My parents were immigrants from German and naturally I grew up speaking German. However, I never formally learned German grammatical structure and it wasn't until watching this video that I fully grasped why the conjugations were as they are since for me the language came naturally having learned it as a child and continued speaking to this day after many decades. When you explained the conjugations of verbs it suddenly made perfect sense to me in that while currently learning to speak, read and write the Spanish language I came to realize just how similar it is to German grammatical structure. In Spanish the infinite form of verbs drop the ending and then adds the appropriate ending to the stem to form the appropriate verb tense. Conjugations form an important part of the Spanish language just as it does for the German language, but since I learned German as a child without studying German grammar I never realized that, which lead to my a-ha moment while watching this video. Thank you for your excellent videos which I very much enjoy and look forward to learning more about German grammatical structure!
You are among the top five German tutors I found on RUclips, and I am able to deepen my understanding of this beautiful language through your explanations in each lesson. Thank you for your dedication.
Guten Morgen. Thanks so much for sharing this lesson, Prof Laura. Ich kaufe Du kaufst er , sie, es kauft wir kaufen ihr kauft Sie, sie kaufen Danke schön.
Laura thanks for keeping me updated on what you are doing. The word conjugation certainly rings a bell from my 7th and 8th grade German classes so I will have to try to wrap my head around what you are saying. Root verb with a conjugation tacked on the end. I did actually have a lot of that stuff drilled into my brain 37 years ago but it has mostly flown out! :)
I wish my teacher of German had taught us the verbal conjugation in this simpler way instead of making us literally CHANT the verbal conjugations.... YOU give us the tools to understand the process, my teacher just told us to memorize that's why I have forgotten 90% of my German.
You are amazing Laura. I just can't describe how valuable your videos are. Your tip to imagine things and then apply formulas is an absolute beast. Are you planning to make videos on reflexive verbs and prepositions?
MY GOOOOAAAT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was having such a hard time wrapping my head around verb conjugations but it litteraly felt like a lightbulb lit when i watched your video. Keep it upppp!!!!!!
Thanks! Not sure if a payment plan would be helpful, but you can reach out to my team at hello@germanwithlaura.com and get a conversation started. I do try to work with students whenever possible. :)
I'm been practicing German myself for 2 years I'll say, I don't have urgency and take my time (I'm end A2 and start B1) and it was the first time "Sie" became clear 11:25! I also benefited a lot from strong/weak/mix declension form you've introduced else there won't be any reasonable basis to understand the subject. (This was a topic I did not know was a topic :)) Thanks a lot for your efforts you're absolutely making a difference there
Hi Laura, I just wanted to tell you thank you for your videos, they are all great. It is a gift to be able to explain such complicated things so easily ❤. You are amazing and I will definitely sign for your free course and later for your paid one.
Laura, you are the best source of German learning I have found yet! My question about this video is about strong verbs, weak & mixed. Do the conjugations follow the same path/order between the 3 types of verbs? Also, will you do a video to further help with strong, weak & mixed?
All three types do take the same pattern for conjugations, but the strong and mixed will take some other changes. I may do more on these verbs, but I do have some other videos to do first! :-)
Clearest and best structure you have given us, Laura, to learn verb and connected pronouns in German -- thank you! so helpful! Min 11:10 (Laura's pronoun and easy conjugation table) is the best way I have ever seen to help sort out in my head the pronouns, to then more quickly be able to conjugate verbs correctly in real life. Please do more of these, where we can simply follow along as you practice this same method for consistency with more verbs. Also, I would value a summary video in your style of the different verb forms -- present tense, present perfect, past tense, etc, up to the more complex -- yet with this same pronoun and conjugation table. Would value an English-speaking explanation of the various simple to complex conjugation forms. thank you!
Thanks! I now wonder if the English conception of a verb predicate, like "to study", messes with my understanding of the use of prepositions in German, because I automatically think a "to" needs to go with a verb (or more so than in German). I have "to" study, versus, Ich muss studieren. I don't need a preposition the German way in this example.
