German grammar tips Getting to grips with German grammar is not easy—which is why we're running this series offering tips and tricks for German learners. This week, we’re looking at one of the most ...

Apostrophes aren’t used to show possession in German in most cases, but the highest authority on the language is changing that. Here’s the scoop on the English ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ - and why critics ...

In recent years, Germans have used the asterisk to make gender-specific nouns gender-neutral. But the nation's most prominent language association now says the asterisk is not the best solution. The ...

The victory of Kim de l’Horizon, a nonbinary writer, in a top literary prize stirred a debate about how the German language can accommodate people who don’t identify as male or female. By Thomas ...

In terms of their actual extent and distribution in the sentence structure, they are the very smallest units: the punctuation marks. But even a tiny comma can completely change the meaning of a ...

Vloggers Tina and Malik are off to Frankfurt, Germany to visit their friend Heidi. It’s their first time in the country, so they’re eager to document their journey and showcase it to their many ...

Nearly 7,000 different languages are spoken across the world. But how these languages evolved has long been a source of debate. Now, a group of German researchers has uncovered exactly how language ...