Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (Routledge Reference Grammars) (German Edition)
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Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer’s German Grammar and Usage provides you with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today. In a revised layout to improve ease of consultation, this new edition includes: concise descriptions of the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use completely reorganized tables of grammatical features examples of grammar taken from contemporary German, helping you to understand the underlying grammatical principles more quickly invaluable guidance on pronunciation and word stress discussion of new words from English roots, helping you to communicate in German as Germans do today clarification on current spellings of German with full detail on the most recent revisions to the rules list of useful internet resources for students, teachers and all learners of German Praised for its lucid explanations, this new edition explains and clearly distinguishes formal and informal spoken and written usage. Hammer’s German Grammar offers you a combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage that you will find invaluable, whether a student or a teacher, at intermediate or advanced level. Review: Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 7th ed. - I bought this 7th edition (the current one as to Sept 2024) of Hammer's German Grammar and Usage to replace the 4th edition, since both the German and the English languages change, and the German text data base continues to grow. This is a book for the advanced learner and user of German. I lived in Germany for two years when I was a teenager around 1954 (US Army dependent), majored in German at Harvard (after which I went off to medical school), and still read the language nearly every day, and speak it when I get the chance - but I still find this book heavy going. With frequent asides of "Yeah, that's how you say it, but I never understood why before" and "Uh-oh, I've been saying that wrong for the last 70 years." The book walks you through what you remember of English grammar (you DO remember the pluperfect subjunctive, of course!), and proceeds to compare and contrast how German handles the same situation, in unbelievable detail. When to say sollen and when to say müssen, which prepositions govern the genitive case in formal and informal usage, how gender and plurals happen (with the exceptions, and the exceptions to the exceptions). I find it best to read it in small doses! Every grammatical principle is followed by copious examples (sometimes translated and sometimes not), drawn from a huge data base of German texts, and sometimes followed by attributions (to individual authors, newspapers, and other public sources). An occasional minor impediment for the US user is that the translations of the examples are into British English. This is NOT a book for beginning German with (I don't know how many semesters it takes, since I didn't learn the language in school), not a stocking stuffer for your grandchild who's taking first year German. I think you need Hammer's German Grammar when you know you need it. I'd be curious to know what the book looks like to a native German, and how useful it would be for someone competent but not native either in English or in German. I noted some favorable reviews in Spanish and Portuguese. Review: The book has helped my performance to get closer to fluency. - I'm sure the authors spent a lot of time to help the learners read in what I believe to be the most effective text book.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 116 Reviews |
R**D
Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 7th ed.
I bought this 7th edition (the current one as to Sept 2024) of Hammer's German Grammar and Usage to replace the 4th edition, since both the German and the English languages change, and the German text data base continues to grow. This is a book for the advanced learner and user of German. I lived in Germany for two years when I was a teenager around 1954 (US Army dependent), majored in German at Harvard (after which I went off to medical school), and still read the language nearly every day, and speak it when I get the chance - but I still find this book heavy going. With frequent asides of "Yeah, that's how you say it, but I never understood why before" and "Uh-oh, I've been saying that wrong for the last 70 years." The book walks you through what you remember of English grammar (you DO remember the pluperfect subjunctive, of course!), and proceeds to compare and contrast how German handles the same situation, in unbelievable detail. When to say sollen and when to say müssen, which prepositions govern the genitive case in formal and informal usage, how gender and plurals happen (with the exceptions, and the exceptions to the exceptions). I find it best to read it in small doses! Every grammatical principle is followed by copious examples (sometimes translated and sometimes not), drawn from a huge data base of German texts, and sometimes followed by attributions (to individual authors, newspapers, and other public sources). An occasional minor impediment for the US user is that the translations of the examples are into British English. This is NOT a book for beginning German with (I don't know how many semesters it takes, since I didn't learn the language in school), not a stocking stuffer for your grandchild who's taking first year German. I think you need Hammer's German Grammar when you know you need it. I'd be curious to know what the book looks like to a native German, and how useful it would be for someone competent but not native either in English or in German. I noted some favorable reviews in Spanish and Portuguese.
C**7
The book has helped my performance to get closer to fluency.
I'm sure the authors spent a lot of time to help the learners read in what I believe to be the most effective text book.
C**H
value as promised
German desk grammar reference!!++++++
P**R
Great tool for learning German!
Now I'm going to spend my summer studying German!
W**E
Typo
There's a typo in the noun chart.
Y**R
This book does not have all the answers.
Despite being voluminous and having lots of grammatical details, the book does not have a table that lists all the possessive adjectives/pronouns (my, yours, his, her, theirs. . . ). It only lists them for the first person. There are smaller cheaper books that have the complete information on the possessives.
S**N
Kindle edition does not work on kindle!
You can bring it up on goodreads but when you buy something for kindle it should be able to be downloaded to a kindle.
C**I
Nice affordable copy
Nice affordable copy
K**E
The only one you'll need
This excellent German grammar book is now in its 7th edition. I bought the first edition from 1971 and Martin Durrell has done a fine job of updating the content. Lots of examples - not just formal descriptions. This really is a reference grammar than every student of German should have. Gut gemacht!
M**L
Grammatik
Das buch ist wichtig und verständlich. Ich empfehle es für jeder Mensch.
L**S
Contenido excelente, calidad de impresión no
Doy 4 estrellas. DeberÃan ser 5 por el contenido, pero la calidad de la impresión no es muy buena. En cuanto al contenido, lo encuentro perfecto. El libro es claro, bien estructurado y exhaustivo. Es difÃcil encontrar una duda que no sea resuelta por el libro. Elegà éste después de mirar otros más "amigables". Prefiero un libro muy detallado, incluso si al principio resulta un poco abrumador, que uno más "fácil" que deja aspectos sin tratar. Sin embargo, la calidad de impresión no es buena. Compré la 7ª edición en tapa blanda e inmediatamente la devolvÃ. Las letras no son muy nÃtidas, tiene poca definición; y el fondo blanco está salpicado de puntitos negros. Quizá esto se debe a la decisión de que los tÃtulos de apartados y de tablas sean en color, lo cual creo que no aporta nada. HabrÃa preferido una edición con el texto todo en negro y mejor calidad de impresión. La versión en tapa dura, que compré para sustituir a la de tapa blanda, tiene mejor calidad de impresión, pero tampoco muy buena.
R**Y
Good reference for B1 plus students
Good product but written mainly for more advanced students. A novice might find this a little overwhelming.
V**N
Excelente Gramática do Alemão!
Antes de comprar esta gramática, eu usei a Gramática Prática Michaelis e a "Gramática Alemã" do Herbert Andreas Welker (HAW). A "Hammer's German Grammar and Usage" deixa as duas no chinelo. Ela é MUITO mais completa e MUITO mais didática que a do HAW. Sinceramente, seria uma benção se todas as lÃnguas tivessem uma gramática tão completa e didática quanto essa. Se você consegue ler em inglês, NÃO PENSE DUAS VEZES: compre essa e aproveite.
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