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u/GreatZapper · 10 pointsr/LANL_German

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (HRG) - simply, the best and most comprehensive grammar I've ever read (but certainly not simple...)

u/GregHullender · 6 pointsr/German

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage is excellent.

http://www.amazon.com/Hammers-German-Grammar-Usage-Fifth/dp/1444120166/

u/AFrameNarrative · 3 pointsr/duolingo

I primarily use German Grammar Drills and Hammer's German Grammar and Usage. Also look up Practice Makes Perfect series on German.

u/Sle · 3 pointsr/German

Not at all.

It's modern, it's real, it's in English, it's no bullshit, no messing around.

There's so much nonsense talked about "immersion" and "diving in" by people for whom learning is a distant memory, or who want their achievement to remain mysterious and unattainable. This book, written in English, takes you by the hand, waves all the bullshit away and tells you straight, in plain language how it all works. It's not dry, and is honest about what's really used and what isn't and where.

I bought it on a whim, and being the owner of several other textbooks, was blown away. I've read it cover to cover twice now, it's full of "Ah.." moments. A total cheat-sheet of a book. Look at the reviews too, it's well worth getting a copy and ending the struggle.

u/Traveosa · 3 pointsr/German

I'm not sure what reader is, but have you considered the following:

u/tomatotomatotomato · 3 pointsr/Switzerland

Does anyone have a recommendation for a book dealing with Swiss German, preferably the Zürich dialect. I'm looking for a grammar reference of sorts (ideally a Swiss version of Hammer's German Grammar and Usage), not a dictionary.
Merci vielmal.

u/Higeking · 3 pointsr/German

i have this and im very satisifed.

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also swedish is indeed nice to know due to it sharing many similar words with german. (im swedish)

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/languagelearning

>O books meant to read for specifically learning German. Thanks!

You mean "textbooks?" I don't have any to recommend, but once you're at a slightly more advanced level [this reference grammar should help.] (http://www.amazon.com/Hammers-German-Grammar-Usage-Edition/dp/1444120166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373083874&sr=8-1&keywords=hammer+grammar)

u/I_pity_the_fool · 2 pointsr/LANL_German

Hmm. I'm struggling at the moment with them so I'll just tell you what I'm doing and hope that you can find some application for it.

For a start, I'll say that right now, I'm listening to about 2 hours of German every day. Films, games, forums - all these are good places to find sentences with modal particles. When you're learning, try to match up the explanations in your grammar book with what you see 'in the wild'.

What I'm doing is going through Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, looking for all the particles that relate to yes/no sentences, and writing them down on a bit of paper. So, for instance, I have denn, auch, doch, eigentlich, etwa, mal, nun, überhaupt, vielleicht and wohl as entries in a notebook. Then I go through my anki deck and look for example sentences for each of these. For example, Hammer tells me that 'etwa' in yes/no questions indicates that something is undesirable and that the answer is expected to be 'no'. One of my example sentences is "Wenn Ihr einem Dämon wankelmütig entgegentretet, wird er Euch aufzehren. Wollt Ihr das etwa?", which fits the rule perfectly. I've jotted this down. It's a good thing, I think, to look for similarities. So you might want to look at particles in questions that tone the question down (mal, denn, gleich), particles that are opposites in some way (doch expects the answer 'yes', vielleicht and etwa expect no). Isolated facts are soon forgotten, but if you stitch all of them together into a coherent whole, and back this up with a set of sentences with which you're already familiar from your reading, then you won't have any problems.

probably.

I'm guessing really. I haven't made huge headway yet.

ETA: I suppose later I'll do the same for wh- questions, exclamations and statements.

u/IveGotAName · 1 pointr/German

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage is comprehensive. Sometimes I find it perhaps even too comprehensive - I'll dive in to find an answer to some question that pops into my mind and not emerge till an hour later when I've finished reading just about every exception and caveat. But If you already understand the basics or you have a simpler grammar book as well, I've found that this is the one that answers every question I have, no matter have obscure or minor a point.

u/bikemowman · 1 pointr/languagelearning

/r/German might be a better place to ask. The community there is excellent, I've found. But I'm going to second the recommendation of the guy who said Hammer's. It's a tome with all the Grammar you'll ever need. It's great for looking up individual rules and situations, but is probably too in-depth for a beginner student.

u/Schottler · 1 pointr/German


Hammer's German and Usage

Hammer's German and Usage Workbook

German Grammar drills

Secondary grammar book

Personally, Hammer's Grammar book is quite enough. It is around 500 pages of dry grammar. It is very well constructed and very easy to understand, get it with workbook. It is logical, as it teaches you from the most essential and easiest structures. Nouns -> genders, -> cases, that way it is easier to learn.

