Yes, that's right, except for the important part. I'm sure the percentages are off, but here's the basic idea: To correctly form simple German sentences you n

Yes, that's right, except for the important part. I'm sure the percentages are off, but here's the basic idea: To correctly form simple German sentences you need to learn 90% of the non-vocabulary elements of the language. To get to mastery, you have to learn the other 10%. To correctly form simple English sentences you need to learn 10% of the non-vocabulary elements of the language. To get to mastery, you have to learn the other 90%.