Do all WortGo cards include audio recordings?
No. A card can store an audio URL. If none is present, pronunciation falls back to the browser speech engine.
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German flashcards that carry more than a translation
A useful German card shows the article, the plural, the root, two examples, and — for verbs — conjugations and the preposition the word takes.
Most German flashcards fail at the same point: they store a lemma and one gloss. That is enough to recognise a word on a list. It is not enough to use it.
WortGo cards can store the German word, an English translation, further interface-language translations, gender, plural, word type, CEFR level, prefix, suffix, root, IPA, a memory hint, verb forms, and preposition patterns. Examples, synonyms, antonyms, and etymology live with the card content.
kommen — verb, A1
- IPA: [ˈkɔmən]
- Forms: komme, kommst, kommt … / kam … / ist gekommen
- Patterns: kommen aus + Dativ, kommen zu + Dativ
- Synonyms: erscheinen, eintreffen, gelangen
- Antonyms: gehen, verlassen
die Förderung — noun, B1
- Plural: die Förderungen
- Root: fördern, suffix -ung
- Pattern: Förderung von + Dativ
ausruhen — separable verb, B1
- Present: ruhe aus, ruhst aus …
- Perfect: hat ausgeruht
- Pattern: sich ausruhen von + Dativ
Why each field is there
- Gender, because a German noun without der, die, or das is unfinished.
- Plural, because it is often irregular and not guessable from the singular.
- Root, prefix, and suffix, because German builds meaning by composition.
- Preposition plus case, because warten auf + Akkusativ is the production detail a gloss hides.
- Two examples, because context is what makes recall transferable to speech.
What you actually see
Review cards have three designs: classic, modern, and accessible. Modern is the default. The front shows the German word with gender, type, level, plural, and pronunciation when present. The back shows the translation, examples, morphology, and — for verbs — conjugation and preposition tables.
The accessible design omits the synonym and antonym panels so the remaining text stays larger.
Audio plays a recorded URL when one exists. Otherwise the browser reads the word in German. Recorded audio is not guaranteed on every card.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does every word include full conjugations?
The card model supports Präsens, Präteritum, and Perfekt plus preposition patterns. Coverage depends on the word data, not on a promise that every lemma is complete.
How should a beginner learn noun gender?
Learn the article with the noun, not after it. Review der Tisch, not Tisch, and keep the plural on the same card.