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FIRST
GERMAN COMPOSITION
BY
PHILIP SCHUYLER ALLEN
Associate Professor of Germati Literature in the University of Chicago
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1912
COPYWGHT, 191 2,
BY
H£NRY jJOa.T AND COMPANY
IN MEMORIAM
'i»\»\ft^-.v-u Ci 4^- «-«-*"
CAMKLOT PRESS, l8-aO OAK STRBHT, NEW YORK
PREFACE
The story of First German Composition can be told in a
few words. I could not find for the teaching of elementary
German composition a book that contained enough very
simple material. So I made one.
One reason, I think, that composition has not been taught
earlier, for a longer period, and better in our high schools is,
that teachers have realized the book for their purpose did
not exist. I would not have these words construed to mean
that there are not a number of excellent composition-manuals
in the field — I say merely that in my opinion they do not
offer a goodly amount of extremely simple, natural, and
concrete material.
I shall not be content unless First German Composition is
found to be a most practical book for use during the second
year of German in secondary schools, even in those which
have only a two years* course. It is not "graded" in the
sense that it begins with easy words and phrases and ends
with long puzzle-sentences which illustrate hanging par-
ticipial constructions, the pluperfect subjunctive, and the
gerundive. First German Composition is easy at the begin-
ning, in the middle, and at the end. It aims to give the
student constant opportunity to write, and write, and write
the sort of simple idiomatic German that he must know be-
fore he can work out long puzzles in philosophical diction.
It is ** practice that makes perfect'* and to practise a thing
means to do it over and over again — and then yet again.
Teachers will miss from First German Composition " episto-
lary German," ''conunercial German," and long prose-models
925083
IV PREFACE
for "free reproduction." These matters are all vastly im-
portant, but they have no place in a primary composition-
book. The average American is reasonably sure to blunder
badly in letter-writing even after a ten years' residence
abroad; commercial terminology must and should be learned
separately by Americans who wish to be clerks and book-
keepers in German mercantile houses; and nobody can re-
produce freely and adequately the words of a foreign writer
until he has advanced far beyond the stage marked by First
German Composition. Therefore I do not treat of these
things, in order not to cloud the issue; which is to furnish
a great deal of the sort of sentences which an American boy
or girl can translate with more or less fluency. The first
part of First German Composition contains only separate
sentences, the second part only connected discourse — short
stories.
I hesitated long before deciding to use in this book stories
taken from my two readers herein and !Da{)eim. I was
afraid that while some teachers might be glad to have their
students begin composition-work with German models they
were already acquainted with, other teachers might sigh for
brand-new material. But while I was debating the question
I discovered that herein and ^al^eltn were finding wide use
not only as readers, but as the basis of formal courses in
composition. And thus the matter of re-using their mate-
rials really settled itself. It did not seem sensible to run the
risk of preparing new stories which might prove less fit for
composition-work than those already at hand.
No one, I imagine, will be sorry to have copious Exercises
in Conversation throughout First German Composition as an
integral part of each lesson. Simple composition-manuals
which do not offer good opportunity for spoken German
must be prepared by people like the mother whose boy had
PREFACE V
never learned to talk because he had only been taught to
read and write.
The Memory Exercises and the Grammar Review will be
found necessary to any class, if the experience of my col-
leagues and myself in teaching the writing of German at the
University of Chicago may be considered a safe guide. First
German Composition, like other composition-manuals, is in-
tended only for students who have learned at some time the
prime essentials of simple German. But I do not take it for
granted that a student has retained fresh in his mind all
these essentials, just because he has learned them once upon
a time. He should learn them twice upon a time, at least,
and have them well in mind while practising his first formal
course in the writing of easy German.
I beheve teachers generally will wish to use the lists of
idiomatic phrases which illustrate the uses of certain prepo-
sitions, adverbs, and conjunctions. Exercises for translation,
based upon these lists, have been furnished with the idea of
making them more valuable to the individual student. It
is not only a necessity for the young student to learn as
many of these phrases as he can; it is a most pleasant and
encouraging thing for him to have them ready in the time of
conversational need.
My friends have been good to me. Dr. Jacob H. Heinzel-
man and Dr. Paul H. Phillipson have given me invaluable
aid, when I was preparing the book. A large part of the
English vocabulary is the work of Miss Frieda L. Martini.
Prof. Starr W. Cutting and Prof. Chester N. Gould read the
MS before it was sent to the printers. My sole conscious
indebtedness to books is to Prof. Calvin Thomas' sterling
A Practical German Grammar — a work which has made the
editing of a dozen books a pleasure to me; to Prof. H. C. G.
von Jagemann's Elements of German Syntax — a book which
VI PREFACE
has helped me from my first day of teaching until now; and
to Miss Schrakamp's German Grammatical Drill which —
strangely enough — I came to know only when the last
touches were being given to First German Composition. I
shall not avail myself of time-worn phrases in making public
my gratitude to these co-laborers in my chosen field of work.
I shall only say that First German Composition would be
much the poorer except for their kindly helpfulness.
Philip Schuyler Allen
The University of CmcAGO
July 15, 1912
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY
PAGE
Division into Syllables xi
Use of Capitals xi
Punctuation xii
Suggestions Regarding the Use of Tenses xiii
Normal Word-Order. The Main Sentence xiv
Inverted Word-Order. The Main Sentence xvi
Word-Order in Dependent Clauses xvii
Words Recommended for Careful Study xviii
Determination of German Gender xxiv
Pronouns of Direct Address xxiv
Homely Idioms xxv
(Erftet Sletl
!t)ic %txxtn finb ju @nbc 2
^an« flet)t jur (©c^ulc 6
Suf bcm SBcQC jur (©d^ule 10
?iacr Slnfang i[t fd^mcr 14
(Sine gragc 18
3iUflcnb \)at fcinc ^ugcnb 22
3n bcr (©pcifcfammer 26
aiber m(^t bic ^cppid^c! 30
glir ftlnfsig Wennigc <5irup 34
OnfcISluQuft 38
SBatcrS ©cburtstag 42
$)cr gh)citc (September 46
SBa8 id) faf) unb ^orte 50
(Sine leifc Slnbeutung 54
!Da« 2Beif)na(^t«fc[t 58
2)iefc (SJcfd^ic^te j)at feinc SD^oral 62
vii
Vm CONTENTS
^tpetter Ceil
moiliqt unb brodige ^efc^ic^ten
PAGE
^tc 9?ci[ctaf(^c 68
SDer hamburger !Dom 72
!Die Settler unb ber ?e()rer 76
@in 5lbcnb bei ^rofe[[or i^cbermann 80
©itoefter 84
^aragrapf) I 88
©(^ufter grot)tid^ 92
T)tv ^Setter qu« Slmcrifa 96
gri^ mirb ©olbat 100
!Der Surfc^e beg §crrn ^auptmann 104
C>err ©berg auf ber 9?ei[e 108
!DicSBettc 112
!Da« Jelep^on flingclt 116
SDcr 9ute Onfel 118
Sim Slbcnb m(^ ber ©(^lad^t 119
^raftifc^cr ©cftrout^ ber ^ropofttioncn
German-English Vocabulary 149
English- German Vocabulary 191
INDEX TO GRAMMAR REVIEW
SECTION PAGE
1. Umlaut in Strong Verbs with Root- vowel c 5
2. Umlaut in Strong Verbs with Root-vowel a 5
3. Inverted Order 9
4. Comparison of Adjectives 9
5. Substitutes for Personal Pronouns 13
6. Five German Words for when 13
7. Use of e6 gibt, eg gab 17
8. Prepositions with Dative and Accusative 17
9. Tense-Auxiliaries fein and l^aben 21
10. Declension of Adjectives 21
1 1 . Congruence of Pronouns 25
CONTENTS IX
SECTION PAGE
12. Intransitive Verbs with Dative 29
13. Membership of Noun-Declensions 33
14. Exercise in Classification of Nouns 33
15. Plural Forms of Nouns 37
16. Future Tense of Verbs 37
17. Weak and Strong Verbs 41
18. Exercise in Adjective Endings 41
rg. Dependent Word-Order 45
20. Review Exercise in Translation .' 45
21. Perfect Tense of Verbs 49
22. Review Exercise in Translation 49
23. Paradigm of Separable Verb 53
24. Feminine Forms of Masculine Nouns 53
25. Antonyms 53
26. Pluperfect Tense of Verbs 53
27. Particles f)cr and l^in . 57
28. Passive and Pseudo-Passive 57
29. Co-ordinating Conjunctions 61
30. Exercise in Conjunctions 61
31. Substitution of Perfect for Preterit 61
32. Paradigm of Passive Voice 65
33. Exercise in Passive 65
34. Inseparable Prefixes 66
35. Transference from Poetry to Prose 71
36. Oral Exercise 71
37. Determination of Gender from Form 75
38. Exercise in Gender 75
39. Determination of Gender from Meaning 79
40. Participial Constructions 79
41. Dependent Clauses 79
42. Modal Auxiliaries 83
43. Use of fonncn 83
44. Useofbilrfcn 87
45. Exercise in bllrfcn 87
46. Use of mdgcn 91
47. Exercise in ntOQcn 91
48. Use of mii[[cn 95
49. Exercise in mliffcn 95
50. Useoffoltcn 99
51. Exercise in fotten 99
X CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
52. Use of hJoHcn 103
53. Exercise in h)oHcn 103
54. Substitution for Infinitive Clauses 107
55. Exercise in Subordinate Clauses 107
56. Review Exercise in Translation 107
57. Dependent Subjunctive Ill
•58. Exercise in Dependent Subjunctive Ill
59. Subjunctive of Indirect Discourse 11^
60. Present Subjunctive for Preterit 115
61. Conditional Mode 115
62. Exercise in Indirect Discourse 119
63.- Substitutes for "there is," "there was" 120
64. Exercise in Substitution 120
INTRODUCTORY
Division into Syllables
In the division of words a single consonant goes with
the following syllable: tre4en, na^en. As d^, \d), i, p\), t^
represent simple sounds they remain undivided: ^ii=ci^cr,
The last of a group of two or more consonants goes
with the following syllable: 5(n=!cr, gin^Qcr, Sar4c, dliMtt,
SBaf^cr, f nof=pe, tap==fer, famp=fen, ^arp^fen, ^^^\d, tvaHm,
<Stab=tc, 53erh)anb4e. d is divided into two f's: ^aMe,
©tilf^fc, ft remains indivisible: 2a^\ttn, be-ftc, fo^ften,
gcn^ftcr.
Compound words are excepted from the above rules, in
that they are divided according to their component parts:
:Dien^4a0, ^tiir^angel, @mp=fan0«=an=jeiQe, ^ox^au^^\d^^uM;
such division is made, even when it does not accord with
the customary pronunciation of the word: f)ier=auf, fier-cin,
f)ln=au«, bar^iiber, mar^um, morgan, be^ob^ad^tcn, t)oH=enben.
Use of Capitals
All nouns and words used as nouns are spelled with a
capital letter: bie SD^auS the mouse, ha^ ®utc, S[Baf)rc unb
@d^5ne the good, the beautiful, and the true, ettDa^ 5^eue^
something new, ha^ $oren hearing, ber ^eutfc^e German.
<Bk you and 3^v your employ capitals in all their cases,
but bu you and bein your are capitalized only in letters
and formal writings, id) only at the beginning of a sentence.
xi
xii mXRODUCTORY
Adjectives ending in {i)\d) derived from names of people
and places are generally written with a small initial:
bit lut^erifd^c ^ird^e the Lutheran church, mol^ammebanlfc^c
^llger Mohammedan pilgrims, clceronianifcfte ^erebfamfeit
Ciceronian eloquence, fatontfc^c (Strenge Catonian severity,
rl^cinifd^e (Stcibte Rhenish cities, frangoftfc^e SSaren French
wares.
Nouns used adverbially are rarely capitalized: abcnb^ in
the evening, nad^t^ in the night, ]^au^=()alten keep house,
ftatt^finben take place.
Punctuation
The comma is used, where English omits it, before in-
finitive phrases and subordinate clauses: fie befc^loffen, cln
gro^e^ i^t\t su feiem they determined to celebrate a festival;
ha^ ©etb, meld^eg bu tnir Qegeben ()aft the money that you
gave me.
The comma is omitted, where English uses it, before
the last of a series of words or phrases in the same con-
struction: elne @6ftube, eine SSof)nftube unb eine Qute (Btube a
dining-room, a living-room, and a parlor.
The colon is always used in German before direct quo-
tations: !Da fagte er: ,,'^a^ ift unmoglic^!"
The first mark of quotation is written at the bottom of
the line: ber 5^ame „3lfenftein" the name "Ilsenstein."
The apostrophe is not used to mark the genitive of
proper names: ®oet()e^ SKerfe Goethe's works; ^omer^
3lia^ Homer's Iliad.
The hyphen is generally not used in compound words:
SSerQifenteinnic^t forget-me-not. It is used, however, to
indicate that one part of a compound has been sup-
pressed: bie 2Bitn)en= unb ^aifenfaffc fund for widows and
orphans; 3ugenbluft unb -leib joy and grief of youth.
INTRODUCTORY XUl
The exclamation-point is used much more frequently in
German than in English. Properly, it should follow every
injunction or direct request: 2txnm ®ic ba« 2ith\ learn the
song. It is also used after a phrase of direct address, par-
ticularly in letters: 90?eine ^^atnen unb $>erren! ladies and
gentlemen; lieber Cnfel! dear uncle.
Suggestions Regarding the Use of Tenses
German Present corresponds to English Present:
(a) to express general facts: !l)eutfd&Ianb ift beinaf)C fo
fir 06 tt)ie ber ©taat Xeja^ Germany is almost as large as
the state of Texas.
(b) in vivid narration of past events: ^loyid^ t)erfaQt btc
9)?afd}ine be^ ^(cronautcn — ber (Sinbeder fc^iefet f)tvah unb tin
^ii)xd and taufcnb ^ef)(en bringt sum ^Immel suddenly the
engine of the aeronaut misses — the monoplane shoots
downward, and a shout from a thousand throats rises to
the sky.
German Present corresponds to English Future; this use
of the present is a, far greater favorite in German than in
English:
SDIorgen rclfc id^ nad^ 53erlin I shall go to Berlin to-morrow;
id) Qef)e bod^ noc^ einmal nad) 3ena I shall go to Jena again,
say what you will. But the future tense is employed in
German when a more distant time is meant: ^n jtoei 3a()'
rcn merbc id) nac^ ©uropa Qe()en I shall go to Europe in two
years.
German Present corresponds to English Present Perfect:
To express past events or states which continue into
the present: SS^ic lange finb (Bit fd^on in ^eutfd^Ianb? how
XIV INTRODUCTORY
long have you been in Germany? In German such sen-
tences are usually reinforced by the adverb fd^on.
German Preterit corresponds to English Preterit:
(a) in continued narration.
(b) especially as the equivalent of the English progres-
sive form: dx fag am Xi\^ unb fc^rleb eincn 53rief, tDie x<i) cin-
trat he was sitting at the table and was writing a letter,
just as I was coming in.
German Preterit corresponds to English Pluperfect:
To express events or states which began before a stated
time and were still continuing at that time: 3d^ tt)ar feit
\td)^ SSocfjcn in Berlin, al^ ber altc ^aifer ftarb I had been six
weeks in Berlin, when the old emperor died.
German Present Perfect corresponds to English Present
Perfect:
In reporting individual occurrences of the immediate
past: ©d^TTtibt^ ftnb umgcgogen the Smiths have moved; ber
53Iife {)at Qcfd^Iagen the lightning has struck. But in Eng-
lish, even in such cases, we are prone to use the preterit:
I met your brother last week borige SKod^c f)aht id) beinen
^rubcr getroffen. See page 6i, § 31, below.
German Future corresponds to English Future, but in one
construction it is used where English employs a present:
©ic hjerben ha^ ®ebid)t n)oI)l fenncn you probably know
the poem.
Normal Word-Order. The Main Sentence
The word-order in the main sentence is Subject, Per-
sonal Verb, Adverb of Time, Direct Object, and Predi-
cate. The Predicate is a Past Participle, a Dependent
Infinitive, or an Adjective:
INTRODUCTORY XV
S^ i)abc f)cutc mclnc Hufgabc gclcmt
3i)r felb fd^on iriebcr miibc
<Sic mad^ten abenb^ ^ild^er lefen
If the direct object is a personal pronoun, it precedes the
indirect object:
@r bat e« feincnt greunbe gegebcn
^cr 9)^ann iDoltte fie fetner grau scigcn
Otherwise the indirect object precedes:
3)cr ©d^iiler moKte feinem 5D^eifter (Sbi^e madden
(Sr reid^te bent 9[)^anne fclnen SBeutcl
!Die grau batte bem ^naben bie 9JJlifee Qcfd^enft
Adverbs of time immediately follow the personal verb:
(Sic iDcrben toicber ®elb baben
(Sr mar einmal in ^cutfd^Ianb getDefcn
3d^ module tnorQcn su $aufe blelben
But if the object (direct or indirect) be a personal pro-
noun, this object precedes the adverb of time:
@r tDoHte mid^ morgen tnltnebTnen
^er Tlann bat ibn plo^ltd^ Qefd^lagcn
3)ie 9JJutter tDirb ibm ofterS ^ud^en Qeben
The adverb of time precedes the adverb of place:
SKir iDcrbcn ncid^fte ifiSod^e nad^ (Suropa h)anbcrn
(Sr batte t)or brci 3abren itn ^ranfenbau^ gelegen
®ic ftnb furs tJorber in ber ©d^ulc getDefen
All adverbs, except those of time, follow the object of the
verb:
Bit bat bag ^inb ftngftltd^ angefeben
(Sr mUk feinem 53ater gar nid^t gef)ord^en
S^^r l^abt ba^ ^ufeifen auf ber ©trafee gcfunben
XVI INTRODUCTORY
The negatives nic, ntd^t, nlcmal^, !einc«tt)C0«, etc., stand im-
mediately before the verb they qualify:
^Ic 9}?uttcr iDoIIte ii)m ben ^uc^en ntd^t geben
Sd) \)ahc ben SD^ann in meinem gangen !^eben nie gefeften
Qd) farm eg U)m feinegmegg glauben
Inverted Word-Order. The Main Sentence
The personal verb precedes the subject:
In Questions:
^arf id) urn bie 53utter bitten?
SSo 0ef)en bie TlUnncx jeljt f)in?
5ln trelc^em ©ijmnafiunt toirb er ^el^rer toerben?
In Commands:
?emen Sie ha^ ©ebid^t au§n)enbiG!
<Bd)tn ^k nur ben faulen ^naben!
@eben <Sie nxir bag ®elb, ober id) fd^iege ©ic tot!
In Exclamations:
^ab' id) bod) nie bie Strafeen fo einfant gefel)en!
@te()en h)ie gelfen bod) itdd 9}?anner gegeneinanbcr!
^atte id) }a nie ein fc^onereg SBeib gefel^en!
In Optative Clauses:
§atte id) bod) nie biefe ©tabt t)crlaffen!
SBcire er nur toieber bei ung!
TloQt xi)x ganseg ?eben ein gliicflid^eg fein!
In Conditional Clauses, not introduced by irenn:
^d)dnt bie <Sonne nur f)erein, fpring t)om i8ett f)eraug!
§atte id) ®ie nic^t gefe()en, fo mare id) fd^on ju ^aufe.
^ftre eg jeljt Winter, fonnten n)ir ©d^littfd^ul^ laufen.
INTRODUCTORY XVU
Whenever the sentence begins with any word except the
subject:
(a) Words or Phrases
@ine« Xage^ alfo ftarb ber 53ater.
Hn ber SSanb \)anQtn ^ilber unb cm ©piegeL
3n elnetn filf)Ien ©runbe ba Qtl)t ein SD^uf)lcnrab.
©leid^ nad^ bem (Sffen Derliefe er ba^ 3i^nxer,
(b) Dependent Clauses
5ll§ id) in bie ©tube l^ineintrat, fat) id^ fie,
©f)e id^ ba^ $>au^ berliefe, mad^te id^ bie genfter ju.
S^ad^betn er fid^ gebabet \)atU, ging er ju ^ett,
(c) Quotations
„^u 9ef)ft morgen jur (Sd^ule," fagt ber 5Sater.
Ma^ Wt bir?" ()atte ber ^e^rer gefragt.
„9[)^ein 5$ater ift ^ud^binber," anttoortete ber ^nabe.
Word-Order in Dependent Clauses
The word-order in the dependent clause is Connective,
Subject, Object, Predicate, Personal Verb. The connec-
tive is always either a conjunction or a relative pronoun.
See pages 45, § 19; 61, § 29.
din ^Ir^t mug fommen, iDenn er gerufen tDirb.
Stiffen <Sie, ob ber !Doftor gu §aufe gelDefen ift?
!Der (Sd^iller wax fro(), ba^ er ba^ (Sjamen QlildfUd^ be-
ftanben ()atte.
3d^ h)ei6 nid^t, tDie oft id^ ba^ gu tun Derfud^t \)aht,
3d) fef)e ben Tlann, t)on bem @ie geftem gefproc^en f)aben.
When the past participle of the modal auxiliary is iden-
tical in form with the infinitive, the personal verb precedes
XVm INTRODUCTORY
the two infinitive-forms, instead of standing at the end of
the dependent clause. See page 87, § 44.
(S^ tat U)m leib, bai er mit S^mn nld^t f)atte Qef)cn fonnen*
3^ merbe nie t)er0effen, tt)ie e^ ()atte fonxTuen fonnen.
Words Recommended for Careful Study
After
Preposition na6)
Adverb nad^f)cr
Conjunction nad^bcm
9^ad& ltr>d ober brci 3af)rl^un* After two or three centuries
berten
3h)ei ^od)tn nad)\)tv Two weeks after
'^ad)hcm er ba^ getan f)attc , . , After he had done that . . .
Ago
Preposition Dor
Adverb f)cr
^cutc t)or ad^t ^^agen A week ago to-day
l^ang' ift c« \)tx Long, long ago
AU
Adjective (whole) Qang
Pronominal Adjective (everyone) all
@r blieb ben ganjen !IaQ He stayed all day
2)a finb fie ia alle Why, there they are, all of
them!
Another
Adverb nod^ (ein)
Adjective (ein) anbere^
5^od^ einen ^aler, bitte! Another dollar, please!
(Ba\) mie ein anbrer Tlann au3 Looked like another man
INTRODUCTORY XIX
As
Adverb tDlC
Temporal Conjunction al^
Causal Conjunction ba
3f)r feib tDcife tDie 9J2cf)l You are white as chalk
51I« ha^ Qt\d)df), \a\) id) ii)n (Just) as that happened, I
saw him
!Da« fann id) nid^t, ba id^ arm I can't do it, as I am poor
bin
But
Preposition nur, crft
Conjunction aber; (after a negative) fonbem;* hod)
3d) bin nur (crft) sc^n 3a^t:e I am but ten years old
alt
@r ift jung, aber cr ift fluQ He is young, but he is smart
@r ift nic^t iung, fonbem alt He is not young, but old
^od) mufet bu e^ Qci)dm l)aU But you must keep it dark!
ten!
By
Adverb (past) t)orbct, Doriibcr
Preposition (close by) an, bei, neben
Preposition (denoting agent; with the passive voice) t)on
Preposition (denoting means) huxd)
Preposition (denoting manner) mit
(Sr ift borbei (tjoriiber) 0C= He walked by
fiangen
^a^ $au^ ftcbt an bcr ©trafee The house is by the road
©r ftcbt bei feinem ^inbe He is standing by his child
'^tx gricbl)of nebcn ber ^ird^e The graveyard by the
church
• After negative clauses fonbem affirms the opposite of the preceding denial; aber
affirms what remains untouched by the preceding restriction. In cases where abet does
not perform this function, it may follow a negative: er ift nicbt reicbr aber er ift gani
ebclic^ he is not rich, but he is quite honest.
XX INTRODUCTORY
!^a^ iDurbc t)on ®octf)C 0e= That was written by Goethe
fd^riebcn
T)UV(i) (Erfa^rung h)irb man One learns by experience
Hug
Tilt bcr (SifenbaJ)n By train
Ever
Adverb (at any time) je
Adverb (at all times) imtner
$Qft bu ii)n je Qt\c\)m? Did you ever see him?
2luf immer unb emig Forever and ever
For
Preposition (for the sake of) filr
Preposition (for the purpose of) gu(tn)
Preposition (to denote duration of time). Use accusative
case of the noun in question
Conjunction (since; because) benn
@« freut tnld^, ba« fiir bic^ I am glad to do that for
SU tun you
(Sr gab tf)nen SlUgcl sum He gave them wings for
glicgen flying
(gr h)ar fed^^ SBod^cn lang He was sick for six weeks
franf
3ci^ gef)C, benn e^ ift fpiit I go, for it is late
U
Conditional Conjunction Itienn
In indirect questions ob
SBenn cr fommt, njerb^ W^ If he comes, I'll tell him
[i)m fagcn
(Sr fragtc, ob id^ franf fei He asked if I were sick
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Little
Adjecti^re (small) flcin
Adjective (not much; few) JDenig
^r ift ein fleincr ^nabc He is a little boy
©ib mir ein iDenig ^rot! Give me a little bread
No
Adverb netn
Adjective (not a, not any, none) fctn
Unb i(i) fage noc^tnal^: nein! And I again say: no!
(S^ toav fein ^affee Ubrig There was no coffee left
Now
Temporal Adverb je^t
Resumptive Adverb nun
^a^ ift |e^t unmoQlid^ That is impossible now
9^un, H)a^ benfen <Sie bat)on? Now, what do you think of
that?
Only
Adverb nur; (not more than) crft
Adjective eingig
SKenn id^ il^n nur gefcl^en If I had only seen him!
3d^ bin erft sef)n 3a\)xc alt I am only ten years old
(Sr ift ber einaige <Sol)n He is the only son
Since
Preposition fcit
Adverb feitbent
Temporal Conjunction fcit, fcitbem
Causal Conjunction ba
©eit feincr ©cburt Since his birth
3c^ bin fcitbem nid^t ba gc- I haven't been there since
h)cfen
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@cit(bem) td^ gu §oufc bin, I have not slept well since
\)abe id) nid^t gut gefc^lafen I've been home
3^ bleibe l^ier, ba id) nid)t I am staying here, since I
fort tt)iH do not want to go
So
Adverb (denoting manner or degree) fo
Adverb (repeating a former statement) eS
Conjunction fo, alfo, be^f)alb
Sic finb toirflid^ fo gut You are really so good
^ranf bin id^ nid^t; id& bin e^ I'm not sick, but I was so
aber gcmefen
@r tdav mir bofe; unb fo (atfo; He was cross with me; so
be^fialb) ging id^ fort I went away
Some
Indefinite Pronoun (with singular) tima^
Indefinite Pronoun (with plural) einigc
Indefinite Pronoun (used as noun) h)eld^e6, locld^c
©eben (Sie ntir ct)ft)a^ ^afe! Give me some cheese
3d) \)aht einige ^riefmorfen I have some postage-stamps
^tcr finb Orangen; toollen Here are oranges; do you
@ic tocld^e? want some?
Then
Temporal Adverb bann
Resumptive Adverb benn
^ann fd^licf er ein Then he fell asleep
9^un benn? Well then?
Time
Substantives bic 3^^^, ha^ Tlai, bic Uf)r, bcr Zaft, bic ^eitlang
SDie 3eit berfliegt Time passes quickly
^a^ erfte 9}Jal; mand^mal The first time; sometimes
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2Bict)teI UF)r ift c«? What time is it?
@r fd^luQ ben ^aft He beat time
dt tvax eine cS^itlang franf He was sick for some time
Trae
Adjectives tt)al)X, treu, ec^t
^a^ ift n)of)I tda\)X That is doubtless true
dx nxir feinen ©runbfafeen He was true to his princi-
treu pies
(^(i)U^ ^(au Qti)t nld^t au^ True blue will never stain
When
See page 13, § 6
Would
Preterit tense (was willing, wanted) iDotttc
Conditional tDilrbe
Frequentative pflegte (or the simple preterit; often em-
phasized by tDolf)!, ttmd)
^a^ tDottte id) elnfad^ nid^t tun I simply wouldn't do it
Qd) tDiinfd^e, bafe <Bie e^ tun I wish you would do it
h)iirbcn
@ic pflegten be^ abenb^ gu They would smoke of an
raud^cn evening
!Den Hansen (Sommer fag grie- That whole summer Freddy
ber \t)o\)l auf ber SSiefe ♦ ♦ . would sit in the meadow
Yet
Adverb nod^
Conjunction bod^
a^ ift nod^ nid^t S^^^ It is not time yet
3)od^ Dcrbriefet ntld& ba^ aUt^ Yet it certainly does annoy
me
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Determination of German Gender
There is only one way to learn the gender of German
nouns and that is, from the very outset, to learn the defi-
nite article as an inherent and an inalienable part of each
noun acquired. And for the earnest and persevering stu-
dent, no matter what be his initial discouragement, it is
never too late to mend. But some students who have
begun wrong, in that they have learned the noun and
forgotten its gender, seem to have neither the time nor
the will to mend the evil of their ways. And for the
teachers of such students § 37 on page 75 may prove of
value. This paragraph deals with the determination of
gender from the form of a word.
Certain grammars offer in addition to these rules other
ones which pretend to discover the gender of German
nouns from their meanings. But these latter "rules**
suffer such numberless exceptions that, however stimu-
lating they may prove to the trained investigator in his-
torical grammar, they are a positive harm to the simple
learner of elementary German. They are therefore
omitted from this book. They may be found, if desired,
in practically any German grammar.
Pronomis of Direct Address
(©ie is employed in addressing strangers, acquaintances,
and friends, except those with whom one is most intimate.
Social differences count for nothing; (Sie is used in speak-
ing to servants and those in the humblest walks of life.
To employ the pronoun bit in any case above indicated
is most unfortunate, as it betokens on the speaker's part
an attitude either of undue familiarity or of contempt.
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XXV
bu {pluraly x\)x) one uses with members of one's family,
intimate friends of long standing, children, animals, and
inanimate things; God is addressed with !Du. Until
towards the end of the fourth year of the nine-year Gym-
nasium course a boy is spoken to as bu. When he is about
fourteen and comes to the age of long trousers ^\t com-
mences. (Sie is a sign that a boy's stature, dress, and
bearing have taken on manliness. In America, high-
school students and often those in the last year of grade-
school should be addressed with ®ie.
Homely Idioms
^Dd^
3)?an fann bod^ nid^t itntner
fplelen
Sfflan tnufe bod^ aud^ lemen
5(d^, fagc c« mir bod^!
^olc un^ bod^!
I^affcn (Sle if)n bod^ Io«!
^^ ift bod^ ntd^t^ (gd^limme^
^ic @rbe htxot^i \\6) bod^
^aht x6) bod^ nic fo ctnjaS ge^
f)ort
@tn)a^ tnufe er bod^ njiffen
^leibcn ©le bod^ filjen!
3d^ l^abe bod^ genifen
SKir lefen e^ bod^ einmal
S^ein bod^
But, my! You can't be al-
ways playing
You really have to learn
something too
Oh, tell me, please do!
Do come and get us
Let go of him, won't you?
It's nothing bad, I hope
The earth does move, no
matter what you say
Why, I never heard such a
thing in my life!
He must know something at
all events
Stay right in your seat,
please
Well, I called out, didn't I?
Let's read it just once
Surely not
XXVI INTRODUCTORY
©ief)t bod^ Me ^aije ben ^aifer Well, a cat can look at a
an king, can't it?
©le fonnen bir ho(i) ben ^opf They are not going to bite
nid^t abreifecn your head off, I suppose
Set bod) rul^ig! Be quiet, will you?
5(uf bem 2anht ift e« bod^ fd^on It's great in the country, I
tell you!
iBlft bu bod^ aber ein ©an^d^en! Heavens! But aren't you a
goose!
5Daf)in gel^e id^ bod^ nod^ ein- I'm going there sometime,
md anyway
(©ie fennen tnid^ bod^ You know me better than
that
@r toirb bod^ nld^t fterben? He isn't going to die, is he?
Sdion
©d^on lange, fd^on Idngft Long ago, long since
@c^on am nad^ftcn Tlox^tn The very next morning
@r ift fdfion lange abgcreift He left quite a long while
ago
(Sr ift fd^on einen Tlonat f)ier He's been here all of a
month
@inb @ie fd^on in ©nglanb Have you ever been in
gen)efen? England?
SHQa^ ift e« nun fd^on irieber? What on earth is the matter
now?
iCSenn er nur fd^on fame! Ah, but if he would only
come!
@« iDirb ftd^ fd^on finben We'll see all in good time
(Sr iDoHte fd^on gefien He was just on the point of
going
(^ie ift oI)ne 3^^^^^^ f^^^ tot She must be dead by this
time
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XXVll
@« ift fd^on gcnufi
(S« fiibt be6 eicnbg fo fd^on
(Sr n)irb fd^on fomtncn
3d^ njilPg fd^on madden
3c^ tt)erbc il)n fc^on finben
!Dariiber faun id^ fd^on lad^en
3d& fonnte l^ler fd^on n)of)ncn
!l)a« ift fd^on h)o]^r, abcr , . ♦
@r mugtc c6 fd^on tun
!Da« h)ttrc if)m fd^on rcd^t,
abcr , . .
©d^on ber ©cbanfc ift mir
Sulcibe
@d^on ba^ menfd^Iid^c ®efiii)l
iOhiS i<^'« fd&on tun
It's all right as it is
Surely there's enough misery
in the worid
He will come, don't worry
I'll tend to it, never fear
I shall find him, fast enough
I can well afford to laugh
at it
I shouldn't mind living
here
That is all very well, but . . .
He could not help doing it
No doubt that would just
suit him, but . . .
The mere thought of it dis-
pleases me.
Common humanity
Even though I must do it
SBoU
Oh tx h)o()I nod^ tnad) ift?
& iDarcn it)rer h)ol)l atoangig
3d^ f)aht e« h)o()I sel^nmal
gci)6rt
& ift tDol^l Qlaublid^
5Da« lieg fid) tro^l DorauS-
fef)cn
3d^ fann e« mol^l toieber
finben
3(i) mdd^tc h)o()l miffcn
3?d^ merbe ntid^ n)of)l havan
getDd^ncn
I wonder if he's still awake?
There were twenty of them,
I should say
I 've heard it at least ten
times
It is quite likely
That might easily have
been foreseen
I suppose I can find it
again
I'd give a lot to know
I dare say, I'll get used to
it
xxvm
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(Sr fommt tt)6f)l nid&t
(g« ift h3of)l Glaublid^
2Bol)l befomme e^ 3^nen!
$eute nid^t, tt)of)l aber Tnorgen
It doesn't look as though
he'd come
Oh, it's likely enough
Much good may it do you!
Not to-day, but perhaps to-
morrow
Sa
(Sic tDiffen eg ja
3d^ bin e^ ja
3^ \)aU eg 3bncn {a gcfagt
©r ift ia mein 53ater
©ic fommen }a fo fpcit
3a, toa^ i^ fagen hjotttc
SDaS i[t ia abfd^euUd^
3^ fprcd^e ia nur bon ntir
SBcnn er bag ia tun fottte
SKenn er ia morgen abreifen
forite
SGSenn eg ia fein mug
gaf)ren (Sie ia fort!
^ommen (Bit ia!
^leiben Bit ia nid^t augl
^un Bit eg ia nid^t!
(SrtDa()nen Bit eg ia nid^t!
Why, you certainly know it
Don't you see that it's I?
I've told you, you know
I had to, for he is my father
I thought you were never
coming
By the way, I was going to
tell you
You realize how atrocious
that is
I am only saying how I per-
sonally feel about it
If he has the face to do that
If he really manages to get
off to-morrow
If it absolutely must happen
Go on by all means!
Come without fail, won't
you?
Don't stay away, whatever
happens.
Take good care not to
Don't mention it on any
account
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XXIX
^omm mal f)cr!
3d) iDoIlte nur mal fef)en
@^ ift nun mal fo
©agen ®ie mal
©te ift nic^t mal liiibfd^
SBenn er mal !Ouft bagu l^at
^rtnfen ©ie bod^ mal!
!Da finb ®ie mal enblid^
<Stellen (Sie ftd^ mal t)or!
!Da e^ nun mal fo ift
^ie 2tntt reben nun mal
a^ ift nun mal gefdjelien
5lud^ icijt nod^ nid^t mal
SSenn i<i) mal il)m trauc
3d^ bin nun mal fo
aWcI (for tinmaV)
Come here, won't you?
Oh, I just wanted to see
for once
It is so, and there's no help
for it
Tell me, that's a good
fellow
Why, she isn't even pretty
If the humor ever seizes
him
Take a drink, it won't hurt
you
You're only a few hours
late
Just fancy, if you can
Such being the case
You can't keep people from
talking
It's done and that's all
there is to it
No, not even yet, I tell you
But when I do once trust
him
I can't help being that way
^ag foil mal einer nad^mad^en Imitate that if you can
mux
3llle«, nur nid^t bie« Anything rather than this
®iel)ft bu nur, tt)a^ bu getan Just see what you've done
l)aft? now
9^ur nid^t (ingftlid^! Whatever you do, don't
worry
5^ur nod^ cin SBort
iy^ursu!
!i?a6 mid^ nur madden
§icr ift ®elb, nur fd^meigc
iSSie fommt er nur f)ter]^er?
^enn e« nur rein ift
(Sr ift nur eben angefommen
®ot)ieI id^ nur fann
SKo Wt bu nur ba« f)er?
@r mag nur gefien
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Just one word more (then
I'll be still)
Fire away!
Don't you interfere with
me
Here is money, but keep it
dark
How on earth did he get
here?
Just so that it's clean
He has just come this
minute
As much as ever I can
Where did you ever pick
that up?
Let him go, for all I care
Hu« if)nt iDirb fo tpic fo
nid^t^
©0 su fagcn
<Bo, ba^ ift genuQ
®o, ie^t ^ah' id} it)n
dx ift and) fo einer
©0 etn)a§ fommt olle Jage
t)or
(So siemlid^
dx l^at nid)t fo ganj nnred^t
9}?ad^en (Sie e^ fo vok id^!
<So lafet unig 0ef)en!
J^aum iDorft bu fort, fo fam
er
Nothing can ever be made
of him anyway
As it were
There, that's enough
Aha, now I've got him!
He is another of the same
sort
That sort of thing happens
every day
Tolerably well
He is not so far from wrong
You just do as I do
Let's get started, then
Scarcely were you gone,
when he came
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XXXI
<So rcid& cr and) ift
(So fcf)r fie auci^ SBeib ift
(gg ift fo am bcften
©0 bin [^ nun cinmal
SISenn bent f o ift
S^ \)abt fo eine 5l^nung
(So gel^t c« nid^t
(g^ ift mir fo, al«
(go ift e« red^t
However rich he may be
Woman though she may be
It is best as it is
It's my nature to be that
way
If that's the case
I have a sort of presenti-
ment
That won't do at all
I feel as if . . .
That's exactly right
^ndi
S^ bin cin 9^arr? 91a, bu
aud^!
(gr ift arm; id^ bin eg aud^
(Sie Qt\)t gem fpasieren; ic^
aud^
SSenn ®ie ben neuen 5Ingug
friegen, bann milffen (Sie
if)n aud^ tragen
$an^ fon)o()I al« auc^ 9?id^arb
S^id^t nur (Sie, fonbern auc^
5Iud5 glaube id^ nid^t
Unb ba^ aud^ nid^t
^ Thag ge()en, ober aud^
bleiben
Ol^ne au(^ nur p fragen
©d^anblid^, aud^ nur bat)on au
rcbcn
I am a fool? Well, you're
another
He is poor; so am I
She likes to take walks; so
do I
When you get the new suit
of clothes, mind you must
wear it
Hans as well as Richard; or
both Hans and Richard
Not you alone, but I as
well
Nor do I believe
Nor that either
He may go or stay, as he
pleases
Without as much as ask-
ing
A shame even to speak of
it
XXX ll
ESTTRODUCTORY
SScnn cr oud^ retd^ ift
(So fef)r id) c6 auii) iDunfd^c
SSa^ (©ic Qud^ tun mbgcn
2Bo c« and) fel
!Dicfer ^ing ift fd^on; er foftet
aud^ t)tel
!Dag ift aber aud^ h)at)r
(Sie finb aber aud^ gar su ncu*
gicrig
3d^ t)erlaffc tnid^ aud^ barauf
SSenn e« nur jeljt aud^ nod^
3eit ift
3efet ift c« aud^ flerabe J jeit
ba^u!
Rich though he be; or al-
though he is rich
Much as I desire it
Whatever you do
Wheresoever it be
This ring is pretty; no
wonder it cost a lot
That is most certainly true
Look here! You are alto-
gether too curious
I^ctuall^rely upon it
I fear it's almost too late;
or if it be not too late
already
It's a fine time for this
now!
Stntner
©d^idf' x\)n ouf imtner fort!
(Sr fomtnt immcr nod^
@r foirnnt immcr nod^ ntd^t
©ie fel^en gefunb qu«, tvxt
immcr
gaf)rcn (Sic immcr gcrabc qu«!
(S6 njirb immcr bcffcr
T)it Wmqe murbe immcr
grower
Sic gtngcn immcr mciter
3d^ f)obe jja immcr luieber
gefagt
Send him away for good
and all
He keeps on coming
(It is late), but he isn't
coming even yet
You're looking well, as
usual
Drive right straight ahead
It's getting better and
better
The crowd continued to
increase
They kept walking on
I have said all along
(Srfter Ceil
3mmer fibcll
, W li <- .
3mmcr fibcll
^ic fjcrien finb su ©nbc
5Ici^ ia! !Die gerten finb gu Snbe. SD^ontag beginnt bie
©d^ule, 5(uf bent 2anht ift e6 bod^ fd^on! "^a Qibt e^ tUf)c
unb ^alber unb (Sd^meine, ©anfe unb ^iil^ner, unb nod)
bieleg nte^)r. 3n ber (gtabt ift e^ (angmeiliQ. Wv^t einmal
5 gifcfd^e Qibt e^ in ber (Stabt. ©6 ift bod^ traurig!
. iBo benfen §an6 nnb 9^ic^arb.
;/ ,_Mama, tuo ift benn ba6 neue §an^?"
, ; "^^n ber ^rinjenftrafee."
if^ahm n)ir ba anc^ einen ©arten?"
lo .,;5^ein, einen ©arten l^aben h)ir nid^t."
";' ;;,;j^einen ©arten! !Da^ ift aber buntnt/'
],'^ix f)aben aber flinf grofee, fd^one (Stuben: stuei (Sd)Iaf^
ftnben, eine Sfeftnbe, eine 2Bof)nftube nnb eine gute (Stnbe."
„SSa^ tnn mir mit ber guten (Stnbe! bie ift ja imnier
IS berfd^Ioffen! 5lber eine Siid^e unb — unb eine (gpeifefantmer
I)aben mir bod^?"
„®eh3i6, eine grofee ^iid^e unb eine ©peifefantnter nrit
einer 3:iir jum 53erfc^(ie6en,"
Unb ber 3^9 tafte h)eiter» §ang unb D^id^arb fifeen am
2o genfter, D^id^arb trciumt t)on ben fd^onen ^Tagen auf bem
^anbe, ©an^ t)on ber (Sd^ule unb t)on bent neuen §aufe in
ber ©tabt. — ^eine ^ul^ unb fein ^alb, feine ®an^ unb
fein $u]^n, fein ©arten — nur eine ^peifefammer mit einer
Zixx sum S^erfdjliefeen. 5ld^ ia!
2
3^^^^ ftbell 3
Vacation is Over
A country. The country. In the country. He is
in the country. He goes into the country. The
country is large. In the country we have a garden.
There is not a garden in the city. School is over.
Vacation begins Tuesday. Vacation in the country is s
fine, I tell you! The new house. A new house. Which
new house? My new house. Our new house. Their
new house. Her new house. The new house is in the
city. The new houses are in the city. In the city
there are new houses. What do they do? What are lo
they doing? The goose is stupid. Geese are stupid.
That is a stupid goose. I dream of the country. I
am dreaming of the country. I do dream of the beau-
tiful days. I did dream of him. I was dreaming of
him. I dreamed I was in the country. Which gar- 15
den? What a fine, large garden! This is a tiresome
city. What a tiresome city! They have a parlor in
the house, haven't they? Have you* [Hast thou] pigs
and chickens in the country, Hans? Have you, Mrs.
Schulze? That is a fine large pig. His bedroom is 20
always locked up, you see. I see. You see [Thou
seest]. He sees. Do you [ye] see, children? There is
not a chicken in the garden. There are cows and
there are calves, but not in the city. I see a cow, but
it does not see me. 25
* I doubt the utility of teaching the obsolescent English forms thou art, ye are as
regular equivalents of German bu blft, ibr feib. They are therefore recalled parentheti-
cally two or three times for the guidance of the learner and afterwards omitted, in
order to gain for our colloquial phrases an added sense of reality. See page xxiv, above,
for cases which demand bu instead of @te.
4 3mmcr fibcll
2Ba^ ift ju gnbe? SSann beginnt bie <S(^uIe? SKte Diele
XaQt f)at bic 3Bod^e? SSie I)ei6en benn bie ^age ber ^od^e?
iSBie t)iele SSod^en ftnb in einem Qai)xt? SSo ift e^ bod^
fd^on? ^a^ fiir 2:ierc gibt e^ auf bem 2anbt? ^k fagt
man auf beutfd^ I am going to the country? 5SSo ift e^
lauQlDeilig, unb tnarum? 3ft e« luftig in ber ©tabt? 5E3o
ift ba^ neue ^au^? 2Sie l^eifet bie (Strafee, luo (Sie je^t
tool^nen? ^efd^reiben (5ie biefe (Strafee: ift fie lang ober
furs, ^^cit ober eng, ftill ober t)oK don 9}^enfd^en unb 2(uto^
mobilen ufto. ^ie Diele Stuben l^at ba^ neue ^au^? SKie
Diele ^ttnnter finb in 3f)rer SSof)nun9? SKo lt)o()nen (Sie,
in iDeld^er ©tabt, in iDeld^er ©raffc^aft, in loeld^em (Staat
ufto,? SSie fie^t^^re a3of)nung au^? ^ie i)ei6en bie
(Stuben in einem §aufe? ®inb 'Bk je mit ber ©ifenbal^n
gefaljren? Sefd^reiben @ie 3&t:e S^eife!
Sum ^inprdgeit
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: gerien, (Snbe, SD^ontag, l^anbe, ^uf)e, ^alber,
(Sd^toeine, ®anfe, §af)ner, (^tabt, grofd^e, $aug, ©trafee,
©arten, ©tuben, hammer, ^iid^e, Stir, ^Serfd^Iiefeen, S^Qf
genfter, @d^ule»
Give the German for: begins; there are; tiresome;
not even; parlor; certainly; dreamed; are sitting;
think; living-room; dining-room; sad; new; not a; not
any; beautiful; tore madly on; only; with; there; in
the country; a great deal more.
Learn and recite six idiomatic phrases from page xxv.
3niTner fibcll 5
Grammar Review
1. Strong verbs usually change their root-vowel c to t or ic
in the second and third person singular of the present indica-
tive and in the singular of the imperative; Qcbe, gibft, gibt,
gib; lefe, ticft, licft, Iie«; nef)me, nimmft, nimmt, nintm; I)clfc,
l)ilfft, f)itft, m; fprcd)e, fpric^ft, fpric^t, fprid^; fef)e, fie^t, \m,
fief); trete, trittft, tritt, tritt.
1. Who will help us? 2. Hans does not eat much. 3. He
is throwing the ball. 4. The ball hits the boy. 5. Do not hit
the boy! 6. Help me. 7. How does that happen? 8. Rich-
ard sees the garden. 9. Look! 10. Are you taking the book,
Hans? II. Take the book, Hans! 12. He does not forget
the country. 13. She reads well. 14. Are you speaking to
me, Richard? 15. He gives her the book. 16. She is hiding
the book. 17. Do not hide my book, mother! 18. Eat the
bread, my child! 19. The girl breaks everything. 20. The
cow eats the grass.
2, Strong verbs usually change their root-vowel a to ft in
the second and third person singular of the present indicative,
but not in the singular of the imperative: tragc, tragft, trafit,
but trage; fange, fdngft, fangt, but fange; l^alte, f)altft, l^alt, but
f)alte; tDac^fc, mcid^ft, iDcid^ft, but mad^fe; bkfe, blftft, bliift, but
blafe; fd^Iage, fci^lagft, fd^lagt, but fd^lage.
I. The boy catches the ball. 2. Catch the calf, Hans!
3. He is wearing his old clothes. 4. The wind blows cold.
5. Blow your trumpet, Richard! 6. Are you sleeping, my
child? 7. The boy strikes his brother. 8. Do not strike your
sister, Hans! 9. He holds the chicken in his arms. 10. Why
do you not let me go, mother? 11. The girl is growing fast.
12. A boy washes himself often. 13. He is falling. 14. Don't
fall, my child! 15. Mother is baking a cake. 16. Are you
frying the potatoes, Richard? 17. Bake the cake, mother!
18. What is the man carrying?
6 3"^^^^ ftbell
§an6 tft cin fletner ^nabe, @r tft erft fec^^ Qa^xt alt,
obex er gel^t fd^on pr (Sd^ulc* (Sr fann fogar fd^on lefen
unb fd^reiben. (Sr fann auc^ ba6 fletne (Sinmaletn^*
^an^ gel^t anfang^ nlc^t gerne ^ux <Sd^ule, (Sr fann
5 bort nid^t fpielen iDie ju §aufe. @r fpielt namlid^ gernc
mit felnem iBruber Dtid^arb, Dttd^arb ift nod^ flelner unb
iiinger al6 ^an^» (Sr ift erft filnf ^at)xt alt unb fpielt ben
lieben (angen Xa^.
Slber man fann bod^ ntd^t immcr fpieten* 3Kan mufe bod^
lo aud^ (ernen, (Sine^ Xaqt^ alfo fagt ber 93ater: „$dn^d^en,
bu gelfift morgen jur ©d^ule." §an6 ift ftumm. (Sr fief)t
fein ^riiberd^en an. Unb ha^ ^rliberd^en fie]f)t i()n an*
!Dann feuf^en fte beibe» iffiarum toolf)!?
Um fieben Uf)r gefien fie ^u Sett, ©ie fiiffen 95ater unb
IS 9}?utter unb fagen gute ^aii)t 5(ber §an^ fann lange,
lange nid^t einfd)Iafen. ©nblic^ fommt bie Sl^utter unb
erjdl^It il()m et\ioa^ Don ber (Sd^ule:
„3n ber ^Sd^ule," fagt fie leife, um bm fd^Iafenben SJid^arb
nid^t su ftoren, „ift e^ ganj anber6 aU ju ^aufe. 5luf langen
2o ^Bdnfen fi^en ba biele ^inber, ®ie legen bie ^cinbe auf
ben lifd^ unb if)re 5lugen finb auf ben ^cl)xtx gerid)tet.
S)er erjftlfjit if)nen fc^one ©efc^id^ten tjon ben Slumen
braufeen, Don grofeen unb fleinen 3:ieren, Don (Sonne, Tlonb
unb (Sternen.
25 „Hber hk ^inber tun and) fetbft ettuag. Unter bem ^ifd^e
f)at jebe^ ^inb feine ©d^ulfad^en. (Sie fd^reiben t)tibfd^ ab, nja^
ber ^el^rer an bie groge SSanbtafel gefd^rieben l^at. !Dann
ge]f)t e6 an ba^ ?efen, unb gulel^t fommt ba^ ^ed;nen — "
^dn^d^en ift eingefd^Iafen,
3nnner fibel! 7
John Goes to School
I am a small boy. You are [thou art] a little boy.
Are you a little boy, John? The little boy. Of a
small boy. To a small boy. I see the small boy. To
the small boys. It is only John. I am only twelve
years old. Who can write? I can write. Every boy 5
can read. Each boy can write. They can all write.
You are [thou art] reading, Richard. Are you wri-
ting, Mrs. Schulze? Do you read, Hans? Do you
know the multiplication-table too? I was reading.
I read. I did read. I can even read. He goes to 10
school. He is going to the house. He goes into the
house. There are big boys and there are small boys.
At first I did not like to go into the house. You can
not play in school, can you, Hans? They are big
boys. He said good night. I said good day. We 15
said good evening. Why do you suppose Hans is
looking at his little brother? My mother said to me:
'^ We'll go to school to-morrow.^' You see, I like to
play with my chickens. One day I was playing with
my chickens. But, after all, you can't always be 20
playing with chickens. When Johnnieis dreaming he
is silent. We can not be in the country long. Father
goes to bed at about ten o'clock. The teacher tells
me something about our school. The benches are
long. Many long benches. The many long benches. 25
Children do not sit on the big tables, but on the small
benches. What have you written, John? What did
you write, Mr. Schulze? Outdoors there are many
flowers. Father tells me stories when I go to bed.
8 3^^^^ fibell
SBcr tft §an^? 5Ble grofe ftnb @ie: fe(^6 Sufe, filnf ober
t)icr gufe, ein^, s^ei, brei 3o(I? ^ie dt tft er? 3Sie alt
ftnb @te? SSo^tn ge^t er? 3Bie t)ei6t 3t)re ®d)iile?
@el^t $an6 tn^ @l)mnafmm? ^ann er (efen nub fd^reiben?
SSa^ fann er fd^on? &ei)t er geme jur (Sc^ute? SSarum
benn nic^t? SWlt mem fptelt er natnltd^ Qeme? ^er ift
md)avh? mt dt ift ^ic^arb? ilSer i[t fleiner, §an^ ober
dii^axh? ilSer ift iiinger? §aben (Sie einen ji'mgeren ober
cinen fleineren 58ruber? 53ef(^reiben ®ie eine gamilie; bie
©rofeettern, 35ater, S^hxtter, Onfel, 3:ante, (Soufinen, ®e-
fd^tDtfter, ufm, ©el^t 9?i(^arb au($ pr (Sd^ule? iSSa^ tut er
ben (ieben langen ^ag? SSa^ fagt ber ^ater ju §an^?
SBelc^e ^Intmort gibt $an^? ^ann gel^en bie SBriiber ju
Sett? SSen fiiffen (gie? SSanim fommt bie SO^utter ju
§an6? SBen h)itt fie nic^t ftoren? 2Bie ift e^ in ber ©c^ule?
3um ^tin^rdgctt
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: ,ffinabe, ^al^re, ©inmdein^, §aufe, ^mber, ZaQ,
^(in^d^en, 58rliberd^en, iBett, 53ater, XTJutter, "^a^t, ^inber,
§(inbe, 5(ugen, 2e1)xev, tinmen, ©onne, 3)?onb, (Sterne,
2:ieren, 2^ifd^e, ^d)ul\ad)cn, ^anbtafel, !?efen.
Give the German for: small; only; old; goes; already;
even; read; write; knows; at first; there; play; at
home; therefore; livelong; to-morrow; younger; than;
silent; at last; can; sleep; tells; quite different; many;
directed; lie; outside; each.
Learn and recite six idiomatic phrases from p. xxv.
3mmer ftbell 9
Grammar Review
3. Inverted Order: When for emphasis or for variety of
style a sentence begins with any word or words except
the subject, then we have inverted order — that is, the
personal verb precedes the subject. This word-order occurs
only in the main clause, never in a dependent clause; see
pages xvi, xvii, and 45.
Hnfanfi^ gef)t ^an« ntd^t geme gur ©d^ule.
^ort faun er nid)t fpielen mie gu §aufe,
^TTimer faun man bod) ntd^t fpielen*
„3n ber ©c^ute/' fagt fie letfc,
Um fieben W\}X ge^en fie su ^ett.
In translating the following sentences, place the personal
verb in each instance before the subject: i. In the city
there is not a garden. 2. In the country we had a garden.
3. Tuesday our vacation begins. 4. "Geese are stupid,"
she said. 5. Of what beautiful days are you dreaming?
6. In the large room there is a window. 7. In school you
can't play, can you, Hans? 8. About ten o'clock father
goes to bed. 9. Outdoors there are many flowers. 10. At
first I did not like to go to school. 11. In the country he
lives in a big house.
4. Adjectives form their comparative and superlative
as in English by adding -er and -(e) ft. An a, 0, u, au of
the stem in adjectives of one syllable are as a rule modi-
fied in the comparative and superlative: alt, alter, am
alteften; jung, iiinger, am jilngften. Learn by heart the fol-
lowing irregular comparison:
eto6 groger am grofeten nal^c ncil^er am nttc^ften
^o(^ 5ol)er am l)od^ften t){el mel^r am meiften
fiut beffer am beften menig minber am minbefteu
is used after the comparative: 9^id^arb ift iilnger al^
^an^. Huf bem ^anbe ift e^ fc^oner al^ in ber (Stabt. SSte is
used after the positive : 9?icftarb ift nici^t f alt XQXt ^an^. 3^n
ber <5tabt ift e^ nic^t fo fd^iin ft)ie auf bem ?anbe.
10 3^^^^ f^^^^'
STuf bcm SBcgc jur ©dftule
®er ncic^fte Xag brid^t an. §an6 unb D^id^arb ftnb fc^on
fel^r friilf) iDad^. S^ ift nod^ ganj bunfel unb bie ©Item
fd^Iafen nod^.
„:Du, §an^/' fagt 3?id^arb leife, „tr)a§ tut man in ber
5 ed^ule?"
„9}?an lernt ba/'
„^a^ lernt man ba?"
„(S(^reiben unb !^efen."
„^a^ fonft nod^?"
lo „3^td^nen unb — unb Sfcd^ncn."
„5^ed^nen? ^a^ ift bag?"
,,'^a^ fage ic^ bir nid^t."
„5ld^, fage eg mir bod^!"
SIber $ang fagt eg if)m nid^t. SBarum trol;! nid^t? gr
IS tt)ei6 eg felber nid^t,
Um fieben Ul^r mliffen hk Sriiber aufftel^en, J)ie Tlutkv
f)i(ft ii)ntn beim ffiafd^en unb 2(nsiel)en. Unb babei fingt fie:
ilSer iDirb nod^ im ^dte fein,
SSenn bie (Sonne fd^eint f)erein?
2o ^inb, rt)ad^' auf unb fpring f)eraug,
SBafd^ bir rafd^ bie Hugen aug!
S)ann mirb gefrii^ftucft, S)ie (SItern trinfen ^affee, bie
^ruber 'Mil^. Um ad^t Ul^r mufe §ang fort, benn bie
(Sd^ule fcingt um l^alb neun an, 9tid)arb fiel)t ben ^ruber
25 fortge{)en. „3)arf id) mit beiner S3inbmiil)le fpielen?" ruft
er \^m nad^.
.5^ein,"
,,9^ur itt)d $minuten?"
„^a — aber totnn hu fie gerbrid^ft!"
3ntmcr fi^cll 11
On the Way to School
Seven o'clock is very early. We are awake at
seven. It is still quite early. To-morrow I must get
up at six. My school-things are in the house. I am
getting up. I did get up. I have got up. Are you
getting up, Richard? When did you get up, Mr. 5
Schulze? We arose. They arose. A dark day. The
dark day. On a dark day. It was dark the livelong
day. I break the windmill. Did you break the wind-
mill, Richard? Have you broken the windmill?
Have you fallen asleep? Have you gone into the 10
house? Have you written the stories on the big
blackboard? Has mother come? Has the child dis-
turbed his sleeping brother? Have you arisen? Have
you learned to write? Have the children sprung out
of bed? Why not, do you suppose? I dress myself. 15
Are you dressing yourself, John? Did they dress
themselves? Have they dressed themselves? Please
tell me, won't you? He can not draw. I can not
write. But, after all, you can't be always writing
and reading. You have to play too, of course. He 20
can not tell me that. Day is breaking. The wind-
mill is breaking. May I go to school? My brother
has gone. My brother has eaten his breakfast. I
help him. I am helping her. She helps us. The sun
shines into the room. The moon and the stars shine 25
too. Mother aids me with my arithmetic. Can you
help me with my drawing? I draw geese and pigs.
There are tables and benches in the school. You
don't know that yourself, John. I know, he knows.
12 ^mxmx fibcll
SBann beginnt biefe ©efc^td^te? 3Bann ftnb bie ^riiber
h)ad^? ^te friif) maren <Sie ]f)eute fc^on toa(^? 3Sie fpat
Qingen (Sie geftern p ^ett? §aben (^te gut gefc^lafen?
^rciumten @ie? 3ft e^ f)ell, tDenn ber ^ag erft anbrtd^t?
@inb bie (SItern ami) fc^on mad^? ilSa^ Icrnt man in ber
^djuk? ^a6 fonft noc^? 3Ba6 lernen (Sie in S\)vn
©d^ule? SBanim tt>il( §an6 bent ^rnber nid^t fagen, n)a6
9^ed^nen ift? SSann miiffen bie iBrilber anffte^en? Urn
toktfid Ubr ntilffen @ie atte ^age auffte^en? SSer bilft ben
^inbern beint SBafd^en? iBer I)i(ft ibnen beim ^Injieben?
<Sagen ©ie ba^ ^ieb l^er, SKa^ mug ba^ i^inb tun, menu
bie (Sonne b^i^^tn fc^eint? SSa^ tun SItern unb ^inber,
nad^bem fie fid^ angefleibet b^ben? Srinfen bie i^inber
^affee ober 9KiId&? 2Ba6 baben ®ie i)tuU beim griibftiid
gegeffen?