My suggestion to explain formal address in German: formal address use "they" instead of "you". Instead of "are you comfortable?" it goes "are they comfortable?". If it is done in written form "They" must be capitalized. By the way: every address in written form should be capitalized, informal too, because of politeness. Goes a bit out of fashion nowadays, unfortunately
If you don't struggle with verbs, that's wonderful! While Laura used sein as an example for all the possible word changes, the purpose of the video was to highlight simple formulas for basic weak verbs. Maybe she will be able to record more advanced verb topics in the future. - Nicole, GwL Team
Ich verstehe. I need to understand some original German to compare with (Eng) translation if I see some "mystery". One needs to translate an original language into a...normal one:e.g. "Das Nitchts nichtet" (of a philosophical moron, Heidegger) - it is syntactical nonsense: such sentence is Nonsense!
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Finally you came back.
Thank God you are back! Please, never stop again!! You haven`t got idea how important your classes are to me!!
Teaching is not only knowledge but ART as well. You are the best artist of pedagogy. Thank you so much.
Very kind! Thank you!
My parents were immigrants from German and naturally I grew up speaking German. However, I never formally learned German grammatical structure and it wasn't until watching this video that I fully grasped why the conjugations were as they are since for me the language came naturally having learned it as a child and continued speaking to this day after many decades. When you explained the conjugations of verbs it suddenly made perfect sense to me in that while currently learning to speak, read and write the Spanish language I came to realize just how similar it is to German grammatical structure. In Spanish the infinite form of verbs drop the ending and then adds the appropriate ending to the stem to form the appropriate verb tense. Conjugations form an important part of the Spanish language just as it does for the German language, but since I learned German as a child without studying German grammar I never realized that, which lead to my a-ha moment while watching this video.
Thank you for your excellent videos which I very much enjoy and look forward to learning more about German grammatical structure!
For an amazing Spanish course, check out Language Transfer's Complete Spanish.
You are among the top five German tutors I found on RUclips, and I am able to deepen my understanding of this beautiful language through your explanations in each lesson. Thank you for your dedication.
Guten Morgen. Thanks so much for sharing this lesson, Prof Laura.
Ich kaufe
Du kaufst
er , sie, es kauft
wir kaufen
ihr kauft
Sie, sie kaufen
Danke schön.
I have read all your blogposts last month and can’t wait to see the final touch on verbs! Thank you for your work!!
My favorite tutor ❤
The best Deutsch tutor! Thank you Laura for the new content :)
Laura thanks for keeping me updated on what you are doing. The word conjugation certainly rings a bell from my 7th and 8th grade German classes so I will have to try to wrap my head around what you are saying. Root verb with a conjugation tacked on the end. I did actually have a lot of that stuff drilled into my brain 37 years ago but it has mostly flown out! :)
I wish my teacher of German had taught us the verbal conjugation in this simpler way instead of making us literally CHANT the verbal conjugations.... YOU give us the tools to understand the process, my teacher just told us to memorize that's why I have forgotten 90% of my German.
Your story is the exact reason that I teach German in a different way. So glad that you're here!
Best teacher ever, still waiting for German Foundations 3
hello and thank you so much for your great explanation Ms. Laura you are doing great.
Glad it was helpful!
@@GermanwithLaura ❤
You are amazing Laura. I just can't describe how valuable your videos are. Your tip to imagine things and then apply formulas is an absolute beast. Are you planning to make videos on reflexive verbs and prepositions?
Thank you for the kind words! I'm so glad that it's been so helpful for you. I don't have a current plan for those videos, but never say never! :-)
Finally, welcome back and congratulations on the birth of your 3rd child. Looking forward to your content.
thank you so much for the simple explanation, i learned a lot from this clip, and looking forward to see more of your lessons, keep up the good work!
Glad it was helpful!
MY GOOOOAAAT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was having such a hard time wrapping my head around verb conjugations but it litteraly felt like a lightbulb lit when i watched your video. Keep it upppp!!!!!!
Glad it helped!
Thank you, very well explained 👍🏻
Yoru videos and style of teaching is fantastic! Thank you. Wish I could afford your full course.
Thanks! Not sure if a payment plan would be helpful, but you can reach out to my team at hello@germanwithlaura.com and get a conversation started. I do try to work with students whenever possible. :)
The best teacher ever!
Thank you very much! The best explanation!
Nice comeback. I wish you a very important stage in this field. Greetings and appreciation
Thank you a trillion time Laura.... You've been a blessing to me on this German conjugation topic. My nightmares are over.
Thrilled to hear it! You can do this!
Thank God.. you are back..
I'm been practicing German myself for 2 years I'll say, I don't have urgency and take my time (I'm end A2 and start B1) and it was the first time "Sie" became clear 11:25!
