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German Grammar Glossary 3
English and German Grammar Terms
Explained in Plain English


Deutsches Grammatik-Lexikon: A-F | G-P | Q-Z

Continued from Part 1 and Part 2 - Below you'll find an alphabetical index of grammar terms, each linked to a brief explanation (with the English and German terms) and, in many cases, examples and links to lessons for that particular grammatical concept.

Also see our German Grammar contents page and other specialized English-German Glossaries on a variety of topics.

German Grammar Glossary
Deutsches Grammatik-Lexikon
ALPHABETICAL INDEX Q-Z
Q-R T-U
quotation mark
quotative

reciprocal pronoun
reflexive pronoun
reflexive verb
register
relative clause
relative pronoun
 
tense
transitive

umlaut
 
S V-W
semantic
semiotics
separable verb
simple past
simple tense
singular
stress
strong ending
strong verb
subject
subjunctive mood
subordinate clause
subordinating conjunction
suffix
superlative
syntax
 
variant
verb
verb stem
verbal noun

weak ending
weak noun
weak verb
word order
 

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Index 1 (A-F) < | > G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | Q-Z


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