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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Also as in English, German verbs are divided into two basic grammatical categories: transitive verbs and intransitive verbs. A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object.

Take, for example, the verb to describe. He describes is an incomplete statement; it is necessary to specify what he describes. An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object. An example of an intransitive verb is to live. The utterance he lives can by itself be a complete sentence and thus can stand alone.

Some verbs may be used either as transitive verbs or as intransitive verbs, e.g., he whistled as he worked and he whistled a tune.

Personal Endings
I have explained this but not clear to some people. So i will explain it in a way everyone will understand very well

Unlike most English verbs, German verbs normally take personal endings, which indicate both the person and the number of the subject of that verb. Like English, German distinguishes between the first person, the second person, and the third person. Moreover, each of these grammatical persons can be either singular or plural.

For you to get the picture of what am saying, let's us use kommen as an example

For the first person - ich komme
For the second person - du kommst
For the third person - er/sie/es kommt

So you see the difference. The general rule is infinitive stem + personal ending

Pecky2222:
Well, I don't knw for others bt I'm getting it..I don't comment because I don't have any questions.. This is a lecture..
When we have questions we will ask

Thanks for the comment
I just want to be sure people are following.

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

You welcome

MPVGoddess:
Thank you.

So nursing does not qualify.

Do you mind sharing more information about those scholarships?

Thanks.

Nursing is definitely there

Check the school website for scholarships

I know someone who got a scholarship in York University in Canada.

klexycole:
So much to learn, really helpful.

Thanks for the mention.

Great piece sir Pompido.

You welcome bro.

janettee:
Hello talk

Okay. I will try and download it

Thanks sis

janettee:
Totally forgot your mention!..

Honestly it's not that hard, just practice the vocabulary everyday. Don't try to learn everything at once, if you are still in A1, learn everything in A1. Don't jump into A2 until you are done with A1.

Download the Duolingo app.


YouTube is great to learn how to pronounce words especially if you are a beginner.

Practice what you learn!. It was easy for me cause I was already living in Germany and thus got to interact with people in German.

If you are in Nigeria however, my advice would be to download this app on Google play (forgotten the name). There you will meet other language learners and you get to interact with them in the language you are learning, if you make any mistake, the person you are interacting with will correct you.

Watch German series.

And lastly visit dw.com/deutschlernen. It has many resources for learning German.

I think the only thing that helped me the most was visiting an intensive German course, my teachers helped me a lot and are still helping me...

Thank you very much sis for this wonderful tips you highlighted.


@emboldened, is it hello talk or speaky ?

pompido:
The truth of the matter is that apart from IT (programmers in particular) every other profession be it STEM or outside STEM need quite a bit of effort in getting a position post study.

My advice, forget about STEM and focus on learning the language well. Believe me when I say that no matter your program, if you have say B2 or C1 and can read and write german well, you will definitely find offers.

Even System and network administrators have it tough without german. I have many IT Security specialist friends that have B1 german and still being told it is not enough. I also met a guy that studied Law and Economics in English (very little german A1 level) but got a job as a research analyst with a startup in Hamburg.

So, what I am saying is that with God all things are possible but try your very best to be in the best position to get offers no matter what course you are studying.

There are guys that studied Economics and work in Banks now (Fintiba for example), someone studying english communication and has an HR internship with a big company (english only), friend who studied quantitative finance and now working as a business intelligence analyst....the list is endless.

Plan, prioritize, grind, learn and see success fall on you in multiple folds...

Thank you very much sir for this write-up

@klexycole, there you have it

MPVGoddess:
Can you give examples of research based courses?

Microbiology, industrial chemistry, plant biology etc

youngsahito:
tanks for the wonderful advice, but do u reside there now?

Nope. Kuwait is not on my list.

But i have a friend there. He is studying over there

HarryDuce:
Speaking from experience or internet information?

Experience


Any problem

dprinz99:
THE PAllidman
wehdone bro
I was thinking of using the Language route but it seems it's no longer feasible doing that,so I will rather save up my money,learn Korean here and travel with student visa.
I also have a budget of 2m.i want to know how long it took u to learn ur Korean here in Nigeria.i speak 2 foreign Languages already(German & Portuguese) although not very fleunt in the later .so I think I'll be able to comprehend learning another .
my questions are.::
how long did it take u to learn the language?
2)was it self tutorials or u attended any private language class?
3)how did u get ur self certified?
did u write any language test? if yes,where and when.
sorry for my plenty questions
I anticipate your response

Did you learn German from Goethe Institute?

youngsahito:
pls how can I also get this kind of good offer.9ja has tire me bro

You need to check what type of skill set you have which matches the required skill set in Kuwait.

From what i know, Kuwait is a country that depend majorly on crude oil. So if you are a chemist, industrial chemist, chemical engineer, petroleum engineer and other fields related, then you are good to go.


You can register yourself on some of the job portals bayt, gulftalent, monstergulf, indeed, naukri and LinkedIn.


