizip II): regular formation, separable verbs, and ge- exceptions
Plural formation strategies and typical plural patterns by noun type
Reflexive verbs (mich/mir), reflexives with prepositions, and pronoun placement rules
Adjective endings (declension) in nominative/accusative/dative and when endings change
Conjunctions and connectors (weil, dass, deshalb) plus relativ clauses in nominative/accusative
Goethe A1/A2 exam skills: schreiben/lesen/sprechen formats, timing, and key strategies
About the free online course
German can feel intimidating when every sentence seems to require a decision: der, die or das; accusative or dative; where to put nicht; which auxiliary verb to choose in the past. This free online course is designed to remove that hesitation by turning core grammar into clear, repeatable patterns you can apply immediately in speaking and writing.
You will build a solid foundation from the basics of the alphabet and pronunciation clues, then move into the rules that shape real communication: personal pronouns, noun genders, plural formation, and the cases that determine who is doing what to whom. As you progress, you will learn how German sentence structure works in main and subordinate clauses, how separable verbs behave, and how time and place fit naturally into a sentence so you sound more fluent rather than translated.
Verbs and time are a major focus, with beginner-friendly explanations of the present tense and a practical approach to the perfect tense, including how to choose between haben and sein and how to form the past participle, even when prefixes change the usual ge- pattern. You will also gain confidence with high-impact areas that often cause mistakes, such as kein vs nicht, prepositions that trigger accusative or dative, two-way prepositions, reflexive constructions, and adjective endings across cases.
To keep learning active, the course includes quick checks and practice-style exercises that reinforce what you have just learned, helping you notice patterns and correct yourself faster. If you are preparing for official goals, you will also find guidance aimed at Goethe A1 and A2 formats, especially for writing, reading, and speaking, so your grammar supports exam performance as well as everyday conversations.
By the end, you will have a toolkit for building accurate sentences, asking better questions, describing routines and past events, expressing wishes with Konjunktiv II, and navigating the small but powerful words that make German sound natural. Whether you are studying for travel, work, or certification, this course helps you move from guessing to understanding—one practical grammar decision at a time.
Course content
Video class: Das Alphabet | Learn the German alphabet Quick and Easy09m
Exercise: In the German language, what is the term used for vowels that have two dots on top of them?
Video class: Der Die Das? | German Genders Explained | Tips, Tricks and Hacks15m
Exercise: What is a quick tip for choosing a noun's gender in German?
Video class: How to Learn German | Best Tips18m
Exercise: What is considered most important for learning German according to the text?
Video class: German Personal Pronouns in NOMINATIVE | ich (I), du (you), er (he)... | YourGermanTeacher08m
Video class: German Tenses | The German Present Tense Explained | A1 Beginner16m
Exercise: How many tenses are essential for expressing ideas in German?
Video class: German Plural Rules | Best Tips, Tricks and Hacks! | Plural Regeln10m
Exercise: What is the plural rule for German masculine nouns?
Video class: What is Nominativ? | Your First German Case Explained ? German Basics | YourGermanTeacher13m
Exercise: What is the nominative case in German primarily used for?
Video class: Formal vs Informal in German | When to use what and how you use it09m
Exercise: What is the formal pronoun used when speaking German?
Video class: Kein vs Nicht | The difference and rules explained! | YourGermanTeacher12m
Video class: Mein Dein Sein ? Possessivartikel ? German Possessive Articles10m
Exercise: Which possessive article correctly completes the sentence in German: 'Ist das ______ Auto?' referring to a car that belongs to a man?
Video class: Was ist Akkusativ? | German accusative explained | YourGermanTeacher12m
Exercise: What case is used in German for the direct object when describing the sentence: 'The child sees a dog'?
