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  1. Grammar German Genitive Case: Des, Der, and Duden's Own Genitivregel Des and der mark the genitive on the article, and masculine or neuter nouns often mark it again with their own -s — plurals and personal pronouns follow a different pattern of their own. Duden's own rule explains why skipping the noun's -s is still wrong.
  2. Grammar Spanish Pronouns: All Six Families in One Place Six pronoun families (subject, object, reflexive, prepositional, possessive, demonstrative) share most forms; they diverge mainly by person and region.
  3. Grammar Spanish Imperfect Endings: The Two Patterns and Three Exceptions Every regular Spanish verb takes one of only two endings sets in the imperfect. The accent marks aren't random either: two separate spelling rules decide exactly where they land.
  4. Loanwords Habibi Meaning: What Arabic's Most Common Term of Endearment Actually Means Habibi literally means "my beloved," but that single gloss hides how far the word stretches: family, friends, and even strangers, not just romance.
  5. Phrases How to Say Happy Birthday in Spanish (Plus the Song Most People Actually Sing) "Feliz cumpleaños" is the same across the Spanish-speaking world, but in Mexico, the song sung at the party usually isn't the English tune translated.
  6. Loanwords Maknae Meaning: A Korean Word Now in the OED Maknae names the youngest member of a family or group, a Korean word centuries older than K-pop. The OED added it as a headword in December 2024.
  7. Loanwords Cabrón Meaning: RAE Ranks "Male Goat" Sixth Out of Nine Definitions Cabrón literally means a male goat, cabra plus the augmentative suffix -ón. RAE ranks that literal sense sixth out of nine, behind five vulgar or colloquial meanings.
  8. Phrases How to Say I Love You in Spanish: Te Quiero vs. Te Amo Spanish gives you two ways to say "I love you," and picking the wrong one either undersells how you feel or comes on far stronger than you meant to.
  9. Phrases How to Say Good Night in Spanish (And Why It's Not Just a Farewell) "Buenas noches" translates as "good night," but in Spanish it's mainly a greeting said on arrival after dark, not a farewell before bed.
  10. Conjugations Ser Conjugation: The Complete Guide to Every Tense Ser is Spanish's most irregular verb, born of two Latin verbs. All 19 paradigms, simple and compound, are here, sourced from the RAE conjugation table.

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