German
Cases first. Prepositions second.
the shape of this subject
German's four cases scare students into memorization. Brainback trains the reasoning behind each case, one guiding question at a time.
Because german rewards the students who do the reps — and punishes the ones who outsource them.
- discipline
- Languages
- typical weekly load
- daily practice · 30-45 min · frequent recall
- covered on plan
- all plans (free forever)
Every german concept Brainback covers.
Add German as a Learn subject and every problem in these areas routes to the Socratic tutor — attempt-first, hint-laddered, output-guarded.
What one turn in german actually looks like.
Attempt → correction → guiding question. No answer. Ever. Verbatim from a beta session.
Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch — dative for the indirect object…
Nominative, accusative, dative, or genitive — what's the role in the sentence?
no answer · one guiding question · your next move
How real attempts start. How Brainback nudges.
- Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch — dative for the indirect object…
- Nominative, accusative, dative, or genitive — what's the role in the sentence?
the anti-pattern
What german looks like when the AI does the thinking.
Answer machines make german look like a solved problem. It isn't. The exam room reveals whose reasoning was built and whose was rented.
- M1Translating word-for-word instead of thought-for-thought.
- M2Skipping the sound of the sentence — reading only for meaning.
- M3Relying on cognates without checking gender / case.
- M4Practicing recognition (reading) at the expense of production (writing/speaking).
the recall card
What a spaced-repetition card looks like in german.
Every wrong attempt and low-scored explain-back becomes a card. SM-2 schedules them — the tricky ones come back tomorrow, the solid ones drift out to next week, then next month.
Recall the core concept in your own words. Then apply it to a fresh example under 2 minutes.
Related subjects.
The subject where the shortcut has always been most expensive.
The subject where wrong feels right — until Brainback slows you down.
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Balance the equation. In the right order.
Systems, not slogans.
german — ready when you are
Start your first german session.
Attempt-first. Never the answer. Add it as a Learn subject in 30 seconds.