Video class: Satzbau Part I | Hauptsatz | German Sentence Structure I | YourGermanTeacher11m
Video class: Trennbare Verben Example Sentences | German Separable Verbs Explained! | YourGermanTeacher12m
Video class: German Perfect Tense | Das Perfekt mit haben | German Tenses20m
Video class: German Perfect Tense | SEIN or HABEN? Explained!14m
Video class: Das Partizip 2 Explained! | How to form the German Past Participle?19m
Exercise: What is the rule for forming the past participle (Partizip Perfekt) for German regular verbs?
Video class: Doch! How to use this important German word and its meaning09m
Video class: German Personal Pronouns in Akkusativ with Examples | mich (me), dich (you) | YourGermanTeacher14m
Exercise: Which sentence correctly uses the accusative personal pronoun in German?
Video class: German Time Prepositions | The Top 5 you need to know for A1.1 | YourGermanTeacher09m
Video class: PRACTICE German Perfect Tense: HABEN or SEIN A1 - A2 | Perfekt mit HABEN und SEIN05m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 SCHREIBEN | How to pass the written part. | German A1 Goethe Exam14m
Exercise: What item is typically required to be done first in the 'Schreiben' portion of the Start Deutsch A1 exam?
Exercise: In the written exam for the certificate Start Deutsch A1, you need to complete a form and write an email. How much time is allocated for both activities in total?
Video class: Important German temporal adverbs | nie, selten, manchmal, oft, immer08m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 LESEN | How to pass the reading part. | German A1 Goethe Exam19m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 SPRECHEN | How to pass the oral part. | German A1 Goethe Exam12m
Video class: The truth about learning German from A1 to B1: How long does it really take?22m
Exercise: What is the recommended duration to reach a B1 level in German if you are taking classes twice a week for two hours?
Video class: Die Position von GERN explained21m
Video class: Was ist Dativ? ? German Dative Case Explained? German Dative Verbs | YourGermanTeacher14m
Video class: Akkusativ oder Dativ? | German Cases Explained!21m
Exercise: In German grammar, what is the primary function of the nominative case?
Video class: Verben mit Dativ13m
Video class: Satzbau Part II | Nebensatz | German Sentence Structure II | YourGermanTeacher16m
Video class: Lokale Präpositionen mit Dativ ? Dative prepositions in German12m
Exercise: What is the dative form of the German definite article 'die' when used with a feminine noun?
Video class: HABEN und SEIN im PRÄTERITUM | to have09m
Video class: Der Komparativ Und Superlativ Explained! | Examples11m
Video class: Imperativ Deutsch | How to form the German Imperative? | Formal and Informal18m
Video class: Imperativ Plural | The German Formal and Informal Imperative Plural09m
Video class: German Personal Pronouns in Dative with examples, Tips and Rules | Learn German | YourGermanTeacher10m
Video class: How to say German dates correctly | Ordinalzahlen | German ordinal numbers17m
Video class: The verb HAVE TO in German | Modalverb müssen explained | Nicht brauchen zu | YourGermanTeacher08m
Video class: Das Modalverb dürfen (to be allowed to) explained! | Learn German | YourGermanTeacher09m
Video class: Trennbare Verben Teil 2 | Separable Verbs in German | Nebensatz09m
Video class: PRACTICE - Dativ Verben A1 | A1 Dative Verbs09m
Video class: PRACTICE Präpositionen mit Akkusativ A1 A2 | NO ENGLISH07m
Exercise: Which of the following prepositions always requires the accusative case in German?
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 SCHREIBEN | How to pass the written part. | German A1 Goethe Exam14m
Exercise: What item is typically required to be done first in the 'Schreiben' portion of the Start Deutsch A1 exam?
Exercise: In the written exam for the certificate Start Deutsch A1, you need to complete a form and write an email. How much time is allocated for both activities in total?
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 LESEN | How to pass the reading part. | German A1 Goethe Exam19m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A1 SPRECHEN | How to pass the oral part. | German A1 Goethe Exam12m
Video class: SEIN oder IHR | When to use which? | German possessive articles08m
Video class: How to give directions in German | A scooter ride through Taipei17m
Video class: All A1 German Conjunctions | Hauptsatz20m
Video class: German Past Participle Exception | PP WITHOUT ge-09m
Exercise: Which of the following prefixes do NOT require the addition of 'ge-' in the past participle form in German grammar?
