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Italian speakers learning German
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Italiano) quietly pushes you into specific German errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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Gender flips from Italian — plus a neuter

il sole → DIE Sonne, la luna → DER Mond, and German adds das. Learn every German noun with its own article; the Italian one misleads.

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Case endings on the article

Italian marks roles with prepositions and order; German bends the article (der → den → dem) by case. The verb or preposition decides which form you need.

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Verb position (V2 + verb-final)

Italian word order is flexible; German is strict — verb in 2nd position in main clauses, verb at the END after weil/dass/wenn.

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Noun gender (der/die/das)

German gender is largely unpredictable and must be learned with each noun. Learn the article WITH the word.

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Case endings (Nom/Akk/Dat/Gen)

Articles and adjectives change with case. Watch the verb/preposition — it decides the case.

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Verb to the end in subclauses

After weil/dass/wenn the conjugated verb goes to the very end. English keeps it next to the subject.

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