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Feb 2025
40m 53s

Der, Die, Das – How to Learn German Gend...

Michael Schmitz
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Der, Die, Das. What are genders and how to learn them? How to choose the right article when we speak German?

In this Episode, Michael and Alessio discuss different techniques to remember the gender of German nouns and how choose the right article every time. They introduce mnemonic techniques and even a mobile game!

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