Burn QinptdQcn
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: SSege, (Sc^ule, 3:ag, ^cid^nen, ^ed)nen, (5ltern,
aSafd^en, ^ette, ^inb, (Sonne, 2(ugen, Siiibftlidf, ^rilber,
a^ild^, taffee, Ubr, ^inbmlible, SO^inuten,
Give the German for: the next day; dawns; are
awake; very early; quite dark; are still sleeping; what
else?; why not, do you suppose?; he does not know
himself; at seven o'clock; arise!; she helps them; the
sun is shining in, wake up!; jump out!; John has to go;
school begins; he calls after him.
Learn and recite six idiomatic phrases from p. xxvi.
3mmcr fibcll 13
Grammar Review
5. Although called *' personal" pronouns, cr and fie do
not always refer, and eS seldom does, to a person. Now,
when a personal pronoun does not refer to a living object
and would be governed by a preposition, it is usual to
substitute for it a compound of the preposition and the
adverb ba (before vowels bar): barin in it; bafiir for it;
bamit with it; banebcn beside it; baran on it; barauf on it;
barau6 out of it; bobor before it; bal^inter behind it; baruntcr
under it, etc.
I. That is my book; what do you want with it? 2. Here
is the school; there are many children in it. 3. Take this
pencil and write with it! 4. The garden is small; trees
stand before it and other gardens are behind it. 5. Beside
it there is a house. 6. In the house is a table; a dog is
lying under it, books and pencils are on it. 7. The tree
is old, but there are still apples on it (baran). 8. The
apple is good; I'll give you an orange for it. 9. Wood is
useful; they make tables and chairs out of it.
6. Of the five German words for when it)cnn is used
before a present or future tense, al^ reports a single action
in the past, and tdann is always interrogative, direct or
indirect, ^a may replace al^ without appreciable differ-
ence of meaning, but h)le denotes immediate sequence.
The conditional iDenn meaning if or whenever may be used
with any tense.
I. When I came. 2. When I had come. 3. When I
come. 4. When I shall come. 5. The moment (iDie) he
came into the room, I went away. 6. He asked me when
I was going. 7. When shall you go away? 8. We eat
when we are hungry. 9. We sleep when we are tired.
10. When we were young. 11. I don't know when I shall
see you. 12. Come when you can. 13. When will you
come? 14. He does not know when to go. 15. When it
was seven o'clock the brothers went to bed. 16. The boy
cries when the ball hits him.
14 3mmer fibell
^lUx 5tnfang ift fcifttocr
(S6 Iciutet. ^tc (Sd^ule fangt an. §an^ ft^t ganj Dome.
©inter if)m ft^en iDol^l noc^ breifeig anbere ^inber — ^na=
ben unb SD^ctbd^en. 3eber l^at einen iBIeiftift unb ein ^tiid
papier. !^er 2t^vev fd^relbt ein paar ^ud^ftaben an hit
5 ^anbtafel, unb bie ^Inber fc^reiben fie ab:
'rauf, 'ninter, 'rauf!
jtiipf eleven brauf!
®ag ift ein „l"
§an^ fi^t ba h)ie im Sraum. ^er frembe 9Kann ntit ber
lo^riKe, bie t)ielen fremben ^inber, ba^ grofee ^u(t, bie
fd^lDarse 3SanbtafeI — alk^ ift if)m neu. @r benft an ba^
iBrliberd^en p $aufe. T)tx fpielt je^t t)ieKeic^t mit feinem
SBatI, ober ntit bent (Sd^aufelpferb, ober gar — mit ber
SKinbntiil^Ie. 2l(^ ja! S^ $aufe ift e^ bod^ p f^^on! ^mei
IS hide Xxamn xolkn i^nt iiber hk roten «arfen, 3)er ^e^irer
ruft: „$an6, ma^ felilt bir?"
,5^id^t^."
w^arum iDeinft bu benn, Kleiner?''
„dimvh —"
20 „^a^ ift htnn ntit bent 9?id^arb?"
„@r jerbrid^t nteine fd^one, neue 3Binbntiil^Ie.''
„^er ift ber SRid^arb?"
„9)?ein ^rnber,"
„9^un, er mirb beine ^inbntiil^Ie fd^on nidf)t jerbred^en.
25 ©d^reibe jefet nur."
§an^ feufst unb fc^reibt.
^ie ®c^u(e ift au^ unb §an^ Iciuft nad^ §aufe. 3 ft ha^
eine greube! ^^id^arb l^at bie SSinbmlible nid)t jerbroc^en.
^mmer ftbell 15
It's the First Step that Counts
I am beginning to write. May I begin to write?
I shall begin. Will you begin, John? He will begin.
They will commence. Will you please sit up in front,
Mr. Schulze? We would not begin to read. The
teacher wrote, I suppose, ten other letters on the 5
blackboard. I must copy them. I had to copy them.
Do you have to copy those letters, my child? Did
he have to copy them? Do we have to copy them?
Twenty, thirty, forty. Another child. Other chil-
dren. Another glass of water. A couple of letters. 10
Several letters. A pair of shoes. The letters are on
the blackboard. I write them on the blackboard. It
is all new to me. What is the matter with them?
What ails you, Mr. Schulze? I saw a piece of paper.
Did you see that piece of paper, Richard? Children 15
don't drink coffee, they drink milk. Above the bed
is a window. The pencil is rolling across the table.
Tears ran down my cheeks. The little animal jumps
over the table. Vacation is over. He is thinking of
the girls. The little girl is probably playing with her 20
hobby-horse. The girl runs home. Are you running
home, John? It's just too- fine for anything in the
country. Those are father's spectacles. He has to
read and, what is worse, to write. Big tears were in
her eyes. She sat silent, as if in a dream. Just go on 25
writing, Mrs. Schulze. The many big desks. In the
many big desks. May I have your windmill just two
minutes? I won't break your spectacles, never fear.
It was still dark in the dining-room at half past seven.
16 3mmer fibcll
2Ba« foil fd^mcr fetn? ^ic miffen bic tinbcr, bofe bic
©c^ule ie^t anfftngt? SSo fi^t $an«? SSo fi^cn (^ie in
bicfer Piaffe: gans t)ome, in ber 9}?itte be^ ^i^^^t:^. ober
nad& f)inten? iCBer fi^t l^inter $an^? ^iet)ie(e ^inber finb
in ber Piaffe? in biefer Piaffe? ^a^ ^at jebe^ tinb? SSa^
tnt ber ^e^rer? 2Bag fd^reibt er an bie 5B3anbtafeI? mt
fiel^t einc ^anbtafel au^: (ang, fd^tDarg, \)o^, an ber SBanb
be6 3i^i^^i^^/ ufh),? $Ba6 tun Qan^ unb bie anberen
^inber? me fi^t §ang ba? ffia^ ^at ber Sef)rer? 3Ba^
tft bent ^inb neu? (Srscif)(en (Sie un^ etma^ au^ ^l^rer
Qugcnb, a(^ (Sie jum erften 9Wa(e in bie (8d^ule famen. S33o=
mit foK ber ^id^arb je^t fpielen? ffio n)ar e^ bod^ ju fd^on?
Q'ft e« fd^on in 3f)rem §aufe: !)aben ®ie einen ©arten, einen
grofeen ^interl^of, ftef)en ^o\)t iBciunte barin, uftD.? iffieint
$an^ cin toenig? $Ba^ ruft ber ?el^rer?
3utn @inpragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: Slnfang, tinber, ^naben, 'iDlahd)en, ^leiftift, etiirf,
papier, ^ud^ftaben, SSanbtafel, jlilpfeld^en, Jraunt, 9Kann,
Grille, ^ult, §aufe, 58aa, ed^aufelpferb, Sranen, iBadfen,
greube, 5C3inbntui)Ie, §au6.
Give the German for: the bell rings; 'way up in
front; probably thirty other children; a piece of
paper; a few letters; everything is new to him; it is
too nice for anything; tears roll down his cheeks;
what ails you?; John runs home.
Learn and recite six idiomatic phrases from pagexxvi.
3mmer fibell 17
Grammar Review
7. (S^ flibt, e^ Qah (with object in the accusative) are
used in the sense of there is, there was, or if the object be
plural there are, there were. They should not be used, if
the object is a concrete thing definitely limited in time or
place. The object is apt to be a neuter pronoun, a plural,
an abstract, or an infinitive.
I. There are not even frogs in the city. 2. There were
cows and calves in the country. 3. There is a frog in the
water. 4. There was a cow in the street. 5. There is
always something for you in the kitchen. 6. There is a
cake in the kitchen. 7. Are there countries where there
is no king? 8. There was dancing and singing and eat-
ing. 9. There is a love, which every boy has for his
mother. 10. Once there was a girl, her name was Gretel.
8, There are nine prepositions which govern the dative
when they express position, the accusative when they
express motion, and the phrase answers the question
SSo!)in?: an, auf, f)inter, in, neben, fiber, unter, bor, gh)ifd^en.
I. The book is on the table. 2. Put the book on the
table! 3. The dog is under the table. 4. He goes under
the table every night. 5. She sat down in the parlor.
6. She was sitting in the parlor. 7. It is not polite to
walk before people. 8. Before the house there is a tree.
9. He stood between you and me. 10. He placed him-
self between you and me. 11. There is a knock at the
door. 12. Shall I knock on the door? 13. He is sitting
behind the house. 14. They ran behind the house. 15. Put
it beside me! 16. Thou shalt have no other gods be-
side me! 17. He walked across the street. 18. Over the
mountain is a cloud. 19. They are going to the country.
20. They have a garden in the country. 21. The bt)ok
lies under your hat, beside your gloves, among the papers.
22. I think you put your book under the hat, beside the
gloves, and among those papers. 23. We want to come
into the garden behind the church.
18 3^^^^^ fibcll
Sine grage
®ie fi^en am griiMtiicf^tifd^e,
„$an^/' fragt ber Heine dlid)axb, „h)ie \)ti^t benn bein
ge^rer?"
„(Sr ^d^t §err ©teinbred^er* 9?ei(^e mir bie Gutter,"
5 „^ann er pfeifen?"
„T)a^ iDeife td^ nid^t,"
„^ann er SBall fpielen?"
„^aK fpielen? — ba^ glaube id^ nid^t, 9?od^ etne ©emmel,
bitte."
lo „^a^ fann er benn?"
„@r fann fd^retben unb lefen unb red^nen,"
„3ft ba^ alte^?"
§an^ gebt ben meiten iSSeg ju gufe* §alb neun tritt er
in bie Piaffe unb gebt an fcinen ^la^. 3e^t fommt ber
IS 2cf)vtx, ein grower, freunblid^er 9}?ann. ^ie ^naben ftefien
auf, um ibn ju begriifeen, (Sie fteben ba ftramm h)ie ^BoU
baten, S)er gel^rer Qrllfet, unb bie ^naben fej^en fid^ mieber
in ibre ^Ici^e.
£)er erfte Mnaht fprid^t ein ®ebet. !Die nad^ften fiinf
2o 9JJinuten fingen fie Sieber, unb hann beginnt bie <Stunbe.
& ift eine JRec^enftunbe. S)ie ©driller fennen ibre 5lufgabe
3^e^t erftdrt ber gel^rer ba6 (ginmatein^* „93erftebt ibr
e^?" fragt er,
25 w3a/' anttDorten atle.
„2Ber tDiinfd^t nod^ etma^ gu fragen?"
§an6 b^bt bie §anb.
„5^un, $an^?"
w3ci, §err gebrer — fonnen (Sie ^att fpielen?"
3mmer fibell 19
A Question
I am sitting at the table. He is sitting on the table.
I sat by the table. They were sitting behind the
stove. The book lies under the table. Augusta
stands before the table. What is the man called?
What was his name? Every boy can whistle, but 5
girls do not whistle very well. He was whistling. He
has whistled. Pass me another roll, please, Mrs.
Schulze. I told it to them, but they did not believe
it. They walked the long way on foot. I have walked
a great deal this summer. He keeps passing me the 10
butter and I do not want it. Every morning at break-
fast father says grace. In Germany the school-hour
begins with a prayer. To-day one boy says it, to-
morrow another, and next day a third, and so forth.
Soldiers must always stand very rigid. Why do you 15
not pass me the coffee — am I still too young to
drink it? Parents drink coffee, but children drink
water and milk. I want to write a letter. He wrote
a letter to his mother. She had gone to the country.
The best pupils knew their lesson well. The teacher 20
explained the multiplication-table to me, but I do not
know it very well. I must be stupid. Who wants to
play ball out in the yard? First the boys stood up,
then the boys sat down. I am raising my hand. He
raised the ball from the table and asked: can you 25
play ball, children? One times one is one, two times
one is two — that is called the ^'little multiplication-
table." The teacher nodded and we sat down on the
benches.
20 3"^"^^^ ^ib^U
SSo ft^en bie ^naben? SSo fi^en ©ie ie^t? Urn iDiet^icI
U^r ntorgeng fruf)ftu(fen ©ie? iBie f)ei6t §an^' i^el^rer?
3Sa6 foil ber fleine ^id^arb reid)en? SSa6 mi^ §an^ md)t?
3Sa^ Qiaubt er nic^t? ^a^ faun §err (gteinbred)er tun?
Wit Qd)t §an^ lux (S(^ule? §aben @ic einen totiUn ^eg
gu madden, urn in SW @d)ule ju fommen? ^ann tritt
§an^ in bie Piaffe? SSiet)iele anbere ^inber h)aren and) in
ber ^(affe? 333o^in 0ef)t §an^, nac^bem er in feine Piaffe
eingetreten ift? ilSer fommt je^t? iCSa6 fiir ein 2)^ann ift
ber i^el^rer? SSa^ tragt er auf ber 9lafe? SSamm ftefjcn
bie ®d)u(er je^t al(e auf? (Stef)en (Sie benn imnter auf,
menu 31^r !Oel^rer in ba^ 3^^^^^ !ommt? XBarum h3oI)l
nid^t? ^ie ftef)en bie ^inber ba?
S^^ @inprdgen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
words: grage, 3Beg, gufe, Piaffe, (Semmel, 2c\)vmn, §err,
^atl, ^la^, tnaben, ©olbaten, &thct, Wimien, ?ieber,
$anb, @tunbe, ^lufgabe, (S(^uler. Give the principal
parts of fi^en, pfeifen, fonnen, Gef)en, treten, I)eben, der^
ftcl^en, aufftet)en, fommen, h)iffen, fc^reiben.
Give the German for: what is his name then?; who
wants to ask something else?; he nods; another roll,
please!; pass me the butter; what can he do then?;
they know their lesson well; they sing for the next
five minutes.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain bod) [see p. xxv]; hand them to the teacher.
3mmer fibell 21
Grammar Review
9. It is of the utmost importance to remember which
verbs form their perfect tenses with l^abcn, which with
fein. Memorize the following: All intransitive verbs
which denote motion (i.e. transition from one place or
condition to another) are conjugated with fein; likewise
bleiben and fein. All other verbs in German (transitive,
intransitive, impersonal, and reflexive) are conjugated
with f)aben. Thus one says id) bin Qefiangen, bu n)arft getreten,
er ift gefontmen, fie finb anfgeftanben. Verbs like fterben dicy
iDcrben become, tracfifen grow, which indicate change of con-
dition or status, employ fein as tense-auxiliary just as
naturally as do intransitives which denote literal motion,
like Qef)en and treten.
I. I have been very tired. 2. It had become dark.
3. He has stood here for a while. 4. Have you remained
here long? 5. We have traveled from Munich to Berlin.
6. The women have seated themselves in the parlor.
7. They have sat there long. 8. They have set the books
down. 9. Have you run behind the house, Hans? 10. Has
he jumped across the street? 11. They have fallen into
the river. 12. He had lain on the grass. 13. He has sent
the boy away. 14. I had stepped on his foot. 15. We
had swum across the river.
10. An adjective which stands before its noun follows
the weak declension, if it is preceded by an article or pro-
noun having a distinctive ending. The adjective follows
the strong declension when not preceded by an article or
pronoun with distinctive ending.
I. The new house. 2. A new house. 3. Which new
house? 4. My new house? 5. What new house? 6. Our
new house. 7. That new house. 8. A big frog. 9. Of
a big frog. 10. To a big frog. 11. Big frogs. 12. These
new houses. 13. To good men. 14. To these good men.
15. A good man. 16. Good man! 17. A fine large pig.
18. The fine large pig. 19. Fine large pigs. 20. Of a
fine large pig. 21. Your fine large pig.
22 3^mcr fibell
Sugcnb f^at fcinc 2^ugcnb
'^apa unb Wflama (Sc^ul^e ftnb nic^t ^u §aufe. ^luQuftc,
ha^ ^ienftmdbd^en, fte()t unten bor ber 3:ur. §ang unb
IHid^arb aber liegen in i^ren ^etten in ber fleinen (£d^laf=
[tube.
5 Oh fie fd^on fd^Iafen?
„mim bu fd)on?"
lo „3c^ meinte nur,''
„®ute 'iRa6)t"
„@ute ma(^t"
„Du, §an^!"
„^a^ millft bu?"
15 „^6) iDeife, mo Tlama bie 93imen l^at"
„SSo?"
„^n ber ©peifefammer,"
„3c^ iDitr feine Sirnen, unb — unb bie Siir ift ja aud^
t)erf(^Ioffen,"
20 „T)er (Sc^Iiiffel liegt unter bem Ofen,"
„J)u, ^an^, Ml\t bu eine ^ime f)aben? S^ \)ok bir eine/'
,,3'd^ iDill feine i8ime, 9[)^einft bu bie eingemad^ten ^irnen?"
„Qa. Unb ber Sutterfud^en ftel^t aud^ in ber (Speife=
fantmer,"
25 „Unb ber $onig aud^/'
„Unb Winter bem §onig ftel^t ber ^opf Waxmdahe."
!Da^ ift su t)iel! l^eife, leife fteigen bie beiben au6 U)xtn
^etten, leife offnen fie bie ^iir ^m (Speifefammer, 3ei^t
finb fie brinnen, unb je^t gel^t e^ log.
3mmer fibel! 23
Boys Will Be Boys
He was not in the house. I am not at home. He
has gone home. The servant is stupid, she is a goose.
In small cities German servant-girls often stand down
stairs before the door of the house. I wonder whether
he has fallen asleep. At night the two boys go to bed 5
quite early. There is another word for servant-girl,
but we have not had it yet. Have you fallen asleep,
Richard? Mama does not come to sing to them.
Why not, do you suppose? I wonder whether Mrs.
Schulze has gone away. Why does Richard want to 10
go to the pantry? What does he want? What do
they want? What do you want, children? He did
not want any pears. The room is locked anyway, you
see. Go and get me a piece of paper. The ball rolled
under the stove. It is lying under the stove. Richard 15
ran behind the stove. The bench stood behind the
stove. I get out of my bed quietly. Here is the door
of the living-room. And then the fun started. Honey
and jars of marmalade are in the pantry. He knew
where the key was. Did you get out of your beds, 20
children? Will you fetch me a few pears, please?
Outdoors there are flowers, indoors there is honey
in jars. Mrs. Schulze did not know the children were
out of bed. Augusta likewise thought they were
asleep. She saw the cake in the kitchen. Will you 25
think of me next year? He went into the pantry.
I lie in bed. He lay in bed. They have lain in bed.
It is sad, isn't it, that there are not even frogs in
town? I was dreaming of the olden days.
24 3^^^^ ftbel!
SBa« l^at feinc Xnmh? iCSer ift nid^t su $aufc? SSer
tft 5ru9ufte? 3Bo ftef)t fie? SBa^ mad^t fie ba unten: ift
fie attein, ober fd^hjci^t fie mit 9^a(^bar^ i^od^in, ober gar
tnit if)rem (Sc^a^? SSo liegen bie armen ^naben? 3n
h)el(^em ^i^^^t* ftef)t ba^ 53ett: in ber ^iid^e, in ber (§6==
ftnbe? SBieDiele (Sd^tafftuben gibt e^ in (Sd)nlse^ SKol^^
nung? £)h bie ^inber fd^on fd)(afen? SBie (ange l^aben
<Bit geftern gefd^Iafen? ^Sie fd^lafen @ie 0en)of)nlid^: gut
ober fd^Ied^t? ^Sae; tDeife 9^id^arb? ^o tDilt er f)inGef)en?
SBarunt n)ilt §an^ nid^t gleid^ mit ]^in9e]f)en? ^iht e^ eine
©peifefammer in S^vev S[Bolf)nung? §at fie eine 3:ur gnm
93erfd^lie6en, ein genfter, einen (Si^fd^ranf, ein paar ^Regale,
uftD.? SSa« befinbet fid^ in 3^rer tlid^e: £)fen, Jifd^e,
©tti!)rc, ©piilbanf, ufm.? SBo liegt ber (Sd^liiffel?
Sum QxnptdQcn
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: ^ugenb, ^ugenb, ^apa, "iDlama, S)ienftntabd^en,
Siir, ^etten, ©tube, ^aii)t, ^irnen, hammer, ^i^^^^-,
©d^mffel, Ofen, tu^en, ^lid^e, $onig, Jopf, 9}?armelabe.
Give the German for: I am not at home; downstairs
by the door; what do you want?; I don't want any
honey; I'll get a pear for you; the two get out of their
beds; now the fun starts; I was only thinking; boys
will be boys; the door is locked, you know; I wonder
if you are asleep; that is too much!
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain fd^on [see p. xxvi]; hand them to the teacher.
3Tnmer ftbcll 25
Grammar Review
!!• I know you will rejoice when I tell you that I have
entirely recovered from my illness. How do you do, and
how are you getting along in your new home? Don't
you long for the old days when you were going to high
school? Of course you are still young and have the best
part of life still before you — so you must have patience.
Do not be ashamed of having no money. Sit down and
work as hard as ever you can, and things will take a turn
for the better. I know you and rely upon you' — do you
but rely upon me and on your own ability. Just one
thing more: thank you very much for taking so much
trouble on my behalf. I shall write you again before
long. Good-by!
Qd) tddi, bu n)irft bid) freuen, iDcnn id) hit fage, id) i)ahc mid)
eans t3on meiner ^ranfl^eit erf)olt. ilBie befinbcft bu bid^, unb
n)ic 0cf)t e^ bir in beiner neuen ^eltnat? ®ef)nft bu bid^ nid^t
nad) ben alten Xagen, tDo bu ba^ ®t)mnaftum befud^tcft? ^otiir=
lid^ bift bu nod^ jung unb l^aft nod^ ben bcften Xdl beine^ ^thm^
ttox hiXf — bu tnufet btd^ alfo gebulben. ©d^ante bid^ ntdfit, ha^
bu fein ®elb f)aft. ®e^e btd^ getroft f)in, arbette fo fleifetg bu
nur fannft unb alle^ tDirb \id) sum @utcn iDenben. Qd) fenne
bid) unb t)erlaffe mid^ auf bid^, — ijerlaffe bid^ auf mid^ unb ouf
beinc elgenen gal)igfeitcn. 5^ur nod^ ein^! Qd) banfc bir fef)r,
ha^ bu bir nxeinet()alben fo t)iel Wlvd)t gegeben l)a\t Qd) fd^reibc
bir balb iDieber. 5lbieu!
The above letter is written, as the pronoun bu testifies,
by one good friend to another. Rewrite the model, using
the pronoun i\)X throughout, to signify the words are ad-
dressed to two good friends [or to two children]. Then
rewrite, using the pronoun of formal address ®ie. After-
wards, if it seems desirable; rewrite, using er he, fie she,
and fie they.
26 3"^^^^ fibell
3fn bcr ©^icifcfamtncr
!Da fte^en ftc je^t — unb Dor t^nen liegt ba^ *i|3arabie^»
^a oben auf bent ©d^ranf ftnb bte iBimen, auf bent genfter-
brett ftel^t bte 9}2amtelabe unb ber §ontg, !Da ift aud^ ber
^utterfuc^en unb f)ter ber ©imp. 2(Ifo!
5 „Seginnen njtr ntit bem (Sirup?"
„©trup f)aben mir jeben SKorQen auf Srot."
„2(Ifo bann ntit ben ^irnen. ^ffiarte, id) f)o(e fie f)erunter."
„(5d^t! ^a^marba^?"
„9^id^t6, §ier finb fie. ©telle ba^ ©laS auf ben ®tu^I."
lo „^o, ®ie fd^ntecfen aber, ma^?"
„^errlid^. 36 nur nic^t subiel, fonft nterft TOanta cttda^J'
„5^ur nod^ eine. (So. 3e(jt fontntt bie 9[)^arntelabe."
„Oh ber ^aifer mo^I alle Jage 2)^arntelabe ^at?"
„!Die f)at er gemife, unb ^utterfud^en ntit §onig bagu."
IS ,,9tid&ti9! ^er iButterfud^en. ®ib ntir md ba^ a)?effer."
„§ier. ©rofeartig, ma^?"
„a)^ntnt. "
„®u — ^anS — id^ fann nid^t mef)v/'
„S^ aud^ nid^t. ^ontm."
2o !^eife, leife mie 53erbred^er, fd^Ieid^cn bk beiben in il^r
dimmer. ?eife fteigen fie in il^re ^etten.
„$an«, fd^Idfft bu \d)on?'
tf'^dn, id) fann nid^t fd^lafen."
. „3d^ aud^ nid^t."
„mi" nO\" Mir ift fo fd^Ied^t p ^utd"
„Der58utterMen!" „^iealten^irnen!" „Ol" ,MQtV
nie mieber in bie (Speifefantnter." „3d^ aud^ nid^t." „Ol"
.^luQufte!"
3mmer fibell 27
In the Pantry
They were standing there by the cupboard. She
stood yonder by the window. What sort of a cup-
board was that? There are all sorts of cupboards.
Have you ever sat on a window-sill, children? Well
then, boys, let's begin! We have that every day for 5
breakfast. Hush! you will disturb mother, Hans.
That was nothing. My, but the honey tastes good,
doesn't it? The glass lies before me. Place the glass
before me. Put it behind me, please. The cake is
behind you, Mr. Schulze. Sure enough, the cake 10
tastes splendid. Just wait, sir, and I'll get the honey
down for you. Just one more piece, or mother will
notice it. I wonder if the emperor goes to school
every day. Just give me the paper, Mr. Schulze.
Do you want the knife besides? They felt so badly. 15
Let's never go into that room again. He could not
eat any more, but neither could I. He put the pears
up there on the cupboard. Why do I feel so badly —
I haven't eaten anything. Have you climbed into
your beds, boys? I crept softly into the room. Of 20
course he has the marmalade. Don't go and eat too
much, Mrs. Schulze. The two children think they
have come to paradise. One must not always be
eating butter-cake. Why can't the children sleep?
Preserved pears taste wonderfully good, don't they? 25
At first Hans said he did not want any pears. The
parents were down by the door, the children up in
their bedroom. The kitchen is quite different from
the living-room.
28 3mmer fibell
5Webcn iDcId^ctn ^t^^^t tft bie Speifefammer? 2Bo
ftel^en bic ^naben je^t? ^Sa^ liegt bor il^nen? (Stub ^ie
ic in einem fold^en "iparabie^ gctoefen: tDann unb tDie? 3Bo
finb bic ^imen? ^a^ fiir ^inten finb e^? ^a^ ftef)t auf
bem gcnfterbrett? SSa^ ift fonft aud& babei? SSarum be==
fiinncn §an^ unb ^id^arb m(i)t niit bem (Sirup? iSBarum
mu^ §an^ auf einem ^tut)U ftelf)en, um bie ^imen l^erunter
]&oIen su fonnen? SSarum fagt ^^ic^arb „Wt!"? 2Bo foil
ba« ®Ia^ l^ingeftellt merben? ifiSie fd^mecfen bie ^imen?
aSe^bciIb mufe man nid^t ^u t)ie( effen? SSa^ f)at ber ^aifer
tDobI ade Xaqe? SSie l^eifet ber je^ige beutfd^e ^aifer?
SBiffen ^it, h)ie ber ^aifer au^fief)t: ift er grofe, fd^Ianf, \)at
er cinen ©c^nurrbart, toie alt ift er tttva, h)iet)ie(e ^inber
l^at er, ufm,? SBie fd^medft ber 53utter hidden?
Bum ^inprdgen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
nouns: ^arabie^, ©d^ranf, genfterbrett, iD^orgen, (^la^,
^tnU, ^utterfud^en, SO^effer, 93erbrec^er, ^aifer, hammer,
^age, ^rot, Sirup, ^ud&ftaben, ^leiftift, ®tudf, papier,
^anfe, Jafel, Sifd&e, tod^in, SD^ild^i, Gutter.
Give the German for: let's begin with the cake; I
feel so badly; put it on the table; I wonder if the em-
peror likes marmalade; just one piece more; my, but
they taste good, eh!; neither can I; I'll never go there
again; just hand me the knife.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain tDol^I [see p. xxvii] ; hand them to the teacher.
3mmer ftbell 29
Grammar Review
12. There are twenty-two verbs of common occurrence
which require the dative in German where the student is
very apt to use an accusative.
antmorten answer gefc6ef)en happen
begegnen meet gleid^en resemble
banfen thank ^elfen help
bienen serve nai)m approach
brof)cn threaten nil^en benefit
fe^Ien ail, be wanting paffcn suit, fit
fluc^en curse raten advise
folgen follow fd^aben injure
gefalkn please fd^tneid^eln flatter
ge()orc^en obey troijen defy
fieniigen suffice trauen trust
The student will do himself a great service if he learns
this list by heart.
I. He would not answer the woman. 2. The boy re-
sembles his father very much. 3. He met his friend on
the street yesterday. 4. When they were approaching the
house. 5. One should advise his children. 6. Why have you
followed me into the room? 7. How does it benefit you,
if you make money and lose your health? 8. Thank
you very much! 9. He served his master faithfully many
years. 10. A good soldier must obey the commands of
his lieutenant. 11. I fear you are flattering me. 12. Curse
me, if you will, threaten me; I shall not obey you. 13. That
hat does not suit me, it is too large. 14. Why do you
keep defying him; if you would only trust him, he would
be your friend. 15. I am not hungry; a cup of coffee will
suffice me. 16. I do not see how that could happen to
you. 17. He tried to injure them. 18. Our new cook
pleases me; she made a fine cake to-day. 19. Won't you
help me, please? 20. They are approaching the end of
their journey. 21. What ails you? 22. What would you
advise me to do?
30 3mmcr fibell
^htt ttitJ^t bic Xtppx^tl
SluQufte, ba6 ©tenftmabd^en, ftel^t nod^ intntcr t)or ber
Zixx. „T)u, ^lugufte/' fagt ^o^ann, ber iBurfd^c be^ SWajor^
t)on ^ielefelb, „ha oben brlillt jemanb — J)orft bu?"
5luguftc eilt bk jtreppe J^inauf. „^mber/' ruft fie, „toa^
5 l()abt il^r getan? Q'lfir fef)t fa fo iDetfe au^ mte 9[)?e]^L"
„3d^ bin fo fxanf," ftol^nt §an^, „unb id& fterbe," fiaud^t
^ic^arb, „3o]f)ann, 3oJ)ann!" ruft 5lugufte in ber l&od^ften
Slngft, „r)oIe fd&neir ben !Doftor!"
9^a(5 jel^n 9Kinuten fomntt Dr. ^raun, ber §au6arjt ber
lo St^^iite* Dr. iBraun ift ein gefd^idter Hrgt. dx fie{)t bie
^atienten an, flil^It ilfinen ben "ipul^ unb fagt bann:
nS^x (Spi^bnben, ii)x {)abt ja genafd^t!" (Sr berfd^reibt
ein ^^ejept, ba^ Hugufte in bie ^(potl^efe bringt.
Snbeffen fomnten bie (SItem nad^ ^aufe unb jefet gel^t
IS hit Unterfud^ung lo^:
„$an^ l^at ntic§ gelDedt."
„^id^arb ^at intmer gefagt: tDa^ millft bu?"
„^an^ f)at ntir ben ©d^Iiiffet gegeben."
„^id^arb l^at bie Zixx aufgefd^Ioffen."
20 „§an^ f)at ha^ (^la^ iBimen f)erunter gel^olt."
„9?id^arb \)at ha^ &M aufgemad^t."
„§an^ ^at ein (Stiidf ^utterfud^en abgefd^nitten,"
„9?id^arb l^at suerft t)on ber SD^annelabe genafd^t,''
„$an^ l^at ben §onig f)erbei gef)o(t."
25 3efet ift bie (Seite su Snbe, bie ©efd^id^te aber nod^ nid^t*
„^oren ^k einmal/' fage id^ am ndc^ften 9)?orgen in
5rau (Sd^ulse, „n)er flopft benn bei 3i)nen fo friib bie Xep^
pid)t au^?" ^a lad^elt fie unb anttoortet: „9D^ein Tlann
flopft — aber nid^t bie Seppic^e."
\^mrmt fibell 31
But Not the Rugs!
I was still standing by the door. Do you hear the
cows lowing yonder? Every major has a soldier-
servant. They were running down the stairs. Who
looked as white as chalk? The patients of the doctor
were very sick. I look sick. You look sick, John. 5
She looked very pretty, when I saw her yesterday.
Mr. Schulze, you must run and get the doctor quickly.
He came after half an hour. In a quarter of an hour
you will not feel so badly. I did not want to disturb
John, and now you have waked him up. Will you 10
please feel my pulse, doctor? Boys will be boys.
There are rascals who must always be eating on the
sly. Take this prescription to the drug-store. What
are you prescribing for me? In the meantime the
rookie had gone home. An investigation must now 15
be started. What was it that Richard kept saying?
John told me the key was under the stove. Mother
put it under the stove, I suppose. What do you want
of me? I was the first to open the door. Cut me off
a piece of cake, John. Cut me off a piece of cake, 20
children. Cut me a piece, Mr. Schulze. The story
is not yet ended. Who on earth gets up so early in
your house? They were beating the carpets. How
sick are you, boys? Every patient should have a
clever physician. Open the door. Who has opened 25
the window? A family doctor must come when he is
called. I hastened upstairs as fast as I could. She
kept on saying it to me. '^Just listen, boys," I said
next day. "l die, John, but then you are dying too."
32 3mmer ftbcll
3S0 fte^t 5IuGufte immer no(^? SBer tft ^o^ann?
^a^ fagt er su 5lugufte? iCBa^ tnad^t ba ^luQufte? ilSa«
fagt fie ju ben ^inbern? ifiSte meife felfien §an6 unb D^td^arb
au^? ^anim ftot)nt §an^? ifiSa^ ^au^t D^id^arb? 3n
iDcIc^er (Stimtnung tft ^luQufte? ^er folt ben ^oftor
l^olen? ^ann fommt Dr. ^raun? ^n tft er benn?
^a^ fur etn 5lrgt tft er? mn ftef)t ber ^oftor an? ^ie
bel^anbelt er feme "ipatienten? S3Sag fagt er gu btn @pl^^
buben? iSSa^ t)erfd^reibt er? iffiamm gel^t 5(ugufte sur 5lpo^
tl)ck? SSa^ gef(^tef)t inbeffen? ^Sann gel^t etne Unterfud)ung
(o^? ^cx f)at 9^i(^arb gemecft? 3Ba^ foK §an^ meiter getan
{)aben? 3ft bie ©efd^ic^te gleid^ nad^ ber Unterfud^ung ju
(Snbe? 3[Ba« fagte id^ ant nad^ften 2)?orgen ju gran ©d^ul^e?
^(opft §err ©d^ulje fo friil^ bie ^^eppid^e au^?
Sum ^tnprdgen
Give the gender, nominative and genitive singular,
and the nominative plural of the following words:
3:eppid^e, ^Tiir, ^urfc^e, mc% Tlaiox^, 2lngft, ^^inuten,
nv^t, "iPatienten, T)ottox, W^, ^e^ept, 2lpot^efe, (SItern,
Unterfud^ung, ^d^Iiiffel, Snbe, 9Kann, (Bpiijbuben, @Ia^,
©eitc, ^efd^id^te, <BtM.
Give the German for: she is still standing; someone
is bawling upstairs there; she hastened up the stairs;
you're as white as chalk; he is feeling their pulse; the
parents came home; we have opened the door; run
and get the doctor quickly.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain ia [see p. xxviii]; hand them to the teacher.
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Grammar Review
13. There are three noun-declensions in German:
strong, weak, and mixed. The genitive singular of the
strong declension ends in -^, that of the weak declension
in -n, except in feminine nouns, whose genitive form does
not vary from the nominative.
There are three classes of the strong declension: i, which
has no plural ending; 2, which adds -e; 3, which adds -er
to form its plural. The weak declension adds -(e)n. The
mixed declension contains [comparatively few] nouns
whose singular is like the strong declension, but whose
plural is like the weak.
Strong I contains all masculine and neuter nouns end-
ing in -el, -en, -er; all diminutives in -d^en and -lein; neuters
ending in -e and beginning with ®e-; bie SO^utter, hit Xod^ter,
Strong 2 contains most monosyllabic masculines, with
a few monosyllabic feminines and neuters; masculines
ending in -ig, -ing, -ling; neuters [and a few feminines] in
-ni^ and -faL
Strong 3 contains many monosyllabic neuters, with a
few masculines; all nouns in -tUTti; no feminines.
To the weak declension belong a large number of mono-
syllabic nouns, mainly feminine, but with a few mascu-
lines; almost all the polysyllabic feminines in the language;
masculine nouns ending in -e; many foreign masculines
which accent the last syllable; no neuters.
14. Assign to its proper class and declension each of
the following nouns: bie ^ul^, ha^ ^aih, ha^ ©d^tDein, ba^
?anb, ber 90?ann, bie grau, ha^ ^inb, bie gerien, ha^ dnht, ber
9[)?ontag, bie @an«, ba^ €>uf)n, bie @tabt, ber grofd^, ha^ $au^,
bie (^tra^e, ber Mmaht, ber ©arten, bie hammer, bie Zixx, ber
Sm, ba^ genfter, ber ^oftor, ber ^urfdie, ber SD^ajor, bie
Zvtm^ ba^ 9D^e{)I, bie 5lpot()eFe, ha^ 9?eaept, ha^ ©lag, ber
(Stut)l, ber ed^Iiiffel, ba^ Sluge,
34 3^^^^^ fibell
tfitr fiinfjig ^fcnnige 8tru^
@^ ift fec^^ ]Xi)v. ®(eid^ fomtnt "i^a^Da unb bann gibt e^
Hbenbbrot, 5lugufte, bag ^ienftmcibc^en, becft ben 2ifd^ unb
ber Heine D^id^arb {)i(ft natiirlid^, ^r ift ja fd^on fiinf 3a()re
alt.
5 (£r gibt jebent ein 2)^effer, eine ®abe(, einen ^teeloffel unb
eine (Serviette. 3)ann l^olt er Jaffen unb 3:e(Ier unb ftelft
an ieben *i(3Ial5 eine Jaffe unb einen Xelter. 9lun fommt
5lugufte unb fteUt «rot unb ^Butter, ^urft unb ilctfe auf
ben Zi\(^. Tlama ift in ber md)t unb brdt tartoffeln.
lo SBalb fommt fie l^erein unb muftert hen Sifc^, (Sie Idc^ett
ganj freunblid^.
„9D^ama, l)aft bu f einen (Sirup?"
„9^ein, ^Rid^arb, (Sirup f)abe ic^ nid^t."
,M, ^rnama, Sirup ift beffer aU Gutter. @ib mir ®elb,
IS td^ f)o(e Sirup."
„5^ein, 9tid^arb, bu tjerlierft bag ®elb mie immer."
„5(d^ bitte, 2)^ama, liebe gute 9}?ama, id^ t)erliere bag ®elb
biegmal gemife nid^t."
Unb $Rid^arb bittet unb bittet. Snblid^ gibt ilfim grau
2o Sd^ulje filnfgig "iPfennige unb einen ^opf fiir ben Sirup.
I^uftig fpringt 9?id^arb bat)on.
„^un, tieiner, mag millft bu?"
„^itte, fiir fiinfjig ^fennige Sirup."
9^un gibt er bem Cramer ben 3:opf. S)er Cramer fiillt
25 ben 2:opf big jum 9^anb mit Sirup.
„^ier, Kleiner. 5(ber tDo ift benn bein ®elb?"
^id^arb antlDortet nid^t.
„9^un, l^at bir beine 9)?ama fein ®elb gegeben?"
„3a — aber §err Cramer — bag ®elb ift im ^opf."
3^^^*^ ftbell 35
Twelve Cents* Worth of Syrup
It is four o'clock. Half past four. Two minutes
of six. Nineteen minutes past eight. Why, I am all
of seven years old. The servant-girl began to set the
table. *'0f course I'll help you, Augusta," said Richard.
I must give each one a knife and two forks. When a 5
German boy wants to say ''I don't care," he says "it
is all sausage to me." They were frying potatoes.
Cheese is often best when it is old. I shall come in
soon and examine the table. Why haven't you any
syrup, Mrs. Schulze? I suppose I shall lose the 10
money as I always do. We begged and begged. I
want a mark's worth of cheese. I am going to fill the
glass to the brim. I have often gone to the grocer's.
When father comes home, we'll have supper. Of
course I shall come at. once. I shall have to go very 15
soon. To be able to eat nicely, one must have plates,
napkins, and other things. Please give me another
piece of bread. We have supper at a quarter to seven.
I shall be there right away. What time is it? The
doctor wrote a prescription for me. He died. He has 20
died. Will you please open the window; it is very
warm in here. He has been doing that the livelong
day. One night he could not go to sleep. They
stole out of their room as quietly as criminals. Where
were they going? Where have they come from? 25
Where did you put the book? They went in. They
came out. They have gone up. They have come
down. I have lost my watch. In Germany one does
not eat much for supper.
36 3^^^^^^ ftbell
aSiet)teI U^r ift e^? SSer fommt qUi^? ffiag gtbt c3
bann? SKer bedt ben ^ifd^? SSer liilft babel? SSie alt ift
9{id^arb fc^on? ^a^ gibt er iebcm? 3Ba^ l^olt er bann?
aBa6 fteEt er an ieben 'ipiafe? ^oi\tTlama? ^a^ mad)t
fie in ber ^iic^e? SBarunt Ml fie balb l^erein fontmen?
3Ba6 faQt dii6)axh ju feiner Tlutkx? ^a^ foE beffer aU
Gutter fein? iCSe^l^alb mill bie 9[)?utter bem ^ol^nd^en fein
@elb geben? ^iebiel ®elb gibt ibnt enblid^ grau ©(^nlje?
SIBie 9e{)t er baDon? SSem gibt er ben lopf? SSieDiel
©imp Ml 9?id^arb faufen? SSie fiittt ber Cramer ben
2opf? SBa^ fagt bann ber trdmer? 2Bo ift ba^ ®elb
geblieben? ^ie t)ie(e ^fennige in einent 9Karfftii(f ? 2Biet)ie(
ift ein 2:aler? @e{)en (Sie aKe Jage pm ^rtimer, ober ge-
braud^en ®ie ha^ Selepl^on?
3um (Stnpragen
Give the gender, nominative and genitive singular,
and the nominative plural of the following words:
^fennige, U^r, 5lbenbbrot, 3a{)re, i^effer, (^abel, ^offel,
eerbiette, "^lai^, Gutter, ifiSurft, ^dfe, ^artoffeln, ®elb,
Sopf, grau, Kleiner, ^anb, §err, tranter, Saffen, ^leller,
^lid^e, tbd^in, ^ud^en, Zi\^,
Give the German for: then there's supper; he puts
a napkin at every place; haven't you any syrup?; he
fills it to the brim; didn't she give you any money?;
he ran happily off; I am setting the table; you see I am
now five years old; twelve cents' worth.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain ntal [see p. xxix]; hand them to the teacher.
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Grammar Review
15. Put the following sentences into the plural form:
SQiontag bcQumt bie ©c^ulc. ilBo ift bcnn ba^ neuc §au^? ^er
3u0 raftc tr»citcr. §an6 traumt don bctn neuen $aufc. ^er
2ti}vcv I)at an bie grofec SEanbtafel oefdjrieben, !Die SD^ntter
{)ilft il)m. ^inb, tDad^e ouf unb fpring ()erau§! !Der frenxbe
9}tann mit bcr Grille, ^a^ grofee *i|3ult ift ii)m neu, !Der
53 ruber fpiclt mit bent (Sd^aufelpferb, @r tritt in bie Piaffe unb
gel^t an fcinen 'ipiafe. ^er ^nabe fagt ein ©ebet, SKiKft bu
cine ^irnc ^aben? (Sdjlafft bu fd^on? ^er 53utterfud)en ftebt
in bcr (Speifefamnter. 3)a6 ^ienftmabd^en \tt\)i unten bor ber
Stiir. Ta ift ber ^opf 9[y?armelabe. ^r ersaf)It if)nt Don ber
<Sonne unb bom 9}?onbe. 3)er nad^fte 2^ag brid^t an. 5)a^
^inb f)at etnen ^leiftift unb ein ©titrf "iPapier. @r benft an
ba^ i8riiberd)en. SSarum tDeinft bu, Kleiner? !Der ©olbat
filjt am gruMtticf^tifc^. 3)ie (gemmel fd^mecft l^errlid^.. @r fiibt
jebem ein STteffer unb eine (^ahtL
16. Put the following sentences into the future tense:
®ie fte()t nod^ immer bor ber 3::ur. T)a oben brlillt jemanb.
^k eilt bie ^reppe f)inauf. ^l^r fef)t fo n)ei§ au^ tvit Tlt\)L
Qd) bin fo franf. ^ole fd^nell ben i)oftor! Dr. iBraun fommt
nad^ Se()n 9[)^inuten. (Sr ift ein gefd^idter 5lrst. dv berfd^reibt
ein ^eaept. ^ie @ltem fommen nad^ ^aufe. S^ fage am
nad^ften 9J?orgen. SBer flopft bei 3()nen fo friif)? ®ie lad^elt
unb anttDortet. 33or if)nen liegt ha^ ^arabie^. 5luf bem
<Bd)xant fte()en bie 53imen. ^eginnen mir mit bem (Sirup?
3d^ ^ole fie f)emnter. 3^ ftelle ha^ (^M auf ben etu()L Db
ber Jlaifer 9}?armelabe l^at? !Du gibft mir ba^ STJeffer. 2)?ir
ift fo fc^led^t gu 3)?ute. 3d& gel^e nie toieber in bk hammer.
!5)ie ^inber liegen in il)xtn ^etten. Qd) tdiii feine 53ime. ®ie
fteigen au6 i{)ren ^etten. ©leid^ fommt ber 53ater. (Sr gibt
jebem ein S^Jeffer, eine ©abel, einen 3:eeloffeI unb eine @ert)iette.
(Snblid^ gibt if)m gran ©d^ulae filnfaig ^fennige unb einen ^opf
fUr ben ©imp.
38 3^^^^ fibell
Onfcl 3(uguft
Onfel ^(uQuft tDol^nt in ber griebrtd^ftrafee. @r ift "ifapa^
^ruber* ^apa fagt immer, er ift cin ^unggefetle. 3:d^
hjeife aber nidjt, ma^ ba^ ift. Dnfel Huguft f)at jtuei ©tuben,
eine ^Bol^nftube unb eine ©c^Iafftube. ^n ber ^of)nftube
5 finb ein *iI3u(t, ein Xifc^, ein Ofen, ein grower ^tui)l unb
brei fleine (Stuf)(e. 5(n ber ^anb l^cingen iBilber unb ein
(Spiegel. Qd) bin gerne bei Dnfel 2luguft. (Sr l^at einen
^unb, einen 5lffen unb einen ^anarienbogel, unb id) fpiele
gern mit bent §unb unb bem 5Iffen.
lo Onfel fagt bann immer: „^an^d^en, id) f)abe l^eute brei
2(ffen. §ier ift ber erfte, bu bift ber gmeite, unb ba ift ber
britte." (Sr jeigt bann auf ben (Spiegel.
Dnfel Suguft ift aber nic^t immer luftig, er ift oft traurig.
@r fi^t bann gan^ ftitt ijor bem *!l3u(t unb t)or if)m liegt ein
IS ^i(b. ^d) bin bann aud^ ftill, unb ^aro ber ©unb liegt
gans ftiti unter bem Xifd^. (Snbli(^ fagt ber Onfel: „§ang^
d^en, ber Dfen rauc^t h)ieber, meine Hugen finb ganj nafe."
©eute bin id^ franf unb mug hen gangen Sag im ^iirimer
bleiben. 3d^ biftierc einen ^rief an ben £)nfe(.
2o ^rinjenftrafee 35, ben 18ten S^oDember 1911.
?ieber Onfel!
5(ugufte ift in ber ^iid^e. ©eute effen mir (2d)ofoIaben=
pubbing unb ^ud^en, ^artoffeln, ^albfkifd^ unb (Suppe.
^apa fommt balb. Sante (Smilie f)at einen grogen ©ut.
25 *!Papa fagt immer, ba6 ift fein Qui, ba^ ift ein Sd^irm. 3Bie
gel^t e^ bem 5lffen, bem §unb, unb ^ir? SSir finb alle tvo'tiL
5lugufte ift aud^ mo^I, aber fef)r bumm. Qd) l^offe ba^felbe
aud^ Don Sir, Sein ©an^.
Uncle Augustus
I am now living in Prince Street. A bachelor is a
man who has no wife. He looked into the mirror. A
mirror is made of glass. There is a monkey in the
looking-glass. He liked to be at the grocer's. I have
often been at Uncle Augustus's house. Canary-birds s
often sing very beautifully. They sing more beauti-
fully than most other birds. What is the name of
uncle's dog? Caro is the Italian word for *^dear."
What is the name of your dog? My dog is called
Fido. A dog is one of the best friends that a man has. lo
The man who lost his dog is quite sad. I was point-
ing at the looking-glass. I looked into it. I like to
play with animals. I like to go out on the street with
them. The picture of a pretty woman is before him
on the desk. He laid the picture before me on the 15
table. The street is all wet from the rain. To whom
shall I write a letter now? These new women's hats
are larger than umbrellas. I had to stay in my room
for three days, because I was sick. I am still too
young to smoke. To-day I have written my uncle a let- 20
ter, but to-morrow the doctor says I can go to see him.
How do you do? I am well and happy, Mr. Schulze,
and I hope you are the same. My uncle writes at the
desk in the living-room. I don't know. I don't know
you. German stoves are often very tall and as white 25
as chalk. Soup tastes best when it is hot. People
eat potatoes in all the countries of the world. The
stove in the kitchen is as black as the blackboard in
school, or even blacker.
40 3^^^^^^ ftbell
^0 m^nt Onfel ^luguft? SSo mo^nen @te? SBeffen
^ruber ift ber Onfel? ^ie fieifet ber Onfel? §aben etc
elnen Dnfel? mt ^eifet 3f)r Onfel? §at Onfel ^TuQuft
eine grau? ffiie ^ei\^t ein SD^ann, ber feine grau nimmt?
SSie t)ie(e ^i^i^^t: f)at Onfd 5(uguft? SSa6 ift in feinem
ifi3olf)ngimmer? $3arum ift §an^ ii3o!)( Qern bei feinem
Onfel? ^ojn f)at man einen ^anarienbogel? 9Wit mem
fpielt $an^ gem? SSa^ fagt Dnfel bann immer? SSo6
fief)t §an^ im (Spiegel? 3ft Onfel Hugnft immer luftig?
^0 fi^t er bann? ^a^ (iegt t)or il)m? 53on iDem ift ha^
^ilb, glauben ®ie? S3a6 mac^t ^aro, h)enn §an^ ganj
ftiir ift? SBa^ fagt bann ber Onfel? SRauc^t benn ber
Ofcn toirflic^? SSarum mufe ^an^ ben ganjen ^ag gu
^aufe bleiben? 3ln n)en biftiert er einen ^rief?
Sum Qxnptaqtn
Find on page 38 the cognates of: young, uncle,
brother, stove, sleep, disk, oven, stool, clean, hang,
hound, ape, have, three, here, erst[while], lie, eke,
under, reek, crank (y), cake, bold, aunt, all, well,
dumb. Find ten other words on this page which
have cognates in English.
Give the German for: I like to be at Uncle Augus-
tus's; I like to play with the monkey; how are you?; I
hope you are the same; the stove is smoking again;
I'm ill to-day; uncle is a bachelor; November i8th,
191 1 ; then I'm quiet too; pictures hang on the wall.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which
contain nur [see p. xxix] ; hand them to the teacher.
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Graxmnar Review
17. Verbs are divided into two classes: weak and
strong. A weak verb forms its preterit first person sin-
gular by adding to the stem -te or -cte: mac^en, mad^te;
rcbcn, rebete. A strong verb forms its preterit by means
of an internal vowel-change called gradation or ablaut:
ftngen, fang; fommen, tarn. The perfect participle of a
weak verb always ends in -t or -et: gcmad^t, Qcrebet; that
of a strong verb always ends in -en: gefungen, gefommen.
Verbs in -icren, which are very numerous [a large number
of them having been coined unnecessarily] are always
weak and do not take the prefix ge- in the perfect par-
ticiple: thus from ftubieren, ftubiert, not gcftubiert.
Conjugate the present indicative of the following verbs:
fcin, \)ahm, merben, tun, Qe()en, fonnen, fennen, geben, fel^en,
anbrec^en, auffte()en, lefen, effen, anfangen, tdolkn, treten.
Give the principal parts of the above verbs.*
18. Give the proper endings to the adjective-stems of
the following sentences: fie l^aben grofe- fc^on- ©tuben. dx
txiXumt t)on bcm ncu- ©aufe unb t)on ben fd^on- 2:agen. @r tft
cin flcin- f nabc. @r fcnnt bag flein- (Sinmaleln^. iESir
fpielen ben lieb- tang- ^ag. 5Iuf lang- ^anfen ft^en Diel-
tinbcr. (Sr ersat)tt t)on grofe- 3:ieren. ^er nac^ft- 3:ag. 3)er
fremb- Tlam ant grofe- *!(3ult fd^reibt an bie fd&n)ars- SBanb-
tafel. ^ie grofe- Grille beg gut- 2d)vcx^ ift serbro(^en. (Sin
frcunbUd^ (Solbat begriifet ben gut- ^naben.
Give comparative and superlative of following adjec-
tives and adverbs: gut, gern, flein, grog, rot, neu, fd^lnara,
lang, blcf, na!), biel, fd^lec^t, alt, jung, lieb, lang, ^iibfd^.
Decline the following substantivized adjectives: bcr
^leinc, ber gi^^^^c stranger, ber iBeantte official, ber 9?etfenbe
traveler, ber ©efanbte ambassador, bie ®(^one belle, ein
SBebienter a servant, cin ®elel)rter a scholar, ber ©eutfc^e
German, ein ^eutfd^cr.
42 3Tnmer fibell
f8aitt§ ^thuxtUaq
nWorgcn ift ^apa^ ©eburt^tag,
:Dic abutter, ber ©rofebater, Onfel ^luguft, Xante (gntilie,
bcr fleine ^^id^arb unb id^, §an^ (Sd^ul^e — jeber §at etn
©cfc^enf fiir il^n, 5lber niemanb fagt, ma^ er fd^enft.
s „Da^ ift tin @e{)eintni6/' fagt bie S^hitter, unb M^ ift
ein ©cl^eimni^," fagen bie anberen.
3)en nad^ften Zaq ganj frli^ (egen ^^id^arb unb i(^ unfere
(^efd^enfe auf *ipapa^ 3:if4 ^tid^arb fd^enft ein ^aar mox-^
genfd^ul^e, id^ einen gebermifd^er.
lo 9^un fomntt hie SD^tter.
@ie ftellt einen ^ud^en auf ben Sifd^, ben ©eburt^tag^^
fud^en» ^ann legt fie eine neue 'iPfeife baneben. 3e^t
fomntt ^a^, „^(^ gratuliere, id^ gratuliere," fomntt e^
t)on alien (Seiten,
15 & flingelt S5er ift ba? Onfel 2luguft au^ ber grieb-
rid^ftrafee. „Qd) gratuliere I)erglid^/' fagt er, „l^ier l^abe id^
etnja^ fiir bid^. @ine neue ^feife — bk alte ift jerbrod^en."
5irte lad^en. ^apa l^at s^ei neue ^feifen,
(S^ flingelt mieber. Xante ^milie fommt*
20 „®uten TlovQtn, ^inber,"
„®uten SWorgen, Xante." ®ie gratuliert unb gibt *iPapa
einen ^ufe. ®ie \)at and) tttva^ fiir if)n — aber tva^?
(Sine neue "iPfeife. T)vd neue "ipfeifen!
(Snblid^ fommt ©rofepapa. (gr ift alt unb gebt ganj lang^
25 fam. Unter bem 2lrm \)at er ein ^afet. „^d) iDiinfd^e bir
®liidf, mein ^o\)n," fagte er. „3d^ f)aht nid^t t)iet ^u geben,
aber mag id) \)aht ift gut. $ang, offne ba^ ^afet!" 3d^
offne eg. ^ag ift barin? Sine grofee, langc, neue "ipfeife.
3?a ja, @ef)eimniffe!
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Father's Birthday
Father's birthday is on the 22nd of August. My
birthday has not yet come this year. On what day is
your birthday? I am going to give father a fine pres-
ent. But it is a secret and I can not tell you what it
is. What is the cake called which one gets on one's s
birthday? Old men often smoke pipes, but I do not
smoke at all. I shall not smoke until I am forty years
old. No one knows what the others are going to give.
The bell rang and I hastened downstairs to open the
door. They congratulated me most cordially. I 10
don't like it, when Aunt Emily kisses me. When you
are old, you walk very slowly. I wish you happiness,
Mrs. Schulze. Everybody had to laugh when grand-
father gave papa his fourth pipe. A pair of slippers;
several slippers. Have you got something for me? 15
Something good, something new. Do you know any-
thing new? I had to go to school very early next day.
I am putting Aunt Emily's hat under the table in the
dining-room. She will think she has lost it. The
man had many packages under his arm. I put the 20
package under my arm. I think a pen- wiper is a good
present for a man who writes so much. I am old,
father is older still, but grandfather is the oldest of us
all. The package there — what is in it? From every-
one came good wishes for father. Augusta ran up the 25
stairs to fetch her present. Father was happy, of
course, but his eyes were wet with tears. He said he
was weeping for joy. They laughed, they smiled.
On his birthday my father stayed home all day.
44 3^^^^ ftbcll
<Bpttdiuhunq 11
ilSann ift 5Sater^ (5^eburt6tag? 53on mem txUlt er ®e-
fc^enfe? iSSa^ fagen fie atle? ^o{)m legen ble ^ tuber if)re
©efd^enfe? iSSa^ fc^enft ^id^arb? ^a^ fc^enft §ang?
ilSer fomtnt jefet herein? ^a^ ftellt bie 9[)^utter auf ben
Xi\d)? 3Bie nennt man ben ^ucj^en, ben man am ®ebnrt^=
tag erl^cilt? iffia^ legt fie gleid) baneben? SSa^ fagen bie
^inber, SO^ama nnb bie anberen ju ^apa? 3Ser fUngelt?
SBarum f)at OnUl 5luguft eine neue *i|3feife fiir feinen ^ruber
gefauft? 3Bamm lac^en jefet alle? ^er fommt bann?
SSa^ bringt bie ^ante mit? ^k biele 'iPfeifen f)at nun ber
arme 53ater? ^er fommt jule^t? iSSarum gef)t er ganj
langfam? SSa^ \)at er unter bem 2Irm? SBer mufe ba^
"iPafet offnen? ^a^ ift barin? SSa6 fagt man ju einem
©eburt^tag^finb?
3u<n ^inpragen
, Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following words:
©eburt^tag, ©efc^enf, ©ebeimni^, ^aar, 9}?orgeufd^ube,
gebermifc^er, ^feife, (gtrafee, (geiten, ^ufe, ^afet, ©IM,
^vm, 3uuggefel(e, (Spiegel, 5(ffe, $unb, 53ogel, ^anb,
iBilber, tartoffeln, "ipubbing, (gd^irm, Dfen.
Give the German for: very early the next day; the
bell rings; she lays a pipe beside it; he walks very
slowly; what is in it?; I congratulate you; no one tells
what he is giving; I wish you happiness; she puts the
cake on the table; good morning!
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain fo [see p. xxx]; hand them to the teacher.
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Grammar Review
19. The dependent word-order: In a dependent sen-
tence the verb comes at the end. (Sie fat) fef)r f)ubfci^ an^,
aU id) fie geftem fat). 3Siffen ©ie, ob ber i)oftor gu §aufe ift?
(g^ gtbt ja 6pi^buben, bie inttner nafd)en iniiffen. Sin ^au^:^
argt mu6 fommen, n3enn er gerufen mirb. 3d) eilte bie Jreppen
l^inauf, fo fc^neK id^ niir fonnte. Wdn 9D?ann Icic^elte, al^ er
anttnortete. This rule of dependent order covers all sen-
tences introduced by a subordinating conjunction, a
relative pronoun or particle, or an indirect interrogative.
Dependent sentences are always set off by a comma.
If in a dependent sentence the verb be a compound
tense, the inflected auxiliary comes last and is imme-
diately preceded by the uninflected part: @r fagte mir, ba^
e^ if)m grofee greube gemad^t f)aben n)iirbe. Stiffen ^k, oh ber
^oftor su ^aufe gemefen ift? 5D^ein SO^ann lad^elte, h)eil §ang
fo gut geanttDortet f)atte.