You can google for more sites. Upload your credentials and CV and apply to jobs that are posted. But beware of scammers o. There are some scam sites.


Lastly, you cannot be a permanent resident of the country. You will have to leave at one or the other point from Kuwait. Also, Kuwait is a country that use shariah law. Having a girlfriend is not allowed in Kuwait so bro, behave yourself o.

I wish you all the best

hollakay:
8. South Africa
Ranked at #113, South Africa is 8th on the continent. It has a life expectancy of 63.4 years, a mean of 10.1 against an expected 13.3 years in school and a GNI per capita of 11,923.

You no suppose put this country in the list. Even though their country is developed, mentally they are not developed.

Abeg replace am with Namibia jawe

Most of the African countries are developing while the so called GIANT OF AFRICA a.k.a ZOOGERIA is regressing... Smh

I don know already say zoogeria no go make the list..

Please make una(patriotic citizens of zoogeria) no derail this thread o

HavocGirlMile99:
Thank you so much

You are welcome.... Should i be expecting my own share of the birthday cake

HavocGirlMile99:
Sexy, fresh and Hot.

Happy birthday to you. Wish you LLNP with sound health and riches. Age with abundant grace.

janettee:
No unfortunately I can't. I don't have the time but I can give you tips that might help you..

Okay ich verstehe. Was bist die tipps?

janettee:
Lool... 2016..

Nur zwei Jahre? seriously am impressed o

Ich habe vor zwei Monaten angefangen, Deutsch zu lernen

janettee:
C2

Kannst du mir mit Deutsch helfen? Ich möchte meine Deutschkenntnisse verbessern.

Im Moment kann ich nur sagen, ich bin noch in A1 oder A2. Ich möchte ein Upgrade durchführen

janettee:
C2

Das ist Super!

When did you start learning German?

Basic phrases continuation

German - Gehen wir
Pronunciation - geh-en veer
English - Let's go

German - Gleichfalls
Pronunciation - glysh-fals
English - Likewise

German - Sprechen Sie deutsch?
Pronunciation - shpreck-en zee doytch
English - Do you speak German (formal)

German - Sprichst du deutsch?
Pronunciation - shprikst doo doytch
English - Do you speak German (informal)

German - ich spreche deutsch
Pronunciation - ish shpreck-uh doytch
English - I speak German

German - Wie heißt ___ auf deutsch
Pronunciation - vee hiesst __ owf doytch
English - How do you say ___ in German

German - Keine Angst
Pronunciation - ky-nuh ahngst
English - Don't worry

German - Das ist mir egal
Pronunciation - dass ist meer eh-gahl
English - I don't care

German - Was ist los
Pronunciation - vahs ist lohs
English - what is the matter

German - Das macht nichts
Pronunciation - dass makht nikhts
English - It doesn't matter

German - Jetzt muss ich gehen
Pronunciation - yetz mooss ish geh-en
English - I must go now

German - Verstehen Sie?
Pronunciation - fehr-shtay-en zee
English - Do you understand (formal)

German - Verstehst du?
Pronunciation - fehr shtayst doo
English - Do you understand (informal)

German - ich verstehe nicht
Pronunciation - ish fehr shtay-eh nikht
English - I don't understand

German - ich weiß nicht
Pronunciation - ish vise nikht
English - I don't know

German - Können Sie mir helfen
Pronunciation - ker-nen zee meer hell-fen
English - Can you help me (formal)

German - Kannst du mir helfen
Pronunciation - kahnst doo meer hell-fen
English - Can you help me (informal)

German - Gerne
Pronunciation - gair-nuh
English - Gladly

German - Natürlich
Pronunciation - nah tewr lish
English - Of course

German - Kann ich Ihnen helfen
Pronunciation - kahn ish ee-nen hell-fen
English - May i help you (formal)

German - kann ich dir helfen
Pronunciation - kahn ish deer hell-fen
English - Can i help you (informal)

German - Wie bitte
Pronunciation - vee bih-tuh
English - What? Pardon me!

schönen Sonntag

Basic phrases

German - Es tut mir leid
Pronunciation - ehs-toot-meer-lite
English - I'm sorry

German - Entschuldigen Sie
Pronunciation - ehnt-shool-dih-gun Zee
English - Excuse me

German - Wie geht es Ihnen
Pronunciation - vee-gayt-es-ee nen
English - How are you (formal)

German - Wie geht's
Pronunciation - vee gayts
English - How are you (informal)

German - Mir geht es gut
Pronunciation - meer-gayt-es-goot
English - I'm fine

German - Es geht mir gut
Pronunciation - es-gayt-meer-goot
English - Same with mir geht es gut

German - Sehr gut
Pronunciation - zair goot
English - Very good

German - Es geht
Pronunciation - ess gate
English - I'm okay

German - Schlecht
Pronunciation - shlecht
English - Bad

German - Nicht gut
Pronunciation - nikht goot
English - Not good

German - Wie heißen Sie?
Pronunciation - vee hie-ssen Zee
English - What's your name (formal)

