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

Your native language (日本語) 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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Articles, gender + plural

Japanese has no articles/gender/plural; German needs der/die/das, case-changing endings and plurals.

from your first language

Case endings vs particles

Japanese marks role with particles (は/を/に); German fuses the marker into the article case — a different system.

core challenge

Noun gender (der/die/das)

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

core challenge

Case endings (Nom/Akk/Dat/Gen)

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

core challenge

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.

core challenge

Verb-second in main clauses

The conjugated verb is always the 2nd element, even when something else starts the sentence.

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