20* Translate into German: i. I give the prescription
to the rookie, who takes it to the drug-store. 2. The
doctor saw that the patients were very sick. 3. The
parents come home, in order to start an investigation.
4. The boys were as white as chalk, because they had
been eating on the sly. 5. They copy prettily what the
teacher has written on the big blackboard. 6. She walked
softly, in order not to disturb the sleeping boy. 7. Hans
gave me the key, so that I could open the door. 8. Of
course little Richard had to help the servant-girl when
she was setting the table. 9. The mother is in the kitchen
where she has gone to fry potatoes. 10. Richard an-
swered that his mother had given him no money.
II. Uncle Augustus lives in a house in which he has two
rooms: a living-room and a bedroom. 12. A family-
doctor comes as fast as he can after he has been called.
13. I am staying the whole day in my room, because I
have been sick. 14. Grandfather walks slowly, because
he is very old. 15. I believe he is sick, because he has
had to remain at home all day. 16. A man always walks
slowly when he is as old as my grandfather.
46 3mmer ftbell
^cr shjcttc Se^tctnBcr
^abt if)v ge]()ort, ma^ am ^meiten (September in ber ©djule
gefc^el^en ift? Hm jmeiten (September ift §anfen^ ©eburt^^
tag.
„$eute ift ein Za^/' fagte ber ^ebrer, „ben rt)ir nie tiergef^
s fen; cin ^ag, ber un^ ftolj mac^t, ^entfd^e jn fein,"
§an^ tDurbe rot.
„@^ ift ein Jag ben lt)ir frenbig feiem."
§an6 mar frob, ha^ er jur Sc^nle gefommen n)ar. „§eute
ift mein ©ebnrt^tag/' b^tte er jnr 9}?utter gefagt, „b^iite barf
lo id) boc^ jn §anfe bleiben, nic^t tddi)v?" 5lber bie 9[)^ntter
batte e^ ibm nid^t erianbt.
„(S^ ift ein Jag, ber beftel^en tuirb, folange e^ greif)eit nnb
SSaterlanb^Iiebe gibt."
$an^ faf) ftolg bie anberen ©c^liler an. (Seine 5lugen
IS gllibten.
„$eute Dor Dier^ig 3^af)ren/' fagte ber ^ebrer —
§an^ fcbnellte empor. „@ntfc^nlbigen Sie, §err ®tein==
bred^er/' fagte er, „e^ finb nnr fieben 3^^^^^"
„^ux fieben 3abre?" fragte ber ^ebrer Dermnnbert. „9^ur
20 fieben 3abre — toa^ meinft bu bamit, §an6?"
„§ente ift boc^ mein ©ebnrt^tag/' ftammelte §an^, „nnb
id^ bin feine Dierjig 3^abre alt. 3d& bin bente fieben getoor^^
btn,"
„^o," fagte ber ^ebrer frennblicb, „nnn, ha Mnfc^e id^ bir
25 t)iel ®tiidf. ^a^ b^^tte id^ namlid^ gan^ Dergeffen, bafe beute
bein ©ebnrt^tag ift. 3d) fprad) Sorbin t)on ber Sd^lad)t toon
®eban."
„%(i), tioavum bin id^ nid^t sn $aufe geblieben!" bad^te $an^.
5lrmer $an^!
3"^"^^^ ftbell 47
September 2nd
No, I had not heard what happened in school on
September the 2nd. To-morrow is the Fourth of
July, a day which no American can ever forget. We
are quite proud of being Germans. I become red.
You are growing red, John. I grew red. You were 5
growing red, Mr. Schulze. We celebrate joyfully the
emperor's birthday. It is the birthday of the em-
peror that we celebrate most joyfully. A boy is often
glad to have come to school. I had already told my
uncle that my birthday was to-morrow. They may 10
stay home to-morrow, may they not? You may
stay home, John. I don't know why my uncle has
not permitted me to do so. I shall not forget that
as long as I live. He lived sixty years. He lived in
Berlin. He has been living in Berlin for three years. 15
I went proudly out of the room. He looked at me
smiling. Ten days ago I was in the country. It is
only seven weeks. They are my friends, who are com-
ing in. What do you mean by that, my friend? ^* Why,
yesterday I was sick," I stammered. He is not fifteen 20
years old, he is only ten. You see, I am quite for-
getting that to-day is Saturday. A while ago I was
speaking of your mother. "I wish I had stayed at
home," groaned Hans. Excuse me, Richard, for losing
your ball. Germany will endure as long as Germans 25
have patriotism. He is proud of being a teacher. A
week ago to-day I was very ill. Two weeks from now
I shall be in Berlin again. You see, I was quite cross
that he had not come.
48 3^^^^^ fibell
<BpxcdiVihnnQ 12
©eib U)x nid^t ftol^, beutfd^e ^naben ju fein? 33Seffen &c^
burt^tag felert man in 3)eutfd)(anb am freubtgften? ^ef:=
fen ©eburt^tag tDirb in 5lmerifa am 22ten gcbrnar Qefeiert?
SSle f)ei6t bie grofee (Sc^Iac^t, bie am erften (September
1870 jU)if(^en ben gran^ofen nnb ben ^eutfd^en au^gefodjtcn
njurbe? 3Sa^ fagt ber ^ebrer jn §an^? SKie irar §an^
^n SD^nte, al^ er biefe ^orte borte? ^arnm inar er frol)?
5Ba^ bcitte er p feiner SD^utter gefagt? 3)urfte er tt)irflld)
jn v<paufe bteiben? SD^oc^ten <Sie gem t)on ber (Sd)nle meg^^
blelben, tDenn e^ Q^mn bie 9D?ntter eriaubt? ilSie langc inirb
ber (Seban^tag beftef)en? SSie fab §an6 bie anberen @d)uler
an? SSa^ fagte §an6 p §errn ©teinbrec^er? ^urbe ber
^d)xtx bariiber febr t)ern)nnbert? i^xa^U er §an^, tva^ er
bamit meinte? ^ie alt roar $an$ nid)t? SSa^ lDiinfd)te
ber Sel^rer jn feinem ©ebnrt^tage?
3um ©inprjigcn
Give the present indicative in full and the principal
parts of the following verbs: tnollcn, follen, fonnen, fenncn,
loerbcn, fein, mogen, bilrfen, mliffcn, iDiffen, b^iben, laffen.
Give the principal parts of fenben, irenben, brennen, benfen,
bringen, bitten, bieten, beten, Ilegen, (egen.
Give the German for: it happened in school yester-
day; we are proud of being Germans; I may stay home
to-day, mayn't I?; John sprang up; I'd quite for-
gotten it, you see; oh, why didn't I stay home!; it's
a day we never forget; I wish you many happy returns.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain aud^ [see p. xxxi]; hand them to the teacher.
3mmer ftbell 49
Grammar Review
21, Put the following sentences into the perfect tense:
Bit ftet)t nod) immer t)or ber ZiXv, !Da oben brilltt |emanb.
(Bit tilt hit Zxtm \)imh. S^v \t\)t fo meig au« h)ie SD^e^L 3ci^
bin fo franf. Sd) i)ok fd^nell ben ^Doftor. Dr. ^raun fommt
nad) sel^n 3}tHnuten. (5r ift ein gefd^icfter 5lrst. ^r Uerfd^reibt
ein 9^esept. ^ie ©Item fommen nad) $anfe. 3d) fage am
nac^ften SQ^orgen. SSer flopft bei 31)nen fo frii^? Bit \ad)tlt
unb antmortet. 5Sor ibnen liegt ba^ 'ii3arabie^. 5Inf bent
Bd)xant fteben bie iBirnen. ^eginnen Wix mit bent ©imp?
3d^ bole fie berunter. 3d) ftelle ba^ ®Ia« auf ben ©tul^L Ob
ber ^aifer tDobl Tlaxmtlaht i)ai? T)u gibft mir ha^ SD^effer,
ayjir ift fo f(^led)t sn 9D?ute. Sd) gebe nie mieber in bie hammer.
T>it ^inber liegen in if)ren iBetten. 3<^ ^iK feine ^ime. Bit
fteigen au^ if)ren ^etten.
23. Translate into German the following sentences
from previous lessons: i. Do not strike your sister, Hans!
2. Are you taking the book, Hans? 3. When I had come.
4. Beside it there is a house. 5. The house is built.
6. The bread was eaten by my father. 7. She was sitting
in the parlor. 8. She sat down in the parlor. 9. I have
been very tired. 10. It had become dark. 11. These
new houses. 12. How do you do, and how are you get-
ting along in your new house? 13. Are you frying the
potatoes? 14. How does that happen? 15. When shall
you go away? 16. Take this pencil and write with it.
17. Breakfast was just finished, when I came. 18. It is
not polite to walk before people. 19. I think you put
your book under the hat, beside the gloves, and among
the papers. 20. Has he jumped across the street? 21. A
fine large pig! 22. Just one thing more? 23. Why have
you followed me into the room! 24. A good soldier must
obey the commands of his lieutenant. 25. They are ap-
proaching the end of their journey
50 3^^^^fi^^^I
SSaig td^ fo^ unb prte
^\)V fennt bod^ $an^ unb ^td)arb ©c^ulje?
3c^ toiil end) eine ©efc^id^te t)on ben beiben ergaf)Ien» 55or=
l^cr ntlifet il^r aber miffen, tDer id) bin, fonft glaubt if)r mir
biettetd^t nid^t»
5 3d^ bin ein grofeer 5(pfelbaum unb fte]()e neben bent §aufe,
H30 bie beiben n)oi)nen; ic^ fann ^erabe in i>a^ d^^'ummv
fel^en. ©igentlid^ ift e^ nid^t red^t, gamiliengel^eimniffe gu
cxi&^m, aber id^ t^eife, bafe §err (Sd^ulje e^ mir ertauben
toiXxht.
lo 5((fo: ber 9}?itta6^tifd^ mar gebedft, S^ h)ar nod^ nid)t
3cit su effen, aber $an^ unb 9^id)arb fafeen tnie gemb]f)nlid^
fd^on an if)rent ^(a^e.
„(Boll i^?" fragte plofelid^ 9?id^arb unb jeigte mit bem
ginger auf bie grofee ©d^iiffel 5(pfelmu6»
15 „9^ein/' antmortete §an^,
„SSarunt benn nid^t?"
„^ama f)at e^ berboten,"
„9Kama, bie ift ja in ber ^iid^e,"
„Sa, aber ber liebe ®ott fie^t e^."
20 „5ld^, ber ]()at je^t feine 3ett aufsnpa[fen, ber ifet jel^t felbft
SU 9}iittag."
Unb rid^tig, ber ^engel fuf)r mit bem ginger in ba6 ^Ipfcl-
mu^ unb bann in ben SD^unb. ^a^ argerte mid). 3d^ naf)m
elnen grofeen 5lpfe( unb marf il^n gegen bie genfterfd^eibe, ha^^
25 fie jerbrad^.
D^id^arb fiel bor (Sd^redf bon feinem @tul)l unb ftof)nte; ber
Heine $an^ aber rannte tdk toK in bie ^ild^e unb ftammelte:
,,9J?ama, Tlama, fomm fd^nell, id^ glaube, ber liebe ©ott l^at
ben armen ^id^arb totgefd^offen."
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What I Saw and Heard
Will you please tell me a story about the Schulze
brothers? I have heard and seen much in this world.
First, however, you must know that I know both the
boys well. I heard the apple-tree speak myself, or I
should not believe it. Many big apple-trees were $
standing near the schoolhouse. Do you know much
about the history of Germany? I shall now tell you
the story of my life. It really isn't right to tell
stories about one's neighbors. In order to set the
table, we must have knives, forks, spoons, plates, lo
glasses, cups, and napkins. To be sure, it wasn't
yet time to go to bed, but we were very tired. You
are cross with me as usual. The poor boy thought he
had shot his brother and killed him. But an apple
has never yet killed a boy, that is, if the apple is ripe. 15
Did you forbid me to go to the theater to-night?
The large dish of apple-sauce was standing in the
center of the table. Sure enough, the rascal thrust
his finger right into the pudding! I have no time to
pay attention now; I must eat my own dinner. He 20
pointed with his finger at the big red automobile that
was standing before the door. There are secrets in
every family, but we do not talk about them. The
teacher will not permit me to tell him all I know. He
had such a fright that he ran down the street like mad. 25
I fell out of my chair from laughter. You must not
throw stones at the window-pane, or it will break.
But why shouldn't we go? Come quickly, Mrs.
Schulze, little Richard has fallen out of his chair.
52 3^^^^ fibell
S^red^ubung 13
S5cr erjcil^It un^ blefe ©efd^id^te? (Spred^en benn mir^
Ud^ bie beutfd^en 5lpfelbautne? ^arum ntiiffen mir t)orf)cr
iDiffen, mer un^ bie ©efd^ic^te ersa()It? 5SSo ftef)t ber 5lpfel-
baum? (Slttb bie ^Ipfelbaunte fo grofe iuie bie ^id^en? 3So
faun ber ^aum gerabe f)inein fef)en? 3Ba^ ift aber eigent=
U(^ nid^t red^t? ^a6 njeife ber 5lpfetbaum? SSa^ mar
gebedft? iESarum aber afeen bie ^inber no6) nid^t? SSo fa^
feen fie? SSorauf jeigte ^^id^arb? 5£3a^ fragte er plo^id^?
^anim foil er ba^ 5lpfelmu^ nid^t effen? S[Be6!)alb !ann bie
9[)^utter i{)n nid^t fel^en? SSer fonft mirb if)n tjielleid^t fef)en?
SSarum aber {)at ber liebe ®ott feitie 3^tt, auf^upaffen?
SSa^ mad^te alfo ber ^engel 9lid^arb? iS3a^ na!)m inbeffen
ber 2lpfelbaunt? ^o marf er ben 2(pfel f)in? SBarum fiel
^fJid^arb t)on feinem (Biui)l?
3um ^inpriigen
Give the comparative and superlative of nal^, gut,
alt, gro6, ^o6), t)iel, f)ei6; find cognates on page 50
for: though, both, tell, beam, timber, deck, tide, for-
bid, warp, break, clean, (be)lieve, dead, dull, up, can,
ken. Find ten other words on this page which have
cognates in English.
Give the German for: you know them, don't you?;
you must know who I am, or you won't believe me;
he ran like mad; well, why not?; he pointed at the
plate; he thrust his finger in his mouth; he is eating
dinner himself; I haven't time to pay attention.
Construct six original idiomatic phrases which con-
tain immer [see p. xxxii]; hand them to the teacher.
3TnTner ftbell 53
Grammar Review
33, The following is a synopsis of the conjugation of
the indicative active of auf'ftef)en a separable verb. Read
aloud with a strong accent on auf:
Present i^ fte()e frii!) am SD^orgen auf
bu fte^t friif) am 9J^orgcti auf
Preterit id) ftaub frii^ am TloxQtn auf
Perfect id) biu friil) am Tlox^tn aufgeftauben
Pluperfect ic^ tDar friiJ) am 9}?orgeu aufgeftaubeu
Future Id^ merbe frilf) am 9[)^orgeu auffte()eu
Future Perfect id& toerbe friiJ) am ^D^orgeu aufgeftaubeu fein
In like manner conjugate td^ Qti)t nid)t Qeru fort. Simi-
larly, but with ()aben as tense-auxiliary, conjugate ic^ fauge
e^ Qut an and id) ()ole bte ^imeu f)eruuter.
24. Give the feminine forms of the following mascu-
lines: 55ater, ®ol)n, ^ruber, ^uabe, $err, Tlann, 53etter,
5^effe, Dufel, ©rogpapa, @u!el, ^ef)rer, greuub, ^aifer, tonig,
^rinj, giirft, ®raf, 53arou, ber i)eutfd^e, ber graugofe, @ng-
lanber, Smerifaner, ^taliener.
25. Give words exactly opposite in meaning to ber (Sof)n,
crft, bcginnen, grog, nlmmt, in ber ®tabt, neu, etn, ftfeen, fom^
men, arbetten, \)itv, {)erab, tioad) fetn, gute ^adjt, lang, menig,
unter bem ^ifc^e, im ^ette liegen, f)inter if)m, tDeife, nid)t^,
lad^en, bie ©d^ule ift au^, brinnen, unten, fd^nett, t)erfc^lie6en,
traurtg.
26. Put the following sentences into the pluperfect
tense: (Bit ftel&t nod^ immer t)or ber Xiiv, ^a oben briillt
jcmanb. Bit eilt bie Xreppe l^inab. 3^r fef)t fo meig au^ mie
i^cW. 3d^ bin fo franf. Qd) f)oIe fd^netl ben 3)oftor. Dr.
53raun fommt nac^ sef)n S^^inuten. ^r ift etn gefc^idter ^Irgt.
@r derfd^reibt ein $Hesept. ^ie (Sttem fommen nad^ ^aufe.
SBer flopft bei 3f)nen fo friif) bie ^eppld^e aug? eie lac^elt unb
anttDortet,
54 3^^^"^^ ftbell
©inc Icifc 5tnbe«tun9
^antc (SmiUc l^at eine ein^ige ^Tod^tcr. (Sic l^eifet @rete
unb rt)of)nt im 5^a(^barf)aufe. 3m t)orlgen ^al^re l^at D^td^arb
Diel mlt il^r gefpielt, jefet gel^t fie aber in bie (Seville* 9^id)arb
fi^t ju §aufe bei ber iD^utter unb benft: „^ie (Soufine fann
5 fd^reiben unb lefen, ba^ ift tddtjv — aber ic^ — i(i) fann auf
ben ^irfc^baum flettern. T)a^ fann bie @rete nic^t,"
©eftem toar ©rete^ ©eburt^tag. %lk if)re greunbinnen
hjaren ba unb braditen ©efd^enfe. Urn bier bedte Xante
(Smilie ben Xifd^. 3efet gab e^ (Sc^ofolabe unb ^'u(^en»
lo S)ie fleinen ^[yjdbd^en lad^ten unb plauberten.
2(ber einer fe^Ite. ^a^ mar ^i(^arb» @r fafe bei ayjinna
in ber ^iid^e unb bad^te: „^ie buntmen SD^cibd^n! ^laubern
fonnen fie, bag ift aber au^ alk^," ^ann ging er in ben
©arten, fletterte auf ben ^irfc^baum unb fd)impfte iijeiter.
15 $eute fd^reibt 9^id)arb einen ^rief an feinen ©rofebater,
5lugufte ntufe i^m t)iel babei l^elfen.
!i?ieber ©rofepapa!
©eftem tuar ©reteg ©eburt^tag, *ipapa fd^enfte i^v ein
^leib, Wlama ein *ipaar ©d^ul^e unb id^ ein ^ud^. 5^ad^mit^
2o tagg fam ber ^oftbote mit ber filbemen Uf)r bon ^ir. ^a^
ift aber eine feine U^r! ©rete trug fie ben gan^en 9^ad^mit^
tag aneinem SBanb, 2(ber ba^ 58anb jerrife, bie Ul^r fiel auf
bie (Srbe unb gcrbrad^, 3^d^ glaube, ©rete ift nod^ ju flein
fiir eine Uf)r. 3d^ jerbred^e nie etma^. 9lad^fte iCSod^e ift
25 mein ©eburt^tag,
©ein (Snfel
^id^arb.
3mmer ftbell 55
A Gentle Hint
My Aunt Regina has three daughters; the oldest is
called Gretel, the next oldest Trude, and the young-
est one Klarchen. My teacher likes girls better than
boys, because girls are always well behaved at home
and diligent in school. Last year I was in the country s
three months. A good boy likes to stay at home with
his mother. I like to eat in a restaurant better than
I do at home. John climbed up the cherry-tree and
threw his ball against the window-pane, so that it
broke. When I went into our kitchen, I saw Major lo
von Bielefeld's servant who was chatting with Augusta.
Girls are stupid; they can chatter, but that is about
all they can do. Which do you like to drink best:
coffee, tea, chocolate, or milk? I am writing a letter,
but my mother has to help me a good deal with it. 15
The postman comes every day at three o'clock in the
afternoon. He went into the garden and then walked
about in the garden until he came in to supper. One
person was missing — that was Richard, I suppose.
That is a fine watch you are carrying, Mr. Schulze. 20
The ripe apple fell to the ground and broke in pieces.
From my window I can look right into the dining-
room of the neighboring house and I often see there
the three daughters eating their dinner. Help me
write this letter. I thought I saw you last evening in 25
the restaurant, but as I was about to speak to you I
saw it was a strange man. My parents give me my
shoes, my stockings, my hats, my clothes, in fact
everything that I receive comes from them.
56 3^1^^^ fibell
SSleDieIc Xod^ter l^at 3:ante (SmUie? SSte ficifet fie unb
mo n)of)nt fie? SSann f)at 9?ic^arb t)ie( mit il^r gefpielt?
^of)in gel^t ©rete aber jel^t? SSo mufe Sf^ic^arb fifeen?
^a^ benft er? SSa^ !ann bie Soufine tun? ^a^ fann fie
aber nic^t tun? SSann mar ©rete^ ^eburt^tag? 3Ba6
brac^ten i^r bie greunbinnen? 3Ser becfte ben Xifc^? 2Ba^
gab e^ gu effen? 3Sa^ mad)ten babei bie fleinen XTtdbc^en?
^er fe^lte? So fafe 9^id^arb? Sa^ bad)te er? 3BoI)in
Qing er? 3Sa6 tat er, nad)bem er oben im ^irfd)baum mar?
5ln men fc^rieb er einen 58rief? SSer mufe il^m tjiel babei
l^elfen? SSa6 I}aben bie (Sltem ber ©rete p il)rent ®c^
burtgta^ gefd^enft? 3Sa^ fc^enfte if)r §an«? Sa6 ^at
ber ^oftbote fur ®rete mitgebrad)t? SSa6 filr eine Ut)r
mar ba^? 2Sa^ ift mit ber Ut)r 0efc^ef)en? SBarum follte
©rete feine Ul^r {)aben?
3um ©iiUJtdgcn
Prepositions which govern the genitive: au6erf)alb,
innerl)alb, ober{)aIb, unterl^alb, bie^feit^, icnfeit^, ftatt,
(or anftatt), lang^, tro^, unfern, unmeit, ma()renb, megen;
prepositions which govern the dative: au^, aufeer, hd,
binnen, entgegen, cjegeniiber, Qemafe, Qleic^, mit, nad^,
ncid^ft, nebft, famt, feit, t)on, ju; prepositions which gov-
ern the accusative: bi^, burd), fiir, gegen, ol^ne, um, mi^
ber; when direction towards is expressed an, auf, t)inter,
in, neben, iiber, unter, t)or, smifd^en govern the accusa-
tive, otherwise they govern the dative.
Recite as many idiomatic phrases as you can,
chosen from those you have previously learned.
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27. The particles f)er and l^in require careful study.
$er means toward the speaker or the speaker's point of
view; l)in is its opposite, herein in (here); \)indn in (there).
§erau^ out (here); \)'man^ out (there), ^eriiber across (to
this side); {)inubcr across (to the other side), ^erauf up
(the speaker is above); \)inan\ up (the speaker is below)
etc.
I. Where are you going? 2. Come here! 3. He swam
across. 4. They were above me, but they came down.
5. They were below me and I went down. 6. At first she
could not see me, but then she looked up. 7. She stood
at the window and looked down on the street. 8. She
stood in the street and looked up at the window. 9. When
I came down, he went up.
38. The passive voice is formed by combining the
auxiliary tDerben with the perfect participle of a verb.
SBerben is inflected regularly throughout, its participle
appearing as morben: thus e^ h)irb gegcffen it is (being) eaten,
e« tnurbe gegeffen it was (being) eaten, e^ ift ge^effen tDorben
it has been eaten. The true passive with tDerben denotes
an activity; the pseudo-passive with fein a state or condi-
tion, thus e^ ift gegeffen would mean it is eaten, denoting
the fact and not the act. ^ie 3^ur iDirb gefc^loffen means
the door is being closed, but bie Xiiv tvav gefdjloffen tells a
fact about the door's state or condition.
I. The house is built. 2. The house is being built.
3. The book was opened and lay on the table. 4. The
book was opened by Richard. 5. The bread was eaten
and there was no more. 6. The bread was eaten by my
father. 7. When I came, breakfast was finished. 8. Break-
fast was just finished, when I came. 9. The window was
[found to be] closed at six o'clock. 10. The window was
closed at six o'clock. 11. The man was caught [a pris-
oner]. 12. The man was caught by me. 13. She was
dressed by her mother. 14. She was dressed beautifully.
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^tt)^ Bcii^nac^tigfcft
§eute ift ber 24te ®esember. & fd^neit ben lieben langen
Sag, ^ie ©trafec f)at ein iDeifee^ ^leib an» !Die 3)ad^er
ber §aufer f)aben tDeifee 9}?li^en auf, 5(uc^ bie (Sd^omfteine
unb 3:eIeGrapf)en[tan9en tragen meifee 9[Ru^en. 5lIIe6 liegt
5 doll (Sc^nee. (5^ ift ein rid^tige^ ^ei]()nad^t^n3etter, !Die
©trafeen unb bie ^ciben finb DoK t)on 5D?enfd^en, 3eber fauft
nod& ettt)a6 flir feine lieben,
$an^ nnb ^Kid^arb fi^en in i{)rem barmen ^i^^^t,
3)rau6en blaft ber SSinb, „(g6 flingelt balb," fagt 9^id^arb
lo ganj leife,
„^ft!" antmortet §ang, „^bx\t bu toa^?"
„9^ein, §orft bu ma^?'
„3a, ©tmag fommt burd^ ben ©d^ornftein, $orft
bu^g?"
15 ,,0 ia — tra^ ift bag n)of)I?"
ff3d^ glaube, ber 3[Beif)nad^tgmann,"
„^ag er njot)! bringt!"
„(Sr bringt mir gemife ein iBud^ unb eine SromnteL £)h
er n)of)t mieber einen (S^l^riftbaum bringt?"
2o „Unb golbene tpfel unb Mffe unb Tlax^ipan."
^'iPftl^orftbunid^tg?"
„^a. !Der ^eif)nad^tgntann fommt surilrf."
3?e^t flingelt eg. ^ie ^riiber ftlirmen bie ^Ireppen ]^in=
unter. T)k (Btubentiir ftel)t meit offen. ^rinnen \Ul)t ber
25 ^Kei^nad^tgbaum im ftral^Ienben ©lanje. ^anmter liegen
Diele fd^one ©efd^enfe, SBiid^er, alterlei (Spielfad^en unb rid^tig
— eine Compete unb eine 2^rommeL ^apa unb SD?ama
fteben ba mit gliidflid^em l^ad^eln. (^ie finb f)eute mieber
^inber mit hm ^inbem.
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Christmastide
It has been snowing for three days. To-day is the
28th of February. The snow looks like a white dress.
Every house must have a good roof. The telegraph
pole is much taller than the roof of our house. When
all the streets are full of snow, I say that is the right 5
sort of Christmas-weather. In the evening the street
is usually quiet, but now it is full of happy people.
Everyone is buying pretty things, even the poorest
people. Christmas comes but once a year, therefore
let us be merry. The cold wind can blow as much as 10
it will, we will stay in our warm room by the stove.
I suppose it's very cold outdoors, said Richard.
What do you suppose St. Nicholas is bringing along?
I'm sure he's bringing me and you the presents we
want most. I went racing down the stairs when the 15
bell rang. They often make marchpane, so that it
looks like flowers. I like marchpane best. St. Nicho-
las has given us all sorts of fine presents. Summer
and winter the Christmas-tree is always green. With
a trumpet one can blow so that it is a pleasure to hear 20
it. This one day our parents seem younger than we
are. The wind blew. The wind has blown all day.
It seems as if something is coming down the chimney.
The white caps on the chimneys are made of snow.
I believe I shall go into the shops and buy something 25
for my dear ones. I am sitting by the table; under it
lies the sleeping Karo. The Christmas-tree is so small
that it can stand on the table. I wonder whether
we're going to have a tree again this year.
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©^jrct^iibung 15
^er iDteDielte tft f)eute? iffia^ fiir ^Setter tft eg? SSic
ftef)t bte (gtrafee au^? SSa^ \)ahtn bie ^Dad^er ber §aufer?
iEBag tragen and) bie 3:elegra)3f)enftan9en? Sen fte{)t man
auf ber (Strafee unb in ben Saben? 2Bag tun bie 2)^enfd)en?
5£Bo fi^en §ang unb 9^ic^arb? iBodon fpred^en fie? Sag
mirb balb gefd^ef)en? SSer fommt burc^ ben (Sc^om[tein?
ilBag mod^te §ang ju Seif)na(^ten f)aben? ilSag mod^te
SRic^arb f)aben? ilSurben i^re SBiinfcfte erfiiEt? 3Bag tun
bie SBriiber, iDenn eg flingelt? SBarum fonnen fie gleid) ing
dimmer fel^en? SSag fte]f)t brinnen? SBag (iegt unter bent
gf)riftbaum? ^o finb bie (gitem? i£3er gibt ben ^inbern
i\)xe ©efd^enfe? 3Bag glauben aber bie ^inber? SSer ift
QllicfUd^er, bie (51 tern ober bie ^inber? 5ln melc^cm Jage
feiern h)ir bag SSei^nac^tgfeft?
Sum ^inprcigen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
words: geft, ^esember, (gtrafee, ^leib, ^dc^er, Tlixi^cn,
(Steine, (^tangen, Setter, SD^enfd^en, ^ieben, !^aben, Sinb,
3iiumer, Seibnad)tgbaum, ^{)riftbauni, Xreppen, Spfel,
5^iiffe, 9}?arsipan, ®Ianj, (Sadden, ^ad^eln, ©efc^enfe.
Give the German for: it snows the whole day; they
are wearing white caps; full of snow; the right sort
of Christmas- wxather; something's coming down the
chimney; what is it, do you suppose?; I wonder what
he's bringing; I wonder whether he'll bring a tree.
Recite as many idiomatic phrases as you can,
chosen from those you have previously learned.
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29* There are a few conjunctions which do not affect the
word-order, because they are simple connectives and join
together sentences of equal rank. These are called co-
ordinating conjunctions and are: aber, alletn, fonbem but,
unb and, ober or, benn for. In translating the sentences
which follow, take care not to confuse such conjunctions
with those that cause the dependent order.
30. I. To-day is the 28th of February and it has been
snowing three days. 2. The cold wind can blow as much
as it will, but we shall stay in our warm room by the
stove. 3. Everyone is buying pretty things, although
the poorest people can't buy very much. 4. I believe I
shall go into the shops, to see if I can't buy something
for my dear ones. 5. In the evening the street is usually
quiet, for there are few people on it. 6. Every house
must have a good roof, or the snow will come in. 7. We
could not eat the apples and nuts, as they had been hang-
ing on the tree the whole week. 8. This is a happy day,
for our parents seem younger than we are.
31. The preterit tense in German is used to describe
and narrate past events, especially in literary language.
But in every-day conversation the perfect is used to ex-
press an isolated past action: Where were you yesterday?
I went to school. SSo bift bu geftem gemefen? 3d) bin in bie
©d^ule QeganQen. Translate, using the perfect tense, the
following sentences:
I. Hans walked the long way to school. 2. Did the
boys stand up, to give the teacher a greeting? 3. The
tears ran down his cheek. 4. What did you do, after you
copied those letters? 5. He broke his spectacles. 6. I
was in Berlin last year. 7. The pencil rolled across the
table. 8. The little girl ran home yesterday. 9. Last
summer I sat in the house, but this summer I walked a
great deal. 10. He went home and knocked on the door.
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^tcfc &t\dixd)U fiat fcinc a)lotaI
„S3So ftnb mclnc (Striimpfc? ^o finb Tuclnc (Sd^ul^c?"
„3a, n)o ftc(ft nur ntein §ut?''
,3o HcQt benn elgentlid^ ba^ "iPapler?"
„Unb ber bumme SBleijtift?"
s „9D^ama, i)aft bu n)of)( ben geberfaften gefel^en?"
®o ruft §an^ al(e SD^orgen, menn er in bie (Sc^ulc gcl^cn
ML (Seine (Sadden ftnb in biefem unb in jenem ilBinfeL
5Da fann er fie freilic^ nic^t mieber finbcn,
dx fontmt gu fpat in bie ©c^nle.
lo dx t)ergi6t biefe^ 58n(^ unb jene^ 58u(^.
(Sr l^at feine Slufgaben nid^t fertig,
9^atUrU(^ ift ber ?et)rer bofe, unb ber arme §an^ mufe im^
mer eine f)a(be (Stunbe !)inter ber Xiir ftet)en.
5lber!
IS ^apa unb 2y?ama fagen ju il&m: „^u, §an^, bcin ©eburt^-
tag fommt, (Sei artig p $aufe unb fleifeig in ber ^d)uk.
3)ann befommft bu fd^one ©efd^enfe ju beinem ©eburt^tag."
Unb $an^ ift artig,
@eine (Sadden finb immer am rid^tigen Drte.
20 (Strilmpfe, (5d^uf)e, $ut, 53lid^er — alleS finbet er im 9?u.
@r fteKt adeg baf)in, h)o{)in e^ gel)ort»
(Sr faun alte^ fogar im !DunfeIn finben.
dx blirftet feine ^leiber, 3Benn er (Sd^mu^ baran finbet,
fo fagt er e^ ber Thitttx.
25 3Benn ber ©eburt^tag t)orbei ift — mirb er in ben alten
5ef)Ier berfallen? ©lauben (Sie?
W:ama fagt: „$>an^ anbert fid^"; 'ipapa fagt: „2Bir merben
ia fel^en''; ber 2tl)xtx fagt: „§offen mir ha^ ^efte."
§an6 aber ift diplomat — er fagt gar nid^t^.
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This Story Is Without a Moral
John has red stockings and blue and black ones,
but he can never find them. He is not exactly stupid,
but he loses everything, even his shoes. Where have
I put my hat? Where do you suppose that old pen-
cil is? I suppose you haven't seen my pen-box, Mr. 5
Schulze? John is about to go to school. Where on
earth are my things anyway? I came to school late.
Who always had his exercises ready? When a pupil
keeps forgetting his books, of course the teacher is
cross. The door was locked, so I stood a whole hour 10
in front of it. We should be diligent in our work,
because our birthdays are coming. I wonder whether
we'll get nice presents. I know a boy who is very
polite at home and diligent at school. Why should
I brush my clothes? They will soon be dirty again. 15
I believe my mother can see dirt even in the dark.
My friend has been good for three weeks, but he is
already going back to his old ways. It is not so easy
to turn over a new leaf. We shall soon see what will
become of him. To be a good diplomat, one must say 20
nothing. Teachers are often cross, even when the
student has done nothing at all. I lost you in the
large store and then, of course, I could not find you
again. One should always be well behaved and not
only when one's birthday is coming. If you read a 25
book you must never forget it. Those men are hap-
piest who always hope for the best. His clothes are
not new; they were made last summer. When I am
cross, mother puts me behind the door.
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^pttd^nhuttQ 16
©lauben (Sic, ha^ jebe ©efd^id^te cine Tloxal ^abtn fotttc?
^onncn (Sie 3?^re (Sd^u()e ftnbcn? SSo ftcdt in blefem 5lu=
Qcnblide 3f)r §ut? §aben (Sie elnen SBIeiftift bel ftd^, ober
{)abcn (Sic i!)n t)crIorcn? iCScnn (Sic ilbcr{)aupt ctnen S&UU
ftift mit l^abcn, mem 9cf)ort cr benn? ^a^ ruft $an^ alle
9}?orgcn? SBot)m mill er allc 3}^orgen gef)cn? ^o finb
feme Sadden? ^ann fommt er in bic (Sc^ule? SSa^ t)er^
gifet er? ^a^ !)at er nie fertig? greut fid^ ber ^et)rer bar^^
iiber? ®inb bic 2tf)xtx immer bofc? $So mufe ber armc
$att6 nun fte^en? ^a^ fagen U)m aber bic (SItern? iCSie
foil er in ber (Sc^ule unb p $aufe fein? SSa^ n)irb er
bann befomnten? Snbert er fid^ alfo? 2Bo finb je^t feine
©ad^cn? iffia^ finbct er alle^ im 9tu?
Sum Q;XttptaQtn
The separable adverbial elements are: ab, on, auf,
au6, bei, ba(r), ein, empor, entgegen, fort, gegen, l^cint,
]^er, f)in, {)inter, ntit, nad^, nieber, ob, urn, Dor, n)eg,
iDieber, p, juriidf, jufamnten; the inseparable adverbial
elements are: be, emp, ent, er, ge, t)er, ger; those which
are both separable and inseparable are: burd^, f)inter,
iiber, urn, unter, n)ieber. Verbs compounded with sep-
arable adverbial elements have the accent on that
element. In the present and preterit and the im-
perative, it stands at the end of an independent sen-
tence — elsewhere it remains at the beginning of the
verb.
Retell from memory the story „S)iefe ©efd^id^te l)at
feine 3Woral"
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Grammar Review
S2. The following is a synopsis of the passive voice of
loben, a transitive verb. Intra nsitive v erbs can only be
used impersonally in the passive: e^ iDurbe gelad^t, fietanst,
gelarmt, gefungen: there was laughing, dancing, clamoring,
singing.
Present td& tuerbe gelobt
bu iDirft gelobt
Preterit id) tDurbe gelobt op
ic^ tDarb gelobt
Perfect td^ bin gelobt morbcn
Pluperfect td^ tear gelobt tDorben
Future i^ toerbe gelobt loerben
Future Perfect id^ iDerbe gelobt tDorben fein
33. Translate into German: I was heard; it was told me
by my mother; I have been seen; she was quite forgotten
by her friends; you will be praised, children; you will be
seen, sir; the door is (fein) locked; the door is locked every
day at eight o'clock; the letter was just being written; the
letter was already written; German nouns are always
written with a capital; there was a good deal of dancing;
he was born in the year 1899; an answer is requested; the
fish was eaten last night for supper.
Put the following phrases into the passive: er liebt; tl^r
babt gelobt; fie feben; bu ftebft; id^ babe gebort; irf) f)atte gefragt;
bein greunb b^t bid^ Qefeben; bie ^inber lieben tbre (SItem;
^id^arb gerbrad^ bie SSinbrniible nid^t; bie 9J?utter ftbrt ben
fd^Iafenben ^id^arb nid^t; in ber ©d^lad^t Don (Seban b^ben bie
^eutfd^en ben geinb befiegt; §an^ fann feine Hufgabe gut; fie
totxhm friibftiidfen; bie (gltem batten ibren taffee getrunfen; fie
beftegen; bie ©driller merben ben 2c\)xtx befiriifeen; ber i^ebrer
\)attt ba^ (Sinmaiein^ erflart.
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34, Inseparable prefixes: there are six of these: be-, ent-
(identical with emp-), er-, ge-, tier-, ser- Unlike the separ-
able prefixes, they never carry the accent and are no longer
words with individual meaning. While their exact sense is
no longer appreciable in many of the verbal compounds
which they form, it is highly desirable that their original
direction and intention be understood.
be: cognate with be — in beset, bedew, bepraise is used to
form transitive verbs from nouns and intransitive verbs
and adjectives: befreunben (greunb), bebeden (^ede), belil=
gen (liigen), befinben (finben), befreien (frei), befremben (fremb).
ent: separation or origin: entbiiWen disclose, entbeitifien
desecrate, entftammen descend, entfteben spring up, entlaben
discharge, entlaffen dismiss, entrcitfeln decipher, entsiiden
transport.
er: out, forth, to the end: erbliiben bloom, bud out, cr*
benfen think out, devise, ereilen overtake, erfed^ten get by
fighting, erfinben find out, invent, erfUllen fill up, ergeben
yield.
fic: denoting accompaniment, duration, perfected action:
gebraud^en use, geftatten permit, gebttren give birth to, gebrecben
be wanting, gebilbren belong, gebeiben thrive, gebenfen keep in
mind, gef alien please, ge)Dinnen earn, gelangen arrive at.
ber: cognate with for — in forgive, forbid, forlorn denotes
change, and i herefore sometimes negation, sometimes per-
fected action: beralten grow old, t)eranbem alter, derbtetcn
forbid, berbilben pervert, t)erberben destroy, Derbrennen con-
sume, dergeffen forget, berlieren lose, t)erfebren invert.
}itx: apart, to pieces: gergeben melt, dissolve, gerreifeen rend
asunder, gerbred^en shatter, gerftreuen scatter, gerriitten de-
range, jerfd^lagen smash.
Stpetter Ceil
ZnoIIigc unb brolligc (Scfd)id)tcn
irtolligc unb brolltgc (Befd^id^tcn
^tc 9flctfctaf(^c
3tn (S^oupe brttter Piaffe fiir 5^ic^trau(^er toax nitr no(^ ein
^tafe frei. !l)arauf ftanb aber elite 9?eifetaf(^e, 3^e^t ftieg
eine ^ame ein. „(Sntfernen (Sie bie D^eifetafd^e," fagte fie
hav\d) in bem §errn auf bent ncid^ften '^lai^. „^a6 braud^e
5 id^ nid^t/' erlt)iberte er ebenfo barfd^.
„^ann l^ole id^ ben ©d^affner/' fagte bie erregte 3)ame.
^er (Sd^affner fant. „9[)?ad^en @ie biefer Same fofort
^la^/' briillte er mit lauter ©tintnte,
„5^ein/' mar bie lafonifd^e ^Intmort.
lo „5^un, fo melbe id^ @ie bem B^iQW^rer."
„Xun (5ie bag." — 5^un fam ber B^ififii^t'er,
„@ntfernen ®ie fofort biefe Safd^e/' befaf)l cr bem §erm
tm 2:;one eineg gelbfierm.
„3d^ benfe gar nid^t baran/' gab biefer suriid.
IS „®o melbe id^ ®ie bem ncid^ften Saf)n]^ofgt)orftef)er."
S8ei ber nad^ften Station betrat ber ^at)n{)ofgt)orftet)er
bag ^oupL
„3Sanim entfemen ®ie biefe £afd§e nid^t?" fragte er f)of=
lid), aber beftimmt.
20 „^k ge]()ort mir gar nid^t," antmortete mit lad^elnber
9Wiene ber 9ieifenbe.
„^em gef)ort fie benn?" fragte ber erftaunte ^eamte l^eiter,
„(Si, mir/' fam eg aug ber Sdfe, tDo ein (Stubent fafe.
„3:f)nen? Unb toarum entfemen @ie bie ^afd^e nid^t?"
25 „Wid) ()at ia niemanb baju anfgeforbert."
68
lUoIItge un5 broIHge (Sefd?td?ten 69
Much Ado About Nothing
A gentleman and a little boy entered the smoking-
car in which only two seats were unoccupied. The
gentleman put the child on one of the seats and
seated himself on the other. Soon the guard came:
"Sir, your ticket please.'' 5
The traveler handed the guard his ticket.
"And how old is your son?" inquired the guard.
"My son is seven years old," was the reply.
"Then you are obliged to buy a ticket for him,"
said the guard. lo
"No, sir," replied the gentleman, "I don't have to
buy a ticket for my son."
"Then I shall report you to the conductor," en-
joined the guard."
"Very well," was the laconic answer. 15
At the next station the conductor entered the car.
With the voice of a commander he said to the
traveler: "Sir, you will have to buy a ticket for that
little boy."
"I shall do nothing of the kind," said the traveler, 20
''that little boy is not my son."
"Who is your father, boy," inquired the conductor.
"My father?" answered the boy, "my father is a
tailor, and he lives in Griinewald."
"Oh," said the conductor with a smiling face, 25
"then your father is not on the train?"
"No, sir."
"But why did you not give your ticket to the porter?"
"The porter did not ask me for it," was the answer.
70 ITtoIItge unb brollt^e ®efcf?tcf?ten
(Slnb ®ie je in ^eutfd^lanb gelDefen? (Sie ntod^ten bod^
etnmal ba{)in faf)ren, nic^t tvai:)x? ^k ^rofe ift benn !DeutfdO==
lanb? iSSie {)ei6t feine §aupt[tabt? ^o ift bie D^efibenj
be6 talM? ^le f)ei6t bie Qrofete ^eeftabt ^eutfd^Ianb^?
3Sie tjiele ^((i^e gibt e6 eth)a in einent ^onpe britter Piaffe?
^orau^ i[t eine ^eifetafc^e gemac^t? ^o ftanb bie D^eife^
tafc^e, lDot)on nnfere ©efc^ic^te erjcil^lt? SSer ftieg in ba6
Soupe ein? SSa^ l)at fie bem §errn barfd^ gefagt? ^arum
gefiel il^r ^ton bem 9fJeifenben nic^t? i£Ba^ modte ber §err
ni(^t tun? SSen tDoHte bie erregte S)ame f)oIen? ^a6
briillte mit lauter (Stimnte ber <S(^affner? SSeld^er ^eamte
fam in^ Sonpe, nad^bem ber ©c^affner fort mar? S3Sa6
I)at ber 3u9fli]()rer bem 5l3a!)n]^ofgt)orftef)er gemelbet?
3um (Sinpragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
words: Soupe, Piaffe, '^lai^, $Keifetafd^e, 5(ntn)ort, (Station,
3:on, SJ^iene, 58eamte, (Scfe, (gnbe, ^luge, Oljx, genfter,
Tlonb, ©tern, ^ier, §anb, ^Butter, tdfe, ®abel, Sl^effer,
^offel, 3:affe, taffee, ^anbtafel, ^ac^t, Jag, Sbenb, gufe.
Give the German for: of the third class; one place
was vacant; I'll fetch the brakeman; this didn't
please the traveler; remove the satchel right away;
it doesn't belong to me; nobody asked me to; she
spoke gruffly to the man in the next seat; a lady got
in; make room for her.
Retell from memory the story „®ie 9?eifetafd^e."
Translate into German Exercise on page 124.
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Grammar Review
35. The following stanzas from Riickert's Barbarossa
contain 85 words, in which you will find noteworthy de-
partures from modern prose-usage both in the words
employed and in the sentence-order. Write a prose com-
position of about 100 words, in which no detail of the
poem is omitted, and yet in which there is no deviation
from the written language of to-day:
!Der alte ^arbaroffa,
T)tv ^aifer grieberid^,
' 3m untertrb'fd^en ©d^loffe
§(i(t er bergaubert fid^,
@r ift niemal^ Qeftorben,
(Sr lebt barin nod) jefet;
(Sr \)at, im (Sd^lofe tjerborfien,
3uTn ©d^laf fid^ iiingefefet,
(Sr f)at l^inab Qenommen
!De^ ^Reid^eg ©errlid^feit
Unb tDirb elnft mteber foinmen
SO^it i()r su felner 3eit.
!Der ®tu]f)I tft etfenbeinem,
!3)arauf bcr talfer ft^t;
^cr 3:if(^ ift marmelfteinem,
SBorauf fein ^anpt er ftii^t.
©r nlcft al^ n)le Im Xxaume,
©ein 5(u8^ l^atb offen stoinft;
Unb ic nad^ langem $Raume
@r einem ^naben minft.
36. Be ready to tell the story orally to the class, if called
upon to do so.
72 XttoIItge unb brolltge ^efd?td?ten
§an6 unb ^Rtd^arb gingen im ©alopp jum 3Bet]^nad)t^^
marft, gum ©amburger ^om» — @(^on bon feme f)orten
unfere beiben §elben ba-g ©efd^rel ber 5lu^rufer unb ^Serfiiu^
fer. ^mmer blester tDurbe ba^ ©ebrcinge, immer lauter ba^
5 9^ufen unb (Sc^reien, immer glanjenber ba^ bunte ^urd)ein^
anber ber ^uben. 3Sa^ gab e^ ba nic^t ato p fe{)en unb su
f)oren! ^ube an 53ube mit 3w^^^f^cf)en unb Sebfud^en»
^a gab e^ and) ^afperle^ unb 5(ffentf)eater, 3)^enagerien
unb ?ad)fabinette» ^a, boreiner 58ube ftanb ein grower
lo 90?enf(^en^aufe» $an^ unb 9^id)arb fatten fid) fd^on fur
iti)n ^fennige eleftrifieren laffen unb fuc^ten je^t eine j^eite
©ef)en^tt)urbigfeit,
(Sben rief ber Hu^rufer: „3mmer fierein, meinc §errfd^af=
ten, immer l^erein! ^a6 rofenfarbige 'ipferb, ^jrofeartig!
IS ^ur ie\)n ^fennige bie ^erfon, herein, f)erein!"
„^a^ miiffen mir fd^on/' meinte §an6, 3n biefem 5lugen^
blicf erfd^allte e6 tjon ber anbern (Seite:
„3mmer {)erein! Caliban, ber einjige lebenbe 3}?enfd)en^
freffer in (Suropa! 5^ur fiinfsel^n 'ipfennige bie "iperfon/
20 3mmer !)erein!"
„Ober gel^en mir ju bem 2)?enf(^enfreffer?" meinte 9?i==
d^arb* 5lber §an6 beftanb auf ba^ rofenfarbige ^ferb unb fo
gingen fie benn {)inein» Hber fc^on nad) fiinf 9)?inuten famen
fie mieber t)erau^. (Bit mac^ten (ange ©efid^ter, unb enblid)
25 fagte §an^, mit bem ganjcn ©tolje eine^ beleibigten Ouar^
tancr^: „^a6 ift einfad^ eine gtedObeit, un6 fiir -jebn ^13fenntge
ein getDol^nlid^e^ tDeifee^ ^ferb ju geigen unb bann ju fagen,
e^ ift fo meife mie eine meifee 9^ofe."
®o ein (Sd^tDinbel!
irtollige unb brollige ®efd?td?ten 73
The Hamburg "Cathedral"
Have you ever seen a Christmas Fair, with its
motley confusion of salesmen and barkers, Punch-and-
Judy shows and menageries, laughing galleries, and
theaters with trained monkeys? Oh, it is grand!
When I was a little boy, I saw such a fair once, the 5
Hamburg ''Cathedral/' While still far away I could
hear the cries of the salesmen, could see the brilliant
crowd of booths. Before one booth I stood still.
''For twenty pfennigs you can get an electric
treatment," said the barker to me. But I had only 10
ten pfennigs left, and so I looked around for another
attraction. Before another booth I saw a large crowd;
just then the barker called:
"Come right in, ladies and gentlemen, come right
in! Here you can see the grand rose-colored horse. 15
Only ten pfennigs apiece. But I did not go in, for
there are red roses and white roses, and this is prob-
ably a horse that has the color of the white rose.
"Come right in," cried a third barker, "for here
is the only living family of cannibals in the whole 20
world: father, mother, and eight children. This is
the father"; and he pointed at a big black man who
was sitting in front of the booth.
"Surely I must see the cannibals," thought I.
"Such impudence!" said the barker to two little 25
boys who were talking to the black man. "Don't you
know the cannibal will eat you?"
"O no," said one of the boys, "he won't eat us, he's
our papa."
74 ZlToIItge un6 brollige ©efc^id^ten
S^ited^ubung 18
SSa6 Derftel^t man gemol^nlid^ unter betn 5ISort „®om"?
SSa^ foil benn ein 3Sei{)Tiad^t^marft fein? ^a^ t)erfauft man
ba n)o]()l? ^ie gingen bie ^naben jnm SSei^nad^t^marft?
SSie t)iel @elb {)at bie 9[)^utter if)nen gegeben? SSa^ {)ortcn
bie beiben ^inber frf)on t3on ferne? iBie fal^ ber ^om au^?
SBa^ Qab e^ ba fiir (5e{)en^rt)iirbigfeiten? ^a^ mad^ten bie
^naben jner[t? 3Ba6 tioax bie jmeite ©efien^tDiirbigfeit fiir
bie 58riiber? ilSamm nannte ber 5lu^mfer ba^ meifee ^ferb
rofenfarbig? 5ln tdd^t garbe benfen bie meiften 9}?enf d^en,
tt)enn fie bag ^ort rofenfarbig f)oren? ^amm mad^ten bie
^naben lange ©efid^ter, nad^bem fie an^ ber ^ube famen?
^onnen ®ie felbft bie ©efd^id^te Dom hamburger ®om auf
beutfd^ ersaf)Ien? 33erfud^en ®ie e^ einmal!
Bum @in)itageit
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive
singular, and the nominative plural of the following
. words: S)om, ©alopp, 3Bei^)nad^tgmarft, ^elben, ©efd^rei,
©ebrcinge, $Rnfen, 6(^reien, ^iirrf)einanber, ^ube, ?ebhid^en,
3ii(ferfad^en, 3J?enagerien, 5lffenti)eater, ^ad^fabinette, ^aufe,
^fennige, ©efiengmiirbigfeit, (gd^reien, "ipferb, ©d^minbel.
Give the German for: went on the run; even from
a distance; the crowd kept getting thicker; there
were Punch-and-Judy shows there, too; they got an
electric treatment; the barker was just calling; come
right in!; two cents apiece; such a swindle!
Treat the first five stanzas of Heine's poem „S)ie
©renabiere" as suggested on p. 71, § 35.
Translate into German Exercise on page 126.
ZnoUi^e unb broUi^e ^cfd?td?ten 75
Grammar Review
37. Determination of gender from the form of a word.
Masculine are most nouns formed without suffix from a
verb-root, nouns in -en which are not verbal nouns, nouns
in -er which denote agency, nouns in -iQ, -id), -ling, and
-ric^. Feminine are most nouns ending in -e, not begin-
ning with @e-, and without specific sex [but a few common
exceptions: ha^ Sluge, ba^ (Snbe, ber M\e, ber 5^ame, ber ^Kle];
feminine, further, are all nouns ending in -ei, -l)dt, -fdt, -in,
-fd^aft, -ung, and the foreign suffixes -ie, -if, -ion, -tat;
many nouns ending in -t, and a few in -ni^ and -fal.
Neuter are most words beginning with ®c-; all diminu-
tives in -d)en and -lein; and all words ending in -turn [ex-
cept ber 9^eid^tum and ber 3rrtum]. If the above list seems
to the student rather tentative, or even difficult, he will
yet do well to memorize it, as it will prove extremely
trustworthy in the great majority of instances. Most of
the classes of words mentioned above are large ones.
38. In the light of the preceding statement, prefix the
proper form of the definite article to the following nouns:
(gd^lag stroke, ^unft art, Hnfunft arrival, greunbfd^aft, ^iife
cheese, !?eftion lesson, ^cifig cage, ©ebirge range of moun-
tains, greif)eit freedom, ^orer hearer, iBcicferei bakery,
(Sonrage, SD^etobie, 9^atfel riddle, ^aifertum empire, SD^abd^en,
^fjeid^tum, ©prad^e speech, ^raft force, SD^nfif, SSiiterid^ ty-
rant, @nteri(^ drake, ?age situation, (Sprofeling sprout, gittid^
pinion, SBilbni^ desert, ^atigfeit activity, ^rrtum error,
5^ation, ©ebiiube building, ©rammatif grammar, grciu^
lein, iBufen bosom, 5Iuge, ®iite, 9^ame, @arten, (Sd^ug shot,
@ffig vinegar, ^erfon, S^ad^barin neighbor, 9^ad^barfd^aft
neighborhood, ^ad)t, (B(i)la(i)t battle, 53rauerei brewery,
^l^ilofopl^ie, 2(ltertum antiquity, 3SogIein little bird, ^offnung
hope, Ofen stove, grembltng stranger, §omg honey, ©tunbc
hour, ©eftd^t face, 9?iefe giant, SD^ajeftat majesty.
76 IltoIHge unb brollige (5efd?td}ten
^ic f8titUv unb bet Scl^rer
(gin (Sd^ufter, etn (Sc^netber unb ein ^ifd&Ier berieten ftc^
tDegen ber fc^lec^ten 3^iten* ©ie rebeten lange ^n unb |)er,
aber fetner mufete 5lb()Ufe»
^a fagte ber (Sc^neiber:
5 „SSi6t il^r tDa^, h)ir f)oren einfad^ auf ju arbeiten, ^ir
finb ^anbnjerfer, aber J^eutptage t)erbtent ein SBettler mt\)v
aU ein §anbn)erfer, ^afet un^ Settler tDerben,"
^ie anberen tDaren bamit jufrieben. (Sie fc^niirten alfo
tl^re ©ilnbel, [tedften if)rc lefeten "iPfennige in bie Xa\(^t unb
lo Qingen auf bie ©trafee* B^^^f^ trafen fie einen reid^en
SBierbrauer.
„53itte geben ©ie un^ etn)a^ ®elb/' begann ber ©d^ufter,
„tDir iDoKen un6 etma^ p effen f auf en,"
„®etb!" anttDortete ber ^rauer, „id^ f)abe felbft fein ®elb,
15 S)ie Jemperenster t)erberben ntir ha^ ^an^t ®efd^aft,"
!Die brei §anbn)erfer aber glaubten il^m nid^t, pnigelten
xi)n get)orig burd^ unb iagten il^n fort,
Sinem jn)eiten, ber ^aufmann mar, ging eg nid^t beffer,
(Snblid^ fam ein 2d)xtx baf)er,
20 ,,Hd^, geben ©ie un6 bod^ ettDa^ ®elb/' fagte ber ©d^neiber,
„n)ir mollen un^ etma^ ju effen faufen,"
„?iebe ^inber," anttDortete ber 2d)nx, „id^ f^aht felbft faunt
genug, id^ bin ncimlid^ ^el^rer,"
„?e]^rer!" riefen bie brei aug einem SKunbe, „©ie amter
25 9Kann!"
©d^nell sogen fie i^re le^ten ^fennige l^erbor unb gaben
fie bem Se^rer, „©o," fagte ber 3:ifd^ler, „ie^t gef)en ©ie
unb faufen ©ie fid^ etlDa^ ju effen* ©ie finb gemife red^t
l^ungrig."
IHolIige un6 brollige ©efd?id?ten 77
The Beggars and the Teacher
One day three beggars were sitting by the stove in
their cozy room and talking together. ^'The times are
hard," said the first one, ^'so let's quit begging. A
mechanic earns more than a beggar nowadays. Let
us become mechanics." 5
'* Mechanics!" shouted the second one. *' Mechan-
ics — they are always hungry, I tell you. Let us
become brewers; they have money in their pockets."
**Yes, if the prohibitionists do not spoil their busi-
ness," said the third beggar. ^'Why not put our lo
last pennies together and become merchants?"
"A merchant is no better off than the others,"
declared the first beggar. ^'But I know what we can
do. We will visit the houses of mechanics, brewers,
and merchants, and see who has the most money. 15
The one who gives us most has of course the best
business."
The other two beggars believed their friend and
were satisfied. First they went to the house of a
cobbler, but the cobbler smiled and said: ''My dear 20
children, I have scarcely enough for myself and my
family."
At the brewer's they did not fare any better, and
the merchant chased them out into the street. Finally
one beggar said: ''I know what we can do. Let us 25
become teachers; they always have money."
"Teachers!" cried the others. ''We'll teach you!"
Thereupon they thrashed him soundly and — re-
mained beggars.
.78 ^ollige unb brollige ^efd^id^ten
(BpttdinifnuQ 19
SBarum berteten fid^ ber (Sd^u[ter, ber (Sd^neiber unb hex
^ifd^Ier? ^avtn fie mit if)rer 58eratung balb fertlg?
iBarum benn nic^t? 3Sarum fagte ber (Sc^neiber, bafe fie
aufboren follten p arbeiten? SSa^ tDoIIte er tDerben? ^e^
fd^reiben (Sie mir einen Settler! ^k fiebt er au^, tuie ift
er atTQefleibet, tDag mac^t er? ^onnen ^ie mir bie 9^amen
t)erfd^iebener §atxbh)erfe geben? 53on n)em faufen iDir alk^,
ma^ auf unferen SO^ittag^tifc^ fommt? SKer mad^t ben Xifd^
felbft? SSer mad^t unfere ^leiber, unfere giite, unfere
<Sd^ube, unb fo njeiter? SSen b^ben bie brei S8ettler juerft
getroffen? 3Ba^ fagte ber ^rauer, aU fie &dh b^ben
mottten? SSer berbarb bent 53rauer ba^ ©efd^aft? SSa6
ntad^ten \>a bie ^Settler, ba fie bent ^rauer nid^t glaubten?
3utn ^tnpragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following words :
3eiten, 2lbbilfe, ^anbtnerf, 58iinbel, "ipfennige, (gtrafee,
@elb, 3uaenb, ^ugenb, ^etten, tud^en, tud&e, ^od^in,
^opf, 3itnmer, ©d^luffel, tartoffein, tafe, ^lafe, ©tabt,
3abre, JeKer, ^affen, (^ebet, mmtt, SBall, ^ieber.
Give the German for: I tell you what; we'll just
stop working; they did not believe him; finally a
teacher came along; I'm a teacher, you know; they
took counsel regarding the hard times.
Give in German an oral description of your best
friend. Do not consume more than two minutes of
the time of the class.
Translate into German Exercise on page 128.
irtolltge unb brollige ®efd?id?ten 79
Grammar Review
39. For determining gender from the meaning of a word,
see p. xxiv.
