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Beginner
German regular verbs follow a predictable pattern in the present tense. Remove -en from the infinitive and add the ending that matches the subject: -e, -st, -t, -en, -t, -en.
Possessive articles show ownership and must match the gender of the noun that follows: mein/meine (my), dein/deine (your), sein/seine (his), ihr/ihre (her). Use the base form before masculine and neuter nouns, and add -e before feminine nouns.
Use "nicht" to negate verbs, adjectives, or a specific known noun. Use "kein/keine" to negate a noun that would otherwise have an indefinite article or no article — like English "not a" or "no."
For yes/no questions, put the verb first, before the subject. For W-questions, start with a question word (wer, was, wo, wann, warum, wie), then the verb, then the subject.
German numbers 13-19 end in -zehn; the tens end in -zig (except 30: dreißig). Numbers 21-99 say the ones digit before the tens digit, joined with "und" — 21 is einundzwanzig, literally "one-and-twenty."