Grammar
German B2
Work with formal tone, reported distance, and denser written structures.
On this level
- Reported and formal voice
Make information feel less personal, more reported, or more institutional.
- Dense written structure
German written style often packs more meaning into fewer clauses.
- Nuance and argument
Support more precise, balanced, and academic-sounding German.
Reported and formal voice
Make information feel less personal, more reported, or more institutional.
Konjunktiv I in reported speech
Konjunktiv I is a formal way to report statements while keeping some distance from the truth of what was said.
Stative passive with sein
Use sein plus participle to describe the resulting state rather than the action itself.
Dense written structure
German written style often packs more meaning into fewer clauses.
Nominalization
German often turns verbs and adjectives into nouns to create a more formal written style.
Extended infinitive clauses with zu
Infinitive clauses with zu allow German to package intention, result, or purpose efficiently.
Nuance and argument
Support more precise, balanced, and academic-sounding German.
Pronominal adverbs
Forms like daran, darüber, and womit are compact ways to refer back to prepositional ideas.
Advanced discourse connectors
Connectors like hingegen, dennoch, and insofern help organize argument and contrast in longer writing.