40. Compared with English German makes small use
of the participial clause with the present participle. When
this clause sustains to its sentence the adverbial relation-
ship of time, cause, or manner, it is generally best resolved
into a dependent clause preceded by the proper conjunc-
tion. Examples follow:
. Not knowing he was at home ha i(^ nid^t tDufete, ba^ er gu
^aufe tt)ar; coming into the room, I saw her aU id) in bie
(Stube f)inelntrat, fa() ic^ [te; before leaving the house I closed
the windows ti)t id} ia^ $au^ Derliefe, mad^te ic^ bie genfter
gu; having no money, I could not go iDetl ic^ fein ®elb
l^tte, fonnte ic^ nic^t gef)en; we make others laugh by laugh-
ing ourselves inbem (or baburd^, bai) tcir felbft lad^en,
madden tt)ir anbere lac^en; he went on speaking, looking at
his friend er fu()r fort p reben, inbem er ben greunb an\a\);
after bathing, he went to bed nad^bem er fid^ gebabet f)atte,
ging er su ^ett; crying, as if her heart would break, she
went away inbem fie toeinte, aU tuenn i\)X ba^ §era bred^eu
tDoIIte, Qtng fie fort.
41. Resolve all the present participles in the following
sentences into dependent clauses: i. By helping others
we help ourselves. 2. Not being able to go himself, he
did not wish his friend to go. 3. Coming back from his
journey, he found his father was sick. 4. Going to bed
early makes us healthy [use tDenn]. 5. Arriving at the
depot, I found my train had gone. 6. After waiting an
hour for her, I went to the theater alone. 7. Laughing
aloud, he said that he had never before heard so funny a
story. 8. Being sick, of course I did not have a merry
Christmas. 9. Looking at me coldly, he asked me what
I wanted. 10. The day being warm, I took a long walk.
II. You make me quite unhappy by acting so. 12. Say-
ing that he would be back next week, my brother went to
Berlin.
80 IHoIltge un5 brollige ^efd?id}tcn
©in %htu\> hti ^mfcffot Sebetmantt
^ur felten \at) man fo t)telc @afte bel ^rof. Dr. 2ehtx^
matin, benn er lebte faft nur fiir feine iESiffenfc^aft. §entc
abet tDar fein ©ebnrt^tag, unb ba njnrbe eine 5lu^naf)mc
gemad^t, ^ie ©cifte fafeen nod^ bei einer Xa\\t ^affce nm
5 ben grofeen Xi\^ im (Spelfesimmer,
5lnf einer ®elte be^ Zi\d)t^ fafeen "iprof. ?ebermann unb
iprtbatbojent ^auer im eifrigften (S^efprcid^e,
„®ie bcilten alfo bie §anbf(^rift C* filr eine ^opie ber
^anbfc^rift A,, ^err ^rofeffor?"
lo „5ltterbing^, $err ^oftor,"
„Unb iDie erflciren 6ie ben Unterfd^ieb ber Zticit?"
„(Bd)v einfad^." — 9lun f)ielt ber ^rofeffor eine lange $Rebe
ilber fel^r ge]()eimni^do((e ©ad^en,
„5lber, 2lIot)fiu6/' unterbrad^ enblid^ feine grau ba^ ge^
IS lel^rte ©efprad^, „bie §erren tDoIlen bod^ raud^en,"
„^iebe gran/' entgegnete ber ^rofeffor, „fo lafe fie bod^
raud^en; id^ f)abe tDirflid^ nid^t^ bagegen." Unb bamit fe^te
er fein ©efprad^ mit bem ^ritjatbojenten fort,
„^ein, biefe gelel^rten §erren!'' feufjte gran ^rofeffor.
20 „Tlit meinem 5IRann ift e^ nid^t au«su^)alten, ^^ glaube,
id^ mufe bie 3tgarren felbft f)emm reid^en."
5^un murbe bie ^afel aufgeboben, unb man ging in ben
(Salon, ^ier murben t)erfd^iebene (Sreigniffe befproc^en. Um
elf Ubr brad^en bie ®afte auf. 9J?an banfte filr ben genufe^
25 reid^en 5lbenb. 5lber mo ift ber §err ^rofeffor?
©erabe eben tritt er in iBegleitung be^ ^riDatbojenten au^
bem (gpeifejimmer mit ben iSSorten: „^k gefagt, §err
^Doftor, morgen friit) t)ergleid^en mir bie ^anbfd^riften nod^
cinmal/'
ZHoIIige nnb brolltge 6efcf?tcf?ten 81
The Absentminded Professor
Professor Ledermann and Dr. Kauer were sitting
at one end of the table and talking about manuscripts
and other mysterious things. Suddenly the profes-
sor's wife entered the room and said: ^^Aloysius, the
guests are waiting for you.'' 5
"My dear Antoinette," replied the professor, "the
guests will have to wait. I have really no time now."
Antoinette sighed. "But Aloysius," she said, "you
promised to make an exception to-day."
"Impossible! I am certain that manuscript A is an lo
exact copy of C"; and soon the learned gentleman was
again in an eager discussion with the doctor.
Meanwhile the guests sat around the table in the
dining-room, talking about the happenings of the week.
At eleven o'clock Professor Ledermann and Dr. 15
Kauer entered. Just then one of the guests rose to
make a speech. He thanked the hosts for the en-
joyable evening. "We know," he said, "that the
professor lives only for his science, but to-day is his
birthday, and — " 20
At this moment Ledermann interrupted the speaker.
"About whose birthday are you speaking?"
"About your birthday, professor."
"About my birthday?"
"To be sure." 25
"But I was born in 1850," replied Ledermann.
"Yes, to-day is your 60th birthday."
"Quite right," said the Professor — '^but how do
you account for the difference in the dates?"
82 ZrtoIIige un6 brolltge 6efd?td?ten
SSarum fal^ man nur felten fo Diele ®afte bet Sebermann^?
SSarum murbe l^eute eine Hu^na^me gemac^t? SSa6 tran^
fen bie (^afte? iSSo fafeen fie noc^? SSer fafe neben ^ro=
feffor Sebermann? ^a^ fiir ein ^efprad^ fiil^rten bie beiben?
^oriiber unterf)ielten fie fid^? SSarum unterbrad^ enblic^ bie
gran ha^ ^efprcic^? iG3a6 moltten bie §erren raud^en?
SSa^ mar bie 5Intmort be^ 'iprof effort? SSanim feuf^te bie
gran? 3Ba^ mufete fie felbft tun? ^obin ging man, nad^=
bem bie ^Tafet anfgeboben tuar? ^ennen @ie ein anbere^
iffiort fUr (Salon? SSa^ macule man im Salon? Um n)iet)iel
Ubr bracken bie ©cifte auf? iSSofiir banfte man? ^o mar
aber ber §err ^rofeffor? iSSa^ fagte er, al^ er in ^egleitung
be^ "ipribatbojenten au^ bem Speifejimmer trat?
3um @in^ragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive singu-
lar, and the nominative plural of the following words:
5lbenb, ®dfte, 5Siffenfd^aft, Hu^nabme, Xaffe, ^affee, Speife^
simmer, ®efprad)e, §anbfd^rift, Unterfd^ieb, dttbt, Sadden,
^igarren, 3:afel, (Sreigniffe, 9}?orgenfd^ul)e, 'ipafet, Spiegel,
5ebern)ifc[)er, Sdf)irm, ilSanb.
Give the German for: an exception was made;
they were still sitting over a cup of coffee; he gave a
long talk; I believe I'll have to do it myself; various
happenings were discussed; he was just walking out
of the dining-room; they broke up at eleven.
Give in German an oral description, lasting not
more than five minutes, of your home.
Translate into German Exercise on page 129.
irtolli^e unb brolltge ^efd?td?ten 83
Grammar Review
4!?. One of the modal auxiliaries biirfen has no cognate
in English, but ntogen, fonnen, follen, tDollen, and milffcn
have. These English cognates, however, are highly de-
fective. Four of them {mayj can, shall, will) have but
two tenses each, a fifth (must) only one. As a result we
have to translate the German auxiliaries by paraphrases,
which adds to the difficulty already existent in these words
because of their many idiomatic usages.
When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past par-
ticiple of fbnnen is identical in form with the infinitive:
3(i) f)abe e^ nid^t tun fonnen. If the dependent infinitive
be absent, we say 3^ f)abe e« nid^t gefonnt,
43. !Da^ farm fein that may be; fo fd^nett id^ nur farm as
fast as I possibly can; cr {)atte e^ tun fonnen he might have
done it; er fann nid^t^ baflir he is not to blame; man fann
nid^t miff en there is no telling; fannft bu T)mt\d)? do you
know German? barauf fonnen ©te ftolj fein you have reason
to be proud of that; er fonnte nid^t Qe{)en he was unable to
go. Translate into German the following sentences:
I. Do they know their lesson well? 2. If he is unable
to see, he must be blind. 3. It may be that you had better
[use follen] go to a doctor. 4. He was not to blame that
she was unhappy. 5. He knows various languages, but
not French. 6. Will you be able to go to the theater with
me to-night? 7. Oh, I dare say! [ = oh, that may be!]
8. He might have helped me, if he had only wanted to
[e^]. 9. Could you tell me the name of this street?
10. You have reason to be proud of your eldest son.
11. There is no knowing (or telling) what may hap-
pen. 12. My brother can whistle; I wish that I might,
too. 13. I shall not be able to give you so much money.
14. I saw him yesterday, and he had not been able to go.
84 lUoIlige unb brolltge (5efd?td?ten
©iltiefter
9}hitter unb (So^n (agen ftd^ in ben airmen, ^apa lad^tc
liber ba^ ganje ©eftc^t; Caroline, ble stt)anaigid^nge ^od^tcr,
ftanb ha ganj geru{)rt, unb ber flelne Tlaic tan^te mie ein
gotten l^erum unb rief bel jebent sprung: „T>a^ tft aber
5 famo^!" !Denn fein grower iBruber Otto mar juriid bon ber
flelnen ®arnifon fern an ber fran^ofifd^en ®renje, in meld^er
er Seutnant mar. Tlaic fonnte bie flotte Uniform unb htn
fd^neibigen (Sd^nurrbart nid^t genug beiDunbem.
„@ie6en mir i)eute abenb bod^ iBlei?" fagte Otto enblid^.
lo „@i freilid^!" anttDortetc Caroline. „a)^a^ {)at geftern
fd^on ©liidf^taler gefauft: bie ^aler au^ ^(ei, bie urn biefc
3ett ieber ^lentpner in Berlin berfauft."
„3a/' rief Tla^ jubelnb, frfiir SD^inna, ha^ ^ienftntabd^en,
l^ab^ id^ aud^ jmei gebrad^t. ^SieKeid^t finbet fie bann eincn
15 (Scibet unb einen ^ranj int (Sinter."
S^^n ^D^inuten t)or jmotf legten 5laroIine unb S^aj if)re
©ludf^taler in eine ^ol^lenfd^aufel, unb ntit bent (Sd^lagc
jtDoIf goffen fie ba6 gefd^moljene ^lei in einen (Sinter boK
Gaffer.
20 ^raufeen (auteten bie ^ird^glodfen, unb iiberatl I)ortc
man „^rofit 5^euiaf)r, profit 9^euiat)r!" ^ie XRitglieber
ber gamilie umarmten einanber, unb unter Innigen SSUn^
fd^en begann ba^ neue 3af)r.
"Maic na{)m ba6 ^lei au6 bem SBaffer. SBeld^e tounber*
25 lid^en gormen!
„f aroline/' rief er, „bu loirft einen (gd^omfteinfeger l^ei^
raten. §ier ift eine i^eiter unb ein D^ing au^ SBIei."
^a^ Winna, ba^ ^ienftmcibd^en, loolj)! gefunben Ijat?
SSirflid^, einen 53IeifoIbaten!
ZTtoIIi^e nnb brolltge ^cfd?td)ten 85
New Year's Eve
Minna is a servant-girl and, as she lives in a big
family, she has to work the whole day like mad. She
runs upstairs and downstairs, makes beds, washes
dishes, floors, and clothes, sets the table, and does a
thousand other things. S
In the evenings, however, she is usually happy. For
Jochen always comes — Jochen is the rookie of Major
von Bielefeld — and together they sit downstairs in
front of the door and talk.
But to-night Minna is sad. For Jochen in his lo
jaunty uniform, Jochen who has such a dapper mus-
tache, is he not far away in a little town on the French
border? Jochen has promised to marry her, but will
he forget? Jochen is very young, and there are pretty
servant-girls in every village — is
A knock at the door.
With a leap, Minna runs to open it, and then she
stands still deeply thrilled, for in the door is her
soldier.
At just this moment one hears from everywhere the 20
exultant cries: '^ Happy New Year!'' ''Happy New
Year!" The clock in the kitchen strikes twelve.
Jochen and Minna embrace.
'' Minna," laughs Jochen, ''this is fine, I tell you! I
have brought with me some luck-dollars. Quick, 25
some water!"
Minna's two dollars melt. One becomes a saber,
the other a bridal wreath. And everyone knows what
that means.
86 2TtoIItge unb brollige ^efd?id?ten
T)tx iDieDiette ift f)eute? SSa^ fiir better l^aben h)ir?
SSann ift (Sibefter? ^anxm freuten ftc^ bie (Sltern, ben
jungen Tlann ju fef)en? SSoran faun man fef)en, bafe ber
fteine Tlaic fic^ aud^ freute? SSot)er irar Otto eben gefom^
men? ^o mar bie ©arnifon? iCSa^ fiir ein Offtgier mar
Dtto? ^a^ fonnte 9}2aj nic^t genug bemunbem? SBa§
moKten bie ^inber fpciter am 5lbenb tun? ^a^ ftnb benn
©lud^taler? Ber derfauft fie um biefe S^afire^^eit? giir
men f)atte Tlaic jmei ©liirf^tarer gefauft? SKa^ miirbe ba6
bebenten, menn 9}?inna einen (Sabel unb einen ^ranj im
©imer fanbe? ^BSoju brand)t man ^ran^e in ^eutfd^Ianb?
SBann goffen bie jungen ?eute ba^ gefd^moljene ^lei in ben
(Simer?
3utn QxnptaQtn
Learn and recite the following fifteen words which
belong to the mixed declension [nine masculines and
six neuters] : ber SBauer peasant, ber 5^ad^bar neighbor,
ber ^antoffel slipper, ber 53etter cousin, ber T)oxn
thorn, ber (See lake, ber (Sd^merj pain, ber (Staat state,
ber (Stral)l ray; ba^ $(uge eye, ba^ 53ett bed, ba^ @nbe
end, ba§ §emb shirt, ha^ Of)r ear, ba^ §ers [gen.
^erjen^] heart.
Give the German for: Papa's face was wreathed in
smiles; he danced about like a young colt; my, but
that's fine!; why, of course!; you are going to marry
a soldier; about this time.
Tell in German the story of Heine's poem „®ic
Lorelei."
Translate into German Exercise on page 131.
UXoUige un6 broUige ©efd?tct?ten 87
Grammar Review
44. When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past
participle of biirfcn is identical in form with the infinitive:
3d) l^abe c« ntc&t tun biirfen. If the dependent infinitive be
absent, we say 3^ l)aht e^ nlc^t geburft. ^arf id) urn bie
^artoffeln bitten? may I ask you for the potatoes?; bu barfft
fo ettDO^ nid^t fagen you mustn't say that sort of thing; ic^
barf ()eutc nld^t au^0e()en I am obliged to stay at home to-day;
id) l)abc e^ nic^t tun biirfen I have not been allowed to do it;
er barf nur befe()Ien he has only to command; tt)enn id) mid)
fo au^briidfen barf if I may be allowed the expression; er
barf fid^ biefe^ fd^on erlauben he is at liberty to do this; man
barf i)offen it is to be hoped; id^ barf be()aupten I dare assert;
ha^ bilrfte h)of)I tva^x fein that may well be the case.
45. Translate the following sentences into German:
I. May I trouble you for another piece of cake? 2. May
he stay away from school to-day? 3. Might I inquire who
the man opposite me is? 4. You mustn't do that sort of
thing; it is injurious to your health. 5. I was obliged to
stay in all day. 6. He has only to tell me what he wants
and I shall be glad to obey him. 7. Young man, your
mustache is quite magnificent, if I may so express my-
self. 8. It is to be hoped that as you grow older you will
grow wiser. 9. I dare affirm that he is the brightest boy
in the class. 10. You were at liberty to do that, if you
cared to, but it was not quite honest. 11. It may well
be that I shall not go to Europe until next summer.
12. Why did I not go? Because I was not allowed to
[omit the dependent infinitive]. 13. Is the child really so
sick that it is not permitted to study? 14. They should
not have been permitted to do that. 15. May I ask you
for the bread? 16. You should be careful; you may
easily become ill again. 17. That may well be the truth,
of course.
88 UXolIigc unb brollige ^efd?icf?ten
^Paragra^]^ 1
Hm gufec be^ §arje6 liegt ein fletne^ S)orf, ba^ Iieifet
Slltroba, ^ie (Stnh)of)ner t)on 5lltn>ba tDaren aHe ^auern*
5ln ^od^entagen arbelteten fie fleifeig, aber jeben (5onntag=
nac^mittag fafeen fie in ber (gc^enfe unb fprad^en iiber bie
5 fd^led^ten 3^iten nnb bie ^oUtif, 53on ben fc^Iec^ten 3^iten
iDnfeten fie \t^x t)iel, aber bon ber *iPolitif nur fel^r menig.
„^ie fc^lec^ten 3^iten fommen t)on ber *iPoIitif unb bie ^olitif
mad^t fd^tec^te 3^tten/' ha^ mar i^re ganje 2Bei^f)eit,
^eute fafeen fie toieber in ber (Sc^enfe, aber nid^t um iiber
lo ^olitif gu bi^putieren, o nein! $eute moltten ®ie einen
93erein griinben, ben ^Serein „Hmerifa."
3Bie Wax ha^ gefommen?
53or furjer 3^it h)ar ein grember au^ Hmerifa in 2l(troba
gemefen unb !)atte ben ^auern t)ie( toon feiner §eimat er3af)(t,
IS 3)a l^atten benn bie guten !Oeute mit eigenen Ol^ren folgenbe^
gel^ort: 3)ie (Steuem in 5(merifa finb fef)r niebrig. ^a^
gleifd^ foftet menig, ha^ (Sffen int SSirt^l^au^ foftet gar nid^t^.
^er ^aifer l^eifet *iprdfibent, ^eber fann auf ben ^rafiben=
ten fd^impfen fo t)iet n)ie er milt.
2o „^a^ ift ja ba^ reine *!(3arabie6!" l^atte einer ber 93auem
i>a au^gerufen. „Unb h)ir fii^en f)ier, bejal^len ^o\)t ©teuern
unb biirfen ben 2)^unb nid^t aufmad^en. ^tha, ^irt!
5^od^ ein ®Ml"
„§od^ ba^ freie Smerifa! §od^! $od^!"
25 Unb am nad^ften ©onntag griinbeten fie ben SSerein
5Imerifa. ^ie^ ift ber erfte "iparagrapt) ber 93erfaffung be^
neuen 5Serein^:
3ebe^ SD^itglieb barf fd^impfen, mann e6 toiff, too e« toitt,
unb auf men e^ mid.
ZnoIIigc un5 brollige ^cfd?td}ten 89
The Origin of a Republic
An American who was traveling in Germany came
to Altroda, a little village at the foot of the Harz
Mountains. It was Sunday, and most of the inhabit-
ants of Altroda were sitting in the village inn. Here
they drank and talked about the hard times, poli- 5
tics, and many other things of which they knew but
little. That day they discussed the question: ^'Do
hard times make politics or do politics make hard
times?"
The American listened for a while and then said: 10
*'My dear people, we Americans live better and
more cheaply than you Germans. You see, we have
no king to whom we must pay taxes. We have a
president who must do what we desire. Food and
drink are very cheap. The meals in American inns 15
are free; you pay only for the drinks. Indeed, my
country is a veritable paradise."
The farmers of Altroda listened with amazement.
Finally one said:
'^And — have you no politics in America?" 20
"Politics!" exclaimed the American. "No, for you
know, America is a republic."
"Three cheers for the great republic!" cried the
farmers, and the following Sunday they were sitting
in the inn again — in order to found a republic. 25
Who do you suppose was their first president? •
The innkeeper.
After that the meals in his inn were not free, but
they were very cheap.
90 IHoIIige unb brolltge ©efd?td}ten
^0 liegt ber $ars? iCSelc^er beruf)mtc beutfc^e !^i(^ter
l^at eine ^ar^reife befd^rieben? Bennett (Bit irgenb etn ©ebid^t
Don biefem !Di(^ter? (Sagen (Sie ba6 Sieb bor, ba^ mit ben
3Borten anfangt: S)u bift tote eine iBlume, 5£Bo liegt ba^
Heine ^orf HItroba? SSa^ n)aren alte (Sinh)of)ner be^
!Dorf^? :De!tinieren ®ie ba^ SSort „^aner"! ilSa^ taten
fie an ^Soc^entagen? i£3o fafeen fie aber be6 <Sonntag^?
^Boriiber unterf)ielten fie fic^? SBa^ mnfeten fie am menig-
ften, am beften? ^orin beftanb if)re ganje SSei^f)eit? S[Bar==
um bi^putierten fie ^)ente nic^t? SSie ift e^ gefommen, bafe
fie einen herein griinben mollen? iCSer h)ar t)or fnrser 3cit
in HItroba gemefen? ilBotJon f)atte er t)iel ersa{)lt? 3[Bie
iDaren bie ®tenem in 2lmerifa? SSa^ befam man umfonft
in \)tn $3irts!)aufem? SBie \)d^t ber amerifanifc^e ^aifer?
Sum ^inpragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive singu-
lar, and the nominative plural of the following words :
tiempner, 5lrmen, ©efi^t, sprung, 5of)len, ©arnifon,
©renje, Uniform, ©d^nurrbart, ^lei, ©lud^taler, (Bahd,
^ranj, (Simer, ^o^Ienf(f)aufeI, ^^eujafir, Seiter, gormen,
dlim, Berlin, (Sof)n»
Give the German for: as much as he wants to; long
live America ! ; we are paying high taxes ; eating costs
nothing; the village is called Altroda; they heard it
with their own ears; every member may curse whom
he wants to; he told them of his home.
Tell in German the story of Goethe's „®er grifonig."
Translate into German Exercise on page 133.
lUolIigc un6 brolli^c ©cfd?id?ten 91
Grammar Review
46. When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past
participle of moflen is identical in form with the infinitive:
3d) t)abe e^ nic^t tun niogen. If the dependent infinitive be
absent, we say 3d) \)aht e^ nid)t geTUod^t. @r mag 0e()en he
may go; fie mag fagen, tva^ fie iDill let her say whatever she
pleases; iDQg id) aud) tun mag no matter what I do; e^ mod^te
bod} mol^l beffer fcin, tdtnn it would doubtless be better
to ... ; man mbc^te narrifd^ toerben it's enough to drive
one mad; id) tDilnfc^e, ba^ cr fommen moge I wish he would
come; id) mag nic^t nad^ §aufe I don't want to go home; id^
mag ii)n \ti)X gem I like him very much; id^ mag §an^ lieber
al^ ^Rid^arb I prefer Hans to Richard; ba^ ^ing mag nod^ fo
nfirrifd^ fctn however foolish a thing may be; iDarum magft
bu immer, tioa^ bu nid^t Dermagft? why do you always wish
to do what you can't do?; mag bod^ bic gauge SSelt e^ miffen!
the whole world is welcome to know it.
47. Translate the following sentences into German:
1. I don't want to stay at home the whole day.
2. Wouldn't you like to come to [auf] my room this after-
noon? 3. It would doubtless be better to throw away
your old coat and buy a new one. 4. I don't know why,
but I can't make money, no matter what I do. 5. I do
not exactly hate him, but I can't honestly say that I like
him very much. 6. I prefer his brother to him. 7. I do
not want that coat, however cheap the thing may be; I
should not take it as a [pm] gift. 8. The girls were wish-
ing for two hours that their visitor would go. 9. My
poverty is no secret; let the whole world know it, if it
wants to! 10. It's enough to make one crazy — the way
she carries on! 11. You may say whatever you will; I
still don't think you were courteous in the matter. 12. I
tried to do what you asked, but have been unable to.
92 irtollige unb brollige ©efc^id^ten
S)cr (Sd^ufter grol^Iid^ fang ben gangen 3:ag» ^cnn cr
cincn @c^u{) befol^lte fang er „!Da^ SSanbern ift be6 WViikx^
^uft," ^eint 3ufd^neiben be^ ^eber^ fang er „5ld&, mie ift'^
moglid^ bann, bafe id^ hid) laffen fann"; unb beim gliden
5 fang er „5(Ee^ neu mac^t ber Tlau"
3n ber ^at)t ber SSerf ftatt be^ ©d^ufter^ mol^nte tin alter,
reid^er ^unggefelle. liefer fonnte ba6 emige (gingen feine^
luftigen 5^ad^bar^ nid^t leiben. (Sr ging alfo eine^ Hbenb^
in bte ifiSerfftatt, legte einen ^eutel mit ®e(b auf ben Sifd^
lo unb fagte: „gro^lid^, tDiet)ie( tjerbienen (Sie jeben TOonat?"
„^enn'^ gut ge^t, brelfelg SD^arf," antmortete grobUd^,
„tdcnn'^ nid^t gut gebt, flinfjebn ^axV
„®ut/' fagte ber 9?eid^e, „\)itx finb breifeig 9[)?arf, aber ®te
ntilffen mir t)erfpred^en, einen Wonai lang nid^t ju fingen*"
IS „^a^ tue id^ geme," ermiberte ber (Sd^ufter unb banftc
bent 9^eid^en. 5)iefer ging unb ber glUdfIid)e ^anbmerfer
ftedfte bag @elb in bie Jafd^e*
^en erften Xag ging e6 ganj gut, @r mu^te jluar mel^rere
9Wa(e ben 5lnfanggton eineg Siebe^ Derfd^Iudfen, aber eg ging
20 bod^. ^en s^eiten Xag ging eg nid^t fo (eid^t. (Sine gan^e
5(nja]^( fc^oner SO^elobien tangten in feinem armen ^opf unt=
ber unb tDoltten binaug ing greie, 5lm britten ^ag aber lief
er mie toll in bie SSobnung beg D^eid^en, legte ben ^eutel mit
@elb auf htn grofeen, eleganten 2ifd^ unb fagte:
25 ,f§ier bciben (Sie ibr ®e(b iDieber, eg brennt in meiner
Safd^e mie geuer, htnn id^ b^^^^ bamit mein &\M Derfauft,"
'^ann rannte er mieber bittaug, unb nod) auf ber Sireppe
beg ^Reid^en fang er aug DoKem ^erjen: „SSag frag' id& Diel
nad^ ®elb unb ®ut, tuenn id) jufrieben bin?"
Ittolligc un6 brolligc (Scfcf?ici? ten 93
Shoemaker Frohlich
One day a rich old lady ran into the workshop of
Shoemaker Frohlich and said: *^I can not endure your
everlasting singing. I am going mad/'
**I live near your workshop," continued the un-
happy lady, ^^and have to sit the whole day and hear 5
you sing the ^Lorelei' and the 'Watch on the Rhine.'"
*'You are not the first neighbor that does not like
my singing," laughed Frohlich. ''There was another,
a rich bachelor, who promised me thirty marks, if I
would not open my mouth for a month." 10
"I will gladly do that, also," said the lady.
"No," replied the shoemaker, ''for I became very
discontented. It was all right the first day, but after
that it didn't work at all. I do not care for money,
but if I do not sing the 'Lorelei,' I can not sole shoes. 15
Everyone must do what he can. Perhaps I can not
sing well, but then you can not sole shoes."
"I can make shoes as well as you can sing."
"I don't believe that," replied Frohlich, "but let
us see. Over there on the big table behind you is an 20
old pair of shoes. Sit right down and begin. If you
can sole them and patch them for me, I shall never
again «ing even the initial-bar of the 'Watch on the
Rhine.' While you are working, I must go out-of-
doors, for a whole lot of beautiful melodies are swirl- 25
ing around in my head."
Half an hour later the shoemaker returned. His
shop was empty! Happily he sang: "Wandering is
the miller's joy."
94 ITtoUigc unb brolli^e ®efd?id?ten
(Bpxtttiuhvinq 2Z
SSarum W^ hex ©d^ufter .gro^Iid^?" SSeld^e^ ?ieb fang
cr, menn er einen (Sc^uf) befof)lte? ^er n)of)nte in ber 9^fti)c
ber Serfftatt? @agen (Ste mtr tt)a^ ba6 i£Bort „3unggc^
fcHe" bebeutet! ^ie nennt man einen $D?enfc^en, beffen
grau Qeftorben ift? ^a^ fonnte ber reic^e 9^ad^bar nid^t
(eiben? ^a^ tat er alfo eine^ 5lbenb^? SSa^ legte er auf
ben Zi\d)? Biebiel t)erbiente 5rof)ad^ jeben 3Wonat? XBa-
rum gab ber alte ^unggefelle bem <Sd^ufter breifeig 9Karf?
^a^ tat ber gllidlid^e $anbh)erfer, nad^bem ber ^eid^e fort
mar? 3Ba^ mufete ber ©d^ufter Derfd^ludfen? SSie ging bie
(Ba(^t ben jmeiten Xa^? SSa6 tanjte in feinem ^opf umf)er?
SSamm lief er btn britten ^ag mie toll in bie SSof)nung beg
^eid^en? 3Bag fagte er, inbem er ben ^eutel auf ben ^ifd§
legte? ilSarum t)at if)m bag @elb in ber ^afd^e loie geuer
gebrannt?
3«m @inpragcn
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following words:
Qaxi, !Dorfeg, ©d^enfe, B^iten, ^olitif, iCSeigf)eit, S^erein,
5(merifa, grember, §eimat, £)^xtn, 6teuem, gteifd^, (Sffen,
!^eute, taifer, ^rttfibenten, SSirtgliaug, ^arabieg, S^hinb,
©onntag, ^erfaffung, ^aragrap]^»
Give the German for: while cutting out the leather;
when he was patching; how much do you earn a
month?; I'll do that gladly; he thanked the rich man;
I sold my happiness for it; he couldn't stand Froh-
lich's everlasting singing; the whole day.
Translate into German Exercise on page 135.
ZRoIItge unb brolltge (5efd?id?ten 95
Grammar Review
48. When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past
participle of miiffen is identical in form with the infinitive:
3ci^ \)aht eg nid^t tun miiffen. If the dependent infinitive be
absent, we say ^c^ ()abe e^ nid^t gemugt. 3^ mug gefien I
must be off; @te iDerben eg tun miiffen you will have to do
it; mu6 man ii)m erft noc^ fa^en, ba^ does he really need to
be told that . . .?; lt)ag mug id) f)oren? what is this that I
hear?; eg mufete ficfi fo gutragen chance would have it so; tuir
mugten lad^en we could not keep from laughing; tDir mugten
cinen gii()rcr f)aben a guide was indispensable; ha^ mug cud^
nid^t t)mbem don't let that prevent you; er mug it)o()l franf
fein I suppose he is ill; h3er mug eg nur getDefen fein? I wonder
who it can have been; fie fommen gelDig, fie miigten benn
franf fein they are sure to come unless they are sick; tt)ix
miiffen nad^ $aufe we'll have to be going home.
49. Translate the following sentences into German:
I. Must you be off soon? 2. I shall have to go now, as
it is almost time for dinner. 3. Did those young women
really need to be told to take their hats off in the theater?
4. Don't let your great riches prevent your being simple
and kindly. 5. I did my best to prevent it, but of course
it had to turn out this way [ = chance would have it so].
6. I suppose they're very happy, now that their father
is well again. 7. I ran to the door as fast as I could, but
saw no one; who do you think it can have been? 8. Chil-
dren, you could not keep from crying, when you heard
that sad story. 9. You'll be sure to come, children, won't
you, unless you're sick? 10. You will have to be start-
ing, if you are going to catch the two-fifteen express.
II. A pair of skates is indispensable, if you are to be
happy this winter. 12. What is this I hear? Are they
really going to be married? 13. I did not do it, for I did
not have to.
96 2TtoIlige unb brollige ©cfd^id^ten
^cr ^Better au!§ 5Cmcri(a
^eim 9[)?ittag^tifc^ fprac^ bte gamilte (Steinfelb t)on biefem
unb ienem, aber jeber l()atte boc^ feme elgenen ©ebanfen iiber
bie ^anieren be^ ^etter^ au^ Hmerifa. @r tranf Gaffer
bei ^ifc^! @r afe bie Xorte mit einer @abel, ftatt be^ ^^ee^^
5 (offe(6! ^a^ (Sffen rt)ar nod^ ntd^t ju (Snbe, bo(^ mollte er
au6 irgenb iDelc^em @mnb entfc^ulbigt iuerben!
„3a h)op benn?" fragte ber *ipaterfamilla6, t)ern)unbert,
„^ei un^/' erflcirte ber better etma^ derlegen, „i)t ba^ nur
eine iiblid^e 9^eben^art» ^enn mtr t)om Xtfc^e aufftef)en
lo tDoIten, fo fagen lt)ir blofe: ''Please excuse me!"
„®efegnete 9}?af)Isett!" bonnerte e^ t)on alien (Seiten.
©pater am ^^ad^mittag ging bie gamilte fpajteren, unb bei
biefer ©elegenl^eit famen mieber allerlei merfn)urbtge ®e=
n)of)nl)eiten unb 9^eben^arten be^ amerifamfc()en 5Setter^ p^
IS ^orfd^ein* ®o jum ^eifpiel iDoKte er bann unb mann iDiffen
iDieDiele blocks entfernt Uegt biefe^ ober jene^ ©ebaube. Ober
l^abt il^r t)iele stores? Qn einem ^tQtirrenlaben fauftc er
^igarren flir fec^jig pfennig ba^ <BtM, aber ben §ut bel^ielt
er auf bem ^opf, unb er t)erlie6 ben ?aben, of)ne mal abjo ju
20 fagen, „(Sin rid^tlger ^o(larmenfd) !" bad^te $err ®tein=
felb bei fid^»
Um sel)n Ul^r abenb^ legte ftd^ bte gamtlie jur 9^uf)e,
^ipio^Iid^ f)orte man ein laute^ ©epolter im grembenjimmer.
^err ©teinfelb eilte btnju. ^a^ mar e^? ^er ungliidlid^e
25 better f)atte in ein beutfc^e^ geberbett ju fteigen t)erfud^t unb
tt)ax babei unfanft ju galle gefommen.
SSa^ er bann fagte? 3a, ba^ (afet ftd^ faum in beutfd^en
S3ud^ftaben tnieberljolen.
XTToIIige unb brollige (Sefd?td?ten 97
My Cousin from Germany
I was sitting at the dinner table, drinking my coffee
and thinking of one thing and another, when my
cousin from Germany entered the room. He made a
remarkable bow, quite like a pocket-knife, and said:
"Mealtime!" I did not understand. 5
"Why do you say that?" I asked. "Do you think
I must be told by a young cousin from Germany that
it is 'mealtime,^ when I am sitting at the dinner- table
and drinking coffee?"
"Oh, that is only a customary phrase in our country. 10
When we sit down to a table or get up from it, we say
simply ^blessed mealtime!'"
The servant-girl set a glass of cold water before him.
"I do not drink water," he said hastily.
" What do you do with water? " I inquired. 15
"I wash with it, I bathe in it, and if there was no
water I could not come to America."
All sorts of strange habits came to view later in the
day, when we went out for a walk. First, he wore a
green hat with a little feather on it; second, he combed 20
his mustache every five minutes with a comb he
carried in his pocket; third, he had also a little mirror,
into which he liked to gaze. He tried to buy six or
eight cigars for ten cents, and when he left the cigar-
store, he bowed and said "adieu!" 25
. . . Next morning I went into the guest-room to
wake him and found him sleeping between the two
mattresses of the bed. My unfortunate cousin had
thought them an American feather-bed.
98 ITloIItge unb brollige ^efd^id^tett
Sn iDelc^er ^age^jelt fpelfte bk gamilie (gteinfelb? 3Bo^
t)on fprad^en fie, al^ fie beim SD^itta^^tifd^ fafeen? iESoriiber
tounberten \id) (Steinfelb^? (Statt be^ SBier^ ober be^
SSeine^, ma^ tranf er? Somit afe er bie ^Torte? SSa^
toollte ber 53etter, nod^ el^e bie SD^a^Ijeit ju @nbe tt)ar? SSop
U)o(ite er bann entfd^ulbigt merben? SSenn man t)om 9}^it^
tag^tifd^e aufftef)t, iDa^ fagt man? §errf(^t eine anbere (Sitte
in !Dentfd^(anb? SSag ift ba briiben bie liblic^e ^Reben^art?
SBag taten ©teinfelb^ f pater am 5lac^mittag? Sa^ fam
h)a]()renb be^ (Spa^iergang^ pm 53orf(^ein? ^a^ tDoIIte
gum iBeifpiel ber 53etter bann unb iDann tuiffen? iEBa^ fauf==
te er in einem ^igarrenlaben? SSa^ tun bie §erren in
^eutfd^Ianb, menu fie einen i^aben betreten? i£3a« tun fie
n)enn fie einen ?aben bertaffen? !3Sarum nannte §err (Stein^
felb fcinen 3Setter einen „^oItarmenf(^en?"
3um (Sinpragen
Learn the following: German does not use the pas-
sive nearly as much as English does. For the passive
construction German frequently substitutes (i) the
indefinite man with the active: man fagt it is said;
man I)orte mid^ I was heard; man (ub mid^ gum ^tifd^e
I was invited to dinner; (2) a reflexive verb: er fd^amt
fid^ he is ashamed; ber §immel bebedt fid^ mit ilSoIfen
the sky is being clouded over; (3) a reflexive verb
with laffcn: er mid fid^ begraben laffen he wants to be
buried; ba^ Idfet fid^ nid^t fo leid^t madden that can not
be done so easily.
Translate into German Exercise on page 137.
Ittolligc nnb brolltge (5efd?td}ten 99
Grammar Review
50. When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past
participle of follcn is identical in form with the infinitive:
Qd) l)aht c^ nid)t tun follen. If the dependent infinitive be
absent, we say 3?c5 ^a^e e^ ntc^t gefollt. ^u follft mc§t toten
thou shalt not kill; (©ie follen hjiffen I would have you know;
bu fotlft bie Xiire juntac^en you are to close the door; er f)attc
fommen foden he was to have come; ber *^lan foil beibe^ um^
faffen the plan is intended to combine both; id) follt^^
ei0cntlid& tun I really ought to do it; fagen (Bie it)m, ba^ er
fommen foK tell him that he must come; foKte ic^ felbft p
(5^runbe gef)en even if I should perish myself; bie^ foil ^l^ilo-
fopl)ie fein this is meant for philosophy; foil man ba nid^t
lad^en? how can one keep from laughing?; er foil e^ getan
l^aben he is said to have done it; er foil xeid) fein he is sup-
posed to be rich; tDa^ foil ba^ alle^? what's the meaning of
all this? ; ber ^rief foil jur ^oft the letter must be posted.
51. Translate into German the following sentences:
I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me! 2. I don't
know how often I have told him that he was to close the
door behind him. 3. You really ought to have done it.
4. Tell them that they must come to-night, for it is my
birthday. 5. I am going to do what I promised, even if
it should take my last cent. 6. Children, you were to
have come an hour ago. 7. My book is intended to teach
young people German. 8. Somebody has hit me with a
snowball; is that meant for a joke? 9. This package must
go to the tailor. 10. He is said to be a fine fellow. 11. I
saw such a sad accident yesterday; how could I keep from
crying over it? 12. In spite of the doctor's orders I went
out-of-doors this morning, but I should not have done
it. 13. The police have just gone into the house; what
does that mean?
100 ZTTolIige un5 brollige ^efd?td?ten
?5ri^ itiirb <Bolbat
„W,^ Sinia^riQer/' bqd^tc gri^, „n)erbe id^ n)of)l ntanc^en
SBorteile f)aben. 3(^ bfauc^e nic^t in bcr ^afttne ju mobnen
unb faun melne S8iibe in ber ^arl^ftrafee bel^atten/' 5Iber
ac^! dv ()atte fid^ fe^r Qeirrt. ^er ^anptmann feine^
5 SBataillon^ mar \c^x [treng.
„^ie neucn (Sinial^rigen/' befaf)I er, „n)of)nen bie erften
t)ier ^od^en in ber ^afeme unb tDerbcn bel)anbelt tt)ie gen^obn^
lic^e ®emeine. ^ie !^eute ti^crben auf bie (Stuben il)rer
^ompanie Derteilt."
lo gri^ erf)ielt (Stnbc 5^o. 8. ^iefe ©tube ftanb unter ber
5(uffid^t be^ Unteroffijier^ ^apfe, unb aU gril^ eintrat, tarn
if)nt ^apfe entgegen unb fagte: „^a, (Siniabriger, e6 freut
mic^, mal einen Ginidt)rigen bei mir ju (laben. §oIen (Sie
mir mal eine (Sd)uffel frifd^en 3Saffer^." ^er arme gri^
15 Wax junad)ft @tubenmdbd)en. (5r flillte bie (Sd)uffel unb
ftellte fie auf ben ^Bafd^tifc^ feine^ 55orgefeljtcn.
„^o," fagte ^apfe, „ba^ l)ahcn ©ie gut gemad^t, 2Ba^
finb (Sie benn eigentlid^ im *ij3rit)atleben?"
„@tubcnt ber ^l^ilofopbi^/' anttDortete gri^.
2o „(So, fo! (Stubent ber ^f)iIofopf)ie. ^a, bann madden ®ic
mat mein 58ett, 3d^ mill bod^ and) einmal in einem pl^ilofo^
p!)ifd^en 58ett fd^tafen."
5^ad^f)er pu^te gri^ mit einem gutmlitigen ®rinfen bie
^nopfe am Uniformrod ^apfe^, bann ftedte er fi^ noc^ ein==
25 mal, mit ber ^leiberbiirfte in ber §anb, t)or it)n, unb biirftete
unb fd^rubbte ifju formlid^*
„tein fd^onere^ ?eben aU ba^ ©olbatenleben/' fang gri^
in einer leifen <Stimme.
„(ginia^riger/' lad^te *ipdpfe, „eie finb mirftid) i(3I)ilofop^."
IHoUige unb brolltgc ^efd^tdjtcn 101
A Letter
Dear Parents:
My first day of soldier-life is past, but if you think
that we one-year privates have any advantages, you
are very much mistaken. The captain of my battalion
is very strict and did not permit me to keep my little 5
^* booth" on Carl Street. All one-year privates will
have to live in the barracks for the first four weeks.
Sergeant Papke has charge of the room in which I live.
When I entered the room this morning he met me
with the following words: ^'What is your business?" 10
I told him that I was a student of philosophy. Then
he said: ^'What is your father's business?" I an-
swered: "My father is a wine-merchant." I did not
know until evening why he wanted tc knp\y that.
Now he ordered me to make his bed aiiid get a bcwl- 15
ful of fresh water for his wash-staud. , .Afte^/Jiat J had
to polish the buttons of his uniform. Thus you see
that I am treated like any common private and have
to work as hard as our hired girl at home.
Later in the afternoon I had an hour off. I took a 20
walk and when I returned Papke met me and said:
''You are a student of philosophy, are you not?"
"At your service, sergeant," I answered.
**And your father is a wine-merchant?"
"Yes, sergeant." 25
" Well — I have noticed neither the one nor the
other," said Papke with a good-natured grin.
Dear papa, please send the sergeant a bottle of your
best wine.
102 Ittollige un6 brolligc (Sefd?td?ten
3Siet)teIc 3a]^re mufe gri^ bienen? SSieDiele Qal^re btcncti
bie meiften ©olbaten? ^ie nennt man ©olbaten, bie nur
eltt ^a{)x ju bienen braud^en? S^^iiffen alle iungen ^entc
bienen? ^o bac^te gri^, bafe er feine 58nbe be{)alten fonnte?
SSamnt f)atte er fic^ aber fef)r geirrt? SSo mnfete er bie
erften t)ier iB3o(^en tr)of)nen? SSie murben bie (Sini(i]()rigen
bef)anbelt? 3Sie mnrben fie t)erteilt? Unter iueffen ^luf-
fic^t ftanb ©tnbe 5^o. 8? ^ie griifete i^n ^cipfe? SBeld^e
5(rbeit mnfete gri^ jnncic^ft tjerrid^ten? SSot)in ftellte er
bie Sd^iiffel frifc^en SSaffer^? SSa^ h)ar gri^ eigentlic^ im
^ribatleben? 3n ma^ fiir einem ^ett tDottte ^apfe bod^
einmd fd^tafen? SSie pn^te gri^ bie ^nopfe am Uniform-
rod ^(i)(iM? ffiag tat er gleid^ barauf? 5C3a6 fiir ein ?ieb
fang er babei? S3a^ fagte if)m bann ^dpfe? 9Ko(^ten ®ie
cinmal ©ptbat feiti?
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following words:
^injd^riger, 53orteiIe, ^aferne, ^ube, ^arl^ftrafee, ^ataiHon,
i^eute, ^ompanie, ®emeine, (©d^iiffel, 3Baffer, (Stubenmdb^
d^en, SSafc^tifd^, ^Sorgefel^ten, ^rit)atleben, ^{)iIofoplf)ie,
©tubent, Uniformrodf, ^ett, ©rinfen.
Give the German for: you see, I want just once to
sleep in a good bed; I am glad; I don't have to sleep
in the barracks; just make my bed, then; I can keep
my den in Charles Street; they'll live here for the
first four weeks; it has many advantages.
Translate into German Exercise on page 139.
triolHge unb brollige (Sefcf?tcf?ten 103
Grammar Review
52. When preceded by a dependent infinitive, the past
participle of h)o((en is identical in form with the infinitive:
3d^ \)aht e« nid^t tun tt)o((en. If the dependent infinitive be
absent, we say Qd) \)aht e^ nic^t gelDottt. Qd) mill nici^t I will
not, I won't; of)nee^ ^u tDolten without meaning to; cr iDtrb
c^ 3^nm nid^t fagen iDoIlen he will not like to tell you; fie
fprac^ lauter, aU fie iDolIte she spoke more loudly than she
intended to; toenn fie burc^au^ betrogen fein iDotten if they
insist upon being deceived; id^ ft)llt e^ getan iDiffen I want
to have it done; er toetg nid^t, tva^ er tDtd he doesn't know
his own mind; id^ tDiK nid^t^ gefagt f)aben let my words be
as if unspoken; ha^ tdxil nid^t^ fagen that doesn't signify;
ha^ tcitt fagen that is to say; id) njill ntd^t {)offen, ba^ er fvanf
ift I only hope he isn't sick; iDa^ tDoKte id^ eben fagen what
was I just going to say?; fie iDiH geben she is just going; er
tDitt franf fein he claims to be sick; ber ^edfel mill nid^t ah
the lid won't come off.
53. Translate the following sentences into German:
I. Will you please hand me the book? 2. Ask me to-
morrow; I shall not like to tell you, perhaps, but I know
I ought to. 3. He was on the point of going, when I en-
tered. 4. They tried to open the package, but the string
would not come off. 5. Children, did you not stay longer
than you intended to? 6. There is no haste about the
matter, but I want to have it over with. 7. All right,
then! If you insist upon being angry with me, I have no
more to say. 8. Good-by! I only hope you won't be
homesick. 9. How much money does he claim to have?
10. He passed me on the street to-day without speaking;
what does that signify? 11. I may have done it, but I
have not wanted to. 12. What were you about to say,
when I interrupted you? 13. Pardon me! I stepped on
your foot, without meaning to.
104 ZrtoIIige unb brolltge ^efd^id^ten
^er S3urfd^c ht§ ^crrn ^au^^ttnann
(S^ !Iopft. „©erein!" nift ber ^err ^auptmann,
3o]^ann, ber ^urfc^e, marfd^iert in ba^ 3^^^^^^ unb relent
bent §aix)3tmann eine Ravtt.
„^m" fagte biefer, „eme Stntabung pm fitter bcl ber
sgrau ©ei^eimrat (Sd)neiber. Unb gerabe l^ente f)abe ic^
^icnft. ^a^ ift hod) p buntnt! ^a^ fd^one ^iner!
(Statt beffen mufe id^ bie fallen ^artoffeln unb bag jalie
gleifc^ aug bem JHeftaurant effen»
„3u bumm! 3of)ann!"
lo ,3u ^efe^I!"
„§ier ftnb brei 2)^arf, .^aufe ein fd^one^ 93ufctt, Brtnge eg
ber grau @ef)eintrat unb fage: ,^er §err §auptmann be^
bauert fef)r, er fann nld^t fommen, er l)at !Dtenft/ §aft
bu^g berftanben? S)u fannft gleid^ bag (Sf[en mitbringen."
. ♦ . 3of)ann ftel)t auf bem glur im §aufe ber grau ®e=
f)elmrat. „^un, 3of)ann?" fagt bie[e.
„§ter ftnb bie S3Iumen, gndbige i^xau, unb ber §err
^auptmann bebauert, er faun nid^t fommen, er i)at ^ienft."
2o ,,(^0? ^ag tft (B^abt, (Sage bem §erm §auptmann,
td^ bebaure eg ebenfattg unb id) banfe if)m fiir bie I)err(id^en
tinmen. §ier, 3ol)ann, ift eine SO^arf fiir bid^."
3ol)ann nimmt bie SD^arf, 9ef)t aber nid)t bom gledf,
„5^un, 3ol)ann, JDarum gel^ft bu benn nod) nid^t?"
25 „^ie tinmen f often brei Tlaxt, gran ®el)eimrat."
„@d)on," lad^t bie ^ame, „^)ier finb nod^ glDei Tlaxt."
Slber 3o]^ann 9ef)t immer nod^ nic^t.
„^ag (Sffen, gnabige grau. $err ^auptmann fagt, id^
foil bag (Sffen mitbringen."
IlToIlige unb brolltge ^efd?id?ten 105
' The Captain's Servant
Jochen was honest, diligent, obedient. He was as
faithful as a dog. He did not drink. He had no bad
habits, but he was very stupid.
One day Captain von Donner received an invita-
tion to dinner at the house of Councilor Taylor's 5
wife. At the same moment came a command from his
colonel.
Now, no one knew better than the poor captain how
bad were the dinners which he got in the restaurant,
how good were the dinners which he ate in the coun- 10
cilor's house, and just to-day he was hungry as a
wolf. But still he was a soldier and soldiers must
obey. They must obey, even if a pretty young maiden
weeps because a certain captain does not come to
dinner at her mother's house. The captain saw that 15
he must either give up his colonel or the councilor's
daughter.
^^ Jochen," he shouted.
**At your command!"
"Jochen, here are three marks. Buy a pretty 20
bouquet, take it to Councilor Taylor's wife, and say
the captain regrets he can not accept her invitation to
dinner. Understand?"
An hour later Jochen is standing in the entrance-
hall of the councilor's house. A pretty young maiden 25
is accepting the beautiful bouquet "for her mother."
She says "thank you for the flowers" and gives Jochen
a mark as a tip. But Jochen says: "This is only one
mark, and the flowers cost us three marks."
106 IHoIIige unb brollige ^efd?td)ten
SlSa^ ruft man, tDenn e^ an ber ^iir flopft? SBa^ reid^tc
3o]f)ann bent §anptmann, nac^bem er in ba^ ^i^^^t* mar^
fd^icrt ift? SSojn murbe ber §err eingelaben? ^amnt
fann cr biefer (Sinlabung nid^t folgen? aSa6 mnfe ber ^rme
ftatt be6 fd)onen ^iner^ effen? ^e^f)alb anttoortete ber
^nrfd^e immer „iu ^efei)!!"? ®ol( bag ein mUltftrifc^er
Slu^brud fetn? 3Bag I)at ber ^auptntann bent 3oi)ann gege^
ben? iffiag foil er bantit faufen? S3ag foil ber SBurfd^e ber
gran @tf)dmxat fagen, inbent er il^r bag fd^one ^ufett reid^t?
SSte er nac^ §aufe fontmt, mag fann er gletd^ mitbringen?
2Bie melt ift ber SSeg big jur SSo{)nung ber grau @e^
f)eimrat? ^o ftet)t ^ol^ann, nad^bem er in beren §aug Qe=
fontmen ift? greut fid^ bie ^ame, bafe ber §anptmann
tt)rer (Sinlabung abfagen ntufe? SBeld^e 2lnttDort foil
3?of)ann feinem §erm bringen?
Sum @in)itagen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive sin-
gular, and the nominative plural of the following
words: 2lnne, (Sinlabnng, 5lugbrudf, ^efef)(, ^iner, ^nfett,
SBeg, i£Bot)nung, ®ef)eimrat, ^Intmort, gledf, ^rinfgelb,
Tlm\^, ©ebanfen, 9D?anieren, 9^ebengart, Snbe, ^orte,
©abel, (gfeloffel, ©ebaube, ?aben, pfennig, 53etter.
Give the German for: excuse me from the table,
please [= ^^ blessed mealtime!'']; about ten o'clock in
the evening; he kept his hat on his head; all sorts of
strange habits; he left the shop without even saying
*^ adieu!"; it can't be reproduced in English letters.
Translate into German Exercise on page 141.
Znollige un6 broUicje ©cfd^ic^tcn 107
Grammar Review
54. Where English employs an objective case and an
infinitive, German uses a subordinate clause introduced
by a conjunction, generally ba^ or bamit: Ask him to come
at once bitten ®ie \\)n, bai er gteic^ fomme; do you want
them to tell you everything they know? iDoKen ®te benn,
ba^ fie 3()nen alM, toa^ fie ft)iffen fagen?; the teacher brought
it to school for the children to see ber ^e^rer brad^te e^ jur
<Bd)uk, bamit bie ,^inber e^ \tt)m ntod^ten. Use the construc-
tion above indicated in translating the following sentences
into German:
55. I. He told him to leave the room. 2. She gave it
to the soldier to take to his lieutenant. 3. Bring them
with you to take dinner with us and to spend the evening
at our house. 4. Take them to town with you for a week,
to see what fine restaurants and theaters we have in Ber-
lin. 5. When he went to Europe, he took his children
along, for his aged parents to see. 6. He gave ice for the
poor people to use during the hot summer. 7. He knew
the picture to be an imitation. 8. He begged him to
give back the money that he had stolen. 9. Send the
rings home for my daughter to choose the one she likes
best.
56. Translate the following sentences, taken from
previous lessons: i. The boy resembles his father very
much. 2. What ails you? 3. Why have you followed
me into the room? 4. The mother is in the kitchen where
she has gone to fry potatoes. 5. I am studying the whole
day in my room, because I have been sick. 6. Did the
boys stand up to give the teacher a greeting? 7. Won't
you help me, please? 8. The cold wind can blow as much
as it will, but we will stay in our warm room by the stove.
9. It was told me by my mother. 10. How much money
does he claim to have? 11. I shall have to go now, as it
is almost time for dinner.
108 IltoIHge unb brollige ^efd?td?tcn
^crr (Bhtt^ auf ber 9flctfc
Slau^ ®ber^ tt)ar ©ut^beftfeer in Wltdknhuxi^, (gr ^atte
in feinem !2eben t)ie( gearbeitet unb mar ein n)of)lf)abenber
SD^ann Qemorben, 5lber t)on ber ^elt ^)atte er bi^^er ni(^t
t)ie( gefeben, (Sine^ Xa^t^ befd^Iofe er alfo p reifen unb fubr
5 nad^ iBie^baben, urn cine ^ur gegen 9^f)eumati^mu^ burd^^
pmad^en.
5lm erften SWittage fafe er in bent gro^en ©peifefaal be^
§ote(^ 9MonopoL Urn ibn berum liefen ^eKner unb ^lU
foto^, unb jmifcben hm 3:ifc^rei()en ftoljierte majeftatifc^ ber
lo Oberfellner. 5lm dufeerften (Snbe be^ (Saal6 fpielte eine
ungarifd^e ^apelle. Unferem guten @ber^ liefen bie 5lngft^
tropfen nur fo t)on ber @tirn: Unter biefer prcitentiofen (^e==
fellfd^aft gefiet e^ ibm ganj unb gar nic^t. Unb nun erft gar
ba^ SO^ittageffen ober !Diner, ti^ie man \)kx fagte! !Da fafe
15 er bod^ (ieber in feinem gemiitlicben 2y?edflenburger $eim bei
grbfenfuppe unb SD^eblflofeen mit 5(pfelmu^, 1)a befd^lofe
er fofort n)ieber abjureifen. liefen (Entfd)Iu6 teilte er bem
Dberfellner mit unb binnen fiinf 2y?inuten empfing er t)on
biefem bie 9?ec^nung»
20 ^^reiunbsmansig Tlaxtl" ftof)nte er. „3lber gleid^ fort
au^ biefer 9tauberbobIe!" @r bejal^Ite, liefe feinen Coffer jur
^af)n bringen, unb ging,
SBeim 5lu^gang be^ §otet^ ftanben in einer ^eibe ber
Oberfellner, brei anbere ^etlner, ein ^iffolo, gmei 'ifortier^,
25 ein ©tiefelpufeer, ein (Stubenmcibd^en unb ber ©epadftrager.
„@ert)i^!" rief einer nad^ bem anberen.
Unb ^err (Sber^ ranntc an biefen unbeimlid^en SO^enfd^en
t)orbei, mie t)on bdfen ©eiftem t)erfolgt, au^ bem §aufe unb
gum ^a!)nbof.
inollige un6 6rol(ige ^efd?id}ten 109
Mr. Ebers on a Journey
On the second day of his journey, we find Mr. Ebers
in the dining-room of the Hotel Monopol. A dozen
waiters ran to and fro between the rows of tables. At
one end of the large hall a Hungarian orchestra was
playing — at the other end the head-waiter strutted 5
around majestically.
Mr. Ebers felt very uncomfortable. Great beads of
perspiration stood on his" forehead, and ^ -he was
waiting for his order he compared his own comfort-
able home with, the spruce company that surrounded 10
him here.
^^ Waiter,'' said Ebers, *^ bring me flour-dumplings
and apple-sauce."
''But we have no flour-dumplings, sir."
''Then call the head-waiter." — The head-waiter 15
came.
"I must have flour-dumplings," said Ebers.
"I am very sorry — " answered the head- waiter.
"Then I shall leave at once. My bill, please ! "
The head-waiter brought the bill. Ebers read it 20
and shouted: "Thirty marks — why this is a den of
thieves!" He paid, packed his trunk and had it
taken to the station. As he left the hotel, two rows of
waiters, waiter's helpers, chambermaids, porters, and
bootblacks stood there with outstretched hands and 25
cried: "Gratuity, sir, gratuity." As he ran by them,
a waiter called: ''Don't fall into the apple-sauce,
cousin!" and another laughed: ''Don't forget your
flour-dumplings! "
110 ^olligc un6 brolli^c ^efd?tcf}ten
3Ba^ tDar SIau6 (Sber^? SSarum t[t cr etn tno]^If)abenber
9Kann gemorben? ^atte cr Dtel t)on ^eutfc^tanb gefe|)en?
SBa^ befd^tofe er alfo ju tun? SSof)m retfte $err @ber^
guerft? SScId^er Piaffe reifeti fef)r reic^e ^eute? S^Beld^er
Piaffe rcifen fei)r arme !2eute? S[Ba^ moltte $en: ©ber^ In
SBie^babcn? 3n melc^e^ §ote( gelangte er bort? SSo fafe
er am erften 9[)^ittage? SSer lief imnter urn ibn I)emnt?
iBer ftoljierte gmifc^en ben 2:tWreif)en? SSo fplelte bie un^
garifd^e Raptlit? 3Bie tt)ar unferem guten (Sber^ p iD^ute?
SSie nannte man ba^ 3J?ittag^effen tm §otel 9WonopoI?
SSo module er bod^ lieber fi^en, al^ f)ter in bem grofeen
©peifefaal? ^a^ l^atte er gem e[fen mogen? Seld^en (inU
fd^Iufe fafete er? SBem teilte er biefen ^ntfc^lufe mit?
SBann empfing (gber6 feine D^^ec^nung? ^amm mollte er
flleid^ fort? 2Ba« liefe er jur ^af)n bringen?
3um ^inpragen
Give the gender, the nominative and genitive singu-
lar, and the nominative plural of the following words:
SWedttenburg, ?eben, SBelt, §oteI, ^iffolo^, tnr, 8?r)eumati^^
mu6, gnbe, ®aal«, SapeKe, ©tint, 5lngfttropfen, !Diner,
9}?ittag«effen, §elm, ©uppe, aKeblflofeen, 5lpfelmu^, @nt-
fd^lufe, *iPortier6, (gerDl^, 9)^arf, ©eiftern, SBabnbof.
Give the German for: let me get out of this den of
thieves; he had his trunk taken to the depot; at the
extreme end of the hall; as if pursued by evil spirits;
waiters ran around him ; the cold sweat fairly streamed
from his brow; he would rather sit at home.
Translate into German Exercise on page 143.
Vflollxg,^ unb broUtgc (5efd}id?ten 111
Grammar Review
57. The subjunctive is used in dependent clauses after
verbs of desiring, intending, permitting, and their oppo-
sites, if there is doubt as to the attainment of the object
to be gained. 3d& befte()e barauf (befef)le; forbere), ba^ bcr
3)?ann fid) entfeme I insist (command; demand) that the
man depart; mir smeifelten baran, ob cr su bicfem SBerfe ber
rcd^te 9}?ann Mxt we doubted if he was the right man for
this work; id) fiird^tete, ba^ ba^ ^inb franf fein module I feared
the child might be sick; bte 3}?utter f)atte e^ if)m berboten
i\)attc ni($t eriaubt), ba§ er in ba^ Xl)taUx ginQe his mother
had forbidden his going to the theater; n)ir iDiinfd^en, ba^
fie bie ^riefe be()alte we wish her to keep the letters; man
l^offte, ba^ bn nid^t fingcn fonntcft they hoped that you
couldn't sing; fie beabftd^tigten, ba^ n)tr urn SO^ittag anfftmen
(or anfontmen follten) they intended that we should arrive
about noon.
