German grammar explained

German difficulty is structural rather than lexical. These cover the four cases, the word order that moves the verb, adjective endings, separable verbs and Konjunktiv II — the parts that make sentences unreadable until they click.

The four cases

How do the four German cases actually work?

Word order

Why does the German verb move around the sentence?

Separable verbs

How do German separable verbs work?

Adjective endings

How do German adjective endings work?

Modal verbs

How do German modal verbs work?

Konjunktiv II

When do you use Konjunktiv II in German?

Grammar sticks when you meet it in real sentences

Import an article, tap any sentence you cannot parse, and get the structure explained on the text in front of you rather than in the abstract.