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Style & formal writing
Reported speech, nominal style, stance markers, and advanced written connectors.
5 lessons
B2 grammar
Level B221 cheatsheets
B2 German grammar
Plusquamperfekt, unreal conditions, inseparable prefixes, two-way prepositions, indirect speech, nominalization, adjective endings, and adverbial clauses.
Study modules
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7 packages at B2
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Tenses & mood
Present, past, future, Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt, and Konjunktiv patterns.
1 lesson
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Cases & articles
Nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, gender, and der/die/das.
2 lessons
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Verbs & voice
Separable verbs, modals, passive, reflexive verbs, and infinitive constructions.
10 lessons
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Word order
Main-clause V2, subordinate clauses, inversion, and sentence scaffolding.
1 lesson
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Adjectives & adverbs
Endings, comparison, superlatives, and adverb placement.
1 lesson
Style & formal writing
· 5 topics- Konjunktiv II — unreal conditionsHypotheticals with **wenn** + past subjunctive.Open cheatsheet
- Indirect speech (reporting what someone said)Konjunktiv I for written reports; in speech, dass plus indicative or würde is common.Open cheatsheet
- Nominalization (from verb to noun)Turn verbs or adjectives into capitalized nouns, often with -ung, -heit, or -keit — typical in formal writing.Open cheatsheet
- als ob / als wenn (unreal comparison)Acts as if — often with Konjunktiv II in the als-clause.Open cheatsheet
- Relative clauses with prepositions (womit, bei dem)Prep + relative: dem Buch, in dem … or formal wo-compounds.Open cheatsheet
Tenses & mood
· 1 topicsCases & articles
· 2 topicsVerbs & voice
· 10 topics- Inseparable verb prefixesPrefixes like be-, ge-, er-, ver-, zer-, ent-, emp- stay on the verb; they do not split off like separable verbs.Open cheatsheet
- obwohl, damit, sodass (adverbial clauses)Contrast with obwohl; purpose with damit; result with sodass — finite verb at the end.Open cheatsheet
- Concessive clauses: auch wenn and selbst wennEven if / even when: concede a condition without giving up your main point — verb at the end of the clause.Open cheatsheet
- Participle clausesLead with a participle phrase to pack time, cause, or background into one tight sentence — mostly written German.Open cheatsheet
- Verb bracket (Satzklammer)Finite verb in V2 + cluster at the end — how readers track long German sentences.Open cheatsheet
- Passive alternatives (**sich lassen**, **bekommen**-passive)Common B2 patterns that express ability, obligation, or affectedness without classic **werden** passive.Open cheatsheet
- State passive (Zustandspassiv) in detailsein + past participle for results, readiness, and descriptions of arranged states.Open cheatsheet
- scheinen, drohen, versprechen + zuSemi-functional verbs: seems to, threatens to, promises to — subject + zu-infinitive.Open cheatsheet
- Intensifiers (sehr, ziemlich, relativ, völlig)Scale adjectives and adverbs: how strong your claim sounds in argument or review.Open cheatsheet
- Double infinitive at the clause endWhen modals + perfect + another verb stack: infinitives cluster at the end in subclauses.Open cheatsheet