58. Translate the following sentences into German,
placing the proper form of the subjunctive in the de-
pendent clause of each sentence: i. He insists that the
salesman is honest. 2. He insisted that the merchant
was honest. 3. The soldiers are all fearing that the cap-
tain will die. 4. Your father had often forbidden your
reading books at night. 5. She hoped that the boy might
not die. 6. The captain commanded the servant to take
the bouquet to the councilor's wife. 7. I should be sorry,
if he was not the right man for the work. 8. We want
her to go to Europe. 9. Did you intend us to give [ = that
we should give] the money back? 10. Did you forbid
him to go to school? 11. My students often doubt, if I
am the right person to teach them. 12. Insist that your
brother come. 13. He commanded me to tell him every-
thing I knew about the accident. 14. He demanded that
his teacher might have the books.
112 irtolltge unb brollige ^efdjid^ten
^ic SSctte
^(icfer ^f)eobor @tt)enn f)atte eincn grofeen g^^^^t^*
@r mettete Qern.
^oc^ (Srfa!)rung tnad^t fluQ, unb ber Qute ©mcnn murbe
t)on feinem gel^ler furiert*
5 (Silted 3:aQe^ famen jiDei frembe 9Kanner in fclncn ^abcn.
„3llfo er f)at bie ffiette tierloren?" fagte plo^id^ ber eine.
„^a," crlDibertc ber anbere, „(^x fonnte feine 53iertel^
ftunbe t)or ber Uf)r ftef)en, auf ben *ipenbel geigen nnb fagen:
§ier Qef)t er \)m, ba get)t er ^n."
lo ©menn mnrbe aufmerffam,
„gine f olc^e SBette mac^e id^ f of ort/' fagte er p ben ^nnben,
„mt i)oc^ metten ®ie?"
,3e^n Sder,"
„®ut. ^Ingenommen !"
IS ©iDenn ftellte \id) Dor bie Uf)r, geigte mit bent ginger auf
ben ^enbel unb fagte: „§ier gef)t er f)in, ba gef)t er i)in.
§ier ge^t er l^in, ha gef)t er f)in."
^ie fd^tauen ^unben aber leerten bie ?abenfaffe, fagten:
„5lbieu, §err ©menu!" unb gingen,
20 „@d)i nur!" bad&te ©iDenn, „i^ Derliere nteine SBette bod^
„§ier ge]f)t er f)in, ba ge^t er f)in.''
3e^t fam (gmenn^ gran: „3Sa« mad^ft bu ba, Ti)tohox?"
©menu rollte mit ben 5lugen.
25 ff€>t^t: ge!)t er f)in, ba gef)t er t)in,''
gran ©menn iDar fprad^lo6,
„5lIIe guten ©eifter/' rief fie, „ntein amter 3J?ann f)at ben
S5erftanb t)erIoren! 2Rarie, t)oIe fd^nell ben ^oftor!"
„grau/' fd^ric ©menu, „id^ ^abe bie ^ette getoonnen,''
ITTolHge unb broIUge (5efd?id?ten 113
The Wager
One day she was sitting all alone in the store, when
a stranger entered and looked around. *^ Where is
your husband, Mrs. Swenn?" he asked.
**He is asleep upstairs, sir."
The stranger took from his pocket a dollar and laid 5
it on the table. ^*I will wager this dollar," he said,
''that your husband is not asleep. Will you please
go and see?"
Mrs. Swenn ran quickly out of the shop. The
stranger emptied the cash-drawer. After a moment 10
the wife returned and said happily: ''You are mis-
taken and I have won the bet." And she took the
dollar from the table and put it in her pocket.
"Is he still asleep?" inquired the stranger, politely.
"Yes, sir," answered the wife, "you see he always 15
sleeps an hour or two after dinner."
"Pardon me, Mrs. Swenn," said the stranger, "I
believe you speak the truth, but I should like to go
upstairs myself for just a moment, to see that you are
not mistaken." 20
The stranger went upstairs softly and looked at
Swenn, who was lying on the bed and snoring. First
the stranger smiled, and then he took a watch, a
pocket-book, and a gold ring which he found on the
table. Then he returned to the shop. 25
"Your husband is a stupid fellow to sleep," he said
to Mrs. Swenn. "It is good that he has such a clever
wife."
"And that is the truth," replied Mrs. Swenn.
114 ZrtoIIige unb 5roIHge ^efd^id^ten
Exercise in Indirect Discourse
See opposite page.
Translate into German: i. Say that the captain is
very sorry that he can not come, that he is on duty.
2. Reply to the captain, that the councilor's wife is
also very sorry, that she thanks him for the splendid
flowers, and that she hopes he will come soon to call
upon her. 3. She hoped I would come soon. 4. Every-
body thought that Mr. Ebers had become a prosper-
ous man. 5. One day he declared that he was going
to travel and would go to Wiesbaden, to take the cure
for rheumatism. 6. He said that he would much
rather sit in the parlor of his cozy home than here in
the great dining-hall of the hotel. 7. My friend told
me that the poor man ran past these people, as if he
had been pursued by evil spirits. 8. He wrote that
he had his trunk sent to the depot. 9. He told his
servant to bring the meal along with him. 10. He
said there were three marks in his purse. 11. My
wife told me that I should have to eat the cold pota-
toes and the tough meat which the restaurant offers
its customers. 12. I was informed that I should march
into the room and hand the captain a card. 13. Fritz
thought that he would probably have many advan-
tages. 14. The captain said that I did not need to
live in the barracks and that I could keep my room
in Carl Street. 15. My son writes me that his room is
in charge of Sergeant Papke. 16. The latter told my
son that he must fetch him a bowl of fresh water
and brush his coat.
IHolligc unb brolligc ^efd^id^ten 115
Grammar Review
59. The subjunctive is used in indirect discourse and
generally also to impart the thoughts of the person spoken
of. @r fagtc mir, ha^ fein 53ater franf fel (hjcire) he told me
his father was sick; bitte fagen ®ie bem ^od&, ha^ §err <SetbcI
f)ier fei please tell the cook Mr. Seidel is here; fie fd^rieben,
bak c^ urnnoQlid^ fei (tudre) they wrote that it was impossi-
ble; er faf) ein, ba^ er nid^t bleiben fonne (fonnte) he realized
that he couldn't stay; fie fragte, ob er unrec^t l^abe (f)(ttte)
she asked if he was wrong; fie glaubten (meinten; bad^ten),
ba^ bu eg nic^t tun fonneft (fonnteft) they believed (were of
the opinion; thought) that you could not do it; bte %xaVL
bef)auptete, fie fiahe (f)(itte) ba^ @elb t)erloren the woman as-
serted she had lost the money.
60. From the above examples it is clear that in indirect
discourse the English preterit is replaced by the German
present, and the English pluperfect by the German per-
fect subjunctive. This is the rule in the literary language,
but in colloquial speech the preterit and pluperfect sub-
junctive are very generally retained. The retention of
the latter is most frequent when the forms of the present
and perfect indicative are identical with those of the
present and perfect subjunctive. In this case the past
tenses are used, in order to secure a form which is unmis-
takable, (gr fragte, ob id^ ntd^t unred^t ^atte (the form f)abc
is common to both subjunctive and indicative); likewise
er n)oIIte tDiffen, ob id^ Diet gereift f)(itte.
61. In accordance with the rule just given, the preterit
miirbe is often substituted for mxbt (a form common to
both present indicative and subjunctive); and therefore
the so-called conditional iDiirbe tun, n)ilrbe gel^en, tDilrbc
bleiben is substituted for the forms with tDerbe. @r Der*
fprad^ mir, bai id^ in ber nad^ften ^eit 9eF)en tDiirbe he promised
me I should go in the near future.
116 ZTloIItge unb brollige ^efd^id^ten
^aig XtUpf^on Ilingclt
„§icr grau ©el^elmrat (Sd^tDci^fe; — lt)er bort?"
„(^uten 3}^orgen, grau ^anfbireftor. SStc ge!)! c^
„3a grau 53anfblreftor, bie !2eute f)C^cn mid^ p Sobc,"
5 „5rciulein SD^arti berlobt? SSa^ ©ic nid^t fagcn. iffiirb
abcr aud^ 3^^t, (Sic mufe bod^ balb t)ier^ig fein/
„(Sd^on fiinfunbbiersig? ^Sie f)ei6t benn ber ^rfiuttgam?
,,5mei)cr? S)er 9[)^ei)er, ber ba^ §anbfd^ut)9efd^aft l^at?"
„^a^ fagen (Sic? ^cr S^afficrcr ift Dcrfd^munbcti?"
lo „^rei6igtaufcnb 9Karf {)at er mitQcnommcn? ^a, ja,
man tann l^cutc fcincm trauen. 3)?ein (Stubcnmdbd^en nafc^t
aud^ immcr, 3d^ fd^idfe fie balb fort,"
„^a, tdix Qt\)tn aud^ in6 ^I^catcr,"
„^cin, id^ trage ba^ blauc (Scibcnflcib mit ben (Spifecn."
IS „9Kein 9l)^ann fd^Iaft and^ fef)r fd^Ied^t, (gr l)uftct immer
beg g^ad^tg."
„^ein, id^ fomnte gar nid^t au^ ber SUr; id& bin immer
fo befd^aftigt,"
„grau ^oftor SSemidfe franf? (2o? ©eftem traf id^
20 fie in ber ^onbitorei unb ba fal^ fie fel)r tv6i)l au^."
„3a, bie ^Butter foftet jefet 2 3Karf 20, gg ift gar nid)t
gum 5lugf)altcn,"
„3a nod^ eing. 9Kein Sanarient)oge( ^at aufgef)ort ju
fingen. ilSag tut man ba? (Sic f)aben ja @rfat)rung?"
25 „(Sic erfd^rcrfen mid^! (Sr n)irb bod^ nid^t fterben?"
„ginen (Sd^o6f)unb f)at 3^)^ $err ©ema^l 3f)nengefd^enft?"
„9}^einer l)ie6 granjd^en. ^a^ arme 3:ierd^en! (5r f)atte
cin gelt tDie bon (Seibe unb mufetc fd^on fo friil) fterben! 2ll(c6
iDag id^ Ueb l)abc im !i?eben, mufe fterben, — 9^a, (Sd^Iufe!"
UToIIigc unb brolltge (5efd?td?ten 117
The Telephone Rings
"This is Mrs. Chatterton — who is that speaking?''
**0h, Mrs. Schulze, I am so glad to hear your voice
again! Won't you excuse me just one moment,
please?"
Mrs. Chatterton in a low voice to her chamber- 5
maid, Mary: "Quick, Mary, come to the telephone.
It is Mrs. Schulze and she always talks the whole
morning. You answer all her questions; I have so
much to do."
Mary at the telephone: "Well, here I am again, 10
Mrs. Schulze."
"Yes, indeed, you do look a little pale."
"The chambermaid! — Who told you she is always
eating things?"
"I told you that! — Why, Mrs. Schulze, I like 15
Mary better than any girl I ever had! I shall never
dismiss her."
"What! You saw her in the theater? She was
wearing my blue silk-dress with the lace trimming?
Oh, I can't believe it." 20
"Oh, you didn't see her, but your servant-girl,
Regina, saw her? Wait till I see that tattle-tale
again!"
"Tuesday evening I met — I mean Mary met
Regina and her fiance in the confectioner's shop. She 25
was wearing your new hat."
"You do not recognize my voice? No wonder; I
am sleeping badly and keep coughing nights. I really
must go now. Good-by!"
118 ZnoIIige unb brolltcjc (Scfd^tcf^tcn
Read the following stories through several times
and be prepared to tell them to the class, if called
upon. Try to tell the story well, in a round full voice
and with accurate enunciation. This exercise may
be repeated by memorizing other anecdotes and
stories, to be found in the grammar or the elementary
reading-book which the student has last read.
^cr quit Onttl
^urt (Sd^laumeicr ift (Stubent in 55crlin. Sr befuc^t
fleifeig \>a^ X^taUx, ba^ ^onjert unb ba^ 9^eftaurant, aber
niemal^ bie Unit)erfttat. @r l^at einen reic^en Ontd, unb
biefer fc^icft jeben 3)2onat feinem flcifeigen 5^effen 300 9}2arL
5 (Sitter 2:age« befud^te ber Onfel ben 5^effen in 53erlin,
'^k\tv, nid)t menig iiberrafc^t, er^a^lt t)tel t)on hen 8tubien,
Don ben ^rofefforen unb Don ben 53orIefungen. „(Bo," fagtc
ber Onfel enblic^, „id) H^^ Won, bu bift eln braDer, fleifeiger
3unge. 3e^t mill id) aber ettoa^ Don Berlin fel)en» ^eforge
lo eine ^rofd^e."
X)er fleifeige 5^effe beforgte eine S)rof(^fe. „T)rofc^fenfut^
fd)er/' fagte er, „biefer $err ift ntein Dnfel. Sr ift I)eute ba^
erfte 5D?al in ^Berlin. S^^Q^'^ ^i^ ^^^ ^i^ befannten ®ebaube
unb *ipta^e. gafiren 'Bit aber nid^t ju fd^nell."
15 „3Ble !)ei6t jene^ ©ebciube?" fragte ber Onfel plo^id^.
„^a^ iDeife id) nic^t/' antmortete ber 9^effe, „id) fomme
niemal^ in biefe ©egenb. 5lber ber ^utfc^er toeife genjife."
„3an)of)I," antmortete biefer, „ba^ tft bie UniDerfitat."
Translate into German Exercise on page 145.
IlToIHge un5 broIH^e (5efd?id?ten 119
Grammar Review
6!5. Put the following indicatives into the subjunctive
of indirect discourse. Prefix to each of the five para-
graphs nxir tDurbe erga()It, bag to keep the reason for
change of mood clearly in mind.
^m ^htnh uadi bcr 6ci^Iaci^t
@^ n)ar ant Xaqt nad) ber ^Si^la^^t bci ©rabelotte, ha
lagcrtcn bie prcufeifd^en ©arben urn ein fletne^ fransoftfd^c^
©orf. tibcraK flammtcn bie gexier. 3)tc clncn fatnmelten
§0(3, hit anbercn ©trol^ pm Sager, toicber anbere ilSaffcr,
um (Sicr, ^artoffcht ober ^affee p fod^en* 5
^toljtlc^ crtonte ein 3^i^^i^ ^urc^ ba^ ^^agcr, unb bcr ?fimt
fd^n)ieg auQcnbltcflic^* @^ toar ein 5IugenbU(f gum allge=
meinen ®ebet, unb e^ iDurbe in menigen ^ird^en fo gebetet n)ie
ba. S)ann aber begann bie t)otte 9?e9intent^mufif ben Ef)oraI:
9^un banfet alle ®ott! 2Ilte ^el^ten unb alle ^txitn fangen 10
mit in ber ftilten 9^ad^t, unb h)eit]^in jogen beutfd^e S^Ifinge
iiber bie frembe (Srbe.
(g^ gibt grofee (Sinbrlidfe, benen fid^ fo leid^t fein ©emiit
entjief)en fann: fo ber erfte 5lnbUcl be^ 9D?eere^, bie ©tille iiber
ben ©tetfd^ern ber 2llpen, ber gall be^ 5^iagara, grgreifenber 15
fann feiner gebac^t toerben aU ba^ ©ebet Don Jaufenben, bie
man in ber 9^ac^t nic^t \k^t
3f)re bereinigten ©timmen gaben burd^ ba^ Sunfel eine
getoattigere 5SorfteI(ung Don ber grofeen SWenge, aU e6 ber
5lnbU(f berfetben am f)ellen Xaqt^lx^t tun fonnte. 20
Unb n)ie ber ®efang DerbaKte, n)ar mand^e^ 5(uge feudal,
bie ©efd^dfte njurben ftitter Derrid^tet, 6^ mufete erft ein
iibergang fid^ finben, bi^ bie fro]()en flange ber „^ac^t am
^i)dn" ertonen fonnten.
120 IHoIlige unb- 6roIItge ®cfd?td?ten
Grammar Review
63. The difference in usage between c^ gibt, e^ ^ab and
e^ ift, e^ tt)ar has been noted above [page 17, § 7]. But
German is far more prone to avoid the idea ''there is,"
" there was," than English is. German prefers, where
possible, to achieve a more concrete, more definite ex-
pression than that offered by the present tense of either
fein or gcbcn. Examples: there is a chair in the room e^
befinbct ftd^ cin (Stu^I im ^i^^i^er; there is a lot of money in
my pocket e^ ftedft mix ein §aufe @clb in ber 2:afd)e; there
was a concert last night Qeftcm abenb fanb cin Jlongert ftatt;
there are twelve months in a year ba^ ^ai)V bat sn)olf 9D?onatc;
there are some papers on my table e^ lichen cinigc ^apiere
auf -meinem Xifcbc; there is a pretty hat for sale in that shop
in bem J^aben ftcbt ein biibfd^er ^ut ju berfanfcn; there is run-
ning for you! ba^ \)d^t bod) laufen!; there is nothing to eat
in the restaurant ba^ 9?eftaurant bietet un« nidjt^ ^u effcn;
there was great excitement at the fire bei ber geuer^brunft
berrf d)te grofee Hufregung; there were still giants in those
days in icnm Xagen lebten nod^ bte 9?iefen; there is a sidewalk
from here to the next town t)on bier bi^ jum niid^ften ^orfe
fiibrt ein ^rottoir.
64. Translate the following sentences into German,
substituting in each case a more concrete verb for fein:
I. There were only six boys in the class [the class con-
tained . . .]. 2. There are scarcely any wild animals
left in the United States [there live in the . . .]. 3. There
is somebody in the corner [ftedfen], 4. There are one hun-
dred men in the company. 5. There is a performance
every two weeks. 6. There is a pair of shoes by the stove.
7. The newspaper is at the back door. 8. There were
hard times during the Civil War. 9. There was nothing
good in the pantry. 10. There is a good house for sale
in the next town.
2lnl?ang
praftifd^cr <5chvand\ bet
prdpofittoncn
There are few things so difl5cult for the student of German to
learn as the use of a number of prepositions. This difficulty may
inhere somewhat in the material itself, and yet it is chiefly due, I
imagine, to lack of observation and lack of practice on the part of
the student.
Now, many of the usages listed below are not conspicuous depar-
tures from English usage and therefore do not attract instant atten-
tion. But, grouped together in a mass, it is little less than startling
to see how the meanings of these enclitic words shift and change.
Chameleon-like they take on a new hue with each new context.
Studying such words is like studying German gender and modal-
usage; something we may learn from the grammar and the diction-
ary, but most — and all that is really important — we must learn
by close attention and practice.
Sufiicient exercises have been provided to give the student
practice in the use of these idioms. It is suggested that particular
reference to these lists and to the exercises be deferred until the class
has completed its study of Part I of First German Composition.
Except where the exercise contains a word not in the list of idioms on
which the exercise is based, the words of the exercises are not given
in the English-German Vocabulary, in order to avoid useless duplica-
tion of material. The lists of idioms are themselves a sufficient
glossary for the exercises.
«ll
©ie Stabt Imt am gtuffc
granffurt a/'m.
'^k dld\)t ift an mir
2ln einer ^lume ried^en
3d^ ne()Tne an ber ©ad^c teil
@^ liegt tnir am ^er^en
(Sr crgreift tnid^ am 5lrm
5ln ber $anb bemunben
<Sol( id^ an bie 2:nr flopfen?
(g« flopft an ber Jiir
@r 0c{)t ang ?anb
©ie gel&en an ^orb
5(n einem ©tabe gelien
^anh an^ iEBerf feijen
®ie fommen an ben ^ettelftab
^0^ Saffer reid^t an bie ^nie
3d^ fd^reibe an bid^
(Sr benft an feinen greunb
<Bk 9en)o]^nen fid^ an alle^
(Sr fd^liefet ftd^ an un^ an
(Sr freut fid^ an ber ^a(i)e
'Bit argert fid^ an mir
Sd) rcid^e mid^ an meinem
geinbe
3d^ erfenne i()n an ben ^leibem
%n (Sd^minbfud^t fterben
The city is situated on the
river
Frankfurt on the Main
It is my turn
To smell of a flower
I take part in the affair
It concerns me closely
He seizes me by the arm
To wound in the hand
Shall I knock on the door?
There is a knock at the door
He goes ashore
They go aboard
To walk with a crutch
To set to work
They are reduced to beggary
The water is knee-deep
I am writing to you
He is thinking of his friend
You get accustomed to
everything
He joins our party
He rejoices at the affair
She is angry with me
I take vengeance on my
enemy
I know him by his clothes
To die of consumption
123
124 prd!ttfd}cr ^ebraud? bcr Prdpofitionen
5ln ^inbc^ftatt annd^men To adopt
5lm ^benb In the evening
53i^ an nteinen ^opf Up to my head
SO^angel an @elb Lack of money
2u\t am 9?aube Delight in thieving
Sr ift ?eF)rer an her ©d^ule He is a teacher in the school
(Sr ift reic^ an 5Serftanb He has much common sense
(Sie ift arm an grennben She has almost no friends
%n f)nnbert ©belfteinc About a hundred jewels
^ie i^ahxit gibt an 1200 l?eu^ The factory gives work to
ten 2(rbeit about 1 200 people
T)it gcftnnQ f)at an 1000 The fortress has a garrison
SD^ann ^efa^ung of about 1000 men
I. Did you say that Berlin was situated on the Spree?
2. I think it must be your turn. 3. Of course he was
obliged to take part in the affair, for it concerned him
closely. 4. They adopted the poor boy, although he was
already dying of consumption. 5. He kept thinking of
his friend all day, and in the evening he wrote to him.
6. There was a knock at the door and in came an old
man who walked with a crutch. 7. The father seized his
child by the arm, for he was very angry with him. 8. He
may have much common sense, but everybody knows
that he has almost no friends. 9. About a hundred yards
away there was a factory which gave work to about fifty
men and women. 10. He walked ashore, although the
water was knee-deep. 11. If you are lazy and do not set
to work soon, you will be reduced to beggary. 12. One
should love his friend, but one should not take vengeance
on his enemy. 13. The soldier was wounded in the arm.
14. Ought I to knock on the door of his room? 15. There
are about a hundred teachers in the school. 16. This rose
is very fragrant; won't you smell of it?
Praftifcf^er ©cbraud? 6cr prdpofitionen 125
»ttf
@« licgt auf bem Jifd^c
(Sr ift auf bcr ^agb
Sie n)o()nt auf bem ?anbe
dv fiel^t auf bie ^^fib, auf ba^
?aub, auf 9veifen
(Sr ift (©driller auf bem ©ijm^
naftum
(Sr folfit mir auf bem guge
(gr begleitet mid^ auf (Sc^rltt
uub Xvitt
(Sr triigt mid^ auf ^cinben
Saffen n)ir e« auf ftd^ beruf)en
(Sr legt e^ auf btn Xi\ii)
2Bir madden uu^ auf htn SBeg
(Slegibt eineu^rief auf bie ^ oft
!Den 9^agel auf hm ^opf treffen
^ie 3iwtmer 9e()eu auf bie
©trafee
(S^ Qef)t auf fiiuf
©ebeu ©ie auf bie (^ad^e ad^t!
3?d^ fie()or(^e auf^ SBort
<Sie ftetteu mid^ auf bie "probe
@r feijt ba^auf meiue 9?ed^uuu9
<Bk besie()t ficft auf ben ^rief
3d& finue auf ^Rad^e
®ie fd^Iugeu ben geinb auf6
$aupt
5luf biefe SKeifc
2luf ieben gatl
5Iuf arie gatte
It is lying on the table
He is out hunting
She lives in the country
He goes hunting, to the
country, traveling
He is a pupil in the high
school
He is always at my heels
He sticks to me like a burr
He takes good care of me
Let us push the matter no
further
He lays it on the table
We set out on our way
She posts a letter
To hit the nail on the head
The rooms look out on the
street
It is almost five o'clock
Pay attention to the matter
I obey instructions to the
letter
They put me to the test
He charges that to me
She refers to the letter
I am meditating revenge
They routed the enemy
completely
In this way
At any rate
By all means
126 Praftifd^cr ^ebraud? bcr Prdpoftttonen
5luf feinen gall On no account
Huf^ genauefte To a /
Huf 3Sieberfe^en! See you again soon!
(Baat auf ^offnung Food for hope
3d) trinfe auf bein $Bof)l I drink to your health
3^ tDage e^ auf gut ©liidf I take my chances
5(uf 53or0 nef)men To take on credit
SSic f)ei6t ba^ auf beutfd^? What is the German for
that?
©d^lag auf @d^Iag In rapid succession
®le fc^tlt auf mid^ She gives me a scolding
(Sr ift b5fe auf if)n He is angry with him
dx freut fic^ auf ba^ font- He looks forward eagerly to
mcnbe geft the approaching festival
I. My friend lives in the country, and he was out hunt-
ing when I arrived. 2. She set out on her way to post
the letter. 3. You hit the nail on the head when you say
that he sticks to me like a burr. 4. She gave me a scold-
ing, because she was angry with me. 5. The book is lying
on the table, but I did not lay it there. 6. They were
always at the heels of the enemy and at last they routed
them completely. 7. What is the German for "They
drank to my health"? 8. It was almost noon before he
again referred to the letter. 9. Please pay attention to
this matter; I want you to obey my instructions to the
letter. 10. Every other week Mr^ Schulze goes to the
country, for he likes to go hunting. 11. Why do you
meditate revenge; have I not always taken good care of
you? 12. Everyone must take his chances, when he goes
traveling. 13. By all means, put him to the test. 14. I
am looking forward eagerly to my new room, for it looks
out on the street. 15. Why push the matter any further;
I certainly do not charge you with the mistake.
prafttfdjcr ©cbraud? ber prdpofttionen 127
Stu)
5lu« bent genfter fef)en
2(ug bem 3"nmer 0ef)cn
3d) liberfcije auS bem ^eut*
fc^cn
SSa^ foil au« mlr luerbcn?
5lu^ (SIfafe QebiirtiQ
5lu« ben 5luQen, au^ bem
®inn
e« ift Qu« ber 9JJobe ge^
fommen
Tlan module auS ber §aut
faf)ren
^c^ ^cife au§ (Srfa()rung
@^ gefd^aJ) au^ 33erfe]^en
®ie ift au§ (Sd)h)dd^e nad)^
giebig
(Sr ^anbelt aug fd^led^ten ^e=
tDeggriinben
©^ ift au^ ^ols gemad^t
(Sr ftammt au§ guter gamilie
(Sr fang au^ roller Stcl}k
SBir tun ba^ au^ biefem
@runbe
5lu« ©runbfafe
Slug 5Borfic&t
(S« ift au« mit i^m
(Sr h)ei6 ttieber au« nod^ ein
3a()r auS 3a^t ein
To look out of the window
To leave the room
I translate from the Ger-
man
What will become of me?
A native of Alsace
Out of sight, out of mind
It has gone out of style
It is enough to drive one
mad
I know by experience
It happened by mistake
She is indulgent because
she is weak
He acts from bad motives
It is made of wood
He comes of a good fanlily
He sang with all his might
We do that for this reason
On principle
As a precaution
It is all up with him
He is at his wit's end
Year after year
5lu6er mir tear feiner ba
Huger bem $aufe
Singer $aufe fpcifen
No one was there but me
Out-of-doors
To dine out
128 praftifd^er ^ebraud? 5er prapofitionen
(Sr gcrlct auger \x6) He went distracted
!Dag ift aufecr allctn 3ft)eifc( That is beyond all doubt
Qii) 0cf)e auger !Oaube^ I am going abroad
®ie ift jeljt auger (5^efal&r She is now out of danger
I. They came of a good family; that is beyond all
doubt. 2. When she began to sing with all her might we
almost went distracted. 3. It will soon be all up with
him, if he tries to act from bad motives. 4. He is now
out of danger, but as a precaution he should lie in bed
another week. 5. The student who looks out of the win-
dow must leave the room. 6. In the larger cities it has
gone out of style to build houses of wood. 7. We were
at our wit's end to know for what reason they did this.
8. The merchant goes abroad year after year. 9. No one
was there but me and I went by mistake. 10. He trans-
lated my letter from the German, although he is a native
of America. 11. What will become of you to-night, if I
dine out? 12. It is enough to drive one mad, to see a
mother who is indulgent because she is weak.
S3ci
^lltona liegt bei Hamburg Altona is near Hamburg
©ic filjeu bel Xifd)e They are at dinner
33Ielbe bei mir! Stay with me
^r febrte beim SBirt ein He put up at the inn
3cb b^be @elb bei ntir I have money with me
(^« ftebt bei 3btien, p You are welcome to
^ei (^ott ift fein !Ding un- Nothing is impossible with
moGlid^ God
53ei ^age^anbruci^ At the break of day
53ei unferer 5ln!unft • Upon our arrival
53ei 3^iten (bei^eiten) Betimes
(gr ift nid^t bei ©innm He is not in his right mind
Prafttfd^cr (5cbraucf? ber prdpofttionen 129
(Sr fd^iDur bei allcin ^eiliQen
53eim <Spicl Qenjinnen
(Sie f)alfen mir bci ber 5(rbeit
^ei Qunftigem ^Better 0ef)en
!Da^ ift bet if)Tn einerici
^ei ben 9?omern
@r geniefet feine firoge Hd^-
tung bei ung
(Bit n)of)nt bei mir
Sei !^eibe (bei(eibe) nid^t
!Die (Sd^Iad^t bei ©eban
(Sr ift nod^ bei t)olIen ^raften
@r bad^te bei fid^
dx blieb bei bent, ma^ er
Qefagt f)atte
53ei (Seite (beifeite)
^ei erfter ©elegettfieit
He swore by all that is holy
To win at cards
They helped me in my work
We will go, weather per-
mitting
That's all the same to him
Among the Romans
He enjoys no great esteem
among us
She lives at our house
Not for anything in the
world
The battle of Sedan
He is still in his full vigor
He thought to himself
He stuck to what he had
said
Aside
At your first opportunity
ms
SBott 53erlitt big ^ari^
55on fiebeit big ad)t
<Siebeit big ad^t
^ig bato
3^ Qd)t big ttQd^ ^eipsifi
^ig n)ol)itt; big tDie tt)dt?
^ig mattit?
Sig ilber bie O^ren berliebt
^ig aufg §aar
From Berlin to Paris
From seven to eight
Seven or eight
Hitherto
I am going as far as Leipzig
How far?
How long?
Over head and ears in love
To a nicety
I. He said that he had money with him and that I was
welcome to take as much as I wished. 2. He swore by
all that is holy that he would win at cards. 3. "For,"
130 Praftifd^er (Sebraud? bcr prdpofittonen
he thought to himself, ''hitherto I have always had luck."
4. He lives at my house and helps me a great deal in my
work. 5. I know five or six people who are very old and
yet they are still in their full vigor. 6. Among the Romans
foreigners enjoyed no great esteem. 7. He is over head
and ears in love; so his friends think he is not quite in his
right mind. 8. It is all the same to me; therefore I shall
stick to what I have said. 9. Upon our arrival we found
that our friends were already at dinner. 10. How far
am I going? Weather permitting, I shall go to Potsdam.
II. This city, as you know, is near Berlin. 12. At my
first opportunity I shall travel from Munich to Vienna.
3)
3d^ fomme burd^ bic (Stabt
@r frfjtDamm burd^ ben ©trom
!5)urd& ha^ gansc 2anb (^in)
!Durd§ 3ufalt
!Dur(^ groge ^Inftrengungen
din (Sngldnber burd^ unb burd&
Qd) ):)aht ba« ^urf) burd^ •
Sllle feine £Ieiber ftnb burd)
@g Qet)t mir burd^ dMxf unb
S8ein
^nxd) (Sd^aben luirb man fluQ
!5)urd& iDeld^eg mttd?
I pass through the city
He swam across the river
Throughout the whole coun-
try
By chance
By dint of vast exertion
A thorough Englishman
I have finished the book
All his clothes are worn out
That pierces to my very
marrow
Experience is the best
teacher
By what means?
5«r
2:un ®ie ha^ filr mid^
giir eine 9)?arf S^^^^
(Sin fiir allemal, nein!
3?d^ iS)cibe e^ fiir nxein ^eben gem
Do that for me
A quarter's worth of sugar
Once for all, no!
I am terribly fond of it
Prafttfd^er (Sebraud? ber Prdpofitionen 131
!Dic Slrgumcnte filr unb miber
S^ l)altc c^ fur nteinc "iPfad^t
eg lafet ftd^ filr unb mibcr
QutDcnben
e^ ()at ctmag fUr ftd^
3ci^ filr meinc ^crfon
5In unb fttr fic^
©ie ift ein 2y?(ibd&cn filr aKe^
gilr bie 3cit ber 9^ot
@r ift tot filr mid^
(Sr n)ieberr)oIte SSort fur ^ort
Za^ filr jtag
©d^ritt filr erf)ritt
@r fprad^ filr ftc^ (f)in)
3ci& Icbe n)5c^entli(i& filr bret*
6i0 SD^arf
etc lebt filr ftd&
©ie h)aren alle filr tf)n
The arguments pro and con
I consider it my duty
It cuts both ways
There is something to be
said for it
I for my part
In itself, by itself
She is a maid of all work
Against the time of need
He is dead to me
He repeated word by word
Day after day
Step by step
He spoke in an aside
I live on seven dollars a
week
She lives by herself
They were all on his side
I. By dint of vast exertion, perhaps a man can live on
ten dollars a week. 2. Do something for me, won't you:
buy me fifty cents' worth of coffee. 3. Once for all, I will
not do it, although I am terribly fond of you. 4. My
clothes are all worn out, and this cold wind pierces me to
the very marrow. 5. For my part, I like to live quite by
myself. 6. I heard what he said, although he spoke in
an aside. 7. She was only a maid of all work, yet she
had saved many a dollar against the time of need. 8. I
consider it my duty to swim across the river. 9. I pass
through the village day after day. 10. You have but
repeated word for word what I already know. 11. Why
are you all on my side, when you know I am a thorough
American?
132 pra!ttfd?er (Scbraud? ber prdpoftttonen
@egen
3?d^ faufc gcgen bare 53esaf)lung
©r i[t ein ^inb eegen ntid^
©ie filngen gegen bie ©tabt ^u
©eine !^iebe gegen fie iDar grog
(Sr f(i^n)i-mmt gegen ben (Strom
©egen ben SBinb
3^ bin unempfinblic^ gegen
@d)merg
!^a^ ift gegen bie 53emunft
3^ iDette se()n gegen ein^
©in 9}?ittel gegen 3o()n«
fd^ntergen
^eutf(^lanb fiit)rte ^rieg gc^
gen granfrei(^
(Sg tDaren gegen f)unbert Tlann
©g ift gegen sh)oIf Uf)r
@g gel^t gegen TloxQcn
SSie ein Xropfen Staffer gegen
ba« 2)?eer
^ag ift fo Derfd^ieben gegen
friil^er
(Sr mar tanb gegen meinc
SBitten
3(i) l&abe nid^t^ bagegen
I buy for cash
He is a child compared to me
They were walking towards
the city
His love for her was great
He swims against the current
In the teeth of the wind
I am not sensitive to pain
That is contrary to reason
I wager ten to one
A remedy for toothache
Germany made war on
France
There were nearly a hun-
dred men
It is about twelve o'clock
Day will soon break
As a drop of water to the
sea
That is so different from
what it used to be
He was deaf to my requests
I have nothing against it
(Sr fifet I)inter bem Ofen
He is sitting behind the
stove
Qd) fe^e e^ l^inter ben Ofen I set it behind the stove
(©ie lief en f)inter bie £ird^e They ran behind the church
prafttfcf^er (Sebraud? ber prdpoftttonen 133
2)ie "iPferbc f)inter ben SKagcn
fpannen
@r fd^IuQ mid) f)inter bie Df)ren
@r 0e()t immer l)lnter mir l^er
@ie fuf)rte if)n f)lnterS J^id^t
3d^ fonnte nid&t l^inter bie
@ad^e fommen
(Sr Tuad^tc bie^ur {)inter mir gu
@r ift f)intcr feiner ^^it suriirf
Sd^ fam f)inter feine ©d^lid^e
(Sr ftcdfte fid& f)inter mid^
©ie f)at e^ l^inter ben O^ren
©d^reiben <Bk fid^ bag l^inter
bie £)^ren
3d) Iie6 i()n f)inter mid^
To put the cart before the
horse
He boxed my ears
He is always following after
me
She deceived him
I couldn't get the ' knack
of it
He closed the door upon me
He is behind his age
I came to know his little
tricks
He used me as a tool
She knows a thing or two
Write that down in your
little book
I distanced him
I. It is contrary to reason, that you should be deaf to
my requests. 2. Everything is so different from what it
used to be in the days when Germany made war on France.
3. He is sitting behind the stove, that is true, but I did
not set him there. 4. I boxed my son's ears, although my
love for him is great. 5. Run behind the church, if you
want to, I can still distance you. 6. I'll wager five to
one that you have deceived me. 7. Perhaps I am too
sensitive to pain, and yet a little warm water is not a
good remedy for toothache. 8. There were nearly a
hundred men still there, although everyone knew that
day would soon break. 9. It may be that he is behind
his age, and yet I am a child compared to him. 10. If
you were not always following after me, my love for you
would be greater. 11. I was walking towards town yes-
terday in the teeth of the wind.
134 prafttfd^er ^ebraud? 5er prdpofittonen
3«
dv ift in ber <©d^ulc
(Sr 9ef)t in bie (Sd^ulc
©el^en ®ie in^ jiticatcr?
(gr fcljt fici^ in bag ®ra«
(gr njar int ^egriff su 0ef)en
(f r fa^ in^ 53ud^
Sr J)at fid^ in ben ginger
Qcfc^nitten
(5r fc^lcift in feinen ^leibcm
3(^ fagte il)r ba« in« (VJefid^t
3ci& bin in ben 53ier3iQem
3n alter 5ru()e
3n ber beftcn 5lbfid)t
3et)n gu6 in ber J^dnge
(Sr na()m fie in (Sd^ulj
(Sr fnF)rt ^ofe« im ed&ilbe
(Sie liegt in ben lel^ten Sm^^
Qn^ greie eilen
3n bie 5Iud)t fd^logen
@r rebct in ben XaQ I)inein
(Sr fiigt fid^ in^ Untjermeiblid^e
(gr fagte e« mir in^ Of)x
He is at school
He goes to school
Are you going to the
theater?
He sits down on the grass
He was on the point of
leaving
He looked into the book
He cut his finger
He sleeps with his clothes on
I said that right to her face
I am forty years and more
As early as possible
With the best intentions
Ten feet in length
He took her under his pro-
tection
He is bent on mischief
She is breathing her last
To hasten out-of-doors
To put to flight
He talks at random
He bows to the inevitable
He whispered it to me
SRit
9}?iteinanber
^ommen <©ie ntit nnS!
Q6) rebe mil xi)m
Sd) f)Qbe ein gleid^eS filter
mit if)r
With one another; jointly
Come along with us
I am talking with him
I am of the same age as she
Praftifd^er (Scbraud? 6er Prdpofittonen 135
S»o« ift tl^tn?
©^ ift aii« mtt mir
(Sin ^opf mit ^onig
(Sin tiibel mit SBaffer
Sin ©d^iff mit ©olbaten
mt hex 3eit
9)?it bent (S^locfenfd^lafi fiinf
a^it bent Hlter
2)?it einent ^uflc
2)?it einent SD^ale
@r reift ntit ber (Sifenbal^n
aWitnid^ten
Tilt ber SBurstl au^reigen
©le ntit SSeile!
Smit ber 3eit pftiicft man
^ofen
3d^ tue e^ ntit ^^orfaij .
2)^it jebent jtage inirb e^ beffer
How are you getting
along?
What's the matter with
him?
It's all over with me
A pot of honey
A tub of water
A shipload of soldiers
In the course of time
On the stroke of five
As we grow old
At a draught
All of a sudden
He travels by train
By no means
To tear out by the roots
Haste makes waste
All things come to him who
waits
I do it on purpose
It grows better every day
I. I cut my finger, just as they were on the point of
leaving. 2. He goes to school, but I could not find him
at school yesterday. 3. I told him straight to his face
that he talked at random. 4. We put to flight a whole
shipload of soldiers. 5. The woman is sixty years and
more, and she is breathing her last. 6. I have taken him
under my protection, because I feared his brother was
bent on mischief. 7. He whispered to me that he was
on the point of going to the theater. 8. All of a sudden,
at the stroke of twelve, they hastened out-of-doors.
9. Come along with us, we are going to travel by train
as far as Dresden. 10. We must do that as early as possi-
136 praftifd^er (Scbraud? 6cr prdpofitionen
ble, for as we grow old it is all over with us. ii. How are
you getting along now? You are growing better every
day, are you not? 12. I said that to him with the best
intentions. 13. We must bow to the inevitable: we are
of the same age as he is. 14. I tore the flower out by the
roots; I did it on purpose. 15. You must not sleep with
your clothes on, by no means. 16. What is the matter
with you? Don't you know you must not sit down on
the wet grass?
I am going to town
Towards town
Come home
3d^ QeJie nad^ ber (Btabt
^af^ ber ^tabt p
^OTirmen (Sie nad) §aufc!
Sr relft nad) ^ari^
(gr ift md) ^ari«
^^ad) bonbon beftimntt
!Die glud^t md) Sfitjpten
'^adj alien $Ktcf)tungen gcr=
ftreuen
©ie fd^relen nad) 58rot
(Sr iDarf ben 53an nad) mir
^ad) beenbctent ©otte^bienft
mad) iSf)rifti ©ebnrt
^el^n Sy^inuten nad) bier
^ad) smei ober brei 3Ql^r=
f)nnberten
©iner nad) bem onberen
^ad) ber (Sonne mirft ber
Tlonb ha^ ftarffte 2id)t
Sflad) bent, h)a^ id) geliort
l)abe
He sets out for Paris
He has gone to Paris
Bound for London
The flight into Egypt
Be followed by
To disperse in all directions
They cry for bread
He threw the ball at me
After church
In the year of our Lord;
A. D.
Ten minutes past four
Two or three centuries
hence
Everyone in his turn
Next to the sun the moon
throws the strongest light
According to what I have
been told
Prafttfcf^cr ^cbtaud} 5cr prdpofttioncn 137
"ilflad) ben ©cfeijcn bcr S^atur
©einem filter naci^ tft er grog
(S^ ift nad^ ber 9^atur 0cseid)nct
SlIleTTx 5lnfd)ein nad^
(Sr fiiTQt nad^ 9loten
5^ad^ Ttteiner U\)x ift e« fcd^^
^d) fenne i()n nur bcm 9^ainen
md)
SKenn c^ nad^ mir gitiQe
Sr ried^t nad^ Zahat
9?Qrf) ^elieben; nad& ©utbiinfen
^ad) unb nad^
In conformity to the laws
of Nature
He is tall for his age
It is drawn from Nature
In all likelihood
He sings from notes
It is six by my watch
I know him only by name
If my plan should carry
He smells of tobacco
Just as you please
Little by little; gradually
ttfcn
@r fa6 neben mir
(Btdk e^ neben ntid^
3d) bin ein (Sd^njad^ling neben
ibnt
^eine anberen ©otter neben ntir
He sat at my side
Put it near me
I am a weakling compared
to him
No other gods beside Me
O^nc
3d) befinbe ntid^ of)ne ©telle
^a^ ift obne SKert
Obne 3^^ifel; obne grage
Obne treitere^ ging er
Obne ibn tvax id) berloren
Obne eg gn n)iffen; oi)ne bai
id) eg hjnfete
(Sie ift gar nid^t ol^ne
I am out of employment
That is valueless
Doubtless
He went without more ado
But for him I should have
been lost
Without my knowing it
She is not half bad
I. As I am out of employment, I am going to town.
2. He is RQt setting out for Hamburg, he has gone to
138 pra!tifd?cr ^ebraud? bcr prdpofttioncn
Hamburg. 3. Please come home right after church.
4. According to what I have been told, hundreds of poor
people are crying for bread. 5. He had been smoking in
all likelihood, for he smelled strongly of tobacco. 6. She
is not half bad, but she is a weakling compared to her
mother. 7. He threw the ball at me without my knowing
it. 8. When I told him that I knew him only by name,
he went away without more ado. 9. Will you not put the
book near me? I want it at my side. 10. The best pic-
tures are those which are drawn from Nature. 11. By
my watch it is six, but by yours it is thirteen minutes
past. 12. Two centuries hence, in the year of our Lord
4000, we shall all be forgotten. 13. He is tall for his age,
but he is no weakling. 14. If your plan should carry, we
could disperse the enemy in all directions. 15. God has
said that we should have no other gods beside Him.
16. Without doubt it would be best for you to do just as
you please.
(Scit Wann ift er l^ier? How long has he been here?
<Seit langerer 5^it For some time past
®eit einigen 3(iftt'en Of recent years
(Srft feit einigen Xa^cn These few days
<Bdt M^ SSod^en These six weeks
©eit furscm Lately
^cit unbenflid^er ^eit Time out of mind
<Btit geraumer ^eit For a long time
flacr
3)ie SBoIfe fd^iDcbt iiber htm The cloud hovers over the
^erge mountain
T)it SSoIfe siet)t iiber ben The cloud sweeps over the
iBerg mountain
praftifd^er (Sebraucf? ber prapofttionen 139
tibcr bcm 90?cere«fplcgel
Xrancn floffen \i)x iiber bie
SSangen
^aum toax ha^ SBort ilber
feme !^ippen
(Sr [ifet ttber ben ^iic^em
(Sine 9f^eife iiber <See
iiber ^ari^ nad^ i^onbon
S3i^ iiber ben topf
!Dag 0ef)t mir iiber al(e«
9^id^t« fief)t iiber Tint
©ie ift iiber alte 9)^a6en
fc^on
iiber alle (Srmortungen
^eute iiber ac^t ^age
iiber eln 3o.f)v
iiber furs ober lang
^inntal iiber ba^ anberc
3d) fann e^ mir nid^t iiber^
^ers bringen
iiber bem (©piele bergigt er
feine ©efc^afte
@in 5{uffalj iiber bie ^unft
SD^eine 2)?einung iiber i()n
iiber ben fd&Ied^ten terl!
£), iiber bie Sugenb!
iiber f)unbert ®(ifte iDaren
gelaben
Above the level of the sea
Tears trickled down her
cheeks
Scarcely had the word been
uttered
He is poring over his books
A trip across the sea
To London via Paris
Beyond one's depth
I prefer that to everything
There is nothing like courage
She is incomparably beau-
tiful
Beyond all expectation
A week from to-day
A year from now
Sooner or later
Over and over again
I can't make up my mind
to it
He neglects his business to
gamble
An essay on art
My opinion of him
Oh, what a bad fellow!
Oh, youth, youth!
More than a hundred guests
were invited
I. Scarcely had she uttered these words, when the tears
began to trickle down her cheeks. 2. How long have
you been here? I have been waiting for you for a long
time. 3. When I saw the girl, I found she was beautiful
beyond all expectation. 4. Two weeks from to-day I
140 praftifd^er ^ebraud? ber Prdpofittonen
shall go to London via Paris; sooner or later I shall of
course return, perhaps a year from now. 5. The clouds
have been sweeping across the mountains, time out of
mind. 6. There is nothing like truth; I prefer that to
everything. 7. Lately I have tried over and over again
to write an essay on art, but I can't make up my mind
to it. 8. For some time past a black cloud has been hover-
ing over the mountain. 9. Of recent years he has been
poring over his books, but now he is beginning to neglect
them to gamble. 10. Oh, age, age! More than ten of
my old friends have died recently. 11. The city is more
than a thousand meters above the level of the sea. 12. A
trip across the sea would make you well again.
tt
Um blc @tabt l^erum
dx ift imnter um tnid^
@r fiel U)m um ben ^aU
5(tle6 brel^t fid) um ii)n
Um iDeld^e ^elt?
@inen ^ag um ben anberen
'XaQ um Xa^
5(u9e um ^luge
Um o(k« in ber SSelt uid)t
dv ift um fiinf 3af)rc filter
Um fo beffer
mt ftef)t^g um btd^?
a^ ift eine emfte ©od^c um
ha^ ©terben
Um ^immel^ hjillen!
a^ ift um mic§ gefd^el^cn
a^ ift fd^abe um il^n
Round about the town
He is always at my elbow
He fell upon his neck
Everything depends upon
him
At what time?
Every other day
Day after day
An eye for an eye
Not for anything in the
world
He is older by five years
So much the better
How are you getting on?
It is a serious thing to die
For heaven's sake!
I'm done for
It's a pity about him
praftifcf^cr (Scbraud? 5cr prdpofttionen 141
Utttcr
(S« liegt unter bem Zi\d)e
SSirf e^ unter ben ZiW
Unter bem $orisont
Unter ber (Srbe
Unter freiem ^intmel
©in 53ud^ unter ber ^reffc
^ f)eiratete unter feinem (Stanbe
3^ ftef)e unter bent ©efelje
Unter brei 3)?onaten
Unter bem ©ebet
S^^n unter l^unbert
Reiner unter un^
Unter bie ©olbaten fommen
Unter 3)?enfd)en fommen
Unter anberem
Unter un^ gefagt
Unter ber $anb
Sa^ t)erfte^en <Sie unter btc*
fem Hugbrud?
Unter biefer ^ebingung
It is lying under the table
Throw it under the table
Below the horizon
Underground
In the open air
A book in the press
He married beneath him
I am subject to the law
In less than three months
During prayers
Ten in a hundred
Not one of us
To enlist
To see the world
Among other things
Confidentially
Secretly
What do you understand
by this expression?
On this condition
I. He is always at my elbow; if I should lie under the
table, he would lie there too. 2. The sun is below the
horizon night after night. 3. It is a pity about him, that
he should marry beneath him. 4. He is older than his
wife by ten years, but I say, so much the better! 5. You
can enlist, but on this condition: that you do not come
back in less than three years. 6. Not ten in a hundred
people really see the world. 7. It all depends upon him,
what time we go to-morrow. 8. I'll tell you confiden-
tially that I have a book in the press. 9. Round about
the town there is a high wall. 10. You should not talk
during prayers; not for anything in the world. 11. For
142 Praftifd^cr (5ebraud? bcr prapofitionen
heaven's sake, throw the old book under the table!
12. Every other day he takes a long walk in the open
air. 13. It is a serious thing to live, and yet not one of
us wishes to die. 14. When I met him yesterday, he fell
upon my neck and asked me how I was getting along.
Poor fellow, he is done for! 15. We are all subject to the
law; we must not say "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for
a tooth.**
S^ott
Sfllmnt ba^ bom Zi\d)c iDt^l
T)tx <Sd&h)eig lief x^m t)OTn
©eftd^t
3^ tut ba^ bon ^crgcn gem
53on gansem ^crsen
2Ba« mollcn (Sic bon mir?
©rilfecn ®ie [i)n t)on mir!
3ei!)n t)on t)unbcrt
^rinfcn @ic t)on bicfem ^affee!
©in (Snglanber t)on ©eburt
©ic mirb bon mir geliebt
^ebermann fprid^t t)on bcr
<Bac^c
5Son bcr 3cit an
33on 3uQcnb auf
@r rebel t)on mir
SSon 9?ed^t« mcgen
Take that away from the
table
The sweat ran down his
face
I do that most willingly
With all my heart
What do you want of me?
Remember me to him
Ten in a hundred; ten per
cent
Drink some of this coffee
An Englishman by birth
She is loved by me
The story is on everybody's
lips
Ever since
Since childhood
He is talking about me
According to law
3d^ ftcl^c Dor bem §aufe
Qci) Qel^e t)or ha^ ^au^
Sot
I stand in front of the
house
I go in front of the house
praflifd^cr (Scbraud? 6er prdpofitionen 143
(Sr fd^IuQ mir bic ZUx Dor bcr
3(i^ f)Qbe ba^ dor ^lugcn
3(^ 011X0 t)or bent Ortc borbet
3^ tDarf e« lf)nx oor bie
gufec
@r f)at ba^ nod^ t)or fid&
^or ber $anb
gUnf arjinutcn Dor ^toolf
dx ftel^t Dor bcm 53anferott
33or eim0cr ^cit
^eute Dor ad^t 2:a0cn
?e^ten ^onnerfta0 Dor ad^t
3:a0en
53or alien 3)in0en
(gr sittert Dor tfilte
(gr ftirbt Dor C>iin0er
55or bent !0(irm fann id^ nid^t
fc^Iafen
3<i) ^aht Dor il^m feine ®e*
f)eiTnniffe
3d^ loamte fie Dor tf)m
9?ed^ten gufe Dor!
He shut the door in my face
I have that in view
I passed by the place
I threw it at his feet
He has that still to do
For the present
Five minutes to twelve
He is on the verge of bank-
ruptcy ♦
Some while ago
A week ago to-day
A week ago last Thursday
Above all things
He is trembling with cold
He is dying of hunger
I can't sleep because of the
noise
I have no secrets from him
I cautioned her against him
Right foot forward!
I. I stood in front of your house two weeks ago last
Sunday. 2. Some time ago she told me that she was
loved by him. 3. Don't take that away from the table;
I do not want to die of hunger. 4. The sweat is running
down my face and here you 'are trembling with cold.
5. Above all things, do not talk about me. 6. I am not
a German by birth, but I have lived in Germany since
childhood. 7. When I asked him to remember me to his
mother, he said ''I'll do that most willingly." 8. Won't
144 Prafttfdjer ^ebraud? bcr Prdpoftttonen
you drink some of this milk? For the present there is no
coffee in the house. 9. I went in front of the house last
night at just ten minutes to eleven. 10. I tried to cau-
tion her against him, but she slammed the door in my
face. II. I can't sleep because of the noise in a big town;
so I passed by the place and spent the night in the woods.
12. I have no secrets from you; besides, the story is on
everybody's lips. 13. I am sorry I have not read your
book yet; I have that still to do.
811
(5r ging gur ^trd^c
(5r h)o]^nt su ^aufe
(5r h)o{)nt gu ebencr Srbc
Qd) fa6 i^m jur ©cite
Svi SBaffcr unb gu 2anht
Sr a6 ^afe gu fcincm 53rote
3(i) bin gur 3^it f)ier
@r fprang pm gcnfter I)lnau8
3(i& fpeife gu SD^ittag
3u Oftent
©^ gefd^icbt gu bclncm 53cftcn
3ft bag SBaffer sum 2:riufen?
!I)a« ift gum ©terbcti
(gr gebt gu ©runbc
3um iBelfpiel
(Sr tDurbe gum *ipraftbcnten
crn)al)(t
!DaS (StUcf gu gtDei 2)?arf
He went to church
He lives at home
He lives on the ground
floor
I sat at his side
By water and by land
He ate cheese with his
bread
I am here for the time
being
He jumped out of the
window
I am dining
At Easter
It's for your best good
Is that drinking water?
That's enough to kill one
He is being ruined
For example; for instance
He was elected president
Fifty cents apiece
Praftifd^cr ^ebrauc^ 6er prdpofittonen 145
©^ ift im ?abcn gu \)ahcn It is for sale in the store
Sd) ^cihc if)n sum greunbe I have him as a friend
^um ©lUcf Fortunately
^u 'jpferbc On horseback
a^ ficriet nid^t gum beften It did not succeed any too
well
3hitfrf)cn
@r ftanb glnifdfjcn mir unb He stood between me and
bir you
^r fteHtc ftd^ sn)ifd)en mx^ He placed himself between
unb bid^ me and you
3ii3ifd&en sef)n unb gtDoIf $funb Between ten and twelve
pounds
dx ftecft gt:)if(5en ^iir unb He is in grievous straits
Hnael
I. He told me he lived on the ground floor, but I could
not find his rooms. 2. At what hour do you dine? 3. She
writes that she is here only for the time being, that she
leaves next Friday. 4. At first the table was standing
between them, but later they placed it between the two
windows. 5. We always eat butter with our bread; last
month we ate between ten and twelve pounds of it. 6. Yes,
oranges are for sale in that store, but they cost five cents
apiece. 7. Fortunately, he has me for a friend, because
he is in grievous straits. 8. His work did not succeed
any too well; I am afraid he is being ruined. 9. That is
not drinking water; even the dog will not drink it. 10. It's
too bad that you were not elected president; but it's all
for your best good.
VOCABULARY
NOTE
The definite article precedes every noun to indicate its gender.
If the genitive singular of a masculine or neuter noun is not given
it ends in -^. The plural ending is always shown unless the noun
lacks a plural.
If the accent of any word is not marked the stress is on the first
syllable. In separable verbs the accent is indicated and the prefix
set off from the verb by a hyphen. The parts of speech are named
except where confusion is impossible, viz: verbs, nouns, and ad-
verbs which have the form of an uninflected adjective.
If the tense auxiliary of a verb is not mentioned it is l^abcn. If
the conjugation of a verb is not shown it is weak.
147
ABBREVIATIONS
abbrev.
abbreviation
liter.
literally
ace.
accusative
masc.
masculine
adj.
adjective
mod.
modal
adv.
adverb
neut.
neuter
art.
article
nom.
nominative
aux.
auxiliary
num.
numeral
cf.
compare
P-
page
colloq.
colloquial
P-P'
perfect participle
compar.
comparative
part.
participial
conj.
conjunction
perf.
perfect
contr.
contraction
pcrs.
person (al)
dat.
dative
pi.
plural
def.
definite
poss.
possessive
dent.
demonstrative
pref.
prefix
dial.
dialectic
prep.
preposition
e.g.
for example
pres.
present
etc.
and so forth
pret.
preterit
fern.
feminine
pron.
pronoun
fig'
figuratively
refl.
reflexive
gen.
genitive
rel.
relative
i.e.
that is
sep.
separable
imp.
impersonal
sg-
singular
indef.
indefinite
subj.
subjunctive
inlerj.
interjection
supcrl.
superlative
interr.
interrogative
tr.
transitive
intr.
intransitive
viz.
namely
I.
line
w.
with
148
GERMAN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
«
ah adv. off, away, down
bcr flbcnb (-c) evening, eve; am
Slbcnb, obcnbS in the evening;
cinc6 SlbcnbS one evening
ba« 3(bcnbbrot (-c) supper
ahcT conj. but, however, never-
theless, anyway, yet; bift bu
aber ein ©anSi^en! my, but aren't
you a goose
bic 3tbl^ilfc redress, remedy
ab'=retfctt intr. {aux. feiti) start off,
depart
ab'^fagcn intr. w. dat. decline
ab'^fc^ncibcn ([c^nitt ab, ab0ef(^mt=
ten) tr. cut, cut off
aB'^t^rciOctt (fd)ricb ah, abQe[d^ric=
ben) tr. copy
aH) inter j. ah! oh! alas! whew!;
cl6) h)aS! nonsense!; what of
it?; ad^ fo! oh, it does!; quite
so!; you don't tell me!; ad^ ia!
heigho! dear me!
ttbicu' [abjo] inter j. good-by! fare-
well! adieu!
ber 3lert)Vlan' (-e) aeroplane
ber Slffc (-n, -n) monkey
\iCi^ 51ffent^catcr (— ) monkey-
show
aff adj. and indef. pron. every,
each, whole, altogether; pi. all
the people, everybody; alle
l^unbert S^al^rc once a century;
alter Slnfang ift f(^n)er it's the
first step that counts
aUein' adj. alone, by one's self;
adv. only; conj. but
affcrbing^' adv. by all means,
surely, to be sure, of course
allerlei indecl. adj. all sorts of, of
all sorts
aUc^ indef. pron. all, everything,
everybody
allgemein adj. common, general
ber S((ol)'fiui^ prop, name Aloysius
bie %l)^tn pi. Alps [Mts.]
