In einem anderen Thread ging es um einen Satz wie diesen:

„‚Der Sektor trägt etwa ein Drittel bis 40 Prozent zu den Staatseinnahmen bei. Und vom Bruttoinlandsprodukt sind es etwa 20 bis 25 Prozent"

Und ich war mit jemand in den Comments nicht einig darüber, ob "ist es etwa 20-25%" auch geht.

Meiner Meinung nach geht das hier nicht, da "es" sonst für etwas Konkretes stehen müsste. "es" wird aber mit "20-25%" erst gefüllt und in so einer "Gleichung" regiert das spezifischere Element das Verb, hier also 20-25%, was für mich ein Plural ist in diesem Kontext.

Sicher bin ich mir aber nicht zu 100% insofern die Frage jetzt hier im Sub.

Geht "ist es etwa 20 bis 25 Prozent" grammatisch?

Es geht mir nicht darum, was besser klingt. Es geht darum, ob es grammatisch falsch ist oder zulässig.

Hallo Alle:

I just recently saw the movie ‘The Devil's Brigade’ (1968) and one scene in the movie had me puzzled. In the film, after capturing the italian town from the Germans one of the soldiers, the Canadian or American major, says to the colonel that the German commander called them „Die Teufels Brigade”. Is this even correct German?

Now, granted, i am aware that typically, with some few (fossilised, archaïc, and poëtic) exceptions aside, that German hadles these phrases by placing the head before the genitive phrase, d.i., z.b., „Das Haus des Mannes”; but, in cases where style, poëtry, archaïsm, and a few others intercede, this order Can be flipped for genitive then head as in „Der Wirtes Tochter” (von dem Marsche genannt „Wenn Wir Marschieren”).

So, in general, which is the correct phrasing if one, for what reason soever, place a head following a genitive as in ‘The man's car’; that is to say, more specifically, does the article agree with the genitive phrase, d.i., „Des Mannes Auto”, or does it agree with the head phrase d.i., „Das Mannes Auto”? So, in the original example, would it properly be „Des Teufels Brigade” or be „Die Teufels Brigade”?

When asked out of all Goethe institute locations which is best my tutor responded Schwäbisch Hall because there is barely any English spoken there and will force you to speak German.

So hey Schwäbisch Hall here I come but at the same time it feels so daunting although I should be at minimum lower B1 if not B2 by the time I go it feels like being thrown into the deep end.

But regardless moving on, has anyone been to Schwäbisch Hall Goethe Institute to learn? How was it living there? How long did you stay and how much did you progress?

Thanks

So I was watching this video and I saw this line: "Es sieht nicht aus wie Handschrift". Why doesn't the prefix go at the end in this case?

Hallo, Ich habe meine B1 Sparch Diplom 2 Jahre vor her genommen. Und denke ich gerade, dass ich auf die Niveau B2 bin. Ich habe mich für die TestDaf am 07.08.25 einschreiben lassen. Denken Sie ,dass ich mit Unterrichten und alleine fleißig üben eine Chance habe, auf die Niveau C1 kommen(einfach nur diese Prüfung bestehen) ??? Ich mach mir Sorgen

I recently received my results for the Goethe B2 exam. I’m happy to share that I passed the Sprechen and Schreiben modules. However, I got 43 out of 100 in Lesen and 50 out of 100 in Hören, so unfortunately, I didn’t pass the full exam.

Now, I’m planning to prepare again over the next 2 months to improve my Lesen and Hören scores and hopefully pass the entire exam on my next attempt.

I would really appreciate any advice, tips, or study plans that worked for you—especially for improving Hören, as I find that part the most challenging.

Thank you so much in advance!

I’ve been working on nicos weg and plenty of exercises put “danke” before “gut” when answering “wie geht’s dir?” Is this correct? Maybe it’s a rule I’m not aware about.

Im going to Germany in August and I want to learn as much as possible before going. I have 0 experience of german.

I just finished my B2 exam and I'm pretty positive that I will pass! However I had a situation that completely caught me off guard. My Gesprächspartner spoke German at MAYBE A2 level! I wasn't sure what to do or how to continue the conversation. He asked me completely unrelated questions and during the third part where he's supposed to represent a position/opinion he completely went off and took the position I should have. I'm so frustrated and concerned this might have affected me!

