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German grammar, one rule at a time.

Every A1 rule of the Langvie German course, explained in English with tables and example sentences you can read in order.

The Langvie course, chapter by chapter from A1.

The A1 chapters in course order

The 31 chapters below are the A1 grammar of the Langvie course, in the order it teaches them. Each one uses only the grammar and words of the chapters before it, so reading them in order works as a course on its own.

#ChapterIn the course
1German alphabet and pronunciationAlphabet und Aussprache
2German personal pronouns: ich, du, SiePersonalpronomen: ich, du, Sie
3The German verb sein (to be)Das Verb sein
4German numbers, age and phone numbersZahlen, Alter und Telefonnummer
5German present tense verb endingsVerben im Präsens
6German haben and yes-no questionshaben und Ja-Nein-Fragen
7German verbs with a vowel changeVerben mit Vokalwechsel
8German word order: the verb in second positionSatzbau: das Verb auf Position 2
9German nouns: der, die, das and compound nounsNomen: der, die, das, -in und Komposita
10Er, sie, es for things in Germaner, sie, es für Dinge
11German noun gender rules by endingGenus-Regeln: Endungen zeigen der, die, das
12The German indefinite article: ein, eineUnbestimmter Artikel: ein, eine
13German possessive articles: mein, dein, Ihrmein, dein, Ihr
14German plural nouns: endings and rulesNomen im Plural
15German negation: nicht or keinVerneinung: nicht und kein
16The German accusative case, with möchtenDer Akkusativ und möchten
17German mögen and gern: saying what you likemögen und gern
18Es gibt in German: there is, there arees gibt
19Telling the time in German, with am, um, imUhrzeit und am, um, im
20German ordinal numbers and datesOrdinalzahlen und Datum
21German separable verbsTrennbare Verben
22German accusative pronouns: mich, dich, ihnPronomen im Akkusativ: mich, dich, ihn
23The German perfect tense with habenDas Perfekt mit haben
24German modal verbs können and wollenModalverben: können und wollen
25German modal verbs müssen, dürfen and sollenmüssen, dürfen und sollen
26The German imperativeDer Imperativ
27German prepositions with the dativePräpositionen mit Dativ
28Wo and wohin in German: in, an, aufwo? und wohin?: in, an, auf
29The German dative object: mir, dir, IhnenDer Dativ als Objekt: wem? mir, dir, Ihnen
30The German perfect tense with seinDas Perfekt mit sein
31German war and hatte: the past of sein and habenwar und hatte

What each chapter page holds

Every page has the rule in plain English, its tables of forms, example sentences with translations, and the exceptions learners trip on. The changed ending in a table is in bold, so den against der is visible at a glance.

In the app each chapter goes on with exercises, flashcards for its new words, and a short spoken conversation with an AI partner who uses the rule. The A2, B1, B2 and C1 chapters are in the app now.

Learn the grammar and the words together.

Each chapter in the app adds exercises, flashcards and a conversation in German.

Questions

In what order should I learn German grammar at A1?

The Langvie course starts with the alphabet, pronouns, sein and the present tense, then word order and articles, then the accusative, separable verbs, modal verbs, the dative and the perfect tense. The table above lists every chapter in that order.

Is the explanation in English?

Yes, on these pages. In the app each chapter can also be read with explanations in Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish or German.