Essential German Grammar (Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar) by Guy Stern, E. F. Bleiler
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Book Reviews of Essential German Grammar (Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar)
Book Review: Best German grammar (in English) on the market!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a clearly written introduction to the complexities of German grammar. It takes the language apart bit by bit (or problem by problem) so that it never becomes threatening or overwhelming. The book is targeted at English speakers who have begun to learn German by a phrase approach or by listening to tapes, and have already mastered some basic phrases and vocabulary. It is an excellent supplement to self-study by tapes or books, or a refresher for those who learned some German in school years ago and are looking to brush up on their grammar. I am an American living in Germany and attempting to learn the language, and this is the best tool I've found for grammar. It was recommended to me by a friend studying at a German university (in German!) as the best on the market. My German tutor now uses it with her other American students as well. And it is even popular among my German friends who are polishing their English grammar!Book Review: Muss man dieses Buch zu kaufen?
Summary: 5 Stars
Für diejenigen unter euch, die das verstehen, was ich hier schreibe, ist es wohl nicht wirklich nötig dieses Buch zu kaufen. Ein jeder Ansatz ist gut und hilft auch immer weiter bei der Übersetzung; Also niemals verzagen und es weiter versuchen.
Ich kann dieses Buch also all denen empfehlen, die Probleme mit dem Text hier oder der Grammatik haben.
Alle anderen dürfen sich freuen, denn diese haben dann schon einiges auf den Kasten und haben es nicht wirklich nötig dieses Buch zu kaufen.
Wer will, kann ja mal bei amazon.de vorbeischauen und sich dort ein wenig nach deutschen Romanen oder Hörbüchern umschauen.
Ich hoffe mal, dass das hier eine kleine Hilfe für euch alle war.
Book Review: amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
this book truly deserves five stars. all the other reviews are right on. it is an incredibly helpful piece of art. of course you can't expect this book to be the only one you'll need to learn german, but without it you'll more than likely find yourself drowning in a pool of confusing grammatical terms, having to go back and read the same sentence over and over until you understand it. this is one of the books, however, where you can read a page in one, clean sweep and understand it clearly. A+ for using the Rechtschreibreform, (the new german spelling reform) but i don't understand how it does so when it was written in the 60s.......
if you're a beginner or want to brush up, buy this. don't think about it. buy it.
Book Review: On the advanced side
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book for my son who is trying to learn how to speak German. It looked like an informative book and, for the price, was worth it. I bought another beginners book and a CD to augment the "Essential German Grammar" book. This book looks like it will be VERY handy in the future but, for now, is a bit advanced. Inside it recommends that you have a significant German vocabulary before utilizing the book. I gave this book 5 stars because of the content and sentence structure instructions but I would NOT recommend this book as a sole guide for learning to speak German. Use it in addition with other instruction tools.
Book Review: Very clear
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book with little knowledge of the German language. It's very organized and well thought out. It is for the beginner with a limited amount of time. These 120 some pages contain EVERY BASIC thing you would need to learn about German grammar. I wouldnt recommend using this book alone. I use language tapes with this book. A downfall is it doesnt show how to pronounce the words. But otherwise, there is no other book for a beginner to use to grasp a basic understanding of the German language than "Essential German Grammar" --Peace Out