I also benefited a lot from strong/weak/mix declension form you've introduced else there won't be any reasonable basis to understand the subject. (This was a topic I did not know was a topic :))
Thanks a lot for your efforts you're absolutely making a difference there
Thanks for checking out my content. I am so glad it has been helpful!
Good to have you back on RUclips.
Wow, she is absolutely the best! ❤
Willkommen back
Fantastic, I've never seen before like this tutorial video, nailed it
Hi Laura, I just wanted to tell you thank you for your videos, they are all great. It is a gift to be able to explain such complicated things so easily ❤. You are amazing and I will definitely sign for your free course and later for your paid one.
Thank you so much! I will look forward to seeing you in the courses!
@@GermanwithLaura Thank you!
This is the best video I have come across so far....I mean,the Best!❤
Thank you!
Thank you so much! Please, keep up the good work! 👌💐💖
Thanks for watching!
I’m elated that you’re back Laura 🎉 yayeeeeeee😊
Laura, you are the best source of German learning I have found yet!
My question about this video is about strong verbs, weak & mixed. Do the conjugations follow the same path/order between the 3 types of verbs? Also, will you do a video to further help with strong, weak & mixed?
All three types do take the same pattern for conjugations, but the strong and mixed will take some other changes. I may do more on these verbs, but I do have some other videos to do first! :-)
Wow! Finally you are back.
Yes so excited for your new videos.
Ooh I like it very much your class thank you mam
You're back!❤
Clearest and best structure you have given us, Laura, to learn verb and connected pronouns in German -- thank you! so helpful!
Min 11:10 (Laura's pronoun and easy conjugation table) is the best way I have ever seen to help sort out in my head the pronouns, to then more quickly be able to conjugate verbs correctly in real life.
Please do more of these, where we can simply follow along as you practice this same method for consistency with more verbs. Also, I would value a summary video in your style of the different verb forms -- present tense, present perfect, past tense, etc, up to the more complex -- yet with this same pronoun and conjugation table. Would value an English-speaking explanation of the various simple to complex conjugation forms. thank you!
Thanks for these suggestions! I will get them on the list. So glad you have enjoyed Laura's content!
-Nicole, GwL Team
Welcome back
YAY! New videos!
Thanks! I now wonder if the English conception of a verb predicate, like "to study", messes with my understanding of the use of prepositions in German, because I automatically think a "to" needs to go with a verb (or more so than in German). I have "to" study, versus, Ich muss studieren. I don't need a preposition the German way in this example.
You are correct with this example! This has tripped up many a student. :)
-Nicole, GwL Team
It’s taken me so long to grasp this. It’s been a guessing game for me.
Luckily there are rules and patterns (and a few exceptions to memorize, which happens in most languages), so no guessing required!
You are a Treasure ❤❤
new hair do! i’m digging it
why you are not uploading vedio regularly?? Keep up the good work
Thank you Jesus!!!!
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Though u gonna discuss sien verb ,but it was completely different
Sehr gut lererin
Next time you disappears, we will sue you to Court 😂😂😂
I am Super excited!!!!
Yeeees!!!
Willkomen liebe leherin
My suggestion to explain formal address in German: formal address use "they" instead of "you". Instead of "are you comfortable?" it goes "are they comfortable?". If it is done in written form "They" must be capitalized. By the way: every address in written form should be capitalized, informal too, because of politeness. Goes a bit out of fashion nowadays, unfortunately
It would be kinda nice if they were all capitalized, right? Thanks for sharing your thoughts. - Nicole, GwL Team
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What a terrible video. Regular verbs are easy. You started off saying we would learn how to conjugate irregular verbs like sein but never got there
If you don't struggle with verbs, that's wonderful!
While Laura used sein as an example for all the possible word changes, the purpose of the video was to highlight simple formulas for basic weak verbs. Maybe she will be able to record more advanced verb topics in the future. - Nicole, GwL Team
why german language is too stupid? other languages do not need der, die, das. and they have no logical rule.
German is actually really logical. If you keep watching Laura's content, she will explain how to predict the declensions. :)
-Nicole, GwL Team
I have trouble with the Am Um Bei Nahe rhings😮
Ich verstehe. I need to understand some original German to compare with (Eng) translation if I see some "mystery". One needs to translate an original language into a...normal one:e.g. "Das Nitchts nichtet" (of a philosophical moron, Heidegger) - it is syntactical nonsense: such sentence is Nonsense!