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

Your native language (Русский) 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 exist (Russian has none)

Russian has no a/the, so der/die/das gets dropped entirely. German needs an article with almost every noun — and it also carries the case.

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You already think in cases — remap them

Russian’s six cases are a real head start: German only has four. But the mapping shifts (mit + Dativ where Russian uses instrumental) — trust the system, re-learn the assignments.

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Strict verb-second (Russian is free)

Russian word order is flexible; German is rigid — the conjugated verb must be the 2nd element even when the sentence starts with "heute" or "dann".

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.

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