{"id":7077,"date":"2021-04-26T08:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T08:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2021-04-25T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T19:10:08","slug":"is-it-difficult-to-learn-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/is-it-difficult-to-learn-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it difficult to learn German?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it so difficult to learn German?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

“German language, difficult language” is the phrase with which German speakers acknowledge the challenge and aversion inherent in the reputation of the most widely spoken native language in Europe. Is it true that German is more difficult to learn than other languages?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As with all languages, there are \u201cmore difficult\u201d and \u201ceasier\u201d elements to learning the German language.\u00a0Your personal practice in foreign language learning depends on your specific language experience.\u00a0For example, if you can speak a little Latin or speak a Slavic language, all 4 cases will not seem so wild to you!\u00a0Let’s take the opportunity to take a closer look at the usual complaints of German students:<\/p>\n

Grammatical gender<\/strong><\/h2>\n

English speakers are not familiar with this quirk.\u00a0There are three grammatical forms of gender in German, namely masculine, feminine and neutral.\u00a0<\/strong>Each noun has a gender, so “the knife”, “the fork” and “the spoon” are said.<\/p>\n

The problem is that the grammatical gender doesn’t always match what you would initially think.\u00a0<\/strong>So “the girl” is neutral, while “the peak” is feminine.\u00a0If you learn a noun in German, you must learn its gender at the same time.\u00a0Good news: word\u00a0endings often provide important clues about gender type<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0Words that end in “I” or “ling” are generally masculine.<\/p>\n

Cases and declines<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In the German language\u00a0there are four grammatical cases:<\/strong>\u00a0nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.\u00a0The function of the word determines the case, which in turn determines the item to be used.\u00a0Then “the girl” becomes “the girl” (dative) if you give her something, for example, and from the moment she becomes the object that receives the article.\u00a0The accusative would then read: “A pretty girl.”<\/p>\n

If you are new to the practice, the cases can be quite confusing.\u00a0But everyone who has learned Russian (with 6 cases!), Latin (seven!) Or a Slavic language has already had their experience in this area.\u00a0Long ago, these cases also existed in English, but they were used quite generously.\u00a0In the Middle Ages, when French had a growing influence on the language, it was finally abandoned entirely.<\/p>\n

Word order<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The German language loves to make you move to the end of the sentence!\u00a0The second verb of the sentence is placed at the end of the sentence.\u00a0Also, certain conjunctions (mainly because) come at the end of the verb.\u00a0Verbs also tend to be at the end of the sentence, especially if the sentence is in the past tense<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0But once you become familiar with the German rhythm, the order of the words becomes second nature.<\/p>\n

German plural<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It hurts, but it is inevitable!\u00a0There are 5 different plural endings in the German language<\/strong>\u00a0, while in English you can simply add an “s” and thus define the plural … But as I said, in English it is not always so easy: “children”, “men” and “sheep” they are only three of the numerous exceptions that exist in English when forming the plural.<\/p>\n

The spelling and pronunciation are obvious<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unlike English and French,\u00a0in German you say what you read<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0That makes pronunciation and spelling easier.\u00a0Also, all syllables are pronounced in German.\u00a0In this way, German television programs, songs and conversations are often easily understandable.<\/p>\n

Time sequences are very easy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In German it is quite normal to use the present when talking about the future.\u00a0<\/strong>“I’m going to the movies tomorrow” is a grammatically correct sentence.\u00a0In many parts of Germany and everywhere south of the equator of the white sausage (also in Austria and Switzerland), when speaking in the past, the speakers use 99 percent of the past tense (it was busy), which is easy to to learn.\u00a0Compare that to the selection of past tenses in English or Spanish!<\/p>\n

Everything is very logical<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All nouns are capitalized.\u00a0But there are many other very logical things in the German language.\u00a0For example, once the prefix of the verb is clear, the meaning of the verb is easy to guess.\u00a0If you are fluent in grammatical gender and cases, you will appreciate the strong sense of the language.\u00a0<\/strong>Some people (wrongly) suspect that the old cliche of humorless Germans may stem from the precision of the German language, which does not allow for double meanings, and is known to be so popular in English humor.<\/p>\n

Have fun with the word design<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The German language is known for its word combinations<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0This means that you can join two or more words to create a new one.\u00a0The longest German word recorded in the Guinness Book of Records has 79 letters.\u00a0Can’t think of a certain word right now?\u00a0Then create a new one!<\/p>\n

So is it so difficult to learn German now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Some elements of the German language are fairly easy to learn, others less so.\u00a0However, what is easy and what is difficult depends a lot on personal feelings.\u00a0One thing’s for sure: you’ll have more fun and learn easier if you fully immerse yourself in the language using one of our award-winning programs!<\/p>\n

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