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Why “Der, Die, Das” Is Not the Biggest Problem in German
Why “Der, Die, Das” Is Not the Biggest Problem in German | LEVITIN SCHOOL
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Why “Der, Die, Das” Is Not the Biggest Problem in German

Ask beginners what scares them most in German and one answer appears almost immediately: “Der, die, das.” For many learners, German articles become a symbol of everything that feels difficult about the language. They see lists. Tables. Rules. Exceptions. And very quickly they conclude: “I’ll never remember all of this.” Yet after years of teaching […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
• 24.05.2026 • 4 min read
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German nouns

Mal vs Mal — One Word, Two Worlds | LEVITIN SCHOOL
23.08.2025

Mal vs Mal — One Word, Two Worlds

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

What One Letter Can Change in German — and Why It Matters So Much German Is Not About Letters. It’s About Meaning. A single capital letter can change the world.At least in German. You see mal and Mal — and think it’s the same.But in truth, these two words live in completely different dimensions. They sound the same.But they act like […]

Tymur Levitin | LEVITIN SCHOOL Tymur Levitin
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