Video class: GERMAN EXERCISE A1 - Übung Modalverben DÜRFEN06m
Video class: Als vs Wie? | Comparison in German and how to use them10m
Video class: ALL German A1 Level Prepositions | AKK / DAT18m
Exercise: Which of the following German prepositions is primarily used with the accusative case?
Exercise: In German, which of the following prepositions is used as a dative preposition when indicating direction and requires a country or city without an article?
Video class: How to use Nominativ, Akkusativ24m
Exercise: In German grammar, when you see the prepositional phrase 'mit meinem Hund', what case should be used for the noun following the preposition 'mit'?
Video class: Die Position von GERN explained21m
Video class: Position Of Nicht In German Sentences | What are the rules? | Nicht explained! | YourGermanTeacher12m
Video class: Seit oder Vor? | Since, for and ago Explained! | German Time Prepositions | YourGermanTeacher08m
Video class: Position of Dativ and Akkusativ Objects | German Sentence Structure Part III | YourGermanTeacher11m
Video class: Time Prepositions German | seit, zwischen, über and von…an | A2 Level | YourGermanTeacher07m
Video class: Nicht Position im Satz | Position of nicht COMPLETE | YourGermanTeacher11m
Video class: Reflexive Verben mit Akkusativ | German Reflexive Verbs Explained!12m
Video class: German Sentence Structure COMPLETE! | TeKaMoLo | YourGermanTeacher19m
Video class: Relativsatz German | Nominativ | Relativpronomen im Nominativ13m
Video class: Relativsatz German | Akkusativ | Relativpronomen im Akkusativ10m
Video class: German Adjective Endings | Adjektivdeklination im Nominativ16m
Exercise: In German grammar, when does an adjective's ending change?
Video class: Adjektivdeklination Im Akkusativ | German Adjective Endings in Accusative16m
Video class: Adjektivdeklination Im Dativ | German Adjective Endings in Dative Case12m
Video class: Passiv Präsens | The German Passive Explained | Das Vorgangspassiv07m
Video class: Possessivartikel Akkusativ | meinen, deinen, seinen | German possessive articles12m
Video class: Possessivartikel Dativ | German possessive articles in Dative Case12m
Video class: Wechselpräpositionen Dativ und Akkusativ | German Two-Way Prepositions12m
Exercise: Which preposition would you use in the following sentence and what case? 'The cat is lying ___ the couch and there is no movement involved.'
Video class: How to use weil EXPLAINED | Konjunktion WEIL erklärt | Learn German A213m
Video class: ALL A1 German Reflexive Verbs with Prepositions and Example Sentences13m
Video class: How to use deshalb EXPLAINED | Adverb DESHALB erklärt | Learn German A209m
Video class: How to use dass EXPLAINED | Konjunktion DASS erklärt | Learn German A212m
Video class: German Practice Exercises A2 | Verben08m
Video class: PRACTICE - Dativ Verben A1 | A1 Dative Verbs09m
Video class: PRACTICE Präpositionen mit Akkusativ A1 A2 | NO ENGLISH07m
Exercise: Which of the following prepositions always requires the accusative case in German?
Video class: PRACTICE Präpositionen mit DATIV A1 A2 | NO ENGLISH06m
Exercise: Which preposition in German always uses the dative case?
Video class: KONJUNKTIV 2 würden hätten wären | General Subjunctive | Wishes and Dreams10m
Video class: What is a Nebensatz NS (subordinate clause) and how to use it08m
Video class: All German Modal Verbs in Simple Past (Präteritum)14m
Video class: Alle Akkusativ Präpositionen | All German Accusative Case Prepositions09m
Video class: How and when to use the German prepositions zu10m
Video class: Wer? Wen? Wem? What is the difference and how to use them17m
Video class: German reflexive verbs with AKKUSATIV12m
Exercise: In a German main clause that starts with the subject, where is the reflexive pronoun typically placed?
