German language
Austria's official speech
German is the official language of Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein, and one of the official languages of Switzerland and Luxembourg.
It belongs to the West Germanic language family, closely related to English and Dutch.
German is known for compound words, grammatical cases, and noun genders.
Around 100 million people speak it as a first language, making it the most widely spoken native language in Europe.
- prepositionRelational grammar term
- etymologyWord origin study
- BavariaSoutheastern German state
- BerlinGermany's largest city
- syntaxRules for arranging words
word order · Munich · Goethe · umlaut · auf Wiedersehen · compound words · beer · native speaker · Austria · grammar · dialect · verb · noun · accent · Oktoberfest · fluent · Autobahn · wanderlust
- German ColoniesBismarck, colonial rule, protectorate, Tanganyika, Marshall Islands
- German cultureOktoberfest, Bavaria, Bavarian, Berlin, Munich
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt
- German heritagelederhosen, dirndls, beer gardens, beer garden, Christmas markets
- German AmericansEllis Island, Albert Einstein, Amish, Mennonites, Lutherans
- Germanic cultureBach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Haydn
German languageFrench
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