Hammer's German Grammar and Usage (HRG)

Long trusted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly grammar available, Hammer's German Grammar and Usage provides students and teachers with a complete guide to German as it is written and spoken today.

It includes clear and concise descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of German and their use, illustrated by numerous examples taken from contemporary German and distinguishes the most common forms of usage, both formal and informal. This combination of reference grammar and manual of current usage will prove invaluable to students and teachers of German from intermediate through to advanced level.

Praised for its clear layout and lucid explanations, the new edition includes updated examples clearly located in the present and therefore with direct relevance to today's students, discussion of new words from English roots in current use such as, 'erbloggen' and 'zertweeten', as well as an entirely new chapter on pronunciation.