Grammar lessons that explain the rule before you practise
Read useful grammar explanations and examples here, then continue with complete interactive lessons in A-Dictionary.
Grammar is now part of A-Dictionary
Grammar lessons are separate from vocabulary practice. Choose the exact topic you want to study, read an authored explanation, examine worked examples, and then practise the same skill.
The optional six-question starting check suggests useful topics without giving you a fixed level. As you practise, recommendations adapt to your results.
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The first language is used for explanations; the second is the language you learn and practise.
- English → Spanish
- Spanish → English
- Russian → English
- Russian → German
- Ukrainian → English
- Ukrainian → German
More explanation languages and learning directions will be added after their complete lesson content is ready.
What you get in a Grammar lesson
- A clear rule and a practical learning goal.
- Worked examples with explanations and target-language audio where it helps.
- Choice, typing and listening exercises designed for the exact topic.
- Progress that remembers completed topics and brings weak skills back for review.
- The freedom to browse every topic or use the optional starting suggestions.
Difficulty adapts quietly as you practise. A-Dictionary does not turn a short test into a public level or certificate.
Lesson preview: Spanish ser and estar
Spanish uses both ser and estar for ideas that English often expresses with “to be.” Use ser for identity, profession, origin and defining characteristics. Use estar for location and for conditions viewed as states.
Ana es médica. describes Ana’s profession. Madrid está en España. uses estar for location. The distinction is about meaning—not simply “permanent” versus “temporary.”
Lesson preview: English a, an and the
Use a or an for one nonspecific thing, and the when the listener can identify the thing. The choice between a and an follows sound, not spelling.
That is why English has a university, which begins with the consonant sound /j/, but an hour, where the written h is silent.
Lesson preview: German noun gender and articles
German nouns have grammatical gender. In the nominative, the definite articles are der for masculine, die for feminine and das for neuter nouns: der Tisch, die Lampe, das Buch.
Gender belongs to the noun, so a useful habit is to learn every new noun together with its article. Later lessons show how article forms change with case.
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