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Illustration of the A2 German word “mitteilen”, which translates to “to inform, communicate”. A puffed-up parrot perches on a post and squawks out big news, beak wide open, golden sound-bursts radiating as it loudly informs the whole town.
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mitteilen

to inform, communicate

/ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

mitteilen, teilte mit, hat mitgeteilt

ich teile mit
du teilst mit
er/sie/es teilt mit
wir teilen mit
ihr teilt mit
sie/Sie teilen mit

Practice "mitteilen"

Examples — mitteilen in a sentence

Bitte teilen Sie mir das Datum mit.

Please inform me of the date.

Sie hat ihre Entscheidung allen mitgeteilt.

She communicated her decision to everyone.

How to remember it

MIT-tail-en: "MITT-TELL-en". Use a MITT to TELL someone a secret, or to INFORM them quietly.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Nachricht”, which translates to “message”. A paper airplane made of stardust gliding through a night sky, carrying a glowing letter that unfurls into a landscape of light.
die Nachricht

/ˈnaːxˌʁɪçt/

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message

Examples

Ich habe eine wichtige Nachricht für dich.

I have an important message for you.

Hast du meine Nachricht gestern bekommen?

Did you get my message yesterday?

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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Nebensatz”, which translates to “subordinate clause”. A giant sentence written in the sky where one part is anchored to a cloud, while the other smaller part hangs by a golden ribbon below it.
der Nebensatz

/ˈneːbn̩ˌzat͡s/

subordinate clause

Examples

Ein Nebensatz beginnt oft mit einer Konjunktion.

A subordinate clause often begins with a conjunction.

Der Lehrer erklärte uns den Nebensatz.

The teacher explained the subordinate clause to us.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “nie”, which translates to “never”. A stubborn donkey plants all four hooves and turns its head sharply away with a defiant huff, flatly refusing to budge even one single inch.
nie

/niː/

never

Examples

Er hat das noch nie gemacht.

He has never done that before.

Ich werde das nie vergessen.

I will never forget that.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “ob”, which translates to “whether, if”. A diver balancing on a high board over a pool, suspended in mid-air as they ponder a fork in the path below.
ob

/ɔp/

whether, if

Examples

Ich frage mich, ob er kommt.

I wonder whether he is coming.

Er weiß nicht, ob es regnen wird.

He doesn't know if it will rain.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “oft”, which translates to “often”. A clock face where the hour hand spins rapidly, leaving a glowing trail of many overlapping sunrises in its wake.
oft

/ɔft/

often

Examples

Wir sehen uns oft am Wochenende.

We often see each other on weekends.

Sie liest oft Bücher im Bett.

She often reads books in bed.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “das Partizip II”, which translates to “past participle”. A floating grammatical signpost in a dreamscape, with 'ge-' written in stardust, turning finished actions into beautiful, glowing paper birds.
das Partizip II

/paʁtiˈt͡siːp t͡svaɪ̯/

past participle

Examples

Wir lernen heute das Partizip II der starken Verben.

Today we are learning the past participle of strong verbs.

Das Partizip II wird oft im Perfekt verwendet.

The past participle is often used in the perfect tense.

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