The new edition of this popular study guide makes learning German grammar much easier than with the usual textbook. Grasp of this challenging language is eased with clear explanations backed up with plenty of concrete examples. This edition features a new verb chart, a new section on the sounds of German, updated vocabulary, and a cross-referenced index. Exercises with answers offer a proven-effective way to reinforce learning and help make communicating in German second nature.
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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent volume, both for practical learning and for ref,
This review is from: Schaum's Outline of German Grammar (Paperback)
Nothing impresses native German-speakers more than hearing a foreigner speaking their language in a technically correct manner, and this Schaum guide is the quickest way to get your grammar up to scratch. Grammar is undoubtedly the most difficult aspect of the German language, but get it down pat and suddenly everything else about the language will seem much easier. I bought Schaum whilst on exchange in Switzerland four years ago, found it to be indispensable, and still use it now almost every day. Of course mastering grammar takes a lot of rote-learning - there's no getting around 'Hans does this, Hans does that'-style repetition. But Schaum deserves praise for its sensible A4 format, and a manner which is matter-of-fact without being boring. I highly recommended it for exchange students and others working in German-speaking countries: for me it meant the difference between being a somewhat hesitant tourist and being a well-integrated, confident traveller.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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a good grammar supplement,
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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of German Grammar (Paperback)
This book is great for using outside the classroom on your own to repeat and (hopefully!) remember all those pesky little German grammar rules that are so hard to simply memorize. It is self-explanatory and starts at a fairly simple level, ramping up gradually as it progresses. I would recommend writing out the excercises in a notebook so you can redo/review excercises that give you trouble again and again.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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Lots of drill,
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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of German Grammar (Paperback)
Alas, drill and repetiton are part of learning a language. This book gives you a LOT. It suffers from a lack of more complex exercises with answers that explain the issues involved, but for a blunt "practice practice" approach its pretty good,The explanations of the rules of grammar are clear.
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It might be helpful to remember that precisely those sounds that characterize a German accent in English are the sounds that will require the most work in order for you to overcome your foreign accent in German. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
schon wieder gesund, inseparable prefix verbs, ist rostig, special subjunctive, other sentence parts, ist sauer, tense personal endings, irregular weak verbs, appropriate definite articles, nicht studieren, double infinitive construction, ist kaputt, ist teuer, general subjunctive, schreien hören, sind krank, dependent infinitive, pronoun der, ist hübsch, sich verletzt, ist intelligent, sind teuer, infinitive stem, sind alt, ist alt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Write the German, Masculine Neuter Feminine, Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle, Masculine Nouns Singular Plural, Singular Plural First, Das Leben, Vereinigten Staaten, Active Man, All Genders Definite, Der Arzt, Würden Sie, Adverbs Referring, Der Ball, Der Kaffee, Der Turm, Die Touristen, Herr Müller, Mein Vater, Meine Tochter, Unsere Eltern, Welch Junge New!
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It might be helpful to remember that precisely those sounds that characterize a German accent in English are the sounds that will require the most work in order for you to overcome your foreign accent in German. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
schon wieder gesund, inseparable prefix verbs, ist rostig, special subjunctive, other sentence parts, ist sauer, tense personal endings, irregular weak verbs, appropriate definite articles, nicht studieren, double infinitive construction, ist kaputt, ist teuer, general subjunctive, schreien hören, sind krank, dependent infinitive, pronoun der, ist hübsch, sich verletzt, ist intelligent, sind teuer, infinitive stem, sind alt, ist alt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Write the German, Masculine Neuter Feminine, Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle, Masculine Nouns Singular Plural, Singular Plural First, Das Leben, Vereinigten Staaten, Active Man, All Genders Definite, Der Arzt, Würden Sie, Adverbs Referring, Der Ball, Der Kaffee, Der Turm, Die Touristen, Herr Müller, Mein Vater, Meine Tochter, Unsere Eltern, Welch Junge New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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