Secondary Grammar book is not necessary.

Advice her to use Anki, its a very helpful tool i think for the most easiest words to learn. Especially it helps a lot with German genders.

u/FranzUndAnti-Franz · 1 pointr/languagelearning

You'll need a solid grammar, and I wholeheartedly recommend Hammer's. Very comprehensive, easy to use, clearly written, tons of examples, great at pointing out differences between formal, colloquial, and regional uses.

The list of verb principal parts could be a little longer, that's what Wiktionary or "500 German Verbs" are for. Otherwise, it's a very solid resource for you. Find grammar points that are tricky for you and work on those.

u/Roskitt · 1 pointr/languagelearning

If you are planning of getting Hammer's Grammar, be sure you also get Practicing German Grammar. You can get it as a bundle just like i did, and i believe the price was around 50-60 euro range.

Hammer's German

Practicing German Grammar

u/pseupseudio · 1 pointr/German

that's a fine point - textbooks do tend to assume the frequent availability of at least one other person.

so what OP looking for would probably be less of a textbook and more of a book aimed at the individual learner.

at my level it's difficult to find good no-cost stuff for self study (where "good" generally means "not so beginner it bores me and not so advanced i'm lost), for a beginner looking for two months' worth of learning material, i think that's available in the subreddit sidebar alone.

I haven't heard anything about Schaum's, but Hammer's is an excellent resource. There's also a companion workbook which is intended for self-study, and I think I'll be using that first in light of your insight.

edit - add link to hammer, clarity

u/ich_auch · 1 pointr/LANL_German

the books that I have are:

Hammer's German Grammar and Usage - it's a huge comprehensive in-depth look at everything grammatical, breaks everything down completely. good as a reference book but not really to go through and study

English Grammar for Students of German - it's a really brief overview comparing English grammar to German grammar with examples, but doesn't get really specific

Berlitz Self Teacher: German - some of the vocab is a little outdated but it's a cute concise book that's really good to carry on the subway or whatever and read in short spurts. there's special parts dedicated to helping you "think in german" which is important for fluency. it's a pretty good book for beginners I think.

I also have Barron's 501 German verbs but I actually haven't started looking through it yet.

and then if we add an audio section to this list is highly recommend Pimsleur's audio courses, though they're pricey so you may want to try and obtain them ahem another way.

u/edafade · 1 pointr/German

Any book written to prepare you for the DSH will have these exercises and more.

I took the DSH (and passed with a level 2) at my current Uni and it's considered one of the hardest to pass in Germany. So my opinion may differ slightly than other people's so take the following with a grain of salt:

I strongly suggest you work on your writing style and your grammar basics (especially endings and vocabulary). The best way to improve the former is to read copious amount of German texts, especially news from like Tagesshau. I mean, read this level of material until your eyes bleed. The DSH prep books will have tons of texts for your to read and reading comprehension exercises to solve, and additionally reading news articles or random internet articles for C1 will bolster your effort.

For the latter, use these series of books:

  1. A2-B2

  2. C1

    If you do intend on buying these, make sure to buy the Answer Book to correct yourself. Every single professor I ever encountered, used these books to some capacity to practice German grammar. Every. Single. One. I abused the hell out of mine, I'll tell you that. Not to mention, they are cheap for how effective they are.

    For a more in depth explanation(s) in English check out Hammer's German Grammar Bible. If it wasn't for this book, I would have been lost for much longer when it came to things like Passive.

    Good luck on your exam.
u/kctong529 · 1 pointr/languagelearning

If what you want to achieve is A1 and nothing beyond, you best bet would be getting one of the many course books:

u/p0lar_ · 1 pointr/languagelearning

If you need a grammar book, I highly recommend Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, along with Practising German Grammar if you want a workbook.

I was totally blown away by the quality of these books, it's super complete and easy to use.