W^ %l>?\)a\itt' (-e) alphabet
ai^ adv. and conj. as; after neg.
except, but; after compar. than;
with past tense of verb when;
al8 lt)ic as if
alfo adv. so, thus, as follows;
then, therefore, consequently;
inter j. well then! here goes!
alt (iiltcr, am alteften) adj. old, an-
cient; bcr 2llte old man; bic Slltc
old woman; SllteS unb 9lcue«
things old and new
ha^ 5tltroba [town of] Altroda
am contr. of an bem
ha^ 5lme'rifa America
ber Hmcrtfa'ncr (— ) American
amcrifa'ttift^ adj. American
149
150
GERMAN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
an prep. w. dat. or ace. on, at, by,
near, along, against, in, of
bcr 9nbU(f {-t) sight
aW'hxt^tn (brid^t an, brad^ an, an=
Qcbrod^en) intr. {aux. fein) dawn
anber adj. other, different, sec-
ond; untcr anbcrem among other
things; nic^tg onberg alS noth-
ing less than; am anbcrcn Xa%t
the next day; bag onbcrc the rest
anbern rejl. change, turn over a
new leaf
anberiS adv. otherwise, else; dif-
ferently; mcinten nic^tg anbcrd
aU had no idea but that
bie Stnbcutung (-en) hint, allusion,
insinuation
bcr Stnfang (-^c) beginning; [cinen
Slnfang nef)mcn begin, start;
allcr Slnfang ift \^totv it's the
first step that counts
an'^fangcn (fangt an, [ing an, angc*
fangen) tr. begin, do
cnfangi^ adv. at first
bcr Stnfang^ton (^c) opening mel-
ody, initial bar
an'^ge^en (gtng an, angcQangcn)
intr. {aux. fcin) begin, start; tr.
concern
angefletbet part. adj. dressed
angenommen part. adj. accepted,
granted; [of a wager] done!
it's a bet!
bic 5(ngft (-^e) anxiety, terror
bcr Slngfttro^ifen (— ) [drop of] cold
sweat
bcr ^n^ang (-^c) appendix
ttn'^cl^cn (fiel^t an, \a\) an, ange»
fc^cn) tr. look at, regard; [mis]-
take; grog anfc^cn stare at
bic Stnfid^t (-en) view, opinion
bic Slntmort (-en) answer, reply
anttuorten tr. w. dat. answer, reply
bic Slnjal^I number, quantity
"ta?) Slnjic^cn [act of] dressing
bcr 3lpfc( (^) apple
bcr 3l)jfclbaum if-t) apple-tree
ha^ 3(pfclmu^ apple-sauce
bic 5(pot^c'fc (-n) apothecary-
shop, drug-store
bcr 51prit' (-c) April
bic 3(rbcit (-en) work, labor
arbeiten tr. and intr. work, work
at, belabor, toil
drgern tr. anger, vex
bcr Slrm (-c) arm; fic^ in bcnHrmen
licgcn be clasped in each other's
arms
orm (clrmcr, om ttrmftcn) adj. poor;
arme $Hittcr {liter, poor knights)
fritters
arttg adj. well-behaved, good
bcr Slrjt (-^c) doctor, physician
oft pret. of cffcn
aud^ adv. and conj. too, also, even,
indeed, besides, anyway, into
the bargain
ttuf adv. on, up, upon, in, into,
open; prep. w. dat. and ace. on,
upon, at, to, towards, against;
auf unb ah up and down, to and
fro; auf 9?cgcn folgt <£onnenf(^cin
every cloud has a silver lining
ttuf'=brc(^en (bric^t auf, brac^ auf,
aufgcbrod^cn) intr. {aux. fcin)
break up, depart
auf'^forbern tr. invite, ask, call
upon, request
bic Slufgabc (-n) task, problem,
purpose, lesson
GERMAN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
151
ouf 4)c(icr (l)ob auf, oufecljobcn) tr.
break np; bic %(x\t{ aufl)cbcn rise
from the table
ouf'^orcn i»/r. cease, stop, give
up
auf'^mat^cn /r. open, unseal
aufmcrffam adj. attentive
auf'=Vaffcn (pa&t au[/pa&tc auf, auf=
gepafet) intr. attend, take care,
keep a good lookout, be on the
watch
CL\x\'''\6)l\t\itn ([rf)Iofe auf, aufgc^
fd^loffcn) tr. open
bcr 3Utff(^nitt (-c) cut, incision;
Falter Sluffd^nitt sliced cold
meats
bic Stuffid^t (-en) superintendence,
control, charge
cuf 4tef|cn (ftanb auf, aufgeftanbcn)
intr. {aux. fein) stand up, get
up, arise
auf'toad^ctt intr. {aux. fctn) wake,
awake
ha^ 3(ugc (-8, -n) eye
ber Stugenbltrf (-c) moment, in-
stant; mit bcm HuQcnbticf from
the moment
auflcnbli(f'(i(^ adv. instantly
ber ^uguft prop, name Augustus
bic 5(ugu'ftc prop, name Augusta
titt^ adv. and prep. w. dat. out,
over, up, out of, from, forth;
m^\)ix toax'^ au« after that
there was no more of it; au6
ben SluQcn, qu« bem ©inn out of
sight, out of mind; au6 ber SRot
einc ^iugcnb madjen make a vir-
tue of necessity; ou6 ^inbern
h)crbcn ?cutc the child is father
to the man; ou« nic^tg h)trb
nici^t^ from nothing nothing
comes
bcr 3(u^bru(! (^c) expression,
phrase
tttt^'=fcd)tctt (fid)t au8, fod)t au«, qu8*
Qcfod^ten) tr. fight out
bcr ^u^gang H) exit
au^'=I)attcn (f)alt au6, l)ielt an«,au«*
get)altcn) /r. hold out, endure;
c^ tft nid^t mcl^r au^jul^aftcn it is
past endurance
OU^'^Hopfcn tr. beat [the dust out
of]
bic 3(u^nal^mc (-n) exception
ou^'=rufcn (rtef au^, au^gcrufcn)
intr. cry out, exclaim
ber Stu^ntfcr (— ) auctioneer,
barker
aui^'^c^cn (fie^t au«, fal^ au«, au8*
Qcfcficn) intr. look, appear
au^hJCttbig a^f. by heart
au^er />re/>. w. dat. out of, besides,
except
au^erl^a(6 prep. w. gen. outside of
ha^ ^ntomohW (-c) automobile,
motor-car
»
btc f8ade (-n) cheek; also bic
SBonQc (-n)
bcr S3a(feir (— ) baker
bic 95o^n (-en) path, railway;
53ol)n bred^cn open the way, find
an outlet
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GERMAN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
bcr JBtt^nl^of (-^c) depot, station
bcr SBol^n^of^tJorftel^cr (— ) sta-
tion-master
halh adv. soon, before long; bolb
. . . bolb at one time ... at an-
other, now . . . now
bcr Sail (-C) ball
han't) pret. of binbcn
ha^ 93anb (^cr) ribbon
bic Sanf (^c) bench, seat; bank
bic S3ttnfttotc (-n) bank-note
bcr Sarbaroffa [Italian for red
beard; popular term for] Fred-
erick I of Germany
ber 93ttron' (-c) baron
hat^di adj. gruff, snappish
ha^ 93atattton' [tQlion](-e)battalion
bcr JBftucr (gew. -« and -n, pi. -n)
peasant, farmer
ber !S8aum (^c) tree
bcr 93cam'tc (-n) (decl. as adj.)
oflScial
bcbau'crn tr. regret, grieve, be
sorry for
icbcu'tcn intr. mean, signify
bcfa!)!' pret. of befel)Ien
ftcfc^'Ien (bcficf)It, befol)!, bcfot)Ien)
tr. order, command
ftefcl^'Icnb part. adj. commanding,
imperious
bcfin'bcn (bcfanb, bcfunbcn) refl.
be, do; mic befinbcn ©ic fid^?
how do you do?
bcfrcun'bcn refl. {w. dat. or mit)
start a friendship
begann' pret. of bcQinncn
bcgeg'ncn intr. w. dat. {aux. fcin)
meet
begin'ncn (bcgoitn, bcQonncn) intr.
begin
bic Scgki'tung (-en) company,
escort
begrii'ffcn tr. greet, salute, bow to
hcfiaVtcn (bdyatt, bci)\dt, be^olten)
tr. keep, maintain
bcl^an'bcln tr. handle, treat
bei prep. w. dat. at, at the house
of, with, by, to, on; bci fid) to
himself; bci bcm f)ciijen SSctter
in such hot weather
bcibc pi. adj. both, the two; qKc
bcibc both of us, both of them
bcim contr. of bci bcm
ha^ JBcin (-c) bone, leg
bcina'I)C adv. almost, nearly
bcifct'tc adv. one side, aside
ba^ Scifptcl (-c) example; gum
53ci[picl for instance, for ex-
ample
bciftcn (bife, gcbiffen) tr. bite
bcfam' pret. of bcfommcn
hctannt' part. adj. well-known
bcfom'men (bcfam, bc!ommcn) tr.
get, receive
bclci'biflcn tr. insult, offend
bcmcr'fen tr. note, observe, re-
mark
bcr 23cngcl (— ) scamp, rascal
bcra'tcn (bcrttt, bcrict, bcrotcn) refl.
confer, take counsel
bic JBcra'tung (-en) conference
bcrict' pret. of bcratcn
bcr iBcrg (-c) mountain
boS ©crlin' [city of] Berlin
bcrii^mt' adj. famous
befcfjaf'tigcn tr. busy, occupy
bcfc^Uc'ftcn (bc[d^Io&, bcfd^Ioffcn) tr.
close, end
bcfd^rci'ben (befcfiricb, bcfrfiricbcn)
tr. describe
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bcftc'gcn tr. conquer, vanquish
bcfo^'Icn tr. sole, put a sole on
Iicfur'gcn tr. procure
bcfprc'(^cn (bcfprid^t, bcfprac^, bc=
fpro(^en) tr. discuss
ftcffcr {compar. of gut) adj. better
tjcft {superl. of gut) a<f;. best; am
bcften the best; auf boS bcfte their
very best
bcftc'^cn (beftanb, beftanbcn) intr.
endure, last; w. au^ consist of;
w. auf insist (upon), urge; tr.
pass through, stand
Bcfttmmt' part. adj. decided, de-
termined, firm
bcr 93cfuc^' (-c) visit, call
bcfu'djcn tr. visit, call, come to
see; attend [a school]
hticn intr. pray
hctxat' pret. of bctretcn
bctrc'tcn (betritt, bctrat, bctretcn)
tr. enter
ba« S^ctt (-c3, -en) bed
bcttcln intr. beg
ber Settler (— ) beggar
ber Scutct (— ) purse
bemun'bern tr. admire
beja^'len tr. pay
bon ISie'IefcIb [a family name]
boig 93ter (-e) beer
ber JBierbrauer (— ) brewer
iietcn (bot, gebotcn) tr. offer, ten-
der, bid
ba& ©ilb (-cr) picture
bittig adj. reasonable, cheap
bin pres. of fein
binncn prep. w. dat. within
binbcn (banb, gebunben) tr. bind,
tie
bie f&itU (-n) birch-tree
bic SBirne (-n) pear
6i)^ conj. until; prep. w. ace. to,
up to, as yet
biig^cr' adv. till now, hitherto
bift 2d pers. pres. of fcin
bitte inter j. pray do! please! don't
mention it!
bitten {hoi, gebcten) tr. ask, beg
bitter adj. bitter
btafcn (bl(i[t, bUc«, geblafen) tr.
blow, sound
ha^ matt (-er) leaf
blan adj. blue
bleiben (blieb, geblicbcn) intr. (aux.
fcin) remain, stick, stay; fte^en
bleiben stop, stand still; wo
bteibft bu bcnn fo langc? where
have you been all this time?
ber SBIeiftift (-e) pencil
ber f&Ud (-e) glance, look
btieb pret. of btetben
6Iinb adj. blind
btoft adj. naked, bare; adv. mere-
ly, barely, simply, only
bie Slume (-n) flower
ha^ f&lut blood
blc Sdrfc (-n) purse
0i)fc adj. bad, angry, mean, evil,
cross
htadi pret. of bred^en
brat^tc pret. of bringen; brad^te
nid^tS gu (Snbe never finished
anything
braten (briit, briet, gebraten) tr. and
intr. roast, broil, grill, fry
braud^en tr. need, use, want, take;
bag brauc^c id^ m6)i I don't have
to
bcr Sraucr (— ) brewer
JSraun [a family name] Brown
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bcr JBrautigam (-c) intended, be-
trothed, affianced, fianc6
hta\) adj. worthy, upright, good
htcHitn (bric^t, brad), 0cbrod;cn) tr.
break
brcit adj. broad, wide
Ibrennen (branntc, gcbrannt) tr. and
intr. burn
liridjt 2>d P^fs. pres. of brcci^en
bcr SBricf (-c) letter
bic 95rtttc (-n) spectacles, eye-
glasses
ibrtngen (broc^tc, gebrod^t) Ir. bring,
carry, take; an ben ZaQ bringcn
bring to light, disclose; cin
^od) brtngcn drink a toast
bag fStot (-c) bread, loaf
bic Sriirfc (-n) bridge
bcr JBrubcr (-^) brother
briillen intr. bellow, bawl, roar;
low, moo
bic Sruft (^c) breast, heart
bcr J8ubc (-n, -n) boy, lad;
imp
bag S3u(^ (-^cr) book
bcr J8u(^ftabc (-n, -n) letter [of
the alphabet]
(udFcit refl. bend, stoop down
bic S3ubc (-n) booth, den, [stu-
dent's] lodgings
ba^ JBufctt' (-c) bouquet
ba§ JBiinbcl (— ) bundle
hunt adj. gay, bright, variegated,
[many] colored
bcr ©iirgcrfricg (-c) civil war
bcr Surfdjc (-n, -n) boy, lad, fel-
low; =Of[isicr«burf(^c soldier-
servant, rookie
btirftcn tr. brush
bcr JBufctt ( — ) bosom, breast
bic ©utter butter
bcr f&nitctlud^tn (— ) butter-cake
e
btt« g^ica'go [city of] Chicago
bcr 6^orar [d^=f] (^c) anthem,
hymn
bcr 6^1auS prop, name Claus
ba« (foupc [fupcc] (-«) compart-
ment [in a railroad-coach]
bcr 6^riftlioum(*e) Christmas- tree bic (Joufi'nc [fufinc] (-n) cousin
3)
ha adv. and conj. there, here, on
the spot; then; since, because,
inasmuch as; when, in which;
Don ba (xh from that time
forth
babei' adv. thereupon, then,
meanwhile, on that occasion,
at the same time; with that, in
this, in it, by, also, near it, at
hand, present, to it; id^ bin
fc^on babci I won't keep you
waiting
bag ^tttl^ (^cr) roof
borate prct. oj bcnfcn
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baburd^' adv. on that account, by
that means, because of it
bafiir' adv. in its stead, in place
of it, in return; for them, for
it
bage'gen adv. against this, for
that; on the contrary
balder' adv. from that place, along,
hence, therefore
ba^tn' adv. there, thither, off,
away, to that place, distant,
past, gone
bic ^ame (-n) lady
bamit' adv. and conj. with it, with
them, in this, thereupon; in
order that, by that
banad^' adv. for that, for these
bane'ben adv. beside it
battlen intr. w. dat. thank, give
, thanks to, say "thank you,"
express one's thanks; banfc
bcftcng thank you very much;
banfc crgcbcnft thank you most
humbly
bonn adv. then, thereupon
baran' adv. thereon, thereat,
therein, of that, about it, at it,
in it, on it, on them, near it
barauf adv. on it, on them, on
which; afterwards, thereupon
baraui^' adv. therefrom, thence,
from it, out of it, of it
barf pret. of bllrfcn ought, must,
can
barin' adv. therein, in it
borii'bcr adv. over it, at that,
about it, thereupon, on them
barum' adv. around it, about
that, for it; for that reason,
therefore
barun'ter adv. under it, beneath,
among them
boi8 neut. of bcr
bttff conj. that, so that, in order
that
bfl^fcl'bc neut. of bcrfclbc
baoun' adv. of it, from that, from
it, of them, from them; off,
away
batJor' adv. before it, in front
ta^rx' adv. for it, to [do] it, to
that, about it, with it, for that
purpose; besides, to boot, into
the bargain
bajtoi'fc^cit adv. in between
ttdtn tr. cover; set (the table)
bcin (bcinc, bcin) poss. pron. and
adj. thy, thine, your, yours
bcHtttic'rcn tr. decline
benfett {ha6!)it, gcbad^t) tr. and intr.
think, intend; id^ bcnfc Qor ntd^t
baran I haven't the slightest
intention of doing so; bcnfc bir
[nur] just think of it, just im-
agine
bcnn adv. and conj. for, since, be-
cause; then; pray
bcr (bic, ha9>) def. art. the; dem.
pron. this [one], that [one];
pers. pron. he, she, it; rel. pron.
who, which, what
bcrfcCbc (bicfclbc, baSfclbc) dem.
pron. the same; that, he, she,
it
bei^l^alb' adv. for that reason, on
that account, therefore
bcffcn gen. sg. of bcr and iDcId^cr
whose
beutfc^ adj. German; auf bcut[d^ in
German
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bcr 3Jcutft^C {decl. as adj.) Ger-
man
ha^ ^cutfrfilanb Germany
ber 2)C5cm'6cr (-[«], -) Decem-
ber
bic^ ace. of bu thee, thyself, you,
yourself
bit^t ad!;, thick, close, tight
ber ^idjtcr (— ) poet
bid adj. thick, fat, stout, round
bcr ^icb (-c) thief
biencn intr. w. dat. serve
bcr Wiener (— ) servant
bcr ^icnft (-c) service, employ-
ment; ©icnft f)abcn be on duty
bcr ^icn^tag (-c) Tuesday
had ^icnftmdbt^cn (— ) servant-
girl
biefcr (bicfc, bic[c§) dem. pron.
this, that, the latter, this one,
that one; he, she, it; Don bicfem
unb ienem [prcd)cn talk of one
thing and another
btCi^mal adv. this time
bici^fcit^ prep. w. gen. on this
side
biftic'rcn tr. dictate
ha^ ^tncr' (btncl)] (-«) dinner
bnS ^infl (-c) thing
bcr diplomat' (-en, -en) diplomat-
list]
bir dat. of bu
bi^putic'rcn intr. debate, argue,
squabble
bO(^ adv. and conj. yet, still, none
the less, though, but; after all,
pray, most certainly, to be
sure; yes; why!; just the same
bcr Softer (-«, -o'ren) doctor,
Dr.
bcr ^ottarmcnf(^ (-en, -en) colloq.
for SScrjc^men'bcr spendthrift
bcr ^om (-e) cathedral; [name of
a fair held in Hamburg during
the Christmas holidays]
bonncrn hitr. thunder
bcr X^ouncr^tag (-c) Thursday
ha^ ^orf (-^cr) village, town
bort adv. [over] there, yonder
Dr. abbrev. of !Doftor
bran contr. of baron
brouf contr. of barouf
brau^en adv. outside, without,
out-of-doors; =in ber grcmbe in
foreign parts, away from home
brci num. three
brctfad^ num. treble, triple
breimal adv. three times
brctfeig num. thirty
brciunbsnjon^ifi num. twenty-
three
brciuicr'tct num. three-fourths;
brciDicrtcI cinS a quarter of one
[o'clock]
brtnncn adv. within, inside
britt num. third
broKig adj. droll, funny, odd,
quaint
bic X^rofdjfc (-n) cab
bcr ^rof(^fen!utfd|er (— ) cab-
driver
briibcn adv. over there
hu {in letters ^u) (bctncr, bir, bid^)
pers. pron. thou, you
bumm (bllmnter, am bUmmften)
adj. stupid, silly, dull
bunfel adj. dark
ha^ ^unfcl darkness, gloom
burd) prep. w. ace. through, by,
by means of, because of
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157
ha^ ^ttr(^ctnon'bcr medley, jumble
burc^'=mtt(^cn tr. pass through,
undergo
htttdi''pTixqttn tr. beat soundly,
give a sound thrashing
biirfcn (id^ barf, bu barfft, cr barf,
h)ir biirfcn, i^r biirft, fie biirfcn;
burftc, 0cburft) mod. aux. be
permitted, be allowed, need,
may, must, dare
cbcn adj. even, level, smooth; adv.
just, simply, exactly
ebrnfaKi^ adv. likewise, equally
ebenfo adv. likewise, just as
Q;het^ [a family name] Ebers
ee^t adj. real, genuine
bic @rfc (-n) corner
ebcl adj. noble
tfjt conj. before; nod^ cl^c even
before
ha^ Qi (-cr) egg
bic ©ic^c (-n) oak
eifrig adj. zealous, eager, earnest
etgen adj. own, individual
eigentKd^ adj. real, true; adv. any-
way, properly speaking
cilcn intr. {aux. fctn and l^abcn)
hurry, hasten, scurry
bcr (Hmcr (— ) pail, bucket
Ctn (cine, cin) num., indef. pron.y
and indef. art. one, someone;
a, an; bic cincn some
etnan'ber adv. each other, one an-
other
bcr ^nbrurf (^e) impression
einfad^ adj. simple
eingemad^t part. adj. preserved
bcr 6inial)rigc {decl. as adj.) vol-
unteer [serving one year in the
German army]
etn'4aben (lub cin, cingclaben) tr.
invite
W ^inlabung (-en) invitation
einmaC adv. once, just for once,
once upon a time, sometime;
fomm cinmar tier come here,
that's a good fellow
etn'mat adv. once, one time; auf
cin'mal suddenly, all at once;
nod^ cin'mal once more; nid^t
cin'mal not even; nun ein'mal
once and for all
bag @tnma(ein^' {liter, one times
one) multiplication-table
ein-ipragen tr. imprint, impress
upon, inculcate
tm^ num. one; one o'clock; l^alb
cin6 half past twelve; breitoicrtet
cing a quarter to one
citt'*f(^(afcn (fd^Iaft cin, fd^Ucf cin,
cingcfd^lafcn) intr. {aux. fcin)
fall asleep
Ctnft adv. sometime, formerly
cin'=ftcigcn (ftteg cin, etngcfticgcn)
intr. {aux. fcin) climb in, enter
cin'=tretctt (tritt cin, trat cin, cingc^
tretcn) intr. {aux. fcin) enter,
make an appearance
bcr (Jtnnjo^ner (— ) inhabitant
einjig adj. single, only, sole
ha^ (§\^ ice
ha^ @ifen (— ) iron
bic ^ifenbal^n (-en) railroad
bcr @tSf(^ranf (-^c) ice-box
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elegant' adj. elegant, genteel
cteftrifie'ren tr. electrify, give an
electric treatment to
clf num. eleven
elfenbetnern adj. [of] ivory
bie @(tern pi. parents
bic ©mi'Iie prop, name Emily
cm^jfan'gen (cmpfftitflt, empftng,
ctnpfangen) tr. receive, welcome
tml^ox' adv. up, upwards, aloft,
on high
\i(ii @nbe (-«, -n) end, close; ju
@nbe at an end, over; ju Snbc
filfiren bring to a close, com-
plete; ju @nbc Qc{)cn come to an
end; am @nbe at last, finally
enbtif^ adv. finally, at last
eng adj. narrow, close
ber Gngtdnber (— ) Englishman
englifcj^ adj. English; auf englifd^
in English
ber @tt!cl (— ) grandson
entfcr'nen tr. remove, take away
entfcrnt' adj. remote, distant
entflc'gcn adv. towards, to meet,
to
entgeg'nen intr. retort, reply
entfe^urbigen tr. excuse, pardon
ber entft^lur (Sntfc^mffc) deci-
sion
entlue'ber conj. either
cntjic'^en (entjog, entjogen) rejl.
throw off, elude
er (fciner, il^m, il^n) pers. pron. he,
it
bte ^rbfenfttppe (-n) pea-soup
bic 6rbe (-n) earth, ground, soil;
auf @rbcn {old dat. form) on
earth
bo« ©retg'ltt!^ (-fc) occurrence
crfa^'rcn (erfafirt, crfu^r, crfal^ren)
tr. learn, discover
bie ©rfa^'rung (-en) experience;
Srfafirung mo(f)t Hug experience
is the best teacher
crfurien tr. fill, permeate; fulfil,
realize
crgreifenb part. adj. affecting,
thrilling
cr^oCten (crtjiilt, erfjielt, crfialtcn)
tr. receive, get
crfld'ren tr. explain
criau'ben tr. permit, allow
ernft adj. earnest, serious
errcgt' adj. excited
erf(^re'cfen tr. terrify, scare
erft num. first; adv. first, for the
first time, only; erft alS not till
crftaunt' part. adj. astonished,
astounded
ertii'nen intr. resound
crttji'bern tr. retort, reply, return
erjati'Ien tr. tell, narrate, relate
td indef. pron. it, so, something
effcn (ifet, afe, gegeffen) tr. eat
bad ©ffen eating, food, viands;
meal, dinner
bic (J^ftube (-n) dining-room
bag (Sftjimmer (— ) dining-room
ethJO adv. possibly, perhaps,
about, do you suppose
tttoa^ indef. pron. and adv. some,
something, somewhat, little;
fo tttoa9 such a thing, that sort
of thing
tttdi dat. and ace. of i\)X ye, you,
yourselves
euer (cure, cuer) poss. adj. and
pron. your
etotg adj. eternal, everlasting
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Sf
fasten (ftt^rt, fu^r, gcfal^rcn) intr.
{aux. fcin) drive, ride, pass,
travel, go; start, jump; futir
mit bcm (finger in thrust his
finger in; ©c^Iittcn fal)rcn go
sleigh-riding; au« bcr ^aut [a^s
rcn jump out of one's skin
bcr i^aU (-^c) [grammatical] case;
fall, tumble; [water]fall, cata-
ract; ju i^alit fommeti have an
accident
fallen (fttllt, fid, gcfaHcn) intr.
(aux. fcin) fall, drop
falf(^ adj. false, wrong, deceitful
bit e^ami'Itc (-n) family
ha^ t^amVlienQti)Cxmm^ (-fe) fam-
ily-secret
famoiS' adj. capital, fine, stun-
ning, great
fttttb pret. of finbcn
fanflctt (fttngt, fing, ficfangcn) tr.
catch
bic f^ttrbc (-n) color, tint
faft adv. almost, nearly
faul adj. lazy, idle
bcr ^'C&ruar (-c) February
bic ^cbcr (-n) pen; feather
ba« S^cbetbett (-c«, -en) feather-
bed
bcr ^eberfaften (— ) pen-box
bcr i^cbcrnjtfci^cir (— ) pen-wiper
fel^len tr. miss; intr. w. dat. miss,
be missing, be absent, be want-
ing, be the matter with, ail,
fail, lack; h)o fcl)lt'8? where is
the trouble?
bcr ^c^lcr (— ) defect, failing,
fault, mistake; in ben altcn gel^
Icr bcrfatlcn go back to his old
ways
fciern tr. celebrate
fcin adj. fine, delicate, pretty,
graceful; genteel, courteous
bcr ^ctnb (-e) enemy
ba« fjclb (-cr) field
bcr i^ctb^crr (-n, -en) general,
commander
ha^ ^cH (-c) skin, hide, coat
bo^ ^cnftcr (— ) window; jum f^cn*
ftcr t)inau« out of the window;
gum i^cnftcr I)incin in through
the window
bag fjcnftcrbrctt (-cr) window-
sill
bic l^enftcrfc^ctbe (-n) window-
pane
bic t^cricn pi. vacation, holidays
fern adj. far, far away, distant;
t>on feme afar
fertig adj. finished, done, ready
ba^ i^cft (-e) festival, f^te
feft adj. fast, firm, close
feud^t adj. damp, moist, dim
bog ^cucr (— ) fire
fiber adj. jolly, merry
fiel pret. of fallen
finben (fanb, gefunbcn) tr. find, dis-
cover; refl. be found, prove,
turn out; take place
bcr Stinger (— ) finger
bcr f^ifc^ (-c) fish
flammen intr. flame, blaze
bic tjlafrffc (-n) bottle, flask
bcr i^itd (-c) place, spot
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ba« ?^Icif(^ meat
flei^tg adj. diligent, industrious
\ia^ ^lirfcn patching, mending
flicgcn (flog, gcftogcn) intr. {aux.
fcin) fly, sweep
flott adj. jolly, jaunty, dashing,
swagger
bcr i^Iur (-e) vestibule, entrance-
hall
bcr ^lufe {%m\\t) river
bo« ^o^lcn (— ) colt
folgen inir. w. dat. follow, ensue;
cincr ©inlabutig folgcn accept an
invitation
bic t^inrm (-en) form, shape; con-
vention, usage
fdrmltd^ adj. formal; adv. down-
right, actually, fairly
fort adv. away, gone, forth; fort
unb fort on and on, continu-
ously
fort'sfe^cn tr. continue, pursue
bic t^rage (-n) question, query
fragcn tr. ask, question, inquire;
h)Q8 froQc \6) bid na6) ®elb what
do I care for money
ba« ^ranfrctdj France
bQ« (^rdn^rfjen prop, name Frankie
bcr 5ron5o'fc'(-n, -n) Frenchman
frattsij'fift^ (^dj. French
bie fjrou (-en) woman, lady,
dame; =©^cfrau wife; Mrs.
ha^ f^rdulcin (— ) young lady,
Miss, [unmarried] woman
frecff adj. insolent
frci adj. free, open, unoccupied,
leisure; in8 f^rcic t)inau8 motlten
wanted to escape
ha^) j^rcie {decl. as adj.) open air;
ins i^rcic gcfjcn go out-of-doors;
im '^xtitn out-of-doors, in the
open
bic S^rci^eit (-en) freedom, liberty
fret(i(i| adv. to be sure, of course
bcr f^reitag (-e) Friday
fremb adj. strange, foreign
bcr fjrcntbe {decl. as adj.) stranger,
foreigner
bic i^rcubc (-n) joy, pleasure; f)Qt
fcinc i^vtuht barin delights in it;
bag mac^t mir grofec ^^rcubc that
makes me very happy
freubig adj. happy, joyous
frcuen refl. rejoice, be glad
ber t^rcunb (-c) friend
bic i^reunbin (-nen) [girl or woman]
friend ,
freunblttl^ adj. friendly, kindly
bcr {^riebric^ prop, name Fred-
erick
bic eJricbrir^ftraftc Frederick
Street
frifd^ adj. fresh, new, green, vigor-
ous, gay, merry
bcr ^VX^ prop, name Fritz, Fred
frol^ adj. glad, happy
frdl^Iif^ adj. merry, cheerful; [a
family name] Frohlich
frii^ adj. early
bcr 3^rof(^ (^c) frog
bcr ^rii^Iing (-c) spring[time]
bo« J^rit^ftiirf (-e) breakfast, lunch
frii^ftiicfcn intr. breakfast; bonn
h)irb Qcfriil)ftucft then they have
breakfast
bcr f5r«Mturf^ttf(^ (-c) breakfast
table
fti^Ien tr., intr., and refl. feel
fu^r pret. of fal^rcn
fiil^ren tr. lead, conduct, carry on
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fiittcn tr. fill
fiinf num. five
fiinfjc^n num. fifteen
fiinfjtg num. fifty
fiir prep. w. ace. for, in return for,
instead of; filr ftinfjifl ^fennific
ten cents' worth; filr \\^ to
himself
fiirc^tcn refl. be afraid, fear
bcr iJiirft (-en, -en) prince
ber iJuff (-^e) foot; ^u %\x^t on foot
ber f^uPoben (^) floor
gab />re/. 0/ ficbcn
bic ©abet (-n) fork
ber @ang (^c) walk, gait; course
[of a dinner]; hallway, corri-
dor
bic @att!§ (-^e) goose
gans a</;. whole, entire; adv. quite,
entirely; tm ganjcn altogether,
in all, on the whole; Qonj unb
gar utterly
gar adj. done; adv. quite, entirely,
very; even; gar ntc^t^ nothing
at all; gar fein none at all, no
... at all; gar gu gernc only too
willingly
bic ®arbc (-n) guard
bic ©arntfon' (-en) garrison
bcr ©arten (^) garden
ber ©ttft (^e) guest; ju ©aftc ficf)t
views as his guests
ba« ©cbttu'be (— ) building, edifice
gebcn (gibt, gab, gcgeben) tr. give;
eg gibt there is, there are; e8 gab
there was, there were
ba« %ti)tt' (-e) prayer; =2:t(d^gcbct
grace
geblie'ben p.p. of bicibcn
bcr G)ebrau(^' (^c) use, employ-
ment
ber @eburt)^'tag (-e) birthday
tiCL?, ©eburt^'tagigfinb (-er) birth-
day-child
bcr ^eburtS'tagi^fud^en (— ) birth-
day-cake
bcr ©eban'fe (-n8, -n) thought,
idea
geberft' part. adj. covered, spread,
set
gebett'fen (gebaci^tc, gcbad^t) intr. in-
tend
hai @ebi(^t' (-e) poem
bag ©ebrdn'ge (— ) crowd, throng
gefoClen (gcfiiHt, gcfici, gefaEcn)
intr. w. dat. please; bag laffc id^
mir nic^t gcfattcn that won't go
down with me; I shall not en-
dure it
gefier pret. of gcfalten
gegen prep. w. ace. against, to, to-
wards, about, for; gegen mid^ in
my direction
bic ©egenb (-en) district
gcgef'fen p.p. of ef[cn
ha^ @ci|eim'nii^ (-fe) secret
gel^eim'm^^oll adj. mysterious,
secret
ber ©e^eim'rat (-^e) privy coun-
selor
gebcn (ging, gcgangcn) intr. (aux.
fein) go, move, turn, walk; gebt
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nurl go, if you want to!; = 8c=
fd^cl^cn happen; jel^t gc^t'g now
they are off; gu ^^u^ 0cF)en walk;
ha^ Qcl)t! that works fine!; fo
gcl)fg that's the way; fort ging
c« off they went; tok 0el)t'g?
how are you?
gel^d'rett intr. w. dat. belong
gelfd'rtg adv. fitly, duly; with a
vengeance
ge^t ttn pres. of angc^cn
ber @ctft (-er) spirit, mind; ghost;
ode guten ©eiftcr! heavens and
earth !
gelan'gen intr. {aux. fcin) arrive
qtih adj. yellow
ha^ @clb (-er) money
bie ©clc'gcn^cit (-en) opportunity,
chance, occasion
gelel^rt' adj. learned; ber ®clef)rtc
{decl. as adj.) scholar
getnaff' prep. w. dat. according to
ber ©emei'ne {decl. as adj.) pri-
vate [soldier]
ba« ©cmiit' (-er) mind, soul,
heart
gemitt'Iic^ adj. comfortable, cozy,
snug, genial, jolly
genom'men p.p. of net)men
genug' adj. enough, sufficient; a
great deal of; bo(^ genug! but
enough of talking! but why
say more
genu^'reic^ adj. enjoyable
ber ©cpdrf'trogcr (— ) luggage-
carrier, porter
ha^ ©e^jorter clatter, crash
gera'be adj. just, right, exact,
straight
gcrtt(e) adv. gladly, willingly,
with pleasure; w. verbs like
to, be glad to; gern f)aben be
fond of
gerJi^rt' part. adj. moved, touched,
thrilled
ber OJefang' (-^e) song
ha^ ©cfr^ttft' (-e) business, affair,
occupation, duty
bie ©cfc^dft^'anseigc (-n) busi-
ness-advertisement
gefc^e'^en (gefd)iet)t, gefc^af), ge=
[cl^c()en) intr. {aux. fein) happen,
come about, take place, pass
off; e« iff \\)m rcc^t gef(^ef)en it
served him right
ba« ©efc^enf (-e) present, gift
bie @cf(^id)'tc (-n) story; affair,
business
gefr^irft' adj. clever, skilful
gcfc^Iof'fcn p.p. of fc^Iicfeen
geft^morjen part. adj. melted,
molten
ba« ©eft^rct' (-e) cry, cries, out-
cry, clamor, bleating
gcfc^rie'ben p.p. of f(^reibcn
bie ©cft^toif'tcr pi. brother(s)
and sister(s)
gcfeg'net part. adj. blessed; [\6)
n)un[(^e 3^nen einc] gefcgncte
9)?a^Ijett! I hope you've en-
joyed your dinner
bie ©efett'frfiaft (-en) society
gefef'fen p.p. of filjen
bag (UcfK^f (-er) face, visage,
countenance, grimace; longe
©efic^ter mad)en look blue, look
discouraged
bog ©efprat^' (-e) conversation
gcfpro't^en p.p. of fprec^en
geftern adv. yesterday
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geftimmt' part. adj. attuned, in-
clined; pcffimiftifc^ gcftimmt in-
clined to be pessimistic
gcftor'bcn p.p. of [terbcn
gefunb' adj. well, healthy
gcton' p.p. of tun
gcttof'fcn p.p. of trcffcn
gctoaCtig adj. vast, vivid
gcioc'fcn p.p. of [cin
ha9> (^tmW (-c) weight
gemin'ncn (gcmann, gemonncn) tr.
win, gain
gemi^' adj. certain, sure
bic ©cnjo^n'^ctt (-en) custom,
habit; nac^ alter ®en)o^n^eit in
accordance with his usual cus-
tom
gehJdl^n'ltd^ adj. usual, customary,
ordinary
gcnjor'bcn p.p. of merben
gibt zd pers. pres. of gebcn; c8 gibt
there is, there are
gicftcn (906, ecgoffen) tr. pour
ging pret. of getien; eing'g so it
went on; cS ging they were
going
ber @(anj radiance, splendor
gldn^enb adj. shining, brilliant
ha^ ©Ittig (-cr) glass
glott adj. smooth, slippery
gfauben tr. (dat. of person, ace. of
thing) believe, suppose; ba^
toilt id^ glauben well, I should
say so!; glauben Sie? what's
your opinion?
glci(^ adj. same, like, equal;
=fo0lci(^ at once, right away;
=ob0leic^ although
bcr ©Ictfrffcr (— ) glacier
ba^ &lud good fortune, luck; gum
©Illcf luckily; as luck would
have it; id) h)Unf(^c bir Diel ©liidf
many happy returns
gliicfltd^ adj. lucky, happy
ber Q^lhd^taltt (— ) luck-dollar,
token-piece
gliil^en intr. glow, gleam, be hot,
burn
gitdbtg adj. gracious; gnttbige*
grttulein my dear young lady!
mademoiselle!; gnttbige ^taVL
madame!
ba« @olb gold
golben adj. golden; au« golbcnen
XaQtn from the happy days (of
youth)
gofe pret. of giefecn
ber &ott i^tv) god, God
ber @raf (-en, -en) count
bte @raff(^aft (-en) county
ba« &ta^ (-^er) grass
gratuJie'rcn intr. congratulate,
wish one joy
grau adj. gray
ba€ ©raticlottc' [gratolott] Grave-
lotte [a town in Lorraine]
grcifcn (griff, gegriffcn) tr. seize,
reach, grasp
bie ©reuse (-n) limit, boundary,
border
bic @rcte prop, name Grete, Mar-
gery
ba^ ©rtnfcn grin, grimace
groft (grower, ant griJfeten) adj.
large, big, great, tall
gro^artig adj. sublime, grand,
great
bte ©roftcltcrn pi. grandparents
ber &tofipapa (-«) grandpapa
bcr &tofitjattr (•^) grandfather
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griitt adj. green
bcr @runb H) ground, reason;
bottom; valley, dale, glen
griinbcn tr. found, establish
grii^en tr. and intr. greet, bow, nod
qut (bcffcr, am beften) adj. good;
a(/z?. well; gutc ©tube best room,
parlor; ftc^ PQutc tun give one's
self credit, boast; gut! all right!
ha^ &ut (-^cr) good, possession;
=?anb8ut estate
bic ©iitc goodness; bic ©lite f)abcn
be kind enough
gutmutig adj. good-natured
bcr ©ut^bcft^cr (— ) land-owner,
landed proprietor
ha^ ©ijmnaTium (-«, ©tjmnofien)
preparatory school
^
bo6 ^oar (-c) hair; pi. locks
l^aben (id^ f)abe, bu I)aft, cr bfit, h)ir
fiabcn, i^r f)abt, fie \)abtn; Iiotte,
gc^abt) /r. have, keep, hold;
gem f)abcn like, be fond of
bcr ^tt^n (-^c) rooster, cock
f^alh adj. half, half past; l^olb cin«
half past twelve; auf fjalbcm
SScgc half way there
^alf pret. of fjclfcn
bcr ^al^ H) neck, throat
l^alten ({jfilt, l^iclt, gcJ^altcn) Ir. and
intr. hold, restrain, have, keep,
stop, halt; w. Don think of; w.
fUr [mis]take for, deem; l^iclt
btt« fiir gut thought that was
good advice; I)oIt! hold on!
wait a minute! halt!; cine 9?ebc
l^altcn make a speech; fid^ ]()altcn
remain, be kept
ha^ J^amburg [city of] Hamburg
J^omburgcr indecl. adj. Hamburg
bo8 ^atnmclflcifdi mutton
bic ^anb (■'c) hand
^anbeln intr. act, treat [of], deal,
use
bie J^ttttbfc^rift (-en) manuscript
ha% J^ttnbtocrf (-c) trade
bcr J^anbttJcrfcr (— ) workman,
tradesman
^dngen (I)in0, gcJ^angcn) intr. hang
[down], be suspended
bcr S^an^ prop, name John
bo8 ^cin^t^cn prop, name Jack
^art {i)dvtcr, am ^artcften) adj.
hard, cruel, severe
bcr ^orj Harz [Mts.]
bic ^orjrcifc (-n) Harz- Journey
[the title of a prose-writing
by Heine]
l^affcn (bofetc, 0cf)Q&t) tr. hate
^ottc pret. of l)abtn
^au(^en /«/r. breathe, gasp
bcr ^aufc(n) (-n«, -n) heap, pile
bcr J^ttm>tman« (^auptlcute) cap-
tain [in the army]
bog J^ttupt (-^cr) head
bic ^auptftabt (-^c) capital, me-
tropolis
ba^ ^ttu^ (-"fr) house, home; gu
^Qufc at home; nad^ ^aufc
home[ wards]; altcS ^qu8! dear
old chap! i
ber ^au^axst (■*) family-doctor
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bcr ^aui^biener (— ) house-servant
bie ^ttU)!(tur(c) (-en) house-door
tie ^aut (^c) skin
ftcbcn {i)oh, 0el)obcn) tr. lift, raise;
rcjf. rise, arise
l^cba inter j. heigh! I say! hi there!
\^a^ ^ccr (-c) army
I)cUig adj. holy, sacred
t{\^ ^cim home
f|cim adv. home
bie ^eimat home
ber J^ctmnjcg (-e) way home
t^a^ ^cimnjc^ homesickness
ftciratcn tr. marry, wed
^cift adj. hot
^ct^cn (I)ie&, Qel)ei&cn) intr. be
called, be named, be; tr. call,
name, bid; mean; "Ha^ Ijeifet that
is to say; f)eifet c§ they say; er
I)ie& if)n rufen he had him sent
for
Inciter adj. cheerful, bright, clear
ber ^clb (-en, -en) hero
bie ^clc'nc prop, name Helen
^clfcn (^ilft, ^alf, 0el)olfen) intr. w.
dat. help, aid, assist; {)ilft nid)t^!
won't do any good!
ifcH adj. clear, bright, distinct,
loud
l^cr adv. [towards the speaker or
the speaker's point of view] here,
hither; ^cr bamit! hand it over!
I^crttft' adv. down
l^cran' adv. on, up, nigh, towards,
[to come] up
^crauf adv. up
Iicrbet' adv. here, hither, along, up
ber ^crbft (-c) autumn, fall
l^crcin' adv. in, into; inter j. come
in!
j^crnic'bcr adv. down, below
bcr ^crr (-n, -en) gentleman,
master. Lord; Mr.; sir.
l^ertU^ adj. splendid, glorious
bie ^crrlic^fcit glory, splendor
bie ^crrfc^aft (-en) rule; persons
of rank; meinc ^crrf(^aften ladies
and gentlemen
^crrfd^cn intr. rule, prevail
^cr'^ttficn tr. recite
l^crii'bcr adv. over, across, to this
side
licrum' adv. round, around, about;
um i^n fierum round and round
him
l^crutt'tcr adv. down
\)ti\>f)x' adv. forth, forward
ha^ ^tti {gen. -cn8, dat. -en, pi.
-en) heart; Don ^er^en from the
bottom of my heart; ftd^ ein
^erj faffen muster up courage
^erjltt^ adj. cordial, hearty
^C^Ctt tr. hunt, chase
i^cutc adv. to-day; I)eute abenb this
evening; f)eute nac^t to-night
i!ltVii^\xi(i^t adv. nowadays
l^tclt pret. of l^alten
l^ter adv. here; [beginning a tele-
phone talk] this is; l^ier gu ?anbc
in this country
\)\t^ pret. of fieifeen
bie ^ilfc aid, help, assistance
l^ilft 2,d pers. pres. of l^elfen
ber ^immel (— ) heaven, sky; am
^immel in the sky; im ^immel
in heaven
l^in adv. [away from the speaker or
the speaker's point of view]
away, down, along, there,
thither; gone, lost; l^in unb t)cr
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up and down, to and fro;
h)0 foil id^ l^in? where can I
go?
tfinab' adv. down, below
l^tnauf' adv. up, away up
fi'inaix^' adv. out, forth, beyond,
past
i^inbuTd^' adv. through it, through
them
^isein" adv. in, into
^ing pret. of J^angcn
^tn'=fc^Ctt refl. sit down
^tnten adv. behind
flitter prep. w. dat. and ace. be-
hind
bcr ^intcr^of (^e) back-yard
^inii'ber adv. over there, beyond,
across
i^inun'ter adv. down
i^tnun'tcr^ftiirmen intr. (aux. fcin)
rush headlong down
j^inju" adv. up [to], on [to], nearer,
besides
l^m inter j. hum!
^ob pret. of F)cbcn
boc^ [when inflected 1)0^-] (bi^^cr,
am bot^ftfi^) o,dj. high, lofty,
tall, grand; bo<b erfrcucn make
very happy; h)ic bocb h)cttcn (£ic?
how much will you bet?
^a^ ^o(b toast; etn breifocbcS ^ocb
bringcn give three cheers
bi)<^ft (superl. of bo<b) c^v. ex-
tremely, exceedingly
bic ^0(^5Ctt (-en) wedding
bcr ^of (-^c) yard, court, farm
Iboffen tr. and intr. hope (for)
bic ^offnung (-en) hope
Ib^fUc^ adj. polite, courteous
Ibolb- inflected form of bod^
Ibotctt tr. fetch, get, go and get,
come and get, bring, summon
ha^ ^olj (-^er) wood
bcr ^onig honey
Ibdren tr. and intr. hear, listen to;
bore! say! listen!
bag ^orn (-^cr) horn
bic ^ofc (-n) trousers, breeches
ha^ S^oitV (-«) hotel
biibfc^ adj. pretty, nice; \:0\^
nibifi nice and quiet
ha^ ^u^n (-"-cr) chicken
bcr J^unb (-c) dog
Ibunbert num. hundred
bcr J^ungcr hunger
bungrig adj. hungry
buftcn intr. cough
bcr ^ut (-^c) hat
biitcn tr. watch, guard, tend; refl.
take care, beware
idb (mcincr, mir, m\6)) pers. pron. I
ibm dat. of cr and e«
xtinacc.oftx
ibncn dat. of fie they v
S^nen dat. of ®ic you
i^r dat. of fie she
Ibr (eucr, cud^, eud^) pers. pron. ye,
you
Ibr (ibre, ibr) /lo^j. />ro«. and adj.
her, their, its
tbrcr gen. 0/ fie she, they
3i^rcr gg«. <?/ (©ic you
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im contr. of in bcm
immer adv. always, ever, just;
with verbs immcr is often best
rendered by **keep": cr ging
immcr he kept going; immcr
l^crcin! step right in!; immcr
lautcr louder and louder
in prep. w. dat. and ace. in, into
tnbem' conj. while, because, as;
adverbial clauses introduced by
inbcm are often best rendered by
participial phrases
illbcf'fcn adv. meanwhile, in the
meantime
inner^alb adv. and prep. w. gen.
within, inside
innig adj. sincere, fervent
\n^ contr. of in ba«
irgcnb adv. some, any
irrcn refl. be mistaken
bcr 3>rTtum Hr) mistake, er-
ror
iftt 2>d pers. pres. of cffcn
ift 3d pers. pres. of\dn; toa^ ift bir?
what ails you?; h)a8 ift bcnn?
why, what's the matter?
bcr Stalic'ttcr (— ) Italian
itaUe'nifc^ adj. Italian
ia adv. yes, to be sure, in all prob-
ability, you know, you see,
don't you see, I must say,
why!
ba« ^afiX (-c) year; atlc ^af)Vt an-
nually; fcit ^di)X unb XaQ since
I don't know when
bic :3tt^rc^5cit (-en) season
bcr Sanuar (-c) January
jakoo^r adv. yes indeed, of course;
why, yes!
je adv. ever, just; always, invari-
ably; it nac^bcm according as
ieber Qcbc, icbcS) indef. pron. any,
each, every; cin jcbcr each
one
iebermann indef. pron. everyone,
everybody
jebeSmal adv. every time, invari-
ably
|ebo(^' adv. however, yet, never-
theless
jemattb indef. pron. somebody,
[some]one
jencr (jcnc, {cnc8) dem. pron. that,
that one, the former, he, she
jcnfctt^ prep. w. gen. on that
side
je^ig adj. present, current
jjc^t adv. now
bcr ^o^ann'Cc^) prop, name John
lubeln intr. rejoice, exult
bic Sugcttb youth; ^ugcnb f)at feinc
2^ugenb boys will be boys; t)on
3fugenb auf from his youth up
iugenblic^ adj. youthful
bcr Sua (-[«], -«) July
iung (itingcr, am jilngftcn) adj.
young
bcr S««flC (-n, -n) lad, youth, boy
bcr ^unggefeKe (-n, -n) bachelor
ber 3um (-[«], -«) June
juft adv. just, just now, even now,
exactly
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btc ^abet'tenanftalt (-en) military
school
bcr ftnffec (-8) coffee
ber ^aifcr (— ) emperor
ha& m\h (-cr) calf
ha^ ^albfitm veal
fait (fiiltcr, am fciltcftcn) adj. cold
lam pret. of fomtncn
bic ilammcr (-n) chamber, room
bcr ^ompf (^c) fight, struggle
fdm^jfcn intr. fight
bcr ^ana'ricnijogcl (^) canary-
bird
tann pres. of fonncn
tannte pret. of fcnncn
bic ^aptVU (-n) band [of music]
bcr Kaplan' (*c) chaplain
bcr ^ati prop, name Charles, Carl
bic ^orlftrafec Charles Street
bcr Uaxo (name of a dog) Caro
[from Italian caro dear, pre-
cious]
bic ^orolt'nc prop, name Caroline
bic ^artc (-n) card
bic ^artof'fct (-n) potato
bcr ^afc (— ) cheese
bic ^ttfcr'nc (-n) barracks
ha^ ^ttfpcrlct^catcr (— ) puppet-
show, Punch-and-Judy show
bcr Slaffic'rcr (— ) cashier
ber ^aftcn (— ) chest, box
ha^ ta^rficn (— ) kitten
bic ta^e (-n) cat
^auer Kauer [a family name]
laufcn tr. buy, purchase
bcr ^aufmann (f Qufleute) mer-
chant, tradesman
faum adv. hardly, scarcely
ferf adj. bold, insolent, impudent
bie £el)le (-n) throat
fcin (feine, fcin) indef. pron. and
adj. no, not a, no one, neither
(one), none, nobody, not any;
fcinc« t)on beiben neither of the
two
bcr mUtt (-) cellar
ber ^ieHner (— ) waiter
fennen (fanntc, gefannt) tr. know,
be acquainted with; =crFcnnen
recognize, tell
bcr ^crl (-e) fellow, chap
ba« ^tnb (-cr) child
ha^ ^inn (-e) chin
bie ^irt^c (-n) church
bic ^trt^glorfe (-n) church-bell
bcr ^irfc^baum (^c) cherry-tree
tiaqen intr. complain, lament
ber ^lang (^c) sound, melody
flax adj. clear, evident
bic Piaffe (-n) class
ha^ ^leib (-cr) dress; pi. clothes
bic ^leibcrbiirftc (-n) clothes-
brush, whisk-broom
flein adj. small, little
bcr ^letne {decl. as adj.) young-
ster, lad
lUxnlant adj. dejected
flcttcrn intr. {aux. fcin) climb,
clamber
flingeln intr. ring
fltngen (flang, ecfluneen) intr.
sound, ring
Kopfen tr. and intr. beat, knock;
c8 flopft there is a knock, some-
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body is knocking; flopfcnbcn
^crjcnS with beating heart
flug (flilQcr, am fliieftcn) adj.
clever, wise, prudent, smart
bcr ^nabe (-n, -n) boy, youth
bcr ilnovf M button
bcr 5lod) (-^c) cook
totJ^en tr. and intr. cook, boil
bic jldc^in (-ncn) [woman] cook
ber iloffcr (— ) trunk
bic 5ito^Ic (-n) coal
bic 5lo^lenf(^aufeI (-n) coal-
shovel
fomifc^ adj. comic (al), absurd
fommen {tarn, gcfommcn) intr.
{aux. fctn) come
bic ^om|iagme' [9n=n] (-i'en) com-
pany; also written ^ompanic
bic Slonbitorci' (-en) confection-
er's shop
bic Slottfirmatton' [t=t«] (-en) con-
firmation [in the church]
bcr ^dntg (-c) king
bog ^iinigreic^ (-c) kingdom
Idnnen (id^ fann, bu fannft, cr fann,
h)ir fonncn, if)r Uxmi, [tc fonncn;
fonntc, ge!onnt) mod. aux. can,
be able, may; know
\ia9> ^onjert' (-c) concert
bcr ^opf (^c) head, brain
bic ^optc' (-i'cn) copy
bcr Uotii (-^c) basket
\i(i9> Uoxn if-tx) grain, seed; corn
bcr ^iycptx (— ) body
foftbar adj. costly, precious
foften intr. cost
bic ^raft (^c) strength
bcr Slramcr (— ) grocer
franf adj. sick, ill
ber ilranj (-^c) wreath
bic 5lrcibc (-n) chalk
friec^en (frod^, Qcfroc^cn) intr. {aux.
fcin) creep
bcr ^ricg (-c) war
frtcgen tr. get, catch; colloq. for
bcfommen
bic ^iid^c (-n) kitchen
ber ^ut^en (— ) cake
bic ^Vi\) (^c) cow
fii^I adj. cool
bcr ^unbc (-n, -n) customer
bog 5lupfcr copper
bic ^ur (-en) cure
furtc'rcn tr. cure, make well
bcr ^urt prop, name Curt
furs (fiitjcr, am fUrjcftcn) adj.
short, curt; adv. a short while;
furj unb gut in short
fiiffcn (fllfetc, 0c!iifet) tr. kiss
ber ^utf(^cr (— ) coachman
\i(i^ Sac^eln smile
Idd^eln intr. smile
lac^en intr. laugh
bag Sateen laughter
bag Sa(^!abinett (-c) museum of
fun
bcr fiabcn (■') shop, store
bic Sabcnfaffc (-n) [shop] money-
drawer, till
lag pret. of licgcn
ba« Sttgcr (— ) couch, bed; camp
lagertt intr. be encamped
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lafo'mfc^ adj. laconic, abrupt
ba« 2anb (^cr) land, country; ouf
bcm ?anbc in the country; l^icr
gu ?anbc in this country
lang (langcr, am litngften) adj.
long, tall
lange adv. long, a long time; by
far, by a long way
latlQ^ prep. w. dat. or gen. along
langfatn adj. slow, hesitant
langtvetlig adj. boresome, stupid,
tedious
bcr Scirm noise, ado, hubbub
la^ pret. of Icfcn
loffcn (td^ laffc, bu Ittfet, cr lafet, n)ir
laffcn, it)r lafet, fie laffcn; licfe, ge*
laffcn) tr. let, let alone, cause,
make, allow, have; =QufQcben
cease, stop; licfe tt)n fommcn
sent for him; lafe bir'8 txyoAiitn
wait and I'll tell you
Ittufcn (Iftuft, lief, gelaufen) intr.
(aux. fein) leap, run, trot, walk
(rapidly); <©c^littf(^uf) loufcn go
skating
lant adj. loud; adv. aloud, out
loud, loudly
lautett intr. sound; purport, run
Iduten intr. peal out, ring
ba« £eben life, activity, bustle,
stir
Icbcn intr. live, dwell; Icben ©ie
tt)oI)I farewell!; foil ft leben! a
health to you! here's to you!
leben'big adj. live, alive, living,
animated
bcr Sebfudfcn (— ) gingerbread
bQ« 2cbcr (— ) leather
Sebermann (liter, leather-man)
Ledermann [a family name]
leer adj. empty, vacant, deserted
lecren tr. empty, drain
Icgcn tr. place, lay, put; refl. lie
down
le^ren tr. and intr. teach
bcr fie^rer (— ) teacher
bic Secretin (-ncn) [woman]
teacher
Uid^t adj. easy, light
letb indecl. adj.', eStutmir Icib I am
sorry
Icibcn (litt, gcUttcn) tr. endure,
bear, stand
letfc adj. low, soft, gentle
bic Setter (-n) ladder
bic fierc^e (-n) lark
lernen tr. and intr. learn, study
lef en (licft, Ia«, eclefen) tr. and intr.
read
le^t adj. last, least
bic ficute pi. people
bcr Seutnant (-«) lieutenant
ba^ Sid^t (-cr) light, gleam; can-
dle
licb adj. dear, beloved; lieb I)abcn
be fond of; ben Ucbcn langcn Xa^
the livelong day
bic Siebc love
lieben tr. and intr. love
licbcr (compar. of licb and gent)
dearer, rather, preferably, in-
stead
Iteblidj adj. lovely, sweet, delight-
ful
liebft (superl. of licb and gcrn)
dearest, favorite; am licbften
best of all, soonest; w. verbs
dearly like to, like to . . . best
ba^ 2teb (-cr) song
lief pret. of laufcn
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liegen (lag, flclcgcn) intr. lie, rest,
be situated, be; =fid^ bcfinbcn
be; fi(^ in ben 5lrmcn UcQcn
embrace
licft pret. of laffen; licfe i^n fommcn
sent for him
Iteft sd pers. pres. of Icfcn
bic fiiHc (-n) lily
bic fiinbc (-n) linden
bcr ll^inbenbaum (-^c) linden-tree
Unl adj. left
bte fitnfc {decl. as adj.) left-hand
linfi^ adv. to the left, on the
left
bic ^ippt (-n) lip
lobcn tr. praise
ba« fiod^ (-^cr) hole
bcr Si)ffe( (— ) spoon
bag Sonbon [city of] London
lo^ adj. loose; h)a« ift Io«? what's
up? what's the matter?; auf
mid^ Io8 straight towards me
loS''Qttfcn (fiing log, loggcganflcn)
j«/r. (awx. fcin) start, begin; go
ofif, explode
bcr SiJUJC (-n, -n) lion
bic 2uft (-^e) air, breeze
liigcn (log, gelogcn) intr. lie, tell a
falsehood
bic Sttft (-^c) pleasure, desire,
mirth, fun, joy
luftig adj. happy, joyous; fine
an
mad^tn tr. do, make, create, cause,
perform; intr. [contrive to] do;
c« madit it goes; fd^ncH ma^tn
hurry up; ic^ mad^c mir nic^tg
baraug I don't care a bit about
it; fid^ auf ben SBcg madden start,
set out [on one's way]; id^ tDill
eg fc^on mac^cn I'll attend to it;
ic^ mac^tc, bafe ic^ fort fant I got
away in a hurry, I can tell you;
ha^ mac^t [a nid^tg [aug] that
makes no difference
bag aWobt^cn (— ) girl, maiden
mog pres. of mogcn
bcr 9J2agen (— ) stomach
bic SRa^tseit (-en) meantime]; [id^
h)linfd^c 3f()iten] gefcgnete Wla^)!'
idtl I hope you've enjoyed
your dinner
ber aWol (— and -[c]g, -[e]n)
[month of] May
bcr aWain [river] Main
tnajcfttt'ttfc^ adj. majestic
ber Wla'iot' (-e) major [in the
army]
bag Wlai (-C) time; bag erftc 2Wal
(or bag crftemal) (for) the first
time; ^iDcimal twice; jum an=
beren 'SJlak for the second
time
mai contr. of einmar; gib ntir mal
come on and give me! just
hand me!; bag XodX mal fc^on
that was nice, I can tell you I;
fomm mal mit! you just come
with me!
bic 9Rama (-g) mama
man indef. pron. one, someone,
they; man fagt it is said
man(^ (manege, mand^eg) indef.
pron. many a, some, much
bic aWantcr' (-en) manner
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bcr aWann (-^cr) man; =(Sf)cmann
husband
ba8 SUard^en (— ) fairy-tale
Mc SWar! (-en) mark [silver piece
worth 24 cents]
ba« SWorfftiJrf (-c) mark-piece
bcr Wlarltfitden (— ) market-town,
hamlet
btc aWarmcIa'bc (-n) marmalade,
orange- jam
ntttrmclftctncrn [poetic for mav^
tnorfteincrn] adj. [of] marble
mat\tiixt'xcninir.(aux. fcin) march,
tramp
bcr aWarj (-en and -(c«), -e) [month
of] March
bcr SWarji^an almond-paste candy
bic aWaucr (-n) [outside] wall
ba^ SWauI (-^cr) mouth, snout [of
an animal]
bic SRauS (-^e) mouse
bcr aWaj prop, name Max
ha^ aWcrflcnfturg [province of]
Mecklenburg
aWerflcnburger indecl. adj. Meck-
lenburgian
ba« aWcer (-e) sea
bQ« 9We(|( meal, flour
bcr SUlc^lftoff (^c) flour-dumpling
tncl^r (com par. of bid) ad[;. more;
nid^t mcl^r no longer
tne^rcre pi. adj. several
tnein (mcinc, mcin) poss. pron. and
adj. mine, my
tnctnen tr. think, mean, intend,
remark
tncift {superl. of t)icl) adj. most;
adv. mostly, usually
tneiftctli^ adv. for the most part
bcr ©kiftcr (— ) master, employer
melben tr. report, announce
bic MtlfMt' (-i'en) melody, tune
bic aWenagcric' [Q=zh] (-i'cn) men-
agery, animal-show
bic aWcnge (-n) multitude
bcr SO'Jenfrfi (-en, -en) man[kind],
person, human being, fellow
ber SRenfrficnfreffcr (— ) man-
eater, cannibal
bcr 9Wenfe^en^oufc(n) (-ng, -n)
mass of people
tnerfen tr. observe, notice
merfhiiirbig adj. remarkable, curi-
ous
ha% aWeffer (— ) knife
SRc^er [a family name] Meyer
mxii) ace. of \6) me, myself
bic aWicnc (-n) mien, look, feature
bic 9J«ld) milk
milttd'rtfrfi adj. military
bic HRtnna prop, name Minnie
bic aWinu'tc (-n) minute
mir dat. of id) me
bic SWiffctat (-en) misdeed
tntt prep. w. dat. with, by, to-
gether, in; adv. together with,
along, also, too
mit'^brtngcn (brad^tc mit, mitgc*
brad^t) tr. bring along, fetch at
the same time
tnttcinan'bcr adv. with one an-
other
\ia^ aWitfllicb (-cr) member
bcr SWtttag (-c) noon, midday; gu
2)?ittag effcn eat dinner; i^ren
SWittQQ l^altcn take their noon-
day-rest
ba« aRittag^cffcn dinner
bcr ajJittag^tifdj (-c) dinner-table
bic Wlxitt middle, midst
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bad SRittel (— ) middle, medium;
means; =§eilmittcl remedy
bic aWittcrnat^t (*c) midnight
bcr WHitttoott) (-c) Wednesday
mod^te pret. of mogcn
m'l^tiiit pret. subj. of mSgcn; might,
should like to
tni)gen (ic^ mag, bu magft, cr mag,
h)ir mfigcn, i1)x mogt, fie mogen;
mod)tt, gcmod^t) mod. aux. may,
desire, like, can
ntdglie^ adj. possible; mfiglic^ft
ticf as deep as possible
tnolltg adj. dial, pleasant, snug,
comfortable
bcr aWonat (-c) month
bcr aWonb (-e) moon; lunar
month
aWonopor {liter, monopoly) Mon-
opol [name of a hotel]
bcr aWontag (-c) Monday
bic aWoral' moral
morgen adv. to-morrow
bcr aWorgcn (— ) morning, morn,
dawn; morgcn«, am 9)?orgcn in
the morning; alfc SKorgcn every
morning; gutcn 2)?orgcn! good
morning!
bcr aWorgenfc^u^ (-c) slipper
mitbc adj. tired
ber aWiillcr miller; Miller [a fam-
ily name]_
bcr aWunb (-c) mouth, lips; tcXt
QU8 cincm SWutibc as if with one
voice
bic aWufif music
miiffcn (id^ mufe, bu mufet, cr mu^,
hjir maffcn, il^r mii^, fie irtliffcn;
mu^c, gcmufet) mod. aux. must,
have to, be obliged to, be com-
pelled to
tnuftcrn tr. survey, examine; re-
view
mu^ pres. of miiffcn
bcr aWut mood, humor; mir ift fo
f(^Icd^t 3U aWutc I'm feeling so
very queer; fie fasten M\xi they
took courage
bic abutter (^) mother
bic aWii^c (-n) cap
na inter j. why! how now! humph!
well! huh! hm!
nail^ prep. w. dat. after, behind,
at, to, towards, according to,
for; nac^ unb nnd^ gradually,
little by little; Xia^ v^aufc i\\ in
the direction of home
bcr 92a(^ba¥ (-« and -n, -n) neigh-
bor
bag a'2ad|tiar^aui$ (^cr) house next
door
tlttd^bcm' adv. and conj. after-
wards, after that, after, when;
adverbial clauses introduced by
nad^bcm are often best rendered
by participial phrases
na6)i)cx' adv. afterwards, after all,
then, hereafter
bcr ajat^mittag (-c) afternoon;
nad^mittagg in the afternoon
nad^ft {superl. of TIqIk) adj. next,
nearest
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bic 3ladit (-^c) night; eineS ^a6)t^
one night; nac^t^, beg ^a6)t^ or
gur yiad)t at night; Hebe lange
5^ad^t livelong night
bic SfJabcI (-n) needle, pin
bic Sialic vicinity, neighborhood
na^e (ncltier, am ndd)ften) adj. near,
close [by], adjacent
ndfitn tr. and intr. sew
na^m />rd. £>/ nc^men
bcr 9? ante (-n8, -n) name
nam(i(^ adj. same; a</w. namely,
to wit, that is, as a matter of
fact, you know
nannte pret. of ncnncn
ber 9Jarr (-en, -en) fool, idiot
nafc^en tr. and intr. nibble, eat
things on the sly
bic ^Jttfc (-n) nose
nttft {with or without umlaut in
compar. and superl.) adj. wet
naiixt'W^ adj. natural, genuine;
adv. of course, naturally
nel^en prep. w. dat. and ace. near,
beside
ncbft prep. w. dat. together with
bcr ^Itdat [river] Neckar
bcr SfJcffc (-n, -n) nephew
ne^men (ninimt, m\)m, Qcnontmcn)
tr. take, accept, receive
ttcin adv. no; inter j. heavens!
mercy
nennen (nannte, genonnt) tr. call,
name
neu adj. new; t)on ncuem anew;
ncuc8? any news?; auf« neuc
anew
ha^ 9Uuia^r New- Year's [day];
profit S'lcuial^r' Happy New-
year I
bcr S^cuja^r^UJunfd^ (^c) New-
year's greeting
neufic^ adv. recently, the other
day
ncuti num. nine
ber Sltaga'ra [falls of] Niagara
nic^t adv. not; gar md)t not at all;
nid^t mef)r no longer; nic^t bod^!
no you don't!; nid^t? wasn't he?
didn't he?
bcr SWit^traut^cr (— ) non-smoker;
fiir 9^i(^traud)er smoking for-
bidden
nittit^ indef. pron. nothing; interj.
not by a long shot! I should
say not!
nirfcn intr. nod
ttie adv. never
nieber adv. down
ntebUf^ adj. neat, nice, pretty
nicbrig adj. low
niemat!^ adv. never
memanb indef. pron. no one, no-
body
ntmmt sd pers. pres. of ncl^mcn
ttOd^ adv. still, yet, even, besides,
again; conj. nor; nod) ein an-
other, one more; nod) nid)t not
yet; nod^ einmal once more,
again; nod) immer still, contin-
ually; noc^ eth)a§ something
more; nod) l^cute this very day;
nod^ bicfc 9^ac^t this very night;
nod^ Oiel a lot more; no(^ einigc
a few more; no(^ icljt to this
day
no^maU adv. again
bic D'Jot (-^e) need, distress, neces-
sity
ttiJttg adj. necessary, needful
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bcr 9lo\)cm'hct (-[«], -) November
bcr 9Ju instant; im 9tu in a trice,
in no time at all
bic Plummet (-n) number
nun adv. now; inter j. well!; nutictn*
mat once and for all
liur adv. only, just; Qel)t nur! go.
if you want to!; h)o l^aft bu nur
ba6 f)cr? now, where in the
world did you get that?; iuad
nur I wonder what; nur nid^t
except
bic mfi (9liiffc) nut
nii^lid^ adj. useful
D inter j. oh!