German - Wie heißt du?
Pronunciation - vee hiesst doo
English - What's your name (informal)

German - Meine name ist
Pronunciation - mine-uh namuh ist
English - My name is (should be use in a formal situation)

German - Ich heiße
Pronunciation - ish hie-ssuh
English - My name is or i am called ____

German - Wie alt sind Sie ?
Pronunciation - vee alt sint zee
English - How old are you (formal)

German - Wie alt bist du?
Pronunciation - vee alt bist doo
English - How old are you (informal)

German - ich bin ___ Jahre alt
Pronunciation - ish bin ___ yaa-reh alt
English - I am ___ years old

German - Woher kommen Sie ?
Pronunciation - vo-hair koh-men zee
English - Where do you come from (formal)

German - Woher kommst du?
Pronunciation - vo-hair kohmst doo
English - Where are you from (informal)

German - ich komme aus
Pronunciation - ish koh-muh ows
English - I come from

German - Wo wohnst du?
Pronunciation - vo vohnst doo
English - Where do you live (informal)

German - Wo wohnen Sie
Pronunciation - vo voh-nen zee
English - Where do you live (formal)

German - ich wohne in
Pronunciation - ish voh-nuh in
English - I live in

beatmonster:
boss, help me recheck the bolded

I just put those words there because they sounded like O - umlaut somehow. If you pronounce girl like the white. You should be able to get a sound close to O - umlaut.


I don't think there is an English equivalent for O-umlaut but it sounds more like German öl (oil)


@janette, is there any English equivalent for O-umlaut

klexycole:
So, management students like us are not needed?

Thoughtful.

Management students are also needed but i can't really say for Germany.

Over to my oga at the top Berliner, willy2000, pomsido, honourableseyi, heybaby and others

janettee:
Will be hanging around ..

Thanks sis

If i may ask, please what is your German level?

janettee:
It's lernt .

Lol... Vielen dank Schwester

beatmonster:
Boss, your contribution is always educative. I really appreciate

Please, could you (and other guru in the house) list the most in-demand (marketable) courses especially in engineering and technology over there?

From what my uncle told me and the researches i have made. I'd say computer science, mathematics, statistics, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering and biomedical engineering.

Well, we must understand the direction in which the world is moving.

Sustainability, artificial intelligence plus robotics and healthcare are the most happening fields now and will be so for the next few decades.

Speaking about engineering branches separately, the core branches of engineering: mechanical, electrical and civil will always be in demand due to their broad spectrums.

Computer science is also an expanding branch with many applications like information technology, cyber security, programming, system analysis and software developing just to mention a few

If i were to be you, i would opt for computer science because its very lucrative. There's nowhere in the world that computer scientists won't be needed.



#shalom

Ahah.. Nawa for una nairalanders o

Imagine 1501 views with no comment. I hope you guys are getting it sha

Lektion 2

Word order
Word order is much more flexible in German than in English, but there are some very important rules. The most important apply to the position of the finite verb.

Here are some basic principles, which illustrate the difference to English word order.

•The finite verb is the second idea in most statements:

Er hat drei brüder - He has three brothers.

Morgen fahre ich nach Manchester or you can also write it like this; ich fahre morgen nach Manchester which means tomorrow, am going to Manchester.

• The finite verb goes at the beginning of a sentence in orders and many questions:

Lernt beatmonster für die Prüfung? - Is beatmonster studying for the exam?

Öffnet das Fenster - Open the window please

Hast du morgen Zeit? - Are you free tomorrow


•The finite verb goes at the end in subordinate clauses:

Ich kann morgen nicht kommen, weil ich nach Manchester fahre - I can't come tomorrow because am going to Manchester.

•If there are two verb forms, one of them goes at the end:

Morgen muss ich nach Manchester fahren. - Tomorrow i have to go to Manchester




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Tenses

English tenses differentiate between an action happening at the moment (‘I am working’) and an action taking place regularly (‘I work at Harrods’).

In German, this difference does not exist. The finite verb form is the same in both statements:

Ich arbeite - I am working
Ich arbeite bei Harrods - I work at Harrods

The first sentence signify the action happening in the moment while the second sentence is about action that take place regularly. I hope you get what am saying??


Ich wünsche ein schönes Wochenende

janettee:
6. It's not the 'r' but rather the 'er' sounds like ah. Nice thread though.

Thanks for the correction sis. Do come here more often cos it seems like you are good in German

Lomprico2:
I know a lady who sells whatever is in season to provide for her family, she roasts corn, sell oranges, mangoes, agbalumo, just name it.

Stop promoting criminality!!

And where did she see those things that she sell, is it not money she used to buy it.

As far as i know in Nigeria, begging is not a form of criminality.