Video class: How to talk about the future in German? - German Future Tense A212m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A2 SCHREIBEN | How to pass the written part. | German A2 Goethe Exam14m
Exercise: What are some key elements you need to include in the informal text message part of the German writing test?
Exercise: In the preparation class described, what is the format of the final writing prompt in the test?
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A2 SPRECHEN | How to pass the oral part. | German A2 Goethe Exam24m
Exercise: In the German 'GZertifikat' speaking exam, which form of address should you use when asking your partner a question to ensure you are respectful?
Exercise: In the German Gcertificat speaking exam, what should you always remember when asking questions to your partner?
Video class: 10 Important German Word-Combinations to sound more German10m
Video class: German Prepositions | Prepositions of direction | nach, zu, in, auf, an | Richtungspräpositionen14m
Video class: German da words | Da Compounds in German | Präpositionaladverbien17m
Exercise: In German, how would you replace 'I am thinking about it' using a da-word for a previously mentioned 'das Projekt' (the project)?
Video class: The German verb lassen with ALL its meanings | A216m
Video class: PRACTICE Präpositionen mit DATIV A1 A2 | NO ENGLISH06m
Exercise: Which preposition in German always uses the dative case?
Video class: When to use mir / mich with German reflexive verbs10m
Video class: German Practice Exercises A2 | Verben08m
Video class: Welch, Welcher, Welches: When to Use Which!12m
Video class: PRACTICE Präpositionen mit Akkusativ A1 A2 | NO ENGLISH07m
Exercise: Which of the following prepositions always requires the accusative case in German?
Video class: Dieser, dieses oder diese? | Learn when you have to use which | Demonstrativpronomen10m
Video class: KONJUNKTIV 2 würden hätten wären | General Subjunctive | Wishes and Dreams10m
Video class: German Practice Exercises A2 - B1 | Konjunktiv 2 WÜRDEN HÄTTEN WÄREN05m
Video class: The Verb WERDEN in Detail18m
Video class: All A2 German Conjunctions | Examples and Positioning17m
Video class: How to use Nominativ, Akkusativ24m
Exercise: In German grammar, when you see the prepositional phrase 'mit meinem Hund', what case should be used for the noun following the preposition 'mit'?
Video class: All German Adverbs of Time | A1 - C1 Level10m
Video class: How to talk about the future in German? - German Future Tense A212m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A2 SCHREIBEN | How to pass the written part. | German A2 Goethe Exam14m
Exercise: What are some key elements you need to include in the informal text message part of the German writing test?
Exercise: In the preparation class described, what is the format of the final writing prompt in the test?
Video class: Adjektivdeklination | Let's analyze a German text together!13m
Video class: How to Ask the Perfect Question in German09m
Video class: How to use ES GIBT in German07m
Exercise: What does the German phrase 'es gibt' mean in English?
Exercise: In German, how do you express the existence of something using 'es gibt'?
Video class: The difference between aus17m
Video class: German questions with Prepositions10m
Video class: Goethe Zertifikat A2 SPRECHEN | How to pass the oral part. | German A2 Goethe Exam24m
Exercise: In the German 'GZertifikat' speaking exam, which form of address should you use when asking your partner a question to ensure you are respectful?
Exercise: In the German Gcertificat speaking exam, what should you always remember when asking questions to your partner?
Video class: How to use20m
Video class: SEIT16m
Video class: Possessive Power: Articles vs. Pronouns in German16m
Exercise: What is the primary difference between a German possessive article and a possessive pronoun?
Video class: The Charm of German: How Modalpartikeln Enhance Expression17m
Video class: The Ultimate Breakdown of 'Nach' and Its Uses | All meanings Tips18m
Video class: Master German Prepositions: Top 10 Dative Prepositions You Must Know17m