06 ctfwj. whether, I wonder if, to
see whether; obgleic^ although
often adv. above, upstairs, up top
ofterfjatb prep. w. gen. above
bcr Oticr!cIIncr (— ) head- waiter
bcr Cbcrft (-en, -en) colonel
obgtcid)' conj. although
bQ« Cbft fruit
obcr conj. or
bcr Cfen (■^) stove
off en at/y. frank, open
bcr Offisicr' (-c) officer
offnen tr. open
oft adv. often, many times
of)ne prep. w. ace. without; ol^nc
mal without even
ha^ O^r (-e«, -en) ear
bcr Dnfel (— ) uncle
orbcnttid^ adj. orderly, regular,
ordinary, exact, downright
bcr Drt (-c and ^tt) place, region,
locality, spot
bic Dftern pi. Easter
bag ^fterrcit^ Austria
bcr Otto prop, name Otto
«
ba^ ^aat (-c) pair, couple; cin
paav a few, several
bog ^afet' (-c) package
ber ^apa (-«) papa
ba^ *45a;?ter' (-c) paper
$dp!e [a family name] Papke
bag ^arabie^' (-c) paradise
bcr ^aragra^j^' (-en, -en) section,
paragraph
ba^ ^5ari)g' [city of] Paris
paffctt (pa&t, pa^e, QCpa^t) intr. be
suitable, fit
bcr qSaftcnt' [t=t«] (-en, -en) pa-
tient, sufferer
bcr ^anl prop, name Paul
bcr (also ba^) ^enbel pendu-
lum
bcr ^aterfami'Ita^ humorous
father of the family
bic ^5erfon' (-en, -en) person, in-
dividual
lieffimtf'tifel^ adj. pessimistic
bcr ^eter prop, name Peter
bk ^fcifc (-n) pipe
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|ifctfcn(pfiff, gcpfiffcn) intr. whistle,
pipe
bcr pfennig (-c) penny, farthing
[coin worth i of a cent]
\ia^ ^fcrb (-c) horse
bic ^flonsc (-n) plant
bic ^flid^t (-en) duty
ha^ 5Pfunb (-c) pound
bic ^^ilofol^^ic' (-i'cn) philoso-
phy
^J^tlofo'p^iff^ adj. philosophical
bic ^^rofc (-n) phrase
bcr $iffolo (-«) waiter's assistant,
helper [from Italian piccolo
small]
bcr ^lo^ (-^c) place, room, seat;
[public] square
Ijlaubcrn intr. chat
))t()^n(^ adj. sudden
bic ^olitif politics
bcr ^orttcr [tic'] (-«) door-man
[of a hotel]
bic iporsellan'pfeife (-n) porcelain
pipe
bcr %Q\thoic (-n, -n) mail-carrier,
postman
boe ^otigbam [city of] Potsdam
^>rafttf(^ adj. practical
bcr ^rdfibcnt' (-en, -en) president
prdtentid^' [t=t8] adj. arrogant
bcr %xt\^ (-c) price, prize, praise
)jrcufttf(^ adj. Prussian
bcr %xm^ (-en, -en) prince
bic ^dnscnftraftc (-n) Prince
Street
bcr $rtt)ot'bo5cnt (-en, -en) lec-
turer [without pay, at a uni-
versity]
\>(x^ ^rttiat'Ieben private life
bcr ^rofcf'foi^(-6, -o'rcn) professor
))TOftt inter j. here's to you!
priigcln intr. beat black and blue,
thrash
^ft inter j. hist! hush! sh! hark!
bcr Rubbing (-c or -«) pudding
bcr %viU (-e) pulse
hd^ %u\i (-e) desk
pu^en tr. polish, scour, clean
81
bcr 9?anb (*cr) edge, brim
ranntc prct. of rcnnen
rafe^ adj. quick, sudden
rafctt intr. rage, bluster; rafte hjci^
tcr tore madly on
bcr mat {pi. $Ratfd^lQ0c) advice,
counsel
raten (rat, riet, flcratcn) intr. coun-
sel, advise
bic 9fJdu6er^i)^Ic (-n) den of
thieves
raut^en tr. smoke
tttuf contr. of j^crauf
bcr 9iauni (-^c) room; =3eitraum
interval
bic 9fJet^cnftunbc (-n) arithmetic-
lesson
rcdjnen tr. and intr. reckon, cipher,
do sums
t^a^ 9?C(^ncn arithmetic
bic JRec^nung (-en) bill, account
re(^l adj. right, real, downright,
regular; adv. aright; ju meiner
9?C(^ten at my right hand; h)a«
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red)te§ something fine; red^t
madden please, satisfy; rcd^t balb
right soon
rcc^t^ adv. right, to the right
bic OJcbc (-n) talk, speech, dis-
course
rebcn inlr. talk, speak
bic 9{eben^art (-en) expression,
phrase
bQ« dUqaV (-e) shelf
bcr dlcQcn (— ) rain
ba^ 9{cgimcnt' (-er) regiment
bic SJcgimcnti^'mufif regimental
band
regnen intr. rain
rcic^ adj. rich; bcr dtd^t {decl. as
adj.) rich man
baS 9fJcir^ (-c) realm, empire
retd^en tr. and intr. reach, extend,
stretch; pass, hand, ofifer
bcr 92et(^tutn (-^cr) riches, wealth
reif adj. ripe, mature, mellow
bic JRci^C (-n) row, line, rank, file;
bcr 9fJctl^c nac^ successively;
bic 9Jcif)C ift an bir it's your
turn
tctn adj. pure, clean; sheer
bic [Rcifc (-n) journey, travel
rcifcn intr. {aux. fcin) travel, jour-
ney
bcr 92eifenbe {decl. as adj.) trav-
eler
bic 9ietf»taf(^e (-n) traveling-bag,
valise, satchel
rcitcn (ritt, gcrittcn) intr. {aux.
fcin) ride
retjenb adj. charming
rcnncn (ranntc, ecrannt) intr. (aux.
fcin) run, race, rush, tear
bic ajcfibcnj' (-en) [royal] resi-
dence, capital
ha& JRcftaurant' [rcftorang] (-«)
restaurant
rcttcn tr. save
bo« die^ept' (-c) prescription
bcr 9U()cin [river] Rhine
bcr dlticumaii^'mu^ rheumatism
bcr 92i(^arb prop, name Richard
rtc^tig adj. correct, proper, regu-
lar; interj. sure enough! right
you are!
ricf pret. of rufcn
ha^ Oiinbflcift^ beef
bcr OfJing (-c) ring
ritt pret. of rcitcn
bcr JRorf (-^c) coat
rotten tr. and intr. roll, wheel
bic 9f{ofc (-n) rose
rofcnfarbtg adj. rose-colored
rot (rotcr, am rotcftcn) adj. red,
ruddy
bcr 9Jiicfctt (— ) back
rufcn (rief, Qcrufcn) intr. cry,
shout, call, summon
ha^ 9Jnfctt calling, shouting
rul^en intr. rest, repose, lie
rul^ig adj. calm, even, quiet
runter contr. oj f)crun'tcr
bcr Sttol (©ale) hall, ball-room
bcr ®abe( ( — ) saber, sword
bic ©oc^c (-n) affair, cause, thing,
matter; unfcrc bcftcn ©ad^cn our
Sunday-best
bcr (Bad (-^c) sack
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bic ©age (-n) legend
fagen/r. say, tell; mie gefafit as I've
already said
\ati pret. of \ti)tn
hex Solon' [feoKong] (-g) parlor
ba« ©olj (-c) salt
famt prep. w. dat. together with,
beside
fammeln tr. collect
ber ©anb sand
fanbte />r6/. 0/ fenben
fonft adj. soft, mild, gentle
fang pret. of fingen
faff pret. of filjcn
bcr ®a^ (-^e) sentence; leap
fauer adj. sour, glum
f c^abe adj. ; ha^ ift f d^abc that's too
bad!; h)ic fd^abc! what a pity!
fd^affcn (fc^uf, gcfd^offcn) tr. create,
make;(fd)afftc,|Qc[c^afft) bring, do
ber ©c^affncr (— ) railway-guard,
brakeman
fc^arf (fc^arfcr, am fd)arfftcn) adj.
sharp, pointed, keen
ber Sd^a^ (-^e) treasure, sweet-
heart
fd^auen tr. and intr. look, behold,
glance at
ba« ©(^aufclpferb (-e) hobby-
horse, rocking-horse
ff^eiben (f(^icb, flefc^ieben) intr.
{aux. fein) part, depart
fc^einen ([c^ien, Qef(f)ienen) intr.
shine; seem, appear
bie ®(^enfe (-n) tap-room, tavern
f(^en!en tr. give, present; pour
f(^t(fen tr. send, dispatch; refl. be
suitable, be proper
fi^ien pret. of fd^einen
fd^ieffen (fd|o&, gefc^offen) tr. shoot
ha^ Sc^iff (-e) ship, boat
fdfjimpfcn intr. curse, swear, scold
ber (Bd)itm (-e) umbrella, parasol
bic S(f|(a(^t (-en) battle
ber Sd^Iaf sleep, slumber
ft^lafcn ([c^Iiift, fd^Iicf, gcfd^Iafcn)
intr. sleep
bic @d)(afftubc (-n) bedroom
bcr BdliaQ (^e) stroke, blow
fd^Iagcn ([djlagt, f(^IuQ, 8e[d)lQQen)
tr. strike, beat, turn, throw
fdfjlan! adj. slender
fdf)(au adj. sly, cunning
ber Sc^Iaumcier {liter, sly dog)
Schlaumeier [a family name]
ff^Iec^t adj. bad, evil; [(^Icd^tc S^^'
ten hard times
ft^Ietdjcn ([d)Ilc^, Qc[d)Iirf)en) intr.
(aux. fein) and refl. slink, slip,
steal, sneak
fc^Hcf pret. of [(^lafcn
fc^licftcn {\6)\o^, ee[d)Ioffcn) tr.
close, shut, lock
fdjiimm adj. bad, evil, ill
h(x^ Sc^toft ((S(^Io[[er) castle, pal-
ace
fd^Ioft pret. of fd)Iie&en
fd)(ug pret. of fd^Iagen
bcr St^Iufif (©dilUffc) end, close;
ending a telephotie talk done;
finished
bcr ©djtuffcl (— ) key
ft^mcrfen tr. and intr. taste [good]
ber St^mcrj (-e8, -en) pain, grief
ber ®d|mufe dirt
ber Sconce snow
ber ©t^nccbatt H) snowball; mit
©d^necballen toerfen throw snow-
balls
f(^neiben ([(^nitt, gefc^nitten) tr. cut
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bcr ©djncibcr (— ) tailor; Schnei-
der [a family name]
fc^neibtg adj. cutting, smart, dap-
per, plucky, swagger
fd^neten intr. snow
fc^nctt adj. quick, fast, swift;
fdjnett mad)en hurry up
frfjncffcn intr. {aux. fcin) spring, fly
((finitt pret. of fd^ncibcn
fdlniiren tr. tie, strap up
bcr ®d)nurrbnrt (^e) mustache
bic (©(^ofolo'bc (-n) chocolate
bcr ©c^ofola'bciipubbing (-c or -8)
chocolate-pudding
fd^Ott adv. already, soon; never-
theless, even, anyway; don't
fear, never you fear, all right,
"fast enough," yet, probably,
by all means; fc^on gut never
mind!; ^cutc nac^tfc^on this very
night; fd^on miebcr? what is it?
what now?; bu fd^Iafft nun fd^on
lariQe you've been sleeping this
long time
fd^ijlt adj. pretty, fine, beautiful;
inter j. all right!; etiDag (©(^onc6
something fine
bcr ©djornftcin (-c) chimney
bcr Sdjornftcinfcgcr (— ) chimney-
sweep
fc^off pret. of fd^tc^cn
bcr Scf)of?^unb (-c) lap-dog
bcr Sdfranf (-^c) cupboard, cabinet
bcr @d)rcrf (-c) fright, terror; also
bcr ®d)rcdfcn (— )
bcr Secret (-e) cry, shriek
fr^rcibcn (fc^ricb, gefd^rtcbcn) tr.
and intr. write
fc^reten (fd^ric, gcfd^ricn) intr.
shriek, shout, call, cry
ba^ ©c^rctcn crying, calling
fc^rcitcit (fd^ritt, gcfc^rittcn) intr,
{aux. fcin) walk, stride
fd^rtc pret. of [d^rcicn
fdjricb pret. of fc^rcibcn
fc^rubbcn tr. scrub
fd)t inter j. sh! hush!
bic ©c^ublabc (-n) drawer
bcr (Sdful^ (-c) shoe
fc^ulbtg adj. guilty; indebted, ow-
ing; Yoa^ bin id^ fc^ulbig? how
much do I owe?
bic ©d^ulc (-n) school
bcr (Sdjiilcr (— ) pupil, student
bic ®(^ultcr (-n) shoulder
(5c(|u(5C {liter, mayor) Schulze [a
family name]
bic ©djiiffd (-n) dish, plate
bcr <Srf|uftcr (— ) shoemaker, cob-
bler
bcr ®(^u^ protection
ft^njad) (fd^mttd^cr, am fd^mad^ftcn)
adj. weak, faint
fc^rtjars ([(^mclrscr, am fc^morjcftcn)
adj. black
((^nja^Ctt {or f(^n)(ii5cn) intr. gossip,
chatter
©d^hja^fc {liter, gossip-ky) [a fam-
ily name] Schwatzke
f(^n)Ctgctt (fd^iDicQ, Qef(^n)ic0cn,) intr.
be silent, say nothing, be
stilled
ha^ ®(^hjeitt (-c) pig
fc^njcr adj. heavy, hard, difl&cult
bic ©e^hjcftcr (-n) sister
bcr ©c^ltJtnbcl (— ) cheat, swindle
fccffig num. six
fed)5i(| num. sixty
ha^ ®cban' [city of] Sedan
bcr Scbani^'tag (-c) Sedan-day [in
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commemoration of the battle
of Sedan]
btc ©ccftabt (-^c) seaport
fc^en (fic^t, \ai), gefei^en) tr. and
intr. see, look
bic ©e^cnighJiirbigfcit (-en) attrac-
tion, [notable] sight
fcl^r adv. very, much, very much,
extremely
bic Scibc (-n) silk
ha^ ©cibcnflcib (-cr) silk-dress
btc Scifc (-n) soap
fcitt (id) bin, bu bift, cr tft, \m finb,
il^r fctb, fie finb; Xoax, gelucfen)
intr. {aux. fcin) be, exist, seem;
h)ag foil benn ba§ fcin? what on
earth does that mean?; tocil
©ic c8 finb because it's you
fcin pass. pron. and adj. his, its
fcit prep, and conj. since, for
fcitbcm' adv. since, ever since,
since then
bic ©cite (-n) side; page [of a
book]
bic Scfun'bc (-n) second [of time]
felber indecl. pron. self
fclbft indecl. pron. self; adv. in
person; even
fclten adj. rare; adv. seldom
bic ©cmmel (-n) [bread] roll
fcnbctt (fenbetc or fanbtc, Qcfcnbct or
gefanbt) tr. send
fcnfcn tr. lower, cast down
ber ®e)?tcm'bcr (-[§],-) September
bic ®crt)ict'tc [fecrnj] (-n) napkin
ber ©crtJii^' [^crtoi^] attendance [i.e.
gratuity for servants in hotels]
fe^cn tr. set, seat, put, place; refl.
sit down
fcufscn intr. sigh
fid^ rejl. and reciprocal pron. him-
self, herself, itself, themselves,
yourself, yourselves; each
other, one another; bci fid^ to
himself
Sic {^^xtx, 3^nen, ®ic) pers. pron.
you
fic (i^rcr, i^ncn, fie) pers. pron.
they
fic (if)rcr, il^r, fic) pers. pron. she
fteben num. seven
fiel^ inter j. lo! behold! look you!
ftc^t 2>d pers. pres. oj fcl^cn
boS Silbcr silver
fitbcrn adj. [of] silver
bQ« (SilbcrftUtf (-c) silver-coin
finb pi. pres. of fcin
fmgcn (fang, gcfungcn) tr. and intr.
sing
ha^ Singen singing, song
fmfcn (fanf, gcfunfcn) intr. {aux.
fcin) sink, fall
bcr Sinn (-c) sense, mind
bcr (Sirm? (-c) sirup
bic Sittc (-n) custom
fi^cn (fofe, Qcfcffcn) intr. sit, fit; be
lodged, be
fo adv. so, as, thus, therefore,
then, now; inter j. there! in-
deed!; fo ctnjaS that sort of
thing; fo cin such a
fobalb' adv. as soon as
foba^' conj. so that
foc'ben adv. just now
bQ« ©ofa (-«) sofa, lounge
fofort' adv. at once, on the spot
fogar' adv. even, actually
foglcit!^' adv. immediately
bic ©o^Ic (-n) [leather] sole
bcr So^n (-^c) son
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ba« Sd^nc^en (— ) little son
fo(an'ge conj. as long as, while
[the adv. is written fo laiiQc]
folc^ (folc^c, foI(^c«) adj. such; cin
foI(^cr such a
bcr ©olbat' (-€n, -en) soldier
ba« Solba'tenlcftcn soldier-life
foKcn (ic^ foil, bu foHft, er foil, h)ir
follcn, if)r follt, fie follcn; foEtc,
eefollt) mod. aux. shall, must,
ought; be to, be going to, be
said to
bcr Sommcr (— ) summer
fonbern conj. after negative but
ber (Sonnaftenb (-e) Saturday
bie Sonne (-n) sun
ber Sonntafl (-e) Sunday
fonft adv. and conj. else, or, other-
wise, than, formerly, usually
foDter conj. as much as
fohJOl^r conj. as well
ipat adj. late, tardy
(pater adv. later, afterwards
fpojie'rcn intr. {aux. fein) walk;
fpajicrcn gcf)cn take a stroll
ber Spostcr'gang H) walk
bie ©pcifcfammcr (-n) pantry,
larder
fpcifcn intr. dine
ber ©petfcfoal (fclle) dining-hall
ba& Spcifcjimmer (— ) dining-
room
ber BpitQtl (— ) looking-glass,
mirror
ba« <Bpxtl (-e) game, play
fptclen tr. and intr. play
bie ©pielfad^e (-n) plaything, toy
fpi^ adj. pointed, sharp
bcr (Bpii^huht (-n, -n) rascal,
rogue
bie Bpii^e (-n) top, point, head;
pi. lace
bie Bpxa^t (-n) language
iptattjloS adj. speechless, silent
jptanq pret. of \ptinQttt
fprct^cn (fprid^t, fprad^, eefprod^cn)
tr. and intr. speak, talk, say,
converse, speak with, see
bie ©prcd^iil&nng (-en) conversa-
tional exercise
fprtngcn (fprang, QcfprunQcn) intr.
{aux. fein) leap, jump, spring,
run
bcr Sprung H) leap, jump
bie ©piiHjanf (^e) [kitchen] sink
ber ©tnat (-e«, -en) state
bie ©tabt (-^c) city
ftammcin intr. stammer, stutter
ftanb pret. of ftel^en
itatb pret. of fterben
ftar! (ftttrfer, am ftiirfften) adj.
strong, stout, thick
bie Btaiion' [t=t8] (-en) station,
stop
itatt prep. w. gen. instead of; ftatt
beffcn instead of which
fterfen {regular or w. pret. ftaf) tr.
stick, put; rcfl. get into; intr.
stick [fast], be hidden, be; IDO
er n)o{)I nur ftccft? where on
earth can he be?
bcr Stcgreif obsolete word for stir-
rup; au8 bem ©tegrcif extem-
pore, off-hand
ftc^cn (ftanb, gcftanbcn) intr. stand,
be; ftcf)cn bleibcn stop, stand
still; =anftc]^cn become, suit,
fit; fte{|t 3U Ocrfaufcn is offered
for sale
ftetgen (ftieg, gcfUcgcn) intr. {aux.
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fcin) climb, ascend, mount, rise,
get; = nieberftetQcn get down
ber ®tcin (-c) stone
@tcin^rc(^er (liler. stone-breaker)
Steinbrecher [a family name]
Stetnfelb {liter, stone-field) Stein-
feld [a family name]
bic Stcttc (-n) place, spot; ouf bcr
(©telle on the spot, at once
fteOett tr. put, place; cine %xaQt
ftellen ask a question
fterben (ftirbt, ftarb, geftorbcn) inir.
(aux. fein) die
bcr 8 tern (-e) star
ftct§ adv. continually
bic Steucr (-n) tax
bcr ©ticfel (— ) boot
ber @ttcfelfne(^t (-c) bootjack
ber (Sttcfcl^u^cr (— ) bootblack
ftieg pret. of [teiQcn
fHtt adj. still, quiet, motionless
bic (©ttttc quiet, peace, calm
bie (stimmc (-n) voice
ftimmen tr. induce, incline
bie ©ttmrnung (-en) mood, temper
ftirfit sd pers. pres. of fterben
bie 8tirn(e) (-en) forehead, brow
ftd^nen intr. groan
ftolj adj. proud
ber (Stolj pride, expression of
pride
ftolsic'ren intr. (aux. fein) strut
bcr Stored (-^e) stork
ftdrett tr. disturb
bie ®trafc (-n) punishment
ftrafen tr. punish, rebuke
ftra^Ienb adj. radiant, beaming
ftramm adj. rigid, stiff
bie ©trofec (-n) street, road
ftrcng(c) adj. strict, severe
ba^ <Bttofi straw
ber Strom (-^e) stream, current,
river
bie ©tro^^c (-n) stanza
ber ©trum^f (-^c) stocking
bic ©tube (-n) room; gute ©tube
best room, parlor
ba« ©tubenmttb(^cn (— ) parlor-
maid, housemaid
bic ©tubcntiir (-en) parlor-door,
sitting-room door
ba^ ©tu(f (-c) piece, article, [sin-
gle] one, unit; slice; ba^ <Stucf
apiece
bcr ©tubent' (-en, -en) student
ftubic'ren tr. study
ba^ ©tubtum (-«, <Stubien) study
bcr ©tuffi (^e) chair
ftltmm adj. dumb, mute, silent
bie ©tunbc (-n) hour; lesson;
hour's journey, league
ftiirsen intr. {aux. fein) plunge,
fall, rush, throw
ftit^en tr. support, lean
fud^en tr. seek, search, look for
bie <Bnppt (-n) soup
fitft adj. sweet
©toettn [a family name] Swenn
Z
bit S^ttfcl (-n) table, board
ber Xaq (-c) day; aKc Xaqt every
day; cinc« Xa^t^ one day, some
day; ben 2^afi a day, daily; bet
XaQt in the daytime; t)or brei
2^agcn three days ago; an ben
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183
XaQ bringcn bring to light, dis-
close
ha^ XaQt^ixdit daylight
bie ^ageSjeit (-en) time of day
ha^ Xai (-^cr) vale, valley
ber XaUv (— ) dollar [silver coin
worth three marks or 72 cents]
bic Xanm (-n) pine-tree, fir
ber ^annenbautn (^e) Christmas-
tree, fir-tree
bte Xante (-n) aunt
ber Xan^ (-^e) dance
tansen inlr. dance, swirl
bie ^afc^e (-n) pocket; =9Jeife*
tafd^e satchel, valise
bie Xa^e (-n) cup
tat ttic^ see h)cl)
bie Xat (-en) deed, act, action
ber ^^aufnomc (-ng, -n) baptismal
name
taufcnb num. thousand
ber Xtt tea
ber ^ccBffel (— ) teaspoon
ber {also ba^) ^cil (-e) part,
share
bic ^elegra'p^cnftttttgc (-n) tele-
graph-pole
bag Xtitption' (-e) telephone
ber XtUtt (— ) plate
ber J^eml^erens'ter (— ) temper-
ance advocate, prohibitionist
ber Xcppiti) (-e) carpet, rug
tcucr adj. dear, precious
ba^ Xfita'ttt (— ) theater
ber ^^eobor prop, name Theodore
tief adj. deep, low, far
ha^ Xtit (-e) animal
ba« Xittditn (— ) small animal,
little fellow
bic Xittie (-n) ink
ber Xm (-e) table
ber X\id)kt (— ) carpenter, joiner
bie ^tfd^rei^e (-n) row of tables
bie ^of^ter (^) daughter
ber Xoh (-e) death
tott adj. mad, crazy
ber Xon (-^c) tone, note, sound,
melody
ber $topf (-^c) pot, jar, crock
bic Xottt (-n) tart, pastry
tot adj. dead
traf pret. of treffcn
tragen (triigt, trug, getragcn) tr.
bear, carry, wear
bic 2:rdnc (-n) tear
tran! pret. of trinfen
trat pret. of treten
trauen intr. w. dat. trust
ber JEraum (^e) dream
traumen intr. dream; imp. c8
triiuntte mir I dreamed
traurtg adj. sad, mournful
treffcn (trtfft, traf, getroffen) tr. hit,
strike, meet
trd^en (trieb, getricbcn) tr. drive,
urge
bic Xttppe (-n) staircase; bic
Xxeppt l^erunter downstairs
trctcn (tritt, trat, gctrctcn) intr.
(aux. fein) tread, step, walk,
come
treu adj. faithful, true, loyal
trifft sd pers. pres. of treffen
trinfen (tranf, gclrunfen) tr. and
intr. drink
ba^ ^rinfgelb (-^r) gratuity, tip
tritt 3 J pers. pres. of trctcn
bic trommel (-n) drum
bic Xtompe'U (-n) trumpet
ber 2;riHifc« (— ) drop
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tro^ prep. w. gen. and dat. in spite
of
trufl pret. c/tragcn
ha^ Xudi Hr) cloth
bie Itugcnb (-en) virtue
inn (tat, gctan) /r. do, make, act,
pretend; tot\) tun hurt, pain,
ache, grieve; gut tun benefit
bcr S:unnct (-«) tunnel
bo8 2^itpfcId^C« (— ) point, dot
bie Xuxie) (-en) door; jur 3:ilr ^in*
au8 out of the door
tt
ubtt adv. over, above, across;
prep. w. dat. and ace. over,
above, concerning, up to; ilber
ctn ^(x\ix over a year; libera 3a^r
a year hence
ixhtxaVi' adv. everywhere, on every
side
ber Hbcrgang (^c) change [of
mood]
ubcr^au^jf- adv. in general, alto-
gether, at all, anyway
iibcrroft^t' part. adj. surprised
ubcrfct'jcn tr. translate
iibrig adj. remaining, rest of, left
[over], other
bic itbung (-en) exercise
bie Ul^r (-en) watch, clock,
o'clock, hour; h)ieDieI Uf)r \\t e«?
what time is it?
iibltc^ adj. usual, customary
tttn prep. w. ace. and adv. around,
about, over, for, at; at an end,
over; um ju in order to; urn f o [w.
comparatives] so much the more;
um h)iet)iel Uf)r at what time
wnior'mcn tr. embrace
umlfcr' adv. around, about
ber Umftanb (-^e) circumstance
Uttb conj. and
unfern adv. not far from
Uttgo'Hfd^ adj. Hungarian
ungliidfltd^ adj. unhappy, unfor-
tunate
un^cim'U(^ adj. dismal, uncanny
bie Uniform' (-en) uniform
ber Uniform'rorf (^e) military coat
bie Uttittcrfttot' (-en) university
ha^ Unred^t wrong, injustice; un*
red^t fjoben be wrong
un^ dat. and ace. of n)ir
unfanft adv. roughly, by no means
gently
unfc^ulbig adj. innocent
unfer gen. of rtir
unfer (unfere, unfer) poss. pron.
and adj. our, ours
ber Unfinn nonsense
unten adv. down, below, beneath,
downstairs, bottom
Utiter prep. w. dat. and ace, and
adv. under, below, beneath;
among, between, by
untcrbrc'e^cn (unterbrid^t, unter*
bxa6), unterbroc^cn) tr. interrupt
unter^alb prep. w. gen. under, be-
low
unter^arten (unterfiait, unterf)ielt,
unter^Qlten) refl. converse
unterirbtff^ adj. underground,
subterranean
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bcr Unteroffti^tcr (-c) corporal,
sergeant
bcr Untcrfdjtcb (-c) difference
bic Untcrfu'c^unfl (-en) inquiry,
examination, investigation
itnUieit prep. w. gen. a short dis-
tance from
bie Urfad^e (-n) cause, reason
ufhJ. abbrev. of unb fo tociter and
so forth, etcetera
bcr JBfltcr (^) father
ba^ JBtttcr^auig Hr) paternal roof
ba« JBatcrlanb native country
bic HBaterlanb^Iiebe patriotism
ba^ 9$ei((^cn (— ) violet
ticrbic'tcn (oerbot, ocrbotcn) Ir. for-
bid
tocrbor'gctt part. adj. concealed,
hidden
bcr JBcrbrc'e^cr (— ) criminal
ticrber'bctt (ocrbirbt, ocrbarb, t)cr=
borbcn) intr. {aux. fcin) spoil,
become spoiled; tr. ruin, de-
stroy
Ucrbtc'ncn tr. earn, deserve
bcr JBcrcin' (-c) society, club
kJcrci'nigt part. adj. united
bic fficrci'nigtcn Btaaten United
States
tjcrfal'lctt (tocrfttltt, dcrfici, bcrfal=
Icn) intr. {aux. fcin) fall in, re-
vert; in ben altcn gel^Icr t)crfoI='
Icn revert to his former bad
habits
bcrfaf'fcn (bcrfa^tc, Dcrfafet) tr.
compose, draw up
bic JBcrfaf fung (-en) constitution
tJCrforgcn tr. pursue, persecute
t^ergeffctt (ocrgifet, Dcrgofe, DcrQc[=
fen) tr. and intr. forget
bog SBerflnii'gcn pleasure
tergorbet adj. gilt, gilded
toer^al'len intr. (aux. fein) die
away
Ucrfau'fen tr. sell
bcr JBcrfttu'fcr (— ) salesman
Jjcrlatt'gcn tr. demand
tjcrlaf'fctt (dcrlttfet, tjcrlicfe, Dcrlaf*
fen) tr. abandon, desert, leave
toerle'gen adj. embarrassed
tocrlic'rcn (derlor, Derlorcn) tr. lose;
ticrlorcn Qcl^en be lost, get lost
ijcrmd'gcn (ic^ tttxmaQ, bu bermagft,
er \)txmaQ, toir bcrmoQcn, tl^r Dcr*
mogt, fie Dermogen; bermod^tc,
bermod^t) intr. be able, can
tjerra'ten (Derriit, berrict, berratcn)
tr. betray
Uerrtt^'ten tr. perform, do
bcrfd^tc'bcn adj. various, different
k>crf(^(tc'ften (bcrfc^Iofe, berfc^Ioffcn)
tr. lock; einc XiXx jum 55crfd^Itc*
feen a door to lock it up
berfc^Iu'rfcn tr. swallow, gulp
down
t>crf(^rct'bcn (bcrfc^rieb, tjcrfd^ric*
ben) tr. prescribe
bcrfr^min'bcn (t)crf(^n)anb, bcr*
fc^munben) intr. (aux. fcin). dis-
appear, vanish
bcrf^rc't^en (berfprtc^t, berfpra^
bcrfprod^cn) tr. promise
bcr JBcrftanb' mind, understand-
ing, sense
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tjerftc'^cti (ocrftonb, tjcrftanbcn) tr.
and intr. understand, know how;
rejl. w. Quf be a good hand at
ber JBcrfut^' (-c) attempt, trial
tocrfu't^cn tr. attempt, try; tempt
tocrtci'Ictt tr. divide, distribute
tocrhJun'bcrt adv. in amazement
tierjau'ticrt part. adj. enchanted
Uctjci'^cn (tocr^icf), bcr^tcEien) tr.
pardon, forgive
ber ^Better (-g, -n) cousin
bid (tnct)r, mcift) adj. much,
many; nod^ t)iclc« mct)r a lot of
other things
btcttctcfit' adv. perhaps, maybe
totcr num. four
btermal adv. four times
bog J8tcrtcl (— ) quarter, fourth
[part]; cin 53iertcl ouf ein« a
quarter past twelve
\>it ©icrtclftunbc (-n) quarter of
an hour
tiiersig num. forty
ber JBogcI(-^) bird; creature, fellow
\i(x^ SoH Hr) people, folk
tooH a</;. full
tjodftdnbig adj. complete
tJom cow/r. of bon bcm
tJon />fe/>. w. dat. of, from, by
bor />re^. w;. ^fa/. a«<f ace, and
adv. before, in front of, for-
ward, ago; Dor bielen 3a^rcn
many years ago; t)or mic^ I)in
to myself; Dor ^xtu'tit iDcincn
weep for joy
toorcitt' adv. at the head, in front;
inter j. on! onwards!
MothtV adv. past; an tnir borbei
past me
tior'-beretten tr. prepare
ber S^orgefe^te {decl. as adj.) su-
perior, overseer
toorl^Ct' adv. previously, sooner,
before
toorl^tn' adv. before; a little while
ago
Uotig adj. former, preceding, last
tior'=fommen (tarn t)or, t)orgcfoTn=
men) intr. (aux. fein) occur,
happen; seem
bie JBorlefung (-en) lecture
ber SSormittag (-e) forenoon; neun
UF)r DormittaQg nine o'clock in
the morning
k)orn(e) adv. in front
boriS contr. of toor baS
bor'^flflcn tr. recite
ber S^orf (^ctn appearance ; jum S3or=
[(^ein fommcn turn up, crop out
bie SSorftcttung (-en) idea, notion
ber S^ortctl (-e) advantage, privi-
lege
toorii'bcr adv. past, over, by,
along; an . . . bortiber past
bortudrtS adv. forward, onwards,
in advance, on
m
tttadl adj. awake
toattltn intr. be awake, wake
hjadjfen (hJftc^ft, h)ud^«, gchiad^fen)
intr. {aux. fein) grow
bie 993ttcfjt watch, guard
ber 933agen (— ) wagon, carriage
toaf^t adj. true; nid^t toa\)X? is he
not? is that not so? does it
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not? will you not? wouldn't
you? etc.
toal^renb prep. w. gen. and conj.
during; while
ber SBalb (-^cr) forest, woods
bic SBanb (^e) wall, partition
toanbcrn intr. (aux. fcin) wander,
walk, ramble, travel, march,
roam
bag SSanbern tramping
bic 933anbtafc( (-n) blackboard
hjanbtc pret. of mcnbcn
bic SBange (-n) cheek
ttiann interr. adv. when
toar pret. of fcin
marb pret. of tocrben
hiarf pret. of hjcrfcn
tDorm (tt)(irmcr, am toftrntften) adj,
warm
hjartcn intr. wait; toartc nur! you
just wait!
hjorum' adv. why, wherefore
toaiS short form of indef. pron. tU
toa^; some, something, little
toa^ interr. and rel. pron. what,
that, which, a thing which,
that which; =h)arum why; tt)a«
nur whatever; toa^ au6) no
matter what
Jtiaft^cn (n)ftf(^t, mufd^, fictBafd^cn)
tr. wash
ber aSafc^tift^ (-c) wash-stand
toa^ fiir (cin) adv. what sort of,
what
bo« aSaffcr (— ) water
merfen tr. wake
njcber conj. neither
toCfl adv. away
ber UBcg (-e) way, path, journey;
\xd) auf ben SBeg madden set out.
start; liber htn SBeg across his
path
toeg'^bletbett (blieb tntQ, toeggeblie*
ben) intr. {aux. [cin) stay away
toegen prep. w. gen. on account
of, because of
toc^ adj. sore, aching; h)el^ tun
hurt, pain, ache, grieve
^a^ SBeib (-er) woman
tocic^ adj. soft, tender
bic SBei^nac^ten pi. Christmas
ber S93ei^na(^ti$baum (^c) Christ-
mas-tree
ha^ SSei^ttttc^t^feft (-c) Christ-
mastide
ber SBei^nad^ti^mann Santa Claus
ber 9Sei^na(^t^marft (^e) Christ-
mas-fair
ber Sei^nac^tStraum (^e) Christ-
mas-dream
ba« SSSei^nad^tSmetter Christmas-
weather
bteSBei^nad^ti^Seit Christmas-time
tocil conj. because, since, as
ber 993cin (-c) wine; vine
iDetnen intr. cry, weep
hieifc adj. wise, prudent
bic SBcife (-n) way, manner; tune,
melody
ttieifen (h)ic«, getriefcn) tr. show,
indicate
bie SBei^l^ett wisdom
ttieife adj. white
tocifi pres. of miffen
tocit adj. wide, far, far oflF, dis-
tant, long; tBcit unb brett far
and wide
toeiter adv. further, farther, on,
forth; inter j. go on! proceed!;
unb fo toeiter and so forth; obne
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SScitcrcS without more ado,
without ceremony
tocitl^in' adv. far into the distance
toeld^cr (n)el(^c, hjcld^c^) interr. and
rel. pron. which, what, who,
that which; some
btc SBcIt (-en) world
tocm dat. of Xotx
hJCtt ace. of XQtx
toenben (manbtc, gctDanbt or n)cns
bete, 0Ch)enbct) /r., intr., and reft.
turn
tuentg adj. little; few; adv. a little;
h)cmQcr less, minus
hJcnigftcriiS adv. at least
hJcnn adv. and conj. if, when,
whenever
JtJcr interr. and rel. pron. who, the
one who, he who, somebody;
n)cr aud^ whoever; njcr bort?
who is speaking [at the tele-
phone]?
merben (id^ h)erbc, bu mirft, cr h3trb,
toxx merben, i\)x hjcrbct, fie merben;
marb or murbe, eemorben) intr.
(aux. fcin) become, grow, get;
pass. aux. be; Jut. aux. shall,
will, be going to; h)a« fann au«
bir nod^ merben? what on earth
will become of you?
njcrfen (mirft, marf, gemorfen) tr.
throw, cast
ha^ SBerf (-e) work, achieve-
ment
bie 933crfftatt workshop
SBernifc [a family name] Wernike
mcrt adj. worth (y), precious
tOC^i)aiW adv. why, for what rea-
son, on account of which
taieffen gen. of mer
bie SSctte (-n) bet, wager
metten intr. bet, wager
ba^ SBetter weather
miber prep. w. ace. contrary to,
against
tnie adv. and conj. how, in what
way; as, as if, like, such as;
when, while, than; inter j.
what!
iDteber adv. back, again, anew
miebcr^o'len tr. repeat
mielan'ge {or mie langc) adv. how
long
ha^ aSiei^boben [city of] Wies-
baden
mictJter adv. how much, what;
mietoiel Uf)r ift e«? what time is
it?; ber miebielte ift f)cute? what
day of the month is it?
mitt pres. of moHen will, wants to,
claims to, is about to; er mill
eben Qcf)en he is just starting
ber aSitte (-n«, -n) will, wish
bcr SSlnb (-e) wind
bie aSinbmiJ^le (-n) windmill
ber SStnfel (— ) corner, angle
minfcn intr. wink, nod, beckon
ber aiBtntcr (— ) winter
ton (unfcr, un«, un«) pers. pron.
we
mtrb zd pers. pres. of merben will,
will be, will get, will grow
mirft 2,d pers. pres. of merfcn
mirfltt^ adv. really, actually
bcr 9Birt (-c) landlord, host
ha^ 933irt^()OUi^ (-^er) tavern, inn,
hotel
miffctt (ic^ meife, bu mcifet, er mcife,
mir miffen, if)r mi&t, fie miffeii;
mufete, flemu&t) tr. und intr.
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know; h)ei^ bu h)a«? let me tell
you something; I tell you what
we'll do
btc SBlffcnfc^aft (-en) science
too adv. and conj. where, wher-
ever, when; since
toobet' adv. in which, in connec-
tion with which
btc 9Bo(^c (-n) week
bcr SBo(^entag (-c) week-day
tooburd^' adv. by what means, by
means of which, in what way,
how
toofitr' adv. wherefor, for what,
what for
toolset' adv. where, whence, from
what direction
tool^tn' adv. where, whither, in
what direction
tool^I adv. well, indeed, perhaps,
probably, evidently; do you
suppose, I dare say, I presume,
I wonder; n)of)I gor I suppose;
laffcn ftd^'6 h)ot)l fein take their
ease
tool^l^abcnb adj. well-to-do
too^nen intr. dwell, live, reside
bic SSo^nftubc (-n) living-room,
sitting-room
btc aSo^nung (-en) dwelling
ha^ SBu()n5immcr (— ) parlor, sit-
ting-room
btc aSoIfc (-n) cloud
tooQen (id) toill, bu njittft, cr mitt,
h)ir njoHcn, if)r motlt, fie h)otten;
n}otttc, gemottt) mod. aux. will,
be willing, desire, want, wish,
pretend, intend, claim; be on
the point of; id^ iDoIItc [agcn I
meant to say; bu n)ittft n3ot)I
fagcn you mean to say, I sup-
pose
tooKtc pret. of Gotten wanted to,
was going to, meant to, in-
tended to, claimed to, was on
the point of
toomit' adv. with what, with
which, wherewith
tootan' adv. whereon, whereat, on
which, at which, with which,
of what, of which, by what
toorauf adv. whereon, on which,
of what, on what, to what
tootaui^' adv. from what, from
which, whence, out of which,*
by what, in what, of what
toorbctt short form of getoorbcn
toorin' adv. in which, of what
ba6 SBort word; pi. 3Bortc [con-
nected or coherent words];
SSdrter [disconnected or de-
tached words]; ju SBort fommcn
put in a word
toorii'ticr adv. about what, con-
cerning which, whereupon
tootion' adv. of which, of what,
about which, about what
tooju' adv. wherefore, why, for
what purpose
ber aSunbarst (^c) surgeon
tounberlid^ adj. curious, strange,
odd, queer
tounbern refl. wonder, be aston-
ished
bcr SBunft^ (-^c) wish, desire
toiinfc^cn tr. wish, desire
tourbc pret. of tuerbcn
bic SQurft (^e) sausage
toufetc pret. of tBiffcn
bic aSut rage, fury
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Sal^ adj. tough
bic 3tti^I (-en) number
bcr Sfl^tttttst (-^e) dentist
sort adj. tender, soft, weak
5C^n num. ten
SC^nmal atfz;. ten times
bag S^if^cn (— ) sign, signal
ha^ Scif^ncn drawing
§etgen ir. show, point out to,
point
bic 3^Jc (-n) line, verse
bic 3cit (-en) time, period; auf
* hirjc 3cit for a short while; fcit
bcr 3cit from that time on; bic
3cit bietcn bid good day to; mit
bcr 3eit as time goes on; Dor
alien ^citcn years and years ago;
langc 3eit for a long time; gu
fcincr 3eit in due time; a6) bu
licbc 3cit' sakes alive! well I
never!
Scrfire'c^cn (jcrbrid^t, gcrbrad^, jer*
brod^cn) tr. and intr. break in
pieces, shatter
Scrrci'fecn (gcrrife, gcrriffcn) intr.
(aux. fcin) break, snap, wear
out
sicken (gOQ, QCjoflcn) tr. draw, drag,
raise, take off, lift, pull; intr.
{aux. fcin) wander, roam, pass,
go, march
3tem(td) adv. rather, pretty
bic Stflor'rc (-n) cigar
bcr Siflflr'rcnlobcn (^) cigar-store
ha^ S'lmmct (— ) room
509 pret. of gicl^cn
bcr 3ott (— ) inch
SU prep. w. dat. to, unto, by, at,
for; adv. too, to, closed, up,
shut
bcr 3Mrf<^r sugar
bic 3«rfcrfa(^c (-n) sweetmeat
gucrft' a<fv. first, at first
Sufrie'bcn adj. contented, satis-
fied
bcr 3m9 (-^e) pull, move, gasp,
draft; trait, feature; [railway]
train
^^^ 3«9f«^rcr (— ) conductor
bic 3M^unft future
julc^t' adv. at last, last
sum contr. of gu bcm
Su'^mae^en tr. shut, close
5unad)ft' aJp. first of all, to begin
with
5ur contr. of ju bcr
Suriid' adv. back, behind
Suriirf'^gcbcn (gibt juriicf, Qah gu*
riicf, 3urU(f0C0cbcn) tr. return, re-
tort
Sufam'mcn adv. together
ba^ 3uff^«cibcn cutting-out
SUtJict' adv. too much
Stoonsigid^rig adj. twenty-year-
old
StOttr adv. indeed, certainly, it is
true, to be sure
SUJCt num. two
ghjcit num. second; trie c8 fcincn
jftjcitcn flibt without a rival
Stotnfcrn itttr. blink; fcin Singe
gnjtnft his eyelids quiver
Stoinft unusual for ^Winttxt
Stoifd^en prep. w. dat. and ace. be-
tween, among /
5h)d(f num. twelve
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a, an ctn, emc, cm
ability bic f^cifiigfcit (-en)
able ftt^iQ; be able fonnen see can
about prep, um, iibcr ace, t)on
dat.; what is this about your
father? h)a« ift benn ntit bcm
SBatcr?
about aJz;. Fierum', uml^cr'; = nearly
eth)Q, unt, on, ungcfa^r; be about
to hjollen, im 33eQriff' fein ju; he
tells something about school
cr crattl^It' ethjaa bon bcr ©d^ule
above prep. w. dat. and ace. iiber
absentminded gerftreut', gciftc^ab*
mcfcnb
accept an'=nel)nTcn (nintmt, nal^m,
eenommcn) tr.
accident bcr Unfatl (-^c)
account for crftci'rcn tr.
across prep. w. ace. ilbcr; adv. ]^cr=
ii'bcr, l^inii'bcr
act bflttbcln intr., ftd^ bcncl^'mcn
(bcnimmt, bcnal^nt, benommcn)
address ric^ten tr.
adieu! abicu [abp']!
ado bcr ?arm
advantage bcr 5?ortctI (-c)
aflarm beF)aup'tcn intr.
afraid bangc, ttngftltc^; be afraid
of him i^n fiirc^tcn, fid^ bor tf)m
fUrd^tcn
after conj. nad^bcm'
after adv. barauf , fpcitcr, nad^l^cr'
after prep. w. dat. nad^; after all
boc^; call after one cincm nad)'=
rufen (ic, u); after that banac^'
afternoon bcr S^ad^mittog (-c);
afternoons am 9lQd^mittagc or
nac^mittag^; this afternoon l^cutc
S^ad^mittag
again njtcber, nod^mal colloq., nod^
cinmal
against gcgcn, toxhtx ace.
age ha^ 5lltcr
aged aft, bcial^rt'
ago t)or, borbci', Dorl^cr'; two days
ago t)or jmci ^tagcn; long ago
langc f)cr, bor langcm, t)or longer
3cit; some time ago dor cinigcr
3cit; a while ago bor furjem,
fUrsIidf)
ahlofio'Iof)!
aid l^clfcn see help
ail fc^Icn intr. w. dat.
alas! oc^! Icibcr!
all prep, and adj. oH; = whole,
entire ganj; not at all gar nic^t;
all the people, everybody oltc;
all sorts of ottcrlci indecl.
adj.] all sorts of good things
otlcrlct <©d^(Jnc«; after all boc^;
all of six years old fcc^g gonjc
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^ai)Xt alt; all day ben sangcn
ZaQ; all his life fetn ?cben lang
allow criouben tr.; be allowed to
biirfcn {id) barf, bu barfft, er barf,
n)ir biirfcn, ii)v btirft, fie biirfen;
burfte, geburft) mod. aux.
all right fc^on gut; it was all right
e« ging fd^on gut
allusion bie Slnbeutung (-en)
almost fa ft, beinalje
alone atletn'
along mit; borbei', borii'bcr, ba^er';
how does he get along? n)ie 0et)t
c8 if)m?; come along mit'-fom^
men intr. {aux. fein); bring
along mit'bringcn tr.
aloud laut
Aloysius prop, name ber SlloljftuS
already fd^on
also aud^
although obglcid^'
altogether llberf)aupt'
Altroda "tia^ Slltroba [name of a
town]
always imnter
am bin see be
amazement \i(x^ @rftau'ncn; listen
with amazement crftaunt' gu'=
l)oren
America ba« 2lme'ri!a
American amcrifa'nifd^
American ber 3lmcrifa'ncr (— )
among unter dat. and ace.
ancient aft, uraft see old
and unb
anger argcm tr.
angry berbrtcfe'Iid^, argerlicf), bofe,
w. auf; be angry at argcrn fic^ an
animal baS ^^icr (-e)
pother [different one] ein anber;
[one more] nod^ ein; one an-
other einan'ber; each other fid^;
one thing and another btefeg
unb ienc«
answer bie Hnttoort (-en); an an-
swer is requested um 5lnth)ort
n)irb Qcbeten
answer antmorten intr. w. dat.
Antoinette prop, name bie ?lntoi«
nette [tnjancf]
anxiety bie Slngft (-^e).
any ein, irgenb ein; not any fein;
any more nod^ etn)ag; not any
more nid^tS mef)r; anyone irgenb
einer, irgenb iemanb; not any
better gar ni(f)t beffer
anything etn)a«, irgenb etfttaS; not
anything nic^t^
anyway auc^, cigentlid^, ilberl^aupt'
apiece bie "i^erfon', hai ®tadf
apothecary-shop bie 5lpott)e'fe (-n)
apple ber 5lpfel (^)
apple-sauce baS 2(pfelmu6
apple-tree ber 5Ipfelbaum (^c)
are feib, ftnb see be; there are tS>
gtbt w. ace. eS finb w. notn.; are
you not? ntd^t n)a{)r?
arise auf'^te^en (ftanb auf, aufge*
ftanben) intr. {aux. fein)
arithmetic bie Slritl^me'tif, baS
9Jed^nen
arm ber 5Irm (-e)
aroimd adv. berum', umF)er'; look
around for something fid^ nad^
ctmaS um'^el^en
around prep. w. act. um
arrive an'=fommen (fam an, ange*
fommcn) intr. {aux. fein)
as [time] al6, tuie, ba; [cause] ha;
as if al^ ob, al^ ipenn; as follows
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alfo, h)ic folgt; as if in a dream
aU n)ic im 2;raum; as faithful
as a dog fo treu tok cin ^unb
ask fragen, forbern [demand], bit=
ten (bat, gebetcn) [beg] tr.; ask
for bitten um ace.
asleep int (©(^lafc; be asleep fd^Ia=
fen; fall asleep cin'fd^Iafcn intr.
{aux. fcin)
at auf, an dat. and ace, bci, ^u dat.,
unt ace.) at home ju §aufc; at
first suerft', anfangS; at last am
©nbc, enblic^; at an end ^u @nbe;
at ten o'clock um gel^n Ubr; at
the house of bci; at the same
moment im felben Slugcnblid ; at
once fofort', fogleid^'; not at all
gar nid)t, ilberliaupt' nid^t; noth-
ing at all gar nid^t«; point at
something auf cttoag geigen
ate a^ see eat
attention bic Slufmcrffamfctt (-tn);
pay attention auf'=merfen, auf'»
paffen {^a^iXt, gepafet), ad)t'=gebcn
(t, a, e) intr.
attraction bic ®cf)en8h)ilrbig!eit
(-en), bic ^rttraftion' [t=t«] (-en)
August [month of] bcr Sluguft (-c)
Augusta prop, name bic Slugu'ftc
Augustus prop, name ber Sluguft
aunt bic 2:antc (-n)
automobile ha^ STutomobil' (-e)
awake Xoq.6:}\ be awake hjad^cn;
= cease to sleep au['sh)ad^cn intr.
