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Compound Nouns in German: Extra Long Words Made Simple

ByEmma

If the German language is famous for anything, it’s its terrifyingly long words. Even if you asked someone who knew nothing about German, what their impression of the language was, they’d likely know that German has some seriously long words. These words are known as compound nouns in German, and after reading this post you…

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German Articles Made Simple: How to Learn Noun Genders

ByEmma

You’re sure to hear about German articles very early on in your German learning journey. In German all nouns have one of 3 genders (masculine, feminine or neuter). And while there are a few rules, the choice of gender sometimes appears to be completely random. Why is Bier neuter, yet Kaffee is masculine? In English,…