Why you cannot say "It is raining" in German

[@GammaFZ]

rain: begins to fall in germany german weather news: **confused screaming**

[@VolkerGerman]

Naa. :-) "Es hat gerade angefangen zu regnen" is the obvious comment.

[@---Alex]

Incredible how good how you explain german Gramatik !!! DANKE !!

[@Germanonlinegym]

You're very welcome :)

[@AStrangeTree]

You have a very simple, straightforward way of speaking which is very charming

[@KikonSketches]

i wish i had you as a teacher, every video i completely understand, Never in my life have i grasped onto knowledge and fully understood something like this, the way you explain and demonstrate everything is so easy to understand. i can't help but be amazed and comment on your videos!

[@bettyg.7309]

The best and the most perfect & clear explanation I have gotten so far. I wish I can subscribe a thousand times.....

[@Playboigorti8574]

With the "es regnet" I remember it as sounding more like "it's raining" compared to "it is raining" I know the logic isn't the same but that helps me to remember when I'm adding unnecessary words.

[@Germanonlinegym]

Nice, I like that method :)

[@DiggerWhoops]

Very enlightening lesson! German's making more sense everyday!

[@tusharsutariya7892]

Most underrated channel in KZbin. Please make more videos so that we can learn german more and perfectly

[@davidguerrero281]

Excellent. Concise and to the point. Thank you!

[@juliantheivysaur3137]

Another word you can use as a workaroung is "am" it functions sorta like the word "on" in "i am on the (activity of doing x)", so you'll also need to use "sein" (Careful, very irregular word) and the noun version of the activity. "Ich bin am Lesen" I am reading "Er ist noch am Kochen" He is still cooking Funnily, you can even combine the too. "Ich würde gerne helfen, aber ich bin gerade am Arbeiten" I'd like to help, but i'm currently working

[@disturbed8976]

Danke für die gute Erklärung. Ich habe immer ausdrücken wollen, dass etwas gerade passiert, aber nicht wusste, wie es auf Deutsch getan wird. Ich habe gelesen, dass manche Leute in Deutschland sagen "Ich bin am Lesen" oder "Ich bin beim Arbeiten" oder so. Entschuldigung für mein Deutschkenntnis :)

[@Germanonlinegym]

Gern geschehen! "Ich bin am Lesen" oder "Ich bin am Arbeiten" wird sehr oft verwendet, ist aber nicht schönes Deutsch. Weiterhin viel Erfolg beim Deutschlernen! :)

[@louismart]

Kein schönes Deutsch? Gut, kein Schriftdeutsch, aber regional ganz und gar üblich.

[@sportbetting117]

i like the way you teaching 👍👍

[@kcc40something]

Thank you for making things clearer. Good work!

[@Germanonlinegym]

You're very welcome!

[@whatever1574]

I just learnt in 10mins what I've beeing learning in 2 years! Dankeeee

[@Germanonlinegym]

That's awesome! You're very welcome :)

[@徐崧晉]

concise and precise

[@Germanonlinegym]

Thank you!

[@jincyjohn5544]

Thanks for making this video. It's very helpful to me. Am learning Deutsch but I can't understand anything in the class. But now it's very helpful to me.. Thanks a lot

[@user-he2ou2ex2f]

This makes what I’ve learned so far make sense. Wish I found your videos when I started learning.

[@Germanonlinegym]

I'm glad you find it useful!

[@wkoppe]

Thanks for the lesson.

[@steelcantuna]

I enjoyed the simple logic behind this presentation. I was thinking about uploading something like this lesson myself. Though, I know I would never have gotten around to it. I have too many other irons in the fire. I will have to check out some more of your lessons. Hopefully they are as simple & logical.

[@sandeepmugera5994]

Thank you🙏

[@Mars.2024]

Perfect teacher 👌

[@marcogaiotto2028]

Interessantes Video! Vielen Dank dafuer! ...Ist das richtig auch fuer die Vergangenheit? Ich las gerade eine Zeitung, Ich machte gerade ein Broetchen.

[@Germanonlinegym]

Ja, das ist auch möglich. "Ich las gerade die Zeitung, als es an der Tür klingelte."

[@marcogaiotto2028]

@@GermanonlinegymSehr nett von Dir!

[@MrMojo271]

From what I’ve been reading, the Präteritum is used in written German and the Perfekt was used in spoken German. But, I have been seeing that that is not strictly true, so how does one know when to use which?