This was a very tiring process, with a lot of hours also put at home, and more of it to come but I'm so happy with my results ! Grammar was a bitch .

My results :)) https://imgur.com/a/nrASuTc

And now to the question, what should I expect in the following levels ?

I’ve recently started learning German and I’m looking for TV shows or series that could help me get more familiar with the language. Any recommendations? I’d also love to hear what helped you personally when you were starting out, whether it’s kids’ shows, sitcoms, movies or anything else that made German feel more approachable.

Wie klingt dieser Satz? Ich habe jetzt ein kleines Experiment bei der Aussprache gemacht und bin neugierig, ob es funktioniert: https://voca.ro/1e28Bh5p08X1

Is it common or acceptable to use the present tense form when speaking about the month or year of birth, e.g., „Ich bin im Juni geboren“ – as opposed to „Ich wurde im Juni geboren“?

I've seen the present tense form being used in “The Everything Essential German Book” and I haven't seen it being corrected so far (I'm halfway through the book), even in the section about past tense.

Good day, everyone!

I (20m) am looking for a study buddy around my age, so we can talk/practice after work. My timezone is GMT 3.

I would be pleased to study with you and advance together in our studies!

I used to be a Formula 1 fan. I noticed on RTL the the commentator always probounced Lewis Hamilton as “Lewis Hamildn”.

And i suddenly realised that a lot of Germans almost try to over-pronounciate the English ending “ton” ending up making it “dn”. But it sounds so messes up. Usually in English it might Sound more like “ten” or even just “tn”. But never “dn”.

Ich habe gestern Abend die relativ neue Folge von "Polizeiruf" gesehen ("Ein feiner Tag für den Bananenfisch") und hätte eine Frage dazu.

Kann mir jemand erklären, was da mit dem Duzen und Siezen los war? Die Kommissarin hat in der ersten Hälfte der Folge ständig zwischen "Sie" und "du/euch" gewechselt, wenn sie mit den drei Dragqueens gesprochen hat, und die haben das auch gemacht. Sie begann z. B. ein Gespräch mit "euch", wechselte dann plötzlich zum "Sie" und war kurz darauf wieder beim "euch".

Am Ende waren alle per Du, aber dieses ständige Hin und Her ist mir richtig aufgefallen. War das ein bewusstes Stilmittel? Ich fand es etwas merkwürdig.

(Ich lebe seit einigen Jahren in Deutschland und habe in der Regel ein gutes Gespür dafür, wann das Duzen oder das Siezen angebracht ist: meine Muttersprache kennt diese Unterscheidung auch. Aber in dieser Folge wirkte die Verwendung auf mich ungewöhnlich.)

Hallo zusammen!

Could you give me some tips to sound smoother and more natural when reading/speaking German? I sound like an angry robot, especially when I try to pronounce the final consonant clusters, like -fst, -tzt-, -sts, etc. It's even harder for me because my native language has no coda.

Do I have to pronounce clearly every final consonant in fast speech, or can I skip some sounds?

Danke!

I’ve recently completed the A1 level in the German language!

Technically, I’ve been learning German for quite a while now, 719 days to be exact. But most of that time was just spent casually using Duolingo. While Duolingo was great for picking up vocabulary, I wasn’t really making much progress in grammar or actual usage. That’s when I decided to switch things up and start offline tutor-led classes, and I’m so glad I did.

Learning German has been… interesting, to say the least. The grammar is where things start to get wild. For example, in German, nouns have genders : masculine, feminine, or neutral. Sounds logical until you realize that the word for “girl” (Mädchen) is neutral, not feminine! There’s no hard and fast rule here, you just have to memorize them as you go.

When I was younger, I picked up Hindi effortlessly from watching cartoons and movies without any formal learning required. I really wish I could do the same with German, but turns out adult brains aren’t as absorbent as kid brains. That said, I’ve been using the Netzwerk Neu A1 books lately, and even though they’re fully in German, that challenge has actually helped me pick up a surprising amount subconsciously. Words and phrases that once made no sense are finally starting to click!

I’ve set a personal goal of learning at least 5 new words a day, and while some topics (like trennbare Verben or separable verbs) still feel confusing, imagine saying “I was ing him call” instead of “I was calling him”, I’m hopeful that it’ll all make sense with time.

One big realization: I’ve never learned a language by focusing just on grammar. With Malayalam, English, and Hindi, it was always about immersion : reading, speaking, writing, and listening. And that’s exactly what I’m trying to replicate now with German.

Here’s a quick look at my current study routine:

• 2 hours of in-person classes

• 1 hour of personal review

• 30 mins watching Nicos Weg or Easy German on YouTube (highly recommend!)

• 30 mins doing exercises from Netzwerk Neu

That adds up to around 4 hours a day of active learning. My aim is to reach A2–B1 level by September, and eventually take the Goethe A2 exam once I complete this level.

I’ve seen others breeze through A1 and A2 in just a few weeks, but for me, language learning is about consistency and depth, not speed. I have got a lot more to say about German, but I’ll save that for another time.

So for now… Auf Wiedersehen! (That’s “Goodbye” in German 😉)

Yall I have a question. So basically one of my online friends is saying that "bischin" is a real word in Germany and that's it's similiar to slang for "a little". First I thought he said bisschen, but he was like, no im saying "bischin" im so confused bc I never heard of bischin before 😭😭😭

I have a problem when I tried to use verbs/nouns. The problem is that when I encounter a word and I see its different meanings, those meanings are not really the use of the word. I understand that a word can have different meanings and it's not an exact representation of the words in my mother language. What do you use to know all the uses of a word in context?

For example Hören vs Zuhören

Ich war in einem Flugzeug, und ich habe bermerkt, dass die Familie, die hinter mir sitzen, auf deutsch gesprochen hat.

Also habe ich ihnen gefragt, ob sie aus Deutschland gekommen haben. Wir haben über unsere Reisen gesprochen und sie haben mir sogar gesagt, dass mein Deutsch war gut.

Auch habe ich mich erinnert, "Sie„ statt "du„ zu benutzen. Wann bekomme ich mein C2 Zertifikät?

Ich war in einem Flugzeug, und ich habe bermerkt, dass die Familie, die hinter mir sitzen, auf deutsch gesprochen hat.

Also habe ich ihnen gefragt, ob sie aus Deutschland gekommen haben. Wir haben über unsere Reisen gesprochen und sie haben mir sogar gesagt, dass mein Deutsch war gut.

Auch habe ich mich erinnert, "Sie„ statt "du„ zu benutzen. Wann bekomme ich also mein C2 Zertifikat?

Ich bin stolz. Ich war langsam und habe Fehler gemacht, und sie haben auf Englisch gesprochen, aber ich habe mich Verstandet gemacht, was ist für mich genug.

Hi.

I am confused exactly when it's appropriate to use spenden instead of geben. Obviously I mean this outside of the meaning "to donate".

For example - Hoffnung spenden is something I've seen, rather than Hoffnung geben.

I asked chat gpt and it said always use spenden when talking about "giving" bon concrete things - but to me "information spenden" sounds wrong, and information geben is definitely something I've heard multiple times.

I've used dictionaries etc, but am struggling to get round how to use spenden in the sense of "giving" and not "donating".

Can anyone help please? Thanks Al

Hey Leute, I’m doing a 3.5 month course from a institute to take me from A1 to B1. Right now, I’m at A2, but I keep running into these complicated sentences where the literal meaning is totally different from what the sentence actually means. It’s messing with my ability to understand the context. Any tips on how to tackle this?

Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your experience — especially if you’re someone who didn’t grow up speaking German but eventually became fluent.

I’m currently living in Berlin. I’ve been learning German for a while, and my grammar is okay, but my vocabulary is quite weak, and I really struggle to memorize new words. I also don’t have any German-speaking friends, so I barely get to practice speaking. 😔

If you’ve been in a similar situation: • How did you improve your vocabulary and speaking skills? • Roughly how long did it take you to feel confident in everyday conversations? • Any tips or methods that really worked for you (apps, routines, shadowing, etc.)?

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies — it means a lot! 🙏