Today we continued working on Konjunktiv 2 and practiced writing. I find you really must listen hard but so long as you can understand what is being said, it is rather simple to transcribe Deutsch. I frequently forget umlauts but with practice I think this may be one of the easiest things I have had to do since beginning these courses! We are definitely using more tenses and more frequently which is good, as I find I am starting to better recognize them! I did my homework today and feel like I have a good understanding of it. Once again, it was using the Konjunktiv form. I just wonder how often I will use this tense once I really am able to speak proper Deutsch.
Getting a grip of the German language
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Oh, you use the Konjunktiv a lot in every day life… especially when regretting something! You can say “Wäre ich doch bloß nicht hingegangen, dann hätte ich nicht verloren” (which translates to If I hadn’t gone there I wouldn’t have lost…but it’s more like “Why did I go there??? I wouldn’t have lost if I hadn’t!”)