[@Germanonlinegym]

We do use some verbs in Präteritum in spoken language (e.g. modal verbs - konnte, wollte, musste, etc.) or verbs like wissen (ich wusste) or denken (ich dachte). But in general it's perfectly fine if you stick to what you wrote

[@aspi3034]

Ich bin Deutscher und deine Videos gefallen mir echt gut. Ich finde, dass das Aufzeigen dieser Unterschiede auch den Deutschsprachigen helfen kann, ein besseres Verständnis für die englische Sprache zu entwickeln. Hast du mal in Deutschland gelebt? Deine Aussprache ist wirklich ganz ordentlich! Respekt. Man hört es aber manchmal an deiner "weichen" Aussprache der Konsonanten. So wie ein Deutscher es auch nie wirklich ganz hinbekommt "dog" statt "doK" zu sagen. "Auslautverhärtung" nennt sich der Begriff für dieses Phänomen, glaube ich.

[@Germanonlinegym]

Vielen Dank für dein positives Feedback! Ich bin auch Deutscher ;) Und ja, es ist in der Tat die Auslautverhärtung!

[@luisgera22]

dankeschön, ich finde diese Art von Videos toll. Sie sind sehr einfach und nützlich. Ich habe alle deine Videos gesehen und ich warte gerade aufgeregt deine neue Videos.

[@Germanonlinegym]

Vielen Dank Luis! Ich freue mich, dass dir meine Videos gefallen :)

[@saibalu4320]

Very simple & clear, no you made it like that. Danke.

[@victorakandu9419]

Vielen Dank für diese!

[@aaching4366]

very informative! Danke 🙏

[@Germanonlinegym]

Sehr gerne! :)

[@patrickmullen5124]

Sehr hilfreich, danke.

[@mahepa2610]

Wo war ich? Ich finde deine Videos gerade! Tolle Videos mit sehr gute Erklärungen.

[@wunks7]

Thanks!

[@type0757]

Es ist am Regnen... Ich bin die Zeitung am Lesen😅

[@Obelisk57]

We can say I have eaten an apfel or I ate an apfel in English. In German it is "Ich habe einen Apfel gegessen. But why can't we use the simple past tense "Ich aß einen Apfel" like we could in English??

[@hopesparadise]

Omg thank you so much! But I have one question, do we remove the second word in the sentence to make it right? ☺️

[@Germanonlinegym]

Hi, I'm not sure I understand your question. Could you please explain what you mean?

[@hopesparadise]

@@Germanonlinegym hi sorry! What I ment was: example: The boy is reading a book. In German do you remove the second word in the sentence?

[@Germanonlinegym]

@@hopesparadise Is the 2nd word you're referring to the verb "to be"? If yes, then that works for the present tense.

[@salvatoreconza8661]

@germanonlinegym - In the last example in english, "I was doing something." is equivilant in German to I did something. How is the level of completion conveyed? I ask because "I did something." in English indicates completion not just that you had started to do something. PS: I agree with the many other comments on how helpful your presentation style is. I think these lessons can help get from A1 to solid A2 or B1.

[@Germanonlinegym]

Thanks a lot or your feedback! As for your question, the completion is not a problem in German (did). The challenge is to express ongoing actions (doing) because there is no special verb tense for that as in English.

[@sangramkesariray]

I think you can add time to simulate the "happening" event, like so "ich lese jetzt"

[@DianeVancouver]

Yes, I have heard jetzt, in cases like this but don’t know if it is typical or correct. I mostly hear spoken German from Canadian several generations old immigrants. I mean German speakers whose parents or grandparents came to Canada many years ago.

[@areereethly6660]

Viele Danke für dein Video Thanku

[@ssSkullZzz]

I have listened a couple of german songs, where it goes something like: "Ich bin am Halluzinier'n" or " Nokia Handy ist am Klingeln" what kind of tense exactly is this ?

[@AgTigress]

I remember hearing a turn of phrase when I was living in Bonn more than 55 years ago which is relevant: am + infinitive. For example, 'als er ankam, war ich noch am arbeiten'. Does anyone else know of this? Clearly it was regional and non-standard, and it may well have died out as well by now. But it did exist.

[@jonathanlange1339]

It still exists. I would rather say "Ich bin am Arbeiten" instead of "Ich arbeite gerade" (I am working). And for "He was cooking in the kitchen" I would say "Er war in der Küche am Kochen". I think this is easier to learn for english speakers because you use just "am" and the regular form of the verb.

[@jonathanlange1339]

But I don't know how widespread it is in Germany to say it like this.

[@AgTigress]

@@jonathanlange1339 I'm glad it still exists, but I suspect that, because it is not mentioned, it really is quite regional.

