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Understand the rule behind the phrase.

Work from a useful sentence to the rule behind it. Grammar topics include explanations, examples and related drills, with scenario links where available.

Notice what changes

Compare Wie heißen Sie? with Wie heißt du? The person and the verb change together. Looking at both forms makes the formal question easier to understand than memorising an ending alone.

From foundations to more complex expression

Explore pronouns, cases, tense and sentence structure, then more advanced connectors and rhetorical structures. The available practice follows the topic and level; not every explanation has the same number or type of exercises.

Scenario

Wie heißen Sie?

Grammar

Sie → heißen

Exercises

Wie ___ Sie?

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Complete personal-pronoun examples, including Sie and du — English app interface
Complete examples for Personal Pronouns & Sie / du; larger image shows the linked topic.
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Keep the connection going

Put one useful phrase into practice today.

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The app interface and explanations are available in English and Vietnamese. German is the language you practise.