Language Facts:
Speakers: 95 million native speakers
Family: West Germanic
Status: Official in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Family: West Germanic
Status: Official in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Script: Latin
- German uses the Latin alphabet, with the addition of ẞ. A distinguishing feature of German is that all nouns are Capitalized.
- German dialects can vary considerably and may not be completely mutually intelligible.
- German nouns have three genders : masculine, feminine, and neuter.
- There are also four noun cases.
- Adjectives change based on definite or indefinite pronouns, referred to as weak and strong endings.
- Word order can vary, but verbs fall at the end of subordinate clauses.
- Vocabulary can be formed by combining several roots together to form new words.
Learn German:
Books:
Teach Yourself: Complete German – great, comprehensive beginner book .
The Everything Learning German Book – basic beginner book.
The Everything Learning German Book – basic beginner book.