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B2 7 steps

The B2 path

7 topics are ready at this level, in order. Start at the top and move down — the sequence is not random, every step sits on the one before it. Remaining B2 topics join this path as they are written.

  1. 01 Als ob als ob · als · so tun als Unreal comparisons in German are built with als ob, als wenn or plain als plus Konjunktiv II, and they mean “as if” or “as though”. →
  2. 02 Indirekte Rede sei · habe · Konjunktiv I Indirekte Rede is German reported speech: you pass on what someone else said, usually with Konjunktiv I, to show that the words are theirs. →
  3. 03 Nominalstil conversion weil -> wegen · obwohl -> trotz Nominalstil means turning a subordinate clause (conjunction + verb) into a noun phrase (preposition + noun), so that two clauses become one main clause. →
  4. 04 Extended participles geplante Reform · steigende Preise The extended Partizipialattribut turns the information of a relative clause into a long adjective phrase placed before the noun, using Partizip I or … →
  5. 05 Passive alternatives sich lassen · -bar · sein zu Passive alternatives are German structures such as sich lassen, -bar and sein + zu that give the meaning of a passive sentence (“can be done”, “must … →
  6. 06 Formal prepositions aufgrund · infolge · mittels Formal genitive prepositions such as aufgrund, infolge, anhand and mittels are advanced prepositions used in writing and official contexts; they … →
  7. 07 Conditionals without wenn hätte ich · sollte es · wäre er A German conditional clause can drop wenn and put the conjugated verb first instead: Hätte ich Zeit, würde ich kommen. →

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