How is German different from Spanish?

The grammar of the two languages is what makes all the difference. Spanish grammar is easy to learn and much simpler. The German language has three gender forms instead of two, and also makes use of compound nouns, which add to the fun of learning the language.

Is German or Spanish French better?

In short, Spanish is more straightforward than German and French. I feel French is slightly more complicated than German and French though it is based on my personal experience. Don’t be surprised if you hear the opposite. Difficulty level – Spanish – 6/10, German – 7/10, French – 7.5/10.

Why is German so different from other European languages?

Why is German so different than most other languages? German is conservative, and retains the capitalisation of all nouns which other Germanic languages dropped a log time ago. This makes written German look a little unusual compared to Dutch, Danish, English, and so on.

Why is France not Germanic?

East Francia became Germany and the Holy Roman Empire, and Middle Francia ran from Benelux down towards Switzerland, along the language border within the Frankish empire. So French is a Latin language with some Germanic Frankish influence, plus some Norse in Norman as well, but basically not Germanic at all.

Which language is easier French or German?

If you are a native speaker of any of the Romance languages then you will feel it easy to learn French. On the other hand, Germanic language speakers will find German a little easier. Don’t get too happy. There are some grammatical rules both in German and French that can prove to be an uphill task.

Is German more useful than Spanish?

The reasons you need to learn, the language you have knowledge about at least a bit if any, etc. But Spanish is much more used than German is. German has to be a bit easy to an English Speaker, as English is also a language which broke from Germanic languages.

Why is German and French so different?

The only common ancestor these two language families really have is Proto-Indo-European. They probably split into their two distinct branches at least 3,000 years ago (possibly as much as 5). So the reason German and French are so different is that they have been separate languages for thousands of years.

Why is German such a different language?

What both languages have in common is that they originally derived from the same proto language (Indo-European languages), but they split off around 1,000 BC, so German and French have had more than 3,000 years to “drift apart”. Even languages that belong to the same language family can be very different today.

Why are German and French so different?

Are France and Germany enemies?

Enemies for centuries, France and Germany have become closest friends in the past six decades. For France is today Germany’s closest partner in Europe and the world. This fact is itself a testament to the success of European integration.