(aux. fcin)
away h)eg, fort; = distant cntfemt';
away up in front ganj Dome;
right away fofort', foglctd^';
while still far away fd^on Don
feme; go away fort'^ge^cn see go
B
bachelor ber 3unggefctt(e) (-n, -n)
back jurtlcf '; go back to his old
ways in ben altcn ^el^Ier berfarien
back door bic §intcrtur(e) (-n)
bad fd^Ied^t, fc^limm; I feel badly
c« ift mir fc^Ic(^t ju 9}?utc
bake bacfen (bacft or hadt, hut or
bacftc, gebacfcn) tr.
baker bcr ^ftdcr (— )
ball ber 53a« (-e)
bank bie Sanf (^e)
barker ber HuSrufer (— )
barracks bie ^ofcr'nc (-n)
bathe baben tr.
battalion ha^ ^ataitton' [taljon]
(-e)
bawl brUHcn intr.
be fein (id§ bin, bu bift, cr ift, toir
ftnb, i\)X feib, fie finb; hjar, gett)c*
fen); [become] h)erbcn (i, a, o)
intr. (aux. fcin); be to, be going
to foEcn; there is, there are
[ifidef.] c§ gibt ace; that is [to
say] ha^ l)ci^; what is the Ger-
man for that? h)tc I)ct^ bQ« auf
beutfd^?; how are you? h)ic be*
fin'ben ©ie fic^? h)ic gc()t c«
Sfl^nen?; standard German has
no equivalent for the English
progressive form: to be writing
f d^rciben, I am writing id^ fd^reibc,
I was writing id^ fd^rieb; believe
something to be true ttma^ fllr
h)af)r flatten; be able fonncn; to
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be sure [however] ^tvax; to be
sure [certainly] QCh)ife; proud of
being Germans ftolj, 3)cut[d^c
p [etn
beads [of perspiration] b'le 2(n0ft=
tropfcn pi.
beaming [tra{)Icnb
beautiful fc^on, munbcrfd^dn
because h)eit
become merbcn (id) iDerbe, bu mirft,
er mirb, h)tr n)crbcTi, ii)x n)crbet,
[ic toerben; tDarb or murbc, gclDor*
ben) intr. (aux. fctn); what will
become of him? h)Q8 n)irb au8
il^m iDcrbcn?
bed ha^ 53ett (-c«, -en); to bed ^u
S8ctt or in« 33ctt; out of bed qu«
bcm 33ett(e)
bedroom bie (Sc^Iofftubc (-n), bo^
©d^Iafjimmer (— )
before conj. ti)t, bcbor'
before prep. w. dat. and ace. Dor;
before it bador'
before adv. Dortier', bi«f)er', ^ubor'
beg bitten sec ask
began bcgann', fing an see begin
beggar ber 53ettler (— )
begin begin 'nen (a, o), an'^fangcn
(d, t, a) tr., an'sflefien intr. {aux.
fcin) see go
beginning ber Slnfang (-^c)
behind adv. bintcn
behind prep. w. dat. and ace. f)in=»
ter; behind it baf)in'ter
beUeve glouben intr.\ believe a
thing to be true cth)a« flir toabr
^olten (ft, ic, a)
bell bie ®Iocfc (-n); door-bell,
table-bell bie <Sd)er(c (-n), bie
^lingcl (-n); the church-bell
[school-bell] rings e6 Iciutet; the
door-bell [table-bell] rings c§
[(^ellt or e« flingelt
belong gebo'ren intr. w. dat.
below prep. w. dat. and ace. unter
below adv. unten
bench bie 33Qnf (^e)
Berlin bo^ 53erHn' .
beside nebcn dat. and ace, beside
it bonc'ben
besides oud), baju'
best beft, am beften; do one's best
fetn mdglid^fte^ tun; like best am
liebften baben
bet mettcn tr. and intr.
betray bctril'gen (o, o) tr.
better beffcr; he was no better off
e3 ging ibm md)t beffcr
between dat. and ace. iYo\\6)tn
big grofj see great; big tears bide
Xrcinen
bill bie Sfed^nung (-en)
birch-tree bie ^irfe (-n)
bird ber S3ogel (^)
birthday ber ®eburt8'tag (-e); for
his birthday jum ©eburtStag
black fd)n)ar^ (a)
blackboard bie SBanbtafel (-n),
bie (Bd^ultafel (-n)
blame ber 2!abel; not be to blame
for nicbtS bafiir fbnnen
blessed gefeg'net
blind blinb tr. and intr.
blow blafcn ijX, ic, a)
blue blau
book bag ^ud^ (^cr)
bootblack ber ©ticfclpuijcr (— )
booth bie 53ubc (-n); one booth
after another 53ube an Subc
border bie ©rcnjc (-n)
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bom flcbo'rcn
bottle bic ?5lQ[rf)c (-n)
bouquet ba3 ^ufctt' (-c)
bow fid) tjcrbeu'gen
bow bic SBcrbcu'Qung (-en)
bowl bic ©rf)ilf[cl (-n); bowlful bie
(£cl)ii[[cl Doll w. gen.
boy bcr jtnabc (-n, -n); [lad] bcr
3unQC (-n, -n); boys will be
boys 3uQenb bat feine utuQcnb
bread \ia^ ^rot (-e)
break brccbcn (i, a, o) tr. and intr.;
[day] an''bxcd)mintr. {aiix.\i'm);
break to pieces 3crbrc'd)en ir.
breakfast boS (^rubftucf (-c); at
breakfast bcini griibftiicf; for
breakfast juni griibftiid
breakfast frilbftiicfcn intr.
breakfast table bcr griibftiicfg=
tifcf) (-C)
brewer bcr 33raucr (— ); at the
brewer's betm Sraucr
bridal wreath bcr ^oc^jeit^franj
(-C)
bright bcH; [smart] Qcfc^cit
brilliant glansenb, briltant [iant'j
brim bcr dtanh (^cr)
bring bringen (brad^tc, gcbrad^t) tr.;
bring to an end ju (5nbc fUbrcn;
bring along mit'^brinQcn
brother ber 33rubcr (■^)
brought sec bring
Brown bcr ^raun [a family name]
brush biirftcn tr.
bugle bic ^rompc'tc (-n)
build baucn tr.
bundle bQ§ 33iinbcl (— )
burn brenncn (bronntc, gcbrannt)
intr.] burn up bcrbrcti'ncn tr.
business baS ®efd)aft' (-c)
but adv. [only] nur
but conj. abcr, allcin', icboc^'; after
a negative fonbcm; my, but
aren't you a goose! bift bu ttbcr
cin ©tinSd^cn!
butcher bcr 3)?ei5gcr (— )
butter bic 53uttcr
butter-cake bcr 33uttcrfud^cn (— )
button bcr ^nopf (^c)
buy faufcn tr.
by Don, bet, mit (dat.), an, ncben
(dat. and ace), burd^ (ace);
what do you mean by that?
toaS mcinft bu bamit?
cake ber ^ud^cn (— )
calf bn(5 Stall) (-cr)
call rufcn (ic, u) tr. ; [name] nennen
(nanntc, gcnannt) tr.\ call after
one cincm nad^'rufcn; what is he
called? njtc f)d^ cr?; call on
[visit] bcMcn tr.
can fonncn (id^ fann, bu fannft, cr
fann, trir fonncn, ibr ffinnt, fie
fonncn; fonntc, gcfonnt) mod.
aux.; neither can I id^ aud^
nid^t
canary-bird bcr ^ana'ricnDogel C-^)
candy boS ^ucfcr^cug, ha^ 3u<fcr*
h3erf, bic ^udferfad^cn pi.
cannibal bcr 9)2cn[d^cnfrcffcr (— );
family of cannibals bic 9J?cn=
fd^cnfreffcrfamilic (-n)
cap bie Dieppe (-n), bie Wlii^t (-n)
capital [letter] gro&
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captain [in the army] bcr ^aupt=
monn {pi. ^ouptlcute)
car [on a railroad] ber (SifcnboJ^n*
h)a9cn (— )
card bie ^artc (-n)
care forgcn intr.] I don't care i(^
ma(^e mir nic^t^ barouS'; c^ ift
ntir SSurft colloq. ; I do not care
for money ic^ fragc nic^t nad^
®clb; if you care to h)enn bu
toilift
careful borfirf)tig, bef)ut'fam
Carl Street bie ^larlftrafee
Caro ber ^aro [name of a dog]
carry tragcn (ci, u, a) /r. ; carry on
trcibcn see drive
cash-drawer bie ^obcnfoffe (-n)
catch fangen (a, i, o) tr.\ catch a
train ben 3^9 errei'(^cn
cathedral bcr !Dom (-c)
celebrate feiern tr.
cent ///cr. bier "iPfcnniQc; figur. bcr
pfennig (-e), ber feller (— )
center bie 5D?ittc
certain gettjife', ftc^er
chair bcr <Stut)I (*c)
chalk bie ^reibe (-n)
chambermaid "i^a^ (Stubcnmabd^cn
(-)
chance ber 3wfatt (-^e); chance
would have it so eg mufete fid^ fo
sutrogcn
charge bie Sluffid^t; have charge
of Huffid^t l^aben liber
chase jogen tr.
chatter fc^mal^cn, fd^iraljen tr. and
intr.
Chatterton ber ©d^tca^fc [a family
name]
cheap biUig, h)of)IfeiI
cheat ber (£d)lDinbeI
cheat betriigcn (o, o) tr. and intr.
cheek bie SBaiigc (-n); more colloq.
bie ^acfe (-n)
cheer ber 33eifnl(«ruf (-e); three
cheers for America! I)od^ ha^
Slmerifa! I^od)! Ijoc^!
cheese ber ^afe (— )
cherry-tree ber .f irfd^baum (-^c)
chicken ba^ ^ui)n (^er)
child ha^ ^Hnb (-cr)
chimney ber ©c^pmftein (-e)
chocolate bie (Sd^ofola'be (-n)
chocolate-pudding ber <5d)ofolQ'=
ben pubbing (-e or -8)
choose lual^len tr.; if you choose
menn bu mitlft
Christmas bie 22eil)nad)tcn pi.
Christmas-fair ber SSciJ^nad^tS*
morft (^e)
Christmastide bie SScil)nQd)tSjcit
(-en)
Christmas-tree ber S^riftbaum
(^c), bcr iE3ci^nQd)t«baum (^c)
Christmas-weather ba8 SBeif)*
tiQc^t^irctter
church bie f ird^e (-n)
church-bell bie ^ird^(en)gIorfe (-n)
cigar bie 3i0Qi^'rc (-n)
cigar-store ber ^iflQ^'renlabcn C-^)
city bie (Stabt (-^c)
civil war bcr 53Urgcrfrieg
claim bcl^QUp'len tr.; claims to
have mill l)ahm
class bie Piaffe (-n)
clever ge[(^idft', flug (il)
climb ftettem, [teigen (ie, ic) intr.
{aux. [ein)
clock bie Vii)v (-en)
close bag @nbe (-g, -n)
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close fd)Iicfjcn (fd)Io&, gc[d)Iof[cn)
tr.; ju'=madjcn /r.; the door is
closed bic Xtire ift ju
clothes bic ^Iciber pL
clothes-brush bie ^IciberbUrftc
(-n)
cloud bie SSolfc (-n)
coal-shovel bic ^oljlcnfd^aufcl (-n)
coat bcr dlod (^c)
cobbler bcr (Sd)u[tcr (— )
coffee bcr Coffee (-g)
cold fnit (tt)
colonel bcr Obcrft (-en, -en)
color bic gorbc (-n)
colt bQ«f giillcn (— ), bag ^oljlcn (— )
comb bcr ^amm (-^c)
comb fcimmen tr.
come fommcn {tarn, gefommen)
intr. {aux. fein); come to an end
gu @nbc Qcl^cn; come in ()crcin'=
foimncn; come ofif ab'^ommcn;
come along mit'fommcn; come
right in! immer f)ercin!
command ber 53cfcl)r (-e); at your
command! ju 53cfcI)I!
command bcfc^'Ien (ie, a, o) ir. and
intr.
commander ber gel^licn: (-n, -en)
commence an'fangcn, bcgin'ncn sec
begin
common 0cn)ol^n'li(^
common sense ber 35erftanb'
company bic ©efcirfc^aft (-en);
[escort] bie S3c6lci'tunQ
compare t)crQlci'd^cn (i, i) tr.
compartment [of a railway coach]
bQ« (Soupe [fupee] (-«)
complete ju @nbc fiil^rcn tr.
concern an'sgel^cn (ging, gegangen)
tr.
conductor [railway] bcr 3wgflii^rer
(-)
confectioner ber ^onbi'tor (-8,
-o'ren)
confectioner's shop bie ^onbito*
rei' (-en), ber ^onbi'torlaben (^)
confirmation [in the church] bie
^onfirmotion' [t=tg] (-en)
confusion ba« ^urc^cinan'bcr
congratulate gratulie'ren intr. w.
dat.
conquer befic'gen tr.
consequently olfo
consumption bic (Sd^tDinbfuc^t
contain entf)arten (ft, ie, a) tr.
continue fort'-fc^en tr.
control bic Sluffid^t
conversation bic Untcrl^artung(-en)
cook bic ^od^in (-nen)
copy bie ^opic' (-i'en)
copy ab'sfd^rciben (ic, ic) tr.
cordial l^crjlid^; most cordially
aufg ficrjlic^ftc
comer bie (Scfc (-n)
corporal bcr Untcroffijier (-e)
cost foften intr.
cough ^uften intr.
could fonnte; foHte see can
coimcilor bcr ®cf)cim'rat (-^c);
Councilor Taylor's wife bic
i^rau ®ef)eim'rat ©c^ncibcr
count jaf)Icn tr.
country bag Sanb (-^cr); in the
country auf bent Sanbe; into
the country auf baS Sanb; in all
the countries in jcbcm ?anbc
counts jfifjlt; it's the first step that
counts allcr Hnfang ift fd^tuer
couple [two] hd?) ^aar (-c); a
couple [several] cin paar
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course; of course ttQtiir'Iid^
courteous ^bflic^, artiQ
cousin ber 33ettcr {-^, -n)
cow bie ^u^ (-^e)
cozy Qcmut'Iic^, traulic^
crazy narrifc^, toU, Dcrrilcift'
creep fc^Ieidjcn (i, i) inlr. (aux.
[ein) and refl.
cries bo^ ©efc^rei', bog 9Jufcn
cross t)crbrie6'Iic^, bd[c {w. auf)
crowd bic aJJcngc (-n), baS ©c=
brau'ge (— )
crutch ber ©tab (-^c)
cry [call] rufen (ic, u) tr. and intr.;
[weep] meincn intr.
cry bog ©efc^rei', baS 6d)reien
cup bic 3:affc (-n)
cupboard ber <S(^ranf (-^c)
cure furie'rcn, \)tikn tr.
curse fluc^en intr.
customary liblid^
customer ber ^I'unbc (-n, -n)
cut fc^neibcn (fc^nitt, ecfc^nittcn) tr.;
cut oflf ab''fd)ncibcn tr.
dance tonscn intr.
dancing ba^ Xanim
dapper [d)ncibi0
dare iDQQcn; I dare say c« fann {a
fcin
dark bunfcl
dark bic ^DunfcIIjcit, ba« !DunfeI; in
the dark im !DunfcIn
darkness see dark
date ha^ 'Saturn (-«, T)attn)
daughter bic Joc^tcr (^)
dawn an'*bre(^en (i, a, o) intr. {aux
fein)
day ber Xa^ (-c); one day cineS
Stages; livelong day Itcbcn lon-
ficn ZaQ; every day jebcn 3:oq,
allc ZttQc; good day gutcn Jag!;
the next day am anbcrcn 2:afic;
all day ben ean^en ZaQ
dead tot
deal ber Xd\; a great deal, a good
deal fc^r Did
dear licb; dear one ber Cicbc {decl.
as adj.)
dear me I ad^ [al metn @ott!
deceive bctrli'gcn see cheat
December ber ^Dcjcm'ber (— )
decide bcfc^Iic'feen (befc^Iofe, befd)Iof*
[en) intr.
declare erflc'rcn/r., be^aup'ten intr.
deep tief
defect ber i^t\)kx (— )
demand forbem, berlan'Qcn tr.
den bic ^oblc (-n); [student's
room] bie 53ubc (-n)
den of thieves bie ^Jttuberl^oble (-n)
depot ber 58af)nbof (^c)
describe befc^rei'ben (ie, ic) tr.
desire hjiinfc^cn/ \)abtn tDoIIcn tr.
desk bQ« ^ult (-c)
did tat see do
die [terbcn (i, a, o) intr. {aux. fcin)
difference ber Unterfc^ieb (-c);
that makes no difference ha^
mad^t nic^tS au«
different anberg (al«)
diligent fici&ig
dining-room bie (S^tubc (-n), ba^
(S^jimnter (— ), ba^ ©peifejim"
mer (— )
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dinner ha^ 9}2ittaQ«c[fcn {—), boS
T)imx' [binct)] (-8)
dinner-table bcr 9J?ltta08ti[(i^ (-c)
diplomat ber ©iplomot' {-tn, -en)
direct ricf)tcn tr.
dirt ber ©c^muij
dirty [c^tnul^tQ, bcfd^mutjt'
discontented unjufricbcn
discuss befpre'c^cn (i, a, o) ir.
discussion ha^ ©efprcid^' (-c)
dish [food] ba& ®cri(f)t' (-c); [re-
ceptacle for food] bic ©d)tl[fcl
(-n)
dismiss cntlaf'fcn (cntliifet, entlicfe,
cntlaffcn) tr.
distant fern
disturb ftdrcn tr.
do tun (tat, gctan); =act l^anbcln
intr.; standard German has no
equivalent for the English tense-
auxiliary *'do" e.g. did love,
do love; madden, anfangcn see
begin; doesn't it? nid^t toa\)V?
h)a«?; how do you do? h)ic gefit
C« bir (cuc^, 3ft)ncn)?; don't you?
nic^t toa^v?; do sums [cipher]
red)ncn tr. and intr.
doctor ber Hrgt (^e), ber '^ottov
(-«, -o'ren)
does tut see do
doesn't it? nid^t iDal^r? tt)a«?
dog ber ^unb (-c)
dollar bcr ^olcr (— ) [a silver coin
worth about 72 cents]
door bic 2:ilr(c) (-n); a knock at
the door ba flopft c«, e« flopft
dot bQ« 2:upfeld^cn (— )
doubt stDcifeln (baran)
doubtless oI)nc ^ttjcifcl, hjol^l
down nieber, unten; f)'mab', f)trah',
\)innn'itv, l^crun'ter; ah; get
something down tfrna^ I)erun'==
tcr-t)oIcn; down (the) stairs bic
Xxtppt l^erun'ter ({)inun'ter, l^er=
ah', l^inab')
downstairs untcn; see above
dozen ba6 ^uijcnb (-c)
draw [pull] 3icl)en (jog, QCjoQcn) /r.;
[a picture] jeid^ncti tr.; [drag]
fd^Icppen tr.
drawing bie 3citi^"ung (-en); [act
of drawing] ha^ ^^ic^ncn
dream traumcn ijitr.
dream bcr 2:raum (-^c)
Dresden ba^ !5)rc«bcn
dress ha^ ^Icib (-er)
dress an'^jicl^en (jog, gcgogcn); an'*
fleiben tr.
dressing ha^ Slnfleiben
drink trinfen (a, u) tr.
drink ha^ ©etranf (-c)
drinking ba« 3:rin!cn
drive faf)rcn (ii, u, a) intr. (aux.
fcin); [urge, impel] trcibcn (ic,
ic) tr.
drug-store bic 5lpotl^c'fc (-n)
dnmi bic 2:rommcI (-n)
during njttl^renb w. gen.
each iebcr (jebc, icbc«)
each one jcbcr
early friil^
E
earn Pcrbie'ncn tr.
earnest eifrig, crnft
earth bic @rbc (-n); on earth auf
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Srbcn [old dat. form]; who on
earth? h)er bcnn? n)cr in atter
SBcIt?; where on earth is he?
n)o cr mo^I fterft?
easy leic^t
eat cffen (i^, a% QCQcffcn) tr.; [of
animals] frcffcn (frtfjt, \xa% qc=
frcffcn) tr.\ eat on the sly nafdien
tr. and intr.
eating "i^ai (Sffcn
Ebers bcr Gbcr« [a family name]
egg ha^ (Si (-cr)
eh! 0^! ef)!
eight Qd^t
eighteen a(f)tgc{)n
eighteenth ad^t^efint; the eight-
eenth of June ben oc^tgel^ntcn
^uni
either ... or cntn)cbcr . . . obcr
eldest (iltcft
electric clcf'trifd^; get an electric
treatment ft(^ cleftrifie'rcn loffcn
electrify elcftrifie'rcn tr.
eleven clf
else fonft; something else fonft ct=
h)o«, nod^ ctn)a«; what else? idq^
noc^?
embrace umar'mcn tr. ; fid) in ben
Slrmen liegen inlr.
Emily bic (Smi'Iie {gen. -n«, dat.
-n) prop, name
emperor ber ^aifer (— )
empty leer
empty leeren, leer mad)en tr.
end ba« Snbe (-«, -n); at an end
3U (Snbe; bring to an end ju @nbc
fUf)ren; come to an end gu Snbe
gef)en
ended ^u (Snbc
endure [last] bcftc'l^cn (bcftanb, be*
ftanben) intr.; [put up with]
aug'^often (a, ic, a) /r. awJ ?'«^r.
enemy ber f^einb (-e)
engaged [to be married] toerlobt';
[busy] bcfd^af'tigt
enjoin Qnth)ortcn intr. w. dat., ju*
rild'^Qcben (i, a, e) tr.
enjoyable genu^'reic^
enough genug'; it is enough to
make one crazy man mod^te
niirrifd^ hjerben
enter ein'-treten see walk; betrc'ten
tr.
entrance [hall] ber %[\xx (-c)
escort bie 53c0lei'tung
estate bog ®ut (-^er)
Europe bo^ ©uro'pa
eve ber Slbenb (-c); New Year's
Eve (Sibef'ter 5lbenb
even fogor', felbft; even if, even
though menn aud^; not even
nic^t einmal
evening ber Slbenb (-e); one eve-
ning eineg SlbcnbS; in the evening
am Slbenb, beS HbenbS; good eve-
ning guten Hbenb; last evening
geftcm Slbenb
ever [always] immer; [one time in
the past] \t, female; as fast as
ever I could fo [d^nell id^ nur
fonnte
everlasting eh)ig, unauf{)orUd^
every jeber; every day jeben Jag,
alle ^iTage; from every one toon
alien (£eiten; every other week
alle ivod SSoc^en
everybody jcbermann, attc8
everyone jebermann
everything alleS
everjnvhere iiberall'; from every-
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where t)on alien <Bdkn, »on llbcr* experience bic (Srfal^'runfi (-en)
air f)cr
exact Qcnau', gera'bc
examine muftern tr.
exception bie 2lu«nal^me (-n)
exclaim aug'rufen (ie, u) intr.
excuse cntfc^urbtgcn tr.
exercise bie 5lufgabe (-n)
explain erfla'rcn tr.
express au«'=brii(fen tr.
express [train] ber ©c^nelljue H)
exultant jauc^jenb
eye ha^ 5luQC (-§, -n)
eye-glasses bie Grille (-n), bic
Slugenglcifcr pi.
face ha^ ©eftci^t' (-cr); with a smil-
ing face mit litd^elnbcr 9Wiene
fact bic 3:atfac^c (-n); in fact in ber
2:at, furs
factory bie gabrif (-en)
failing ber i^ef)Ier (— )
fair ber 3Qt)r"^arft (-^e)
fair jicmlic^
faithful treu
fall fatten (fattt, fiel, gefallen) intr.
{aux. fein); fall asleep ein'fd^Ia-
fen (ci, ie, a) intr. {aux. fein); he
falls back into his old ways er
bcrfallt' in ben alten gel}ler
fallen gefal'Ien
family bie ^^ami'Iie (-n)
family-doctor ber ^auSar^t (-^e)
family of cannibals bie 3JJcnfci^en=
frefferfami'Iie (-n)
family-secret ha^ 5<i^i'Iicngc*
bcimni^ (-fe)
far fern(c), tddt, entfemt'; not far
unmeit, unfern; while still far
away f(^on toon feme
fare fal)ren {a, u, a) intr. {aux.
fein); they did not fare well e^
ging i()nen nid^t gut
fanner ber Sanbmann (Canbleute)
fast fd^nett; as fast as ever I could
fo fd^nell i(^ nur fonnte
fault ber ge^Ier (— )
fear fUrc^ten tr. and refl.\ never
fear fei nur nic^t bange; be afraid
of something ftc| toor etnjag fUr(^=
ten
feather bie ^^cbcr (-n)
feather-bed ba« ^^eberbctt (-«,
-en)
February ber i^ebruar (-e)
feel fii^Ien tr., intr., and rejl.; they
felt badly e« hiar i^nen fd^Iec^t ju
9«ute
fell fiel see fall
fellow ber 53urfd)C (-n, -n), ber
^erl (-e)
festival ha^ %c\t (-c)
fetch l)olen tr.
few menige; a few einige, etn
paar
fiance ber 35erIob'te {ded. as adj.),
ber 33rciutigam (-e)
Fido ber ^^ibo [name of a dog]
fifteen fiinfjefju
fifty fiinfjig
fiU funen tr.
finally am ^nbc, julcijt'
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find finbcn (a, u) tr.
fine fc^on, priic^tig, fein, famoS';
just too fine for anything bod^
finger bcr i^ingcr (— )
finish enbcn, cnbigcn tr.
fir blc Xanne (-n), bcr J^anncn*
haum (-^e)
fire ha^ geuer (— )
first adj. crft; first one bcr (Srfte;
for the first time jum erftcn
SD^oIe; it's the first step that
counts alter Slnfang ift fc^mer
first adv. erftenS; at first anfangg;
aucrft'
fish bcr M^ (-c)
five flinf
floor bcr t^ufeboben C-^)
flour-dumpling bcr Wlt^lUo^ (^c)
flower bic 53Iumc (-n)
follow folgcn intr. w. dat. {aux.
fein)
food bag (Sffcn
foot bcr ^u^ (-^c); on foot gu
i^ufec
for conj. benn
for ftlr prep. w. ace, for it bafiir';
for breakfast jum i^rtif)[til(f ; for
the next five minutes bic n(td^=
ftcn filnf SD^inu'tcn; for joy Dor
f^rcubc; for three weeks brci
SBoc^cn lang; hope for the best
ha^ 33cftc f)offcn; for a while cine
SScilc, cine ^citlong
forbid Ucrbic'ten (o, o) tr.
forehead bic <©tim(c) (-n)
foreigner bcr ^^rcmbc {decl. as adj.)
forget tjcrgef'fcn (Dergifet, Dcrgafe,
bergcffcn) tr. and intr.
fork bic ©abel (-n)
forth fort, f)inau«', f)crau«'; and so
forth unb fo iDcitcr
forty bicrgig
four t)icr
foixrth oicrt
fragrant [life buftcnb
Frederick Street bic griebrid^*
ftra^c
freedom bic jjrcificit (-en)
French franjo'ftfc^
Frenchman bcr i^ranjo'fc (-n, -n)
fresh frif(^
Friday bcr ^^rcitag (-c)
friend bcr ^^rcunb (-c); [female]
friend bic ^^reunbin (-ncn)
fright bcr <Bd)xtd (-t), bcr ®d^rcf=>
fen ( — ); he had such a fright cr
toax fo crfd^ro'cfcn
Fritz prop, name bcr i^xiii
frog bcr ^^rofc^ (^c)
FrShlich {liter, cheerful) bcr t^xii^=
lid^ [a family name]
from Don; different from onberS
alS; from laughter Dor ^od^cn;
where from iDo^cr'; two weeks
from to-day f)cutc liber gtuci
SBod^cn; a year from to-day
l^cute libera ^Qbr; cousin from
Germany 55ctter au« !Dculfd^=
lanb
front bic S5orberfcite (-n); up in
front ganj Dome; in front of it
baoor'; in front of bor prep. w.
dat. and ace.
fry braten (ft, ic, a) tr.
fulfil erflincn tr.
full boll
fim ber ©pafe (^e), bcr ©d^cr^ (-c);
the fun started c« gfng Io8
funny fomifd^, broU
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garden bcr ©arten (-^)
garrison bic ©arnifon' (-en)
gaze blicfen intr.
general atlQcmcin'; in general tm
allQcmci'ncn, libcrf)aupt'
gentle fanft; a gentle hint einc leifc
5lnbcutun9
gentleman bcr ^crr (-n, -en)
German bcutfd^; in German auf
beutfd^
German bcr iDcutfd^c, ein !5)cutfd^cr
{decl. as adj.)
Germany bag ^Dcutfd^Ianb
get [receive] bcfommcn (bcfam, Oc=
fommcn), fricgcn colloq. tr.; go
and get l^olett tr.; [become] lDer=
ben (i, a, o) intr. (aux. fcin); get
something down ctlBa^ I)crun'=
tcr*t)oIcn; get to school late ju
fpcit in bic ©d^ule fommcn; I am
getting to [with verbs] id) mcrbc;
how does he get along? tioit
fietjt c« ii)m? mie befin'bet cr fid^?;
get an electric treatment ft($
eleftrific'rcn Ia[fcn; get up auf'=
ftef)cn jge stand; get out of au8'=
[teigcn 5ee climb
gift ba« ©efc^cnf (-e); [natural
talent] bic &ahe (-n)
gingerbread bcr ?ebfud^cn (— )
girl bag SO^abc^cn (— ); [servant-
girl] bic 3)?aQb (^c), ba^ !Dicnft=
miibc^cn (— )
give Qcbcn (i, a, c) tr., fd^cnfcn; give
a greeting to Qrlifecn tr.
glad frof)
gladly 0cm(c), mit ^rcube
glass ha^ &la€ (-^cr); [looking-
glass] bcr ©picgcl (— )
gleam glfinjcn, ftral^Icn intr.
glove bcr ^anbfd^u^ (-c)
go Qcf)cn (fling, flcflanflcn) intr,
(anx. fcin); just go on writing
f c^rcib it^t nut, fc^rcib nur tocitcr;
it can go as far as that fo toeit
fann eg fommcn; go racing ftilr=
men intr. {aux. fcin); go and get
I)oIcn tr.; go back to his old
ways in ben alien i^tf)kv berfar*
len; go to sleep cin'4<^tofcn; go
to school bic (Scenic bcfu'd^en; go
mad toll totxbm; go away fort'*
flcl^en
god bcr ®ott (^cr)
goes flef)t see go
going; be going to tooffen, foffen
gold Qolbcn
good flut (beffcr, beft); good night
flutc Sfladftl; a good deal fcl^r
t)icl
good-by! abieu' [abfo]!
goose bic ®ang (^c)
gossip fd^mct^cn, fc^tualjcn tr. and
intr.
grace [at table] ha^ ®cbct'(-c); say
grace ein &thd fpred^cn
grand grofeartifl
grandfather bcr ©rofeuater (■^)
grandson bcr (Snfcl (— )
grass ha^ ®rag (^er)
gratuity bcr ©erbig' [h)ife]
great grofe (o); a great deal more
nod^ toieleg mcl)r
greatly jef)r
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green griin
greeting ber ®rufe (^c)
Gretel prop, name [diminutive of
9)?ar0are'te] ©retel
grimace bic ©rimaf'fe (-n)
grin ha^ ©rinfen
groan [to^ncn, iic^jen intr.
grocer ber ^rcimer (— ); at the
grocer's bctm Cramer
ground ber 33oben (— )
grow [become] hjcrbcn; [grow in
size] toad^fcn (a, u, a) intr. {aiix.
fcin)
Griinewald {liter, green woods)
©rllnemalb [a family name]
guard ber ©c^affncr (— )
guest ber ©oft (^e)
guest-room ba« grembengimmer
habit bie ®ch)ol^n'f)cit (-en)
had tiattc see have; had to ntufetc;
had better [olltc
half l^alb; half past seven f)alb ad^t;
half an hour etne f)albc (©tunbe
hall ber eoal (eale)
Hamburg \ia^ Hamburg
hand bie §anb (-^e)
hand reic^en, gcben (t, a, e) tr.
hang [down] f)cineen {or j^angcn)
(i, q) intr.
Hans prop, name ber ^an8
happen flef(^e'I)en (ic, a, c), paffte'=
rcn intr. {aux. fein)
happening ba6 (SreiQ'niS (-fe)
happily jum ©lilcf
happy luftig, frd^Ud), frof); Happy
New Year! *pro[tt ^leufa^r!
hard l^art; work hard tUc^tig arbei=
ten; hard times [d^Ied)tc ^ditxi
hark! ()ord^e!
Harz Mountains ber ^arj
has l)Qtte see have; has to go mufe
gel^en
haste bic (Silc
hasten cilen intr. (fcin and l^abcn)
hastily cilig, l^oftig
hat ber ^ut (^e)
hate l^affcn (l^afete, %t^Q.^) tr.
have I)aben (ic^ f)abc, bu baft, er bot,
mir baben, ibr bobt, fie baben;
batte, Qcbabt); have to miiffen,
biirfcn
he er (feiner, ibm, ibn)
head ber ^opf (^c), ^a^ ^oupt (-^cr)
headwaiter ber Obcrfellner (— )
health bic (^efunb'beit; to your
health! auf^brSBobU
healthy gefunb'
hear boren tr.
heighol adb \a\ ad^ ic!
help belfen (i, a, o) intr. w. dat.
her pers. pron. dat. and ace. \\)X,
fie
her poss. pron. ibr (ibre, ibr)
here bier, \a\tx\jtx', ber; in here bier
brinnen
hide derber'gen (i, a, o) tr.
high bodb wheti inflected \^o1;)-
(bober, am bo^bften); it's high
time eg ift bie bocbfte ^dt
him dat. ibm, ace. ibn
himself felber, felbft, fidb
hint bie Hnbeutimg (-en)
hired girl bag !X)tciiftm(ib(ben (— )
his fein (feine, fein)
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histi \m ft! Pft!
history bic ®c[c^ic^'tc (-n)
hit trcffcn (trifft, traf, getroffcn)
tr.
hobby-horse bag ©d^aufclpfcrb (-e)
hold ^altcn (a, tc, a) /r.; hold out
auS'=I)aIten tr. and inlr.
holidays bie i^erten
home adv. nac^ ^aufc, ju ^aufc,
I)cim; at home p ^aufc
home bag ^cim (-c), bic ^eimat
homesick; be homesick ^citnhjel^
I)abcn
honest ctirlid^, aufrid^ttg
honey bcr ^onig
hop ppfcn ?w^r. (aw.-*:, fcin)
hope l^offcn tr. ; I hope you are the
same ic^ {)offc bagfcl'bc t)on bir;
hope for the best "Ha^ 53cftc l^of=
fen; it is to be hoped man barf
l^offen
horse ha^ ^fcrb (-c)
host bcr ©aftQcbcr (— ), bcr SBirt (-c)
hot ^eife
hotel ha^ ^oitV H), ha^ SBirtS*
I)aug (^cr)
hour bic ©tunbc (-n); for two
hours 3h)et ©tunben fd^on; half
an hour cine fjalbc ©tunbc; quar-
ter of an hour cine SBicrtcIftunbc
(-n)
house bag ^aug (^cr); at our
house bci ung
how h)ic
however abcr, icbod^', bod^; how-
ever cheap it may be h)ic biKig
eg aud^ fcin mag
hundred f)unbcrt
Hungarian unga'rifd^
himgry I)un6ri9
hunt jagcn tr. and intr.
husband bcr SO^ann (-^cr), bcr ®c*
maW (-t)
hush! ft! fc^t! pfti
I id^ (ntcincr, mir, mid^)
ice bag @ig
if h)cnn; [whether] ob; as if alg oh,
alg n)enn; I wonder if he is ill ob
cr iDobl franf ift
m franf (ii)
imitation bic 9iad^al^munQ (-en)
impossible unmoglid^
impudence bic 5rc(l)f)eit (-en)
in in, an dat. and ace, ju dat.;
in the country auf bent ?anbc;
in vain bcrgc'bcng; in it barin'; in
what? njorin'?; in fact furj, in
bcr Xat; in general tm atfgemci'=
ncn; come in! l^crcin'!; go in
there 0cf)en ©ie f)incin'
indeed tDirflid^
indispensable unerla^Iid^
indoors brinncn, im ^aufc
inform bcrid)'tcn, melbcn tr.
inhabitant bcr (Sinfeo^ncr (— )
initialbar bcr Slnfanggton (-^c)
injurious [d^ablic^; be injurious to
fc^iibigcn tr.
inn bic ®d)cnfc (-n); village-inn
bic !Dorffd^cnfe (-n)
innkeeper bcr SEirt (-e), bcr
©d^cnfhjirt (-c)
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inquire fragcn tr.
inside prep. w. gen. tnncrl^alb
inside adv. barin'ncn, brinncn, in-
ncrf)alb
insist barauf bcftc'f)cn (bcftanb, be*
ftanben); burc^aug' moEcn
insult bclei'bigen tr.
intend bcab'fid^tiQcn intr.; be in-
tended for [oHcn; intend to
hjollcn
interrupt unterbrc'd^cn (t, a, o) tr.
into in w. ace; into it l^cretn', {)in=
cin'
investigation bic Untcrfu'd^ung
(-en)
invitation bic (Etnlabung (-en)
is ift see be; isn't it? bod^; ni(i)t
it eg (feiner, tbnt, eg), er, fie; it's
the first step that counts alter
5lnfanq ift f(^rt)cr
Italian italic'nifd^
jar ber Stopf (-^c)
jaunty ftott
Jochen prop, name [dial, for ^oa-
6)[m] ber 3o(^cn
John prop, name ^o^an'nt^, ^o*
t)ann, ^an^
Johnny baS ^iingd^cn
journey bie 5Rei[c (-n)
joy bie greube (-i;i), bic ?uft (^c);
weep for joy t)or ^^reube njcincn
jojrful freubig
July bet 3fua (-«)
jumble bag ©urd^cinan'ber
jump [pringcn {a, u) intr. (aux.
fcin)
just adj. gcrcc^t'
just adv. gcra'bc, ebcn, bod^, ctnmal;
just go on writing fc^reiben <Sic
nur iBciter!; just the same hod);
just then in bicfcm Stugenblide;
for just a moment nur fiir einen
Slugenblid
Karl prop, name ber ^arl
Karo ber ^aro [name of a dog]
Kauer {liter, chewer) ber ^aucr
[a family name]
keep bcf)arten (a, ie, a) tr.; w. verbs
keep is often best rendered by
immer: he keeps passing me the
bread cr reid^t mir immcr ha^
35rot; could not keep from mufete
key ber ©ddtilffel (-)
kill totcn tr.
kind bie $lrt (-en); I shall do noth-
ing of the kind i(^ Jucrbc nidji^
bcrartige^ tun
kindly frcunblid^, giitig
king ber 5lonig (-c)
kiss ber ^ufe (tU[[e)
kiss fuffen (fU^te, gefii&t) tr.
kitchen bic ^ild)e (-n)
knee ba« ^nic (.tni'e)
knife ba^ a)?ef[er (-)
knock flopfen tr. and intr.
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knock ba« ^lopfcn; there is a
knock at the door c8 flopft an
bcr 2:iir, ha flopft e«
know [a fact] h)if[cn (id) h)ci&, bu
tDcifet, cr tDd\i, h)ir h)i[[cn, il)r
mifet, fie ibiffcn; hju^c, gcnjufet)
tr.; [be acquainted with] fcnncn
(fanntc, Qefannt) tr. ; [as a result
of study] fdnncn see can; you
know nttmlic^, [a
labor bic Slrbcit (-en)
lace btc ©piljcn pi.
lace-trimming ber ©pii^enbefat?
laconic lafo'nifc^
lad bcr 53urfd)c (-n, -n); bcr 33ube
(-n, -n)
lady bic !Dame (-n); ladies and
gentlemen mcinc ^crrfc^often
language bic ©praci^c (-n)
lap-dog ber ©c^ofefiunb (-c)
large grofe (ij)
last Ic^t, tjorig; at last cnblid^, ju*
Ic^t', am (Snbc; last evening
geftcrn 5Ibenb; last summer t)ori=
gen ©ommcr, tm tjortgcn ®om=
mer
late fpat; be late for school ju fpiit
in bic ®(^ule fommcn
latter ber Ic^tcrc, biefcr
laugh lad)en Intr.
laughing-gallery ba^ Sac^fabinett
(-C)
laughter ha^ ?aci^en; from laughter
t)or ?ac^en
lay IcQcn tr.
lazy trftgc, faul
lead ba?> 33Iei
lead fiifircn tr.
leaf bog 33Iatt (-^cr); turn over a
new leaf fic^ beffern, fid^ ttnbern
leap ber ©prung (^e), ber ©a<5 (■•e)
leap fpringcn (a, u) intr. (aux.
fein)
learn lemcn tr. and intr.
learned gelct)rt'
leave berlaf'fen (bcrla^t, berliefe,
berlaffcn) tr.
Ledermann {liter, leather-man)
bcr Sebcrmann [a family name]
left [remaining] iibrig; I had only
fifty cents left i6) f)attc nur no($
jtDci 2)?arf or nur ^toei Wlaxt
iibrig
less mentQcr; nothing less than
nid^t^ anberS al8
lesson bic ©tunbe (-n); [assigned]
lesson bic Hufgabe (-n)
let laffcn mt, licfe, eelaffcn) tr.;
let's begin fangcn tniv an, bcgin'=
nen mir; let the whole world
know it, if it wants to mag bod^
bic ganjc SScIt e« n)tffen!; don't
let your riches prevent you 3f)r
33crmo'gcn ntufe ®ic nid^t l^inbem
letter [of the alphabet] bcr 53uc^*
ftabe (-n, -n); [correspondence]
ber 53ricf (-c)
liberty bic ^^rcifieit (-en); be at
liberty to bllrfen see allow
lie [recline] liegcn (a, e); [tell a
falsehood] Iligen (o, o) intr.
lieutenant ber Seutnant (-«)
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life bQ« ?cbcn; all his life [cin Scben
lam
like moQen see may, gcrn f)ahm;
like to go ecrn 0c{)cn; like to
play Qcrn fpiclcn; I shall not like
to tell you td^ iDcrbc c^ 3f)ncn
ntc^t fagcn n)oIlcn; like best am
Itcbften l)ahtn
like adv. U)ic
likewise and), cbcnfo, cbcnfallg
linden-tree bic Sinbc (-n), bcr ?in=
bcnboum (-^c)
listen prcn tr.; I^ord^cn, gu'sl^orcn
intr.
little Hein; [small amount] hjenig;
little one bcr ^Ictnc {decl. as
adj.).
live [be alive] Icbcn; [dwell] iDof)*
ncn intr.
livelong [day] [ben] licbcn lanQcn
[^00]
living-room bic SSol^nftubc (-n)
lock Dcrfd^Iic'fecn (t)crfd^Io§, bcr*
fc^Ioffen) tr.
long adj. latiQ (a); the long way
ben hjciten SScq
long adv. lange; no longer nid^t
metjr, nic^t njciter
look [e^en (ic, q, c), [d^ouen tr.; [ap-
pear] au^Mc^cn intr.; look at
an'=[cl^en tr.; look into I)inein'=
\ti)tn, I)inein'4Iicfen tr.; look
around fid^ um'^ei^cn
looking-glass bcr ©piegel (— )
Lorelei bic Sorclei [title of a most
popular German song]
lose bcrlic'ren (o, o) tr.
love bic ?icbc
love licbcn tr. and intr.
low [tone of voice] leife
low briillcn intr.
luck ba« ®IUdf; as luck would have
it 3um ®IUcf, Qliicflic^ermeifc
luck-dollar ber ©ladE^talcr (— )
M
mad ton, rafcnb, hJiltcnb
made gcmadit'
madly toll; tore madly on raftc
meitcr
magnificent erofearttg, magnifif
[moniifif]
maiden boS SOJobc^cn (— )
majestic moiefttt'tifd^
major [in the army] bcr aWajor' (-e)
make madden tr.; make a speech
cine 9?cbe \)alitn
mama bic SD^ama (-«)
man [male] bcr SWann (-^cr); [hu-
man being] bcr Wcn\^ (-en, -en)
manuscript bo« 2)?Qnuffript' (-c),
bic ^onbfd^rift (-en)
many oicic; many a mond^
marchpane bcr ajJorsipon (-e)
mark [a silver coin] bic 9)?arf (-en)
marmalade bic Sl^armclQ'be (-n)
marry I)cirQten tr.
Mary prop, name bic SD^arie'
mass of people ber 2)?enfc^enbQU=
fc(n) (-n«, -n)
master ber ^crr (-n, -en), bcr
a^eiftcr (-)
matter bic <Ba6)i (-n); what is il ^
patter with them? tva^ \(\U
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il^ncn? h)Q« ift lo6 mit il^ncn?; no
matter what I do h)a8 id^ and)
tun mag
mattress bic SWatrat'je (-n)
Max prop, name ber SO^af
may mogcn (id) mag, bu magft, cr
mag, h)ir mogcn, ibr mogt, [ic
mogcn; Tnod)te, gcmoc^t), fdnncn
see can; [be permitted] bilrfen
see allow; may we not? nic^t
)ma\)X?; it may be e^ fann fein
me dat. mir, ace. mid)
meal bie Tla\)l^dt (-en); meals ba^
(Sffen
meal-time bie SO^aJ^l^eit (-en)
mean meinen tr. and intr.; what
do you mean by that? n)a6
ntetnft bu bamit?; what does
that mean toa^ bebeu'tet bag?;
is that meant for a joke?
fott bag ein (©(^crj fein?; with-
out meaning to ofjue eg p
h)otten
mean [in between]; in the mean-
time inbc['[en
meanwhile inbef'fen, mittlermeile
meat ha^ %ld\d)
mechanic ber ^anbtuerfer (— )
Mecklenburg [German territory
lying along the Baltic Sea] ha^
9)2c(flenburg
medley bag !Durd^ctnan'bcr
meet treffen see hit, begeg'nen intr.
w. dat.
melt [d^milgen (o, o) intr., fc^ntelscn
tr.
menagery bie SO'ienagerie' [g=3b],
(-t'en)
merchant ber ^aufmann (-^er or
^aufleute)
merry luftig, frobtid^
meter bag SOJeter (— )
midnight bie 9D?itternacl^t (-^e)
might moc^te, burfte, fonnte; might
have helped me ):)Q.i mir belfen
fonncn
military coat ber Uniform'rocf (-^e)
milk bie mM)
miller ber ^miiller (— )
minute bie SO^inu'te (-n)
Minna prop, name bie 3Winna
mirror ber ©pieget (— )
Miss bag i^raulein (— )
miss; be missing febten intr.
mistake ber gebler (— )
mistake; be mistaken irren tr.
and refl.
molten gefd^mot'jen
moment ber Slugenblicf (-e); at the
same moment im f elben Stugenblicf
money bag ®elb (-er)
monkey ber Slffe (-n, -n)
monkey-show bag 5lffentf)eater (— )
Monopole bag 9D?onopoI' [name of
a hotel]
month ber SJ^onat (-e)
mood bie ©timmung (-en)
moon ber 30?onb (-e)
moral bic SD^oral'
more mebr; one more nod^ ein; not
any more nid^tg mel^r; any more
nodb etmag mebr; no more nid^tg
toeiter
morning ber 9D?orgen (— ); every
morning alle SO?orgen, ieben MoX'
gen
most meift, am meiften; most other
birds bie meiften anbercn S3ogeI
mother bie 90?utter (■^)
motley bunt
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mountain bcr S3cr8 (-c); Harz
Mountains bcr ^arj
mouth ber Tlunb (-e)
Mr. ber §crr (-n, -en)
Mrs. bie f^rau (-en)
much biel (met)r, am ntciftcn); as
much as fo t)iel
multiplication-table bag ^inmal-
eing'
Munich baS 3>?iind^eTi
museimi of fim ba«?ad^fabinett (-c)
must milffen (id) mu^, bu mu^t, cr
mufe, mir milffen, il)r mii^, fie
milffen; mufetc, gemu^); [in a
negation] bilrfen see allow; [po-
lite urgency] foHen see shall
mustache ber ©c^nurrbart (^e)
my mcin (mcine, mein)
my! ober! nein!
myself mi(^ (felbft), mid^ (fclber)
mysterious gel^eim'nigboti
mystery bag ©cbeim'nig (-fe)
nail bcr ^^agcl (^)
name bcr 9iamc (-n8, -n); what
is his name? nsic l^eifet cr?; a
man by the name of John cin
SD'iann namcn6 3?of)ann
named genonnt'; namcnS
napkin bic ©erbiet'tc [fecrn)] (-n)
near nal^c bei w. dat., ncbcn dat.
and ace.
neat {)ilbf(^, nett, faubcr
need braud^cn tr.\ need to milffen
see must
neighbor bcr ^^lad^bar (-8 and -n, -n)
neighboring house ba« 9^ad^bar=
bang (^cr)
neither mcbcr; neither can I id^
fann aud^ nid)t; neither . . . nor
n)eber . . . noc^
never nie, nicmal«, nimmcrmcbr;
never fear fd^on; never yet nod^
nic
new ncu; things old and new 2lltc8
unb ^tut9; new to me mir ncu;
turn over a new leaf fid^ finbcm,
f{(^ bcffern
newspaper bie ^eitung (-en)
New Year ^eujabr; Happy New
Year! '^Jrofit ^Icujabr!; New
Year's Eve ber ©ilbc'ftcr Hbcnb
next nad^ft; the next day am anbe=
ren J^age; for the next five min-
utes bie nacbften filnf 9)?inuten;
the next oldest bcr jtDcite
nice nctt, fd)on; it's too nice for
anything c« ift bod^ ju fd^dn!
Nicholas; St. Nicholas bcr SSeil)*
nad^t^mann
night bie9?acbt (^c); at night nad)t«,
beg 9?ad)tg
nine ncun
nineteen ncunjcbn
ninety neunjig
no nein; no longer nid^t mcbr
nod nidcn, grilfecn intr.
nonsense ber Unfinn; nonsense!
od^ mag!
not niddt; not a, not any fein; not
at all gar nid^t; not even nid^t
cinmal; not yet nod^ nid^t; not
far from unfem; not like to do
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nic^t gcrnc tun; not any better
gar iiic^t beffcr
nothing nid^tiJ; nothing at all gar
nid^t^; nothing less than nidjt^
anbcrS oB
notice merfcn, bcmcr'fcn tr.
noim ba« ©ubftontito' (-c), ha^
©ingtrort i^tx)
November bcr ^ioDcm'bcr (— )
now nun, j[c^t
nowadays I)eutgutagc
nut bie 9^ufe im\\t)
Olot)!
oak-tree bie @id^c (-n)
obedient Gc{)or'fam, folgfam
obey gcl^or'(^«i ^w/r. w. dat.
obliged berbun'bcn, tocrpflic^'tet; be
obliged to miiffen see must
occurrence ha^ CSreig'ni^ (-fc)
o'clock Uf)r; what o'clock is it?
luieDicI Ut)r ift eg?
of [expressed by genitive case of
noun, or] Qu^, toon dat., iiber
ace; eighteen minutes of ten
a(^t3ef)n 9)?inutcn t)or jel^n; out of
bed aug bcm 33ctt; think of ben=
fen an w. ace.; on the third of
June om brittcn 3?unt; full of
people Dott toon ?eutcn
of course natur'Iid^
off ah; be off Qcf)en see go; he is no
better off eg 0cf)t it)m ni(^t beffcr;
an hour off eine ©tunbc frci; run
off batoon'4pringen (a, u) intr.
(aux. fein)
offend belci'bigen tr.
offer bicten (o, o) tr.
official ber ©eant'te {decl. as adj.).
often oft, efterS, t)(iufig
oh! o! of)!; oh, it does! ad) fo!
old alt (ci); things old and new $tt=
tc« unb 9?eue«; old and young
people alt unb iung; the old
man bcrSlIte (decl. as adj.); go
back to his old ways in ben alten
i^el^Icr tocrfal'-Ien
olden see old
on adv. fort, ttocitcr, toorlBortg
on prep, an, auf, Uber w. dat. and
ace; on it baran', barauf; who
on earth totx benn, mer in alter
SBelt; eat on the sly nafd^en tr.
and intr.
once einmal, cinft; at once fofort',
fogleid^'; once a year einmal im
3:al^rc
one ein (eine, etn); einer; indef.
man; one day cincg S^agcg; each
one ieber; no one fciner; [in
counting] cin8; little one bcr
^Icinc (decl. as adj.); on one's
birthday an feinem ®cburt«tagc
no one niemanb; any one irgcnb
cincr, irgcnb icmanb; from every-
one toon alien <©etten; the one
who bericnige ttocld^er; one thing
and another bicfcg unb icneS
one-year private [in the army]
bcr (Sinialirige {decl. as adj.)
only adj. einjig
only adv. nur, erft
open offcn, auf
open auf'=mad^cn, fiffncn tr.y fid^
offncn
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opposite QCQcntl'bcr w. dat., follow-
ing its noun
or obcr, [onft
orange bie Oran'gc [oJ^ratiQfd^c]
(-n), bic Slpfelfinc (-n)
orchestra ba^ Ord^e'ftcr [(^=f]
(—), bic ^opcric (-n)
order bic ^Scftd'Iung (-en), bcr 53c=
fef)!' (-e); in order to um . . . gu
order bcfct)'Ien (ic, a, o), fomman=
bic'rcn intr. w. dat.
origin bcr Urfprung (^c)
other anbcr; among other things
unter anbcrcm; and other things
unb fo meitcr
otherwise fonft
ought to [otltc
our unfcr (unfcrc, unfcr)
ourselves un8
out prep. w. dat. au6, Don; out of
it barauS'; out of bed auS bent
58ctt; out-of-doors im i^rcien,
in« greic
out adv. I^crau^', l^influg'
outdoors broufecn
outside braufecn
outstretched auggeftrccft
over prep. w. dat. and ace. liber;
over it barii'ber
over adv. briibcn; [past] Dorbei',
dorii'bcr, qu8; over there ho. brii'=
ben; it is over c8 i[t ju (Snbc; I
want to have it over with id^
njitl eg Qctan' h)if[cn
own cigcn
owner bcr 33efi'<5cr (— )
pack pacfen tr.
package ha^ ^ofet' (-c)
pail bcr Simcr (— )
pair ha^ ^aar (-c)
pale blofe (a)
pantry bic fSpcifefammer (-n)
papa bcr ^opa (-g)
paper bag papier' (-c)
paradise bag ^arabicS' (-c)
paragraph bcr ^aragropf)' (-en,
-en)
parasol bcr ©onnenfd^irm (-e),
bcr (Sc^irm (-c)
pardon entfd^utbigen tr.\ pardon
me! ol^ parbon'[bong]!
parents bic @Itcrn
parlor bic gute ©tube (-n), bcr
©alon' [^altong] (-«)
parlor-door bic ©tubcntilr (-en)
pass [hand] rcid^en /r.; [go past]
(on cinem) Dorbci'^gcf)en (ging,
gegangcn), intr. (aux. fein)
past toorbei', dorii'ber; half past
seven f)alb ad^t; quarter past
ein 53icrtcl nad^
pastry bic 2:ortc (-n), bic 'i^Qftc'tc
(-n)
patch flidcn tr.
patient bcr patient' [t=t8] (-en,
-en)
patriotism bic S3QterIanb«Iiebc, ber
^Qtrioti«'mu«
pay bcgafi'Ien tr.
pay attention auf'^paffcn (pa^e,
flCpofet) intr.
pear bic 33irnc (-n)
peasant bcr 3?aucr (-« and -n, -n)
pea-soup bic (Srbfcnfuppe (-n)
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pen-box bcr i^cbcrfaftcn (— )
pencil bcr 53Iei[tift (-c)
pen-wiper bcr gcbcrmifc^cr (— )
people bic ?cutc pL; indef. pron.
man
performance bic 33orftcI(un9 (-en)
perhaps &icHci(^t', n)ot)I, c« fann
fein
permit criau'bcn tr.; be permitted
to biirfcn see allow
person bic ^crfon' (-en); one per-
son cincr; persons bic ?cutc
persons of rank bic ^crrf(^aft
(-en)
pfennig bcr "iPfcnnig (-c)
philosophical pt)ilo[o'pI)ifd^
philosophy bic ^t)iIo[op{)ic' (-i'cn)
phrase bic 9icbcn«art (-en)
physician bcr Slr^t (^c)
picture ha^ 53ilb (-cr)
piece ha^ ©tilcf (-c); piece of im-
pudence cine i^rcci^f)cit; piece of
paper ein ®tii(f papier'
pig bag ®d^h)ein (-e)
pine-tree bic 2:annc (-n), bcr
2:anncnbaum (-^c)
pipe bic ^feifc (-n)
place fcljcn, [tcEcn tr.
place bcr ^laij (-^e); take place
ftatt'- fttti>cn (a, u) intr.
plate bcr teller (— ), bic <©c^tlffel
(-n)
play [pielcn tr. and intr.
please gcfaricn (ft, ie, a) intr. w.
dat.
please I bitte!
pleasure hai SScrgntl'gcn (— )
pocket bic 2:a[(^c (-n)
pocket-book bic 336rfc (-n), bag
^ortcmonnaic' [portmontt^] (-g)
pocket-knife bag Xafc^enmeffer (— )
point bcr "iPnnft (-c); be on the
point of im ^egriff fein; h)oUen
often w. cben
point ^cigcn tr. ; point at something
auf etn)ag ^cigen
pole bic ©tange (-n)
police bic "iPoUjei'
polish pu^cn tr.
polite I)ofIid); [of children] artig
politics bic ^olitif
poor arm (ft)
porcelain pipe bic ^orgcHan'pfeifc
(-n)
porter bcr ^orticr' [tiel)] (-g); bcr
©epftcf'trftger (— )
post [a letter] cinen ^ricf auf bie
^o[t gcben
postman ber Sricftrftger (— ), bcr
^oftbotc (-n, -n)
potato bic ^artof'fct (-n)
Potsdam bag ^otgbam [a city
near Berlin]
pour gicfecn (go&, gcgoffen) tr.
poverty bic 5lrmut
prayer bag (^cbcf (-c)
prefer licber mogen (alg), Por'*
sicken (jog, gcsogen) tr.
preparatory school bag @pmna'=
ftum (-g, ®i)mna[icn)
prescribe Pcrfc^rci'bcn (ic, ie) tr.
prescription bag 9?escpt' (-e)
present bag ©cfc^enf (-c)
preserve [of fruit] ein'=mac^en tr.
president bcr ^rftfibcnt' (-en, -en)
pretty l^ilbfc^; [rather] jicmlic^
prevent l^inbcrn tr.
prick [tecl^en (i, a, o) tr.
prince bcr i^iirft (-en, -en), bcr
^rina (-en, -en)
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Prince Street bic ^riugenftrafee
private [soldier] ber ©cmei'nc
{decl. as adj.)
private life ba« ^riDat'Iebcn
probably Dielleid^t', h)o^I, bcrmut'=
licf)
professor bcr ^rofef'for (-«, -o'=
ren); the professor's wife bic
grau ^rofef'for
prohibitionist ber Jcmpcrcng'Icr
(-)
promise Ocrfprc'd^cn (i, a, o) tr.
proud [tolj iv. Quf
prudent flug (U), borfid^ttg
pudding bcr "iPubbinQ (-c or -8)
pulse ber %Vi{^ (-e)
Punch-and-Judy show boS £q[^
perlet^cotcr (— )
pupil ber ©(filler (— )
puppet-show ha^ ^ofpcrletl^cQter
(-)
purse bie S3orfc (-n)
pursue fort'4el?en tr.
put ftellen, legcn, fcijcn tr.
quarter bag SBicrtel (— ); a quar-
ter past one cin SPiertel jlrci, ein
33iertel nad^ eiti6; quarter of an
hour bic 33iertelftunbe (-n); a
quarter to six brci 33icrtcl fcc^g,
cin 55icrtcl t)or fcd^«
query bic %x(x^t (-n)
question bic groQc (-n)
quick fc^netf, 0efc^n)in'bc
quiet [tiU, Icifc, ru^ig
quit Quf''l)orcn intr.
quite ganj; [rather] gicmlid^
R
race rcnnen (ranntc, gerannt) intr.
{aux. fciu); go racing ftiiriucn
intr. {aux. fcin)
radiant [tra{)Icnb
rain bcr 9?eQcn (— )
raise t)ebcn (o, o) tr.
rare [eltcn
rascal bcr 93cnQct (— ), bcr
©pi^bubc (-n, -n), bcr ©d^clm
(-e)
read Icfcn (ie, q, e) tr.
ready fcrtig, bereit'
realize ein'^e^cn (ic, a, c) intr.-,
[fulfil] erfaricn tr.
really tDirflid^, cigcntlid^
reason ber ®runb (^c); have rea-
son to be fdnncn
receive bcfom'men (bcfam, befom=
men), crtjol'tcn (it, ic, a), colloq.
fricQcn tr.
recognize crfcn'ncn (erfanntc, cr*
fannt) tr.
red rot (o)
redress bic Slb^ilfc
refer to [i(^ bcjic'ficn auf (bcgog, bc=
3ogen)
Regina prop, name bic 9Jegi'nQ
regret bebou'crn tr.
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215
remain btcibcn (ic, ic) intr. {aux.
fcin)
remark bcmcr'fen tr.
remarkable merfmtlrbig
remedy 'ta^ ^eilmittcl (— )
reply anthjortcn intr. w. dat., cnt*
geQ'ncn intr.
report an'^scigcn tr.
reproduce h)ic'bcr=gcbcn (i, a, c)
tr.
republic bic 9?cpublif' (-en)
request bitten {hat, gebeten); an
answer is requested um 2(nt=
hjort mirb gebe'ten
restaurant bag 9?c[taurant' [fto=
rang]
retort entgeg'nen intr.
return n)ic'ber=fommen {tarn, Qt-
fommen) intr. {aux. fein)
return bte SBieberfebr; I wish you
many happy returns id^ h)iln=
fc^e btr Diet &IM, i6) gratulie'rc
jum ©eburt^'tagc
rheiunatism ber D^Jbcumati^'muS
Rhine ber 9?bcin
ribbon ha^ 53anb (-^cr)
rich reid^
Richard prop, name ber 9?id^Qrb
riches bag 33ermo'Qcn
ride rciten (ritt, Qcritten) intr.
{aux. fcin)
right rec^t, rid^ig; gera'be; right
away fofort', fogleid^'; come
right in immer fitxdnl; sit
right down feljcn Bie fid^ nur
^inl
rigid ftcif, ftramm
ring [of large bells] liiuten; [of
small bells] f(^etten, flingeln intr.
ring ber 9Jing (-c)
ripe reif
rise auf'=fte^cn (ftanb, geftanben)
intr. {aux. fein)
river ber glufe (j^lilffe)
roll [bread] bic ©cntmcl (-n), hai
«rot(^en (— )
roll rotten intr. {aux. fein); rolled
down her cheeks rottten it)r ^ic
33adfen berun'ter
roof ha^ '^(x^) (^cr)
rookie ber Offijicrg'burfd^c (-n,
-n), ber 33urfc^e (-n, -n)
room bic ©tube (-n), ha^ ^immtt
{-)
rose bic 9Jofe (-n)
rose-colored rofenfarbig
row bic 9?eit)e (-n)
rug ber ^eppid^ (-c)
run laufen (iiu, ie, au); [of animals]
renncn (rannte, gerannt); run
down rotten Ubcr; run ofif baoon'=
laufen; intr. {aux. fein)
rush headlong ftiirmen; [down] bin*
un'tcr^ftilrmcn intr. {aux. fein)
saber ber ©cibcl (— )
sad traurig
Saint Nicholas ber 2Bcibnad^tg=
mann (^er)
sale ber SSerfauf (-^e); for sale feil,
3u Derfaufen
salesman ber S3erfau'fer (— )
same berfcl'bc (biefelbc, bagfclbe);
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just the same bod^; I hope you
are the same i(^ t)offc bagfcl'bc
t)on bir
Santa Glaus bcr 3Beif)nac^t«mann
(-cr)
satisfied pfric'bcn
Saturday ber ©am^tag (-e), ber
©onnabcnb (-c)
sausage bic SBur[t (-^c); "it is all
sausage to me " e« ift mir attc«
SSurft
saw fal^ see see
say fagcn /r.; it is said to be cS foil
, . . fcin
scamp bcr iBcngcl (— )
scarcely foum
Schiller [3fot)ann j^i^icbrici^ Don
<©d^illcr (i 759-1805) Ger-
many's foremost dramatist]
scholar bcr ®ctcl)r'tc {decl. as adj.)
school bic ®(^ulc (-n); to school
jur ®c^ulc, in bic ©d^ulc; way to
school bcr ©d^ulnjCQ (-c)
school-hour bic ©c^ulftunbc (-n),
bic Untcrric^t^ftunbc (-n)
school-things bic ©d^ulfad^cn pi.
Schulