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klexycole:
Great! Thank you Hadampson.

You are welcome boss
Hope you are getting along with the language

Variations in Personal Endings

Additional e
When an infinitive stem ends in -d, -t, -m, -n preceded by a consonant other than -l or -r, the endings in the second and third person singular and the second person plural are expanded by adding an e before the personal endings.

The pattern for the personal endings of such verbs is as follows


Singular
First person - e
Second person - est
Third person - et

Plural
First person - en
Second person - et
Third person - en

Thus, the fully conjugated present tense for arbeiten work is as follows.

For singular
First person - ich arbeite
Second person - du arbeitest
Third person - er/sie/es arbeitet

For plural
First person - wir arbeiten
Second person - Ihr arbeitet
Third person - sie/Sie arbeiten

More examples
Sie badet das Kind - she is bathing the child
Es regnet schön wieder - It's raining again
Er atmet langsam - he is breathing slowly
Er blutet sehr stark - he is bleeding severely
Warum öffnest du die Tür? - why are you opening the door?

Armstrong34:
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is Germany a Racist country....do they hate blacks

There is no country in the world where you won't see a racist.

Racism is a natural phenomenon, everyone of us is racist in different degree, even all black people are also equally racist or even more but not less in any way.

The only difference is some will be on extreme side like beating other people, hating them, not giving jobs etc based on race, some on soft side won’t marry different race on the basis of race.

To cut my story short, i will say Germany is one of the less racist countries for black people.

Armstrong34:
.....I really appreciate for your swift response sir......are you currently in Germany?

No... Still in zoogeria

Armstrong34:
.....would a 100L transcript from National Open University be enough and do the miracle

Yes boss

MPVGoddess:
I really appreciate the level of concern you have shown in this matter.

It is uncommon and I deeply appreciate from the depth of my heart.

I am passing it on to the individuals who need it so desperately.

If something positive comes out of it, you will be the first to know.

You are highly welcome.

If there is another option for your friend, i would let you know.

Sorry guys that i have not been updating this thread everyday

The thing is anytime i update this thread, the antispam bot usually ban me but that won't stop me from updating the thread.

So please bear with me.

MPVGoddess:
Deeply appreciated will pass information to a friend who wants to come over like yesterday

You might have heard of University of Saskatchewan in Canada, they do more of research work. So if your friend is thinking of going to Canada for masters or PhD she should kindly give it a trial.

Tell her to visit the school website n search for the department offering the course she want.

There are contact details of lecturers taking the different courses.

Collect the contact n start communicating with him or her n if the person is impressed with her work, they help her secure admission, pay her tuition fees and in return she do their research work for them n they still pay her.

Some verbs to memorize

Denken - to think
Danken - to thank
Fliegen - to fly
Fragen - to ask
Gehen - to go, walk
Kaufen - to buy
Brauchen - to need
Bringen - to bring
Bleiben - to stay
Kommen - to kommen
Machen - to make, do
Arbeiten - to work
Lieben - to love
Leben - to live
Bestellen - to order
Parken - to park
Sagen - to tell or say

EClassicgold:
Omo naijiria ni bo la nlo o ?(Nigeria where are we going)

CHIBOK

Evablizin:
Damn. What is happening to this country? Who did we offend?

village People of Nigeria

enemyofprogress:
maybe he has been sent back to Nigeria at the point of entry

I'm not surprised. Your moniker really speak volume of you

Coitus:
Please, the 8,900 euros we are suppose to deposit in the BA for an MSc program, is it for just one year(two semesters) out of the two years (four semesters)? Does it mean after one year one will pay another one ? .

€8,640

Following..

ChiefAzubuike:
What are you looking for in Namibia? Better use your head and don't be carried away. Asides from their safari , naija better that place.

Nairalanders can be funny sometimes. Nigeria is better than Namibia... I laugh in Swahili

In what aspect if i may ask
The last time i checked Namibia unemployment rate is 27.4% and Nigeria is more than 50%, their medical healthcare is far better, basic amenities are constant, security nko.

Abeg don't ever compare Namibia with Nigeria

CONTD#

Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense of both the weak and the strong verbs is formed by adding the personal endings for the present tense to the infinitive stem.

In German, the infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb.

Typically, an infinitive ends in -en, although a few end in -eln, -ern, or -n. The infinitive stem is derived by dropping the -en or -n from the infinitive.

Infinitive - Denken
Infinitive stem - Denk
English - to think

Infinitive - Singen
Infinitive stem - Sing
English - to sing

Infinitive - handeln
Infinitive stem - handel
English - to do or act. It can also mean trade and deal

Infinitive - wandern
Infinitive stem - wander
English - to travel or to hike... It can also mean to move or to migrate

Infinitive - tun
Infinitive stem - tu
English - to do, put or act

Infinitive - trinken
Infinitive stem - trink

The present tense personal endings that must be added to the infinitive stem are as follows.

First person - e
Second person - st
Third person - t

Thus, the fully conjugated present tense of denken is as follows.

First person - ich denke
Second person - du denkst
Third person - er/sie/es denkt

Note on Personal Endings

In informal conversational German, the -e ending of the first person is often dropped.

ich tu’ das nie - I never do that.
Ich glaub’ nicht - I don’t think so
Ich geh’ nach Hause - I'm going home


[b]note: There is only one present tense form in German. Thus, the three forms of the present tense in English, I think, I do think, and I am thinking, are all translated with ich denke.
Below are some examples of present tense verbs used in sentences.

Wir kaufen einen Wagen - we are buying a car

Er singt zu laut - He is singing too loudly

Ich kenne den Mann - I know the man

Notice

1) The question word "woher" is slightly different from wo. Both are used to ask for a location

Wo- indicates when something is situated
Woher- indicates when something or someone comes from

2) The question word is nearly always followed by a verb. For example

Woher kommst du?
Wie heiße du?

But there are exceptions for example "wie alt bist du" here wie alt can be considered as one entity.

3) To express how a person is feeling, we use the verb "sein" The verb changes according to the person whose feelings we're describing.

Der Mann ist fröhlich
Ich bin müde

Don't worry about this for how, we will come back to it in more detail soon

4) Wie geht's is a short form of wie geht es dir. It is quicker and more casual.

mavrom8:
How long does it take to get a B1 (at least) in germany language in Nigeria? And how can you go about it if the nature of your job won't allow going to a school for it

@janette


She will attend to your questions.

QUESTION WORDS

German - wer
Pronunciation - vehr
English - who

German - was
Pronunciation - vahs
English - what

German - warum
Pronunciation - vahroom
English - why

German - wann
Pronunciation - vahn
English - when

German - wo
Pronunciation - voh
English - where

German - wie
Pronunciation - vee
English - how / what

German - wen
Pronunciation - vain
English - whom (accusative)

German - wem
Pronunciation - vaim
English - whom (dative)

German - wieso
Pronunciation - vee-zo
English - how come

German - woher
Pronunciation - vo-hair
English - where from

German - wohin
Pronunciation - vo-hin
English - where to

German - welche
Pronunciation - velsh-uh
English - which

German - welcher
Pronunciation - velsh-er
English - which

German - welches
Pronunciation - velsh-es
English - which




Frohes neues Monat freunde

German - Ich habe Hunger / Durst.
Pronouciation - ish hah-buh hoong-er / dirst
English - I'm hungry / thirsty

German - Ich bin krank / müde
Pronouciation - ish bin krahnk / moo-duh
English - I'm sick / tired.

German - Ich habe Langeweile.
Pronouciation - ish hah-buh lahn-guh-vy-luh
English - I'm bored.

German - Gesundheit!
Pronouciation - geh-soont-hyt
English - Bless you!

German - Sei ruhig!
Pronouciation - zy roo-hish
English - Be quiet! (informal)

German - Ich liebe dich.
Pronunciation - ish leeb-uh dikh
English - I love you. (informal)

German - Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Pronunciation - herts-lish-en glewk-voonsh
English - Congratulations!

German - Ich möchte / Ich hätte gern...
Pronunciation - ish mersh-tuh / ish heh-tuh gairn
English - I'd like...

evsonlive:
My testimony

Visa interview 24th October 2018
Am 20th November 2018
Visum 30th November 2018.on

Thank you Jesus.
Thank you nairaland.

Congratulations bro. Wish you success in Deutschland

Tnablack:
Ok.

Thank you.

Alternatively, you can visit this links

https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/de/21148-stipendiendatenbank/

For masters https://www.scholarshipportal.com/master/scholarships/germany

For b.sc https://www.scholarshipportal.com/bachelor/scholarships/germany

Tnablack:
Good evening everyone. I am a newbie here.

Please can someone recommend me to any University that gives scholarship in Germany for Masters?

Who is applying to Technical University, Berlin here? Any info on what is next after submission on uni-assist?

Is Arden University recommendable?

Please I need a guide on the best steps to take.


One Love

Search it on daad.de

bujebudanu1:
This German is just too hard for me.

I read and two days everything is off my head again

Lol.. As an English speaker, learning German words shouldn't be a problem because the basic most frequent 200 words are mostly cognates with English.

Once you know a base set of words it becomes easier to learn new words because German likes to compound nouns. If you know der Schrank is a cupboard, then it is easy to learn der Kühlschrank is "refrigerator".

If you are not a very strong reader however these compound nouns can be a challenge rather than an advantage.

The morphology of German can be hard for many people too. German is a highly complex language with a seemingly never-ending string of grammar rules that students need to learn and put into practice but sometimes frustratingly context-specific vocabulary.

However, the rules which are designed to make sense of the language are fairly consistent and logical and German words allow for precision that gives the language its depth.

In short, the complexity of the German language is at once cause for frustration for those who attempt to learn it and joy for those who master it

What you need to do is to internalise and appreciate the logic of its grammar and understand the context-drivenness of its vocabulary and lots of practice

Note that German is 75% grammar and 25% words

heybaby12:
Good work you doing here....

It's always important to learn the words with thier gender---Der/Die/Das

Noted sis
Thanks for stopping by

Strong Verbs and Weak Verbs

There are two [2] basic types of verbs in German: strong verbs and weak verbs.

Weak verbs keep the same stem vowel throughout all their forms, and strong verbs have stem vowel changes in their past tenses.

As a general rule, the weak verbs have regular and predictable forms, whereas the strong verbs are irregular.

Since, however, there are irregular weak verbs and certain predictable patterns for strong verbs, we will not use the terms regular and irregular verbs, but will instead refer to verbs as weak, strong, or mixed

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Note that Since the patterns for the strong verbs and the irregular weak verbs are not fully predictable, it is essential to learn all the principal parts of such verbs when they are first introduced.


The three principal parts of a verb that must be learned are the infinitive, the past tense, and the past participle. In some cases a fourth form of the German verb must also be memorized—the second or third-person singular of the present tense, since a small group of strong verbs also have vowel changes in these forms.

As an English speaker, you are already familiar with the phenomenon that some verbs have no vowel changes in their various forms while others do.

Compare, for example, regular verbs such as play, played, played and paint, painted, painted with irregular verbs such as sing, sang, sung and think, thought, thought.

Study the principal parts of strong and weak verbs illustrated below by the verbs spielen to play and singen to sing.

Weak verb
Infinitive - Spielen
Past tense - Spielte
Past participle - gespielt

Strong verb
Infinitive - Singen
Past tense - Sang
Past participle - gesungen





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