[@mariflorvlog8917]

Danke Schöne

[@dunganthony4373]

Nice

[@dieterh.9342]

You are being the man! Du bist gerade der Mann!

[@masoomakarim9520]

Danke sehr

[@RagingGoblin]

Not quite true. While not standard German, there is a progressive tense in common use in northern and western dialects. 'Es ist am Regnen.' 'Ich war am Essen, als[...]' Maybe worth it pointing out as an interesting fact near the end :)

[@AbdulMananZahed]

it is really useful practice, I would like to download this video but I couldn't do that. Let me know how to download it?

[@tequilyps]

I'm confused about how the "beim-verb" construction: can u use that as a substitute for "gerade"???

[@Germanonlinegym]

Yes, that's possible, but it's rather colloquial

[@pramilapuri1782]

Can gerade be used in past tense for continuous

[@Germanonlinegym]

Yes, usually with past perfect: Ich hatte gerade gegessen, als er angerufen hat.

[@pramilapuri1782]

@@Germanonlinegym can you teach me how about konjugativ II i have exam next week

[@JM-ms7wk]

Super!!! Vielen dank!

[@sheepleslayer586]

earned my sub. danke 😁

[@ashoo730]

Perfect. Warum habe ich diese Videos nicht früher gesehen 🤔

[@sreejithnair1193]

Hi, thank you for this video. please share the video link for the usage of “als” (if any)

[@generalgrant6313]

could you say ich lese gerade die zeitung. gerade meaning now ?

[@zl8652]

great lesson but how does one express past continuous? is there a "gerade" equivalent for the past (at THAT moment or something like that) or is the exact meaning determined by context

[@Germanonlinegym]

You also use gerade, usually with past perfect: Ich war gerade zu Hause, als er angerufen hat. Ich hatte gerade gekocht.

[@zl8652]

@@Germanonlinegym thank you for the quick response!

[@glodinahsegwana4143]

Wonderful 👏🇩🇪🇩🇪👏👏

[@generalgrant6313]

doesnt als make the verb go at the end cause in the sentence sie haben ferngesehen als er angerufen hat the verb isnt at the end in the second half in a previous video i seen you said als makes the verb go at the end

[@Germanonlinegym]

Hi, als does send the verb to the end. The verb here is "hat" and it's at the end

[@generalgrant6313]

@@Germanonlinegym Thank you for replying.

[@carltonsorrells7609]

Is "es regnet" translated to 'it raining' or 'it rains'?

[@ItssMitch]

I think it is 'it rains'

[@jokergaming9648]

Hi

[@sn0wflake480]

THANK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU TYSM MY GOODNESS I WAS SO CONFUSEDDDD

[@saksuk198]

ein anderes gutes Video! Ich fragte mich immer, ob man immer 'gerade' verwenden muss. Kann man noch weiteres Worter benutzt, zum Beispiel 'Im Moment'?

[@Germanonlinegym]

Danke! Man muss nicht, aber man kann. 'gerade' oder 'im Moment' sind beide möglich.

[@charlesdarnay5455]

Gibt's eine Unterschied zwischen gerade und jetzt? zb: "ich studiere gerade" oder "ich studiere jetzt" ?

[@Germanonlinegym]

Man kann auch 'jetzt' sagen, aber in diesem Zusammenhang finde ich 'gerade' besser.

[@VolkerGerman]

"Ich studiere jetzt" sounds almost like an announcement: Now I am going to study (implying: please don't disturb me for the next hour or so.) - In a different context it may mean: I am studying now, while a year ago I still had a temporary job (or whatever). Like: "Hallo, lange nicht mehr gesehen. Hast du immer noch diesen Job?" - "Nein, ich studiere jetzt." ("Hi, haven't seen you for a long time. Do you still have this job?". - "No, I am now studying (in the sense of: I am going to university now)."

[@charlesdarnay5455]

Danke, das verstehe ich. Gute Erklärung.

[@billrobertjoe]

it rains

[@panzrok8701]

"Er war kochen in der Küche" kann man doch sagen oder nicht? Kommt mir als Deutscher nicht falsch vor.

[@mrrishiraj88]

👍🙏

[@realist7837]

You don't know the value of these videos, other german learning courses can not compete even if put altogether. Thanks a lot.

[@TheCrusaderRabbits]

Ich bin am kochen.

[@dorabell6947]

It is raining auf Deutsch: es regnet gerade.

[@dilan1323]

Ty from aftv is crying inside

[@Oliebollenkraampje]

Klar kann ich das sagen. Es ist fürchterlich am regnen, die rheinische Verlaufsform. Kann das Niederländische doch auch.. "Het is aan het regenen"