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# German B1: vocabulary and grammar

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What the B1 level holds: themed word sets with native audio and grammar topics with exercises.

Intermediate: opinions, plans, problems, media, work, and study.

## Vocabulary

- [Abstract Nouns I — Concepts](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/abstrakta-i-konzepte.md) · B1 · Goethe B1 · Nouns — In “Abstract Nouns I — Concepts”, practise German vocabulary at B1 level, including Vorteil, Bedingung, Ursache. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [Abstract Nouns II — Processes](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/abstrakta-ii-prozesse.md) · B1 · Goethe B1 · Nouns — The “Abstract Nouns II — Processes” set covers abstract nouns for processes, developments and results. Learn nouns together with their German articles and notice the differences between similar terms.
- [Adverbs & Connectors](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/adverbien-und-konnektoren.md) · B1 · Adjectives · Goethe B1 · Grammar — In “Adverbs & Connectors”, practise German vocabulary at B1 level, including allerdings, deshalb, trotzdem. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [Banking & Finance](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/bank-und-finanzen.md) · B1 · Shopping · Goethe B1 · Economy — In “Banking & Finance”, practise German vocabulary at B1 level, including Überweisung, Kredit, Versicherung. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [Treatment & Pharmacy](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/behandlung-und-apotheke.md) · B1 · Health · Goethe B1 — The “Treatment & Pharmacy” set covers medical treatment, medication and pharmacy. Notice which situations each word fits, and make short sentences of your own.
- [Career & Profession](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/beruf-und-karriere.md) · B1 · Work · Goethe B1 · Nouns — The “Career & Profession” set covers nouns for job applications, employment contracts, career and professional development. Learn nouns together with their German articles and notice the differences between similar terms.

[All B1 sets (41)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/b1.md)

## Grammar

- [Genitive: Possession and Names](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/german-genitive-possession-and-names.md) · B1 · 3 exercises — Learn how the German genitive expresses possession and relationships. Practise articles, noun endings, names, and rewriting von + dative.
- [Comparative Clauses with je … desto/umso](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/german-je-desto-umso-comparative-clauses.md) · B1 · 4 exercises — Learn to express proportional change with je … desto/umso. Practise comparative forms, verb-final order in the je-clause, and verb-second order in the main clause.
- [Konjunktiv II: Unreal Wishes](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/konjunktiv-ii-unreal-wishes-and-conditions.md) · B1 · 4 exercises — Learn to express unreal wishes and hypothetical conditions with Konjunktiv II. Practise wenn-clauses, würde + infinitive, and verb position.
- [Indirect Questions](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/german-indirect-questions.md) · B1 · 3 exercises — Learn to report German wh-questions and yes/no questions as subordinate clauses. Practise question words or ob, verb-final order, and polite introductory phrases.
- [Relative Pronouns: der, die, das](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/german-relative-pronouns-nominative-accusative-dative.md) · B1 · 6 exercises — Learn to describe people and things more precisely with German relative clauses. Choose relative pronouns in the nominative, accusative, and dative, including forms used after prepositions, and place the verb at the end.
- [Reflexive Pronouns: Dative or Accusative?](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/reflexive-pronouns-dative-vs-accusative.md) · B1 · 3 exercises — Distinguish dative and accusative reflexive pronouns. Learn why an additional accusative object often requires mir or dir, and practise verbs whose meaning changes with the construction.
- [Future I: Future Events and Assumptions](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/future-i-future-and-assumptions.md) · B1 · 4 exercises — Learn how to use werden + infinitive for future events and assumptions. Distinguish formal Futur I from the present tense for fixed plans, and use wohl, vielleicht, and wahrscheinlich appropriately.
- [Prepositional Adverbs: da(r)- and wo(r)-](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1/german-prepositional-adverbs-dar-wor.md) · B1 · 3 exercises — Learn to refer to things, situations, and clauses with da(r)- and ask about them with wo(r)-. Distinguish these forms from preposition + pronoun for people and from spatial or temporal da-words.

[All B1 grammar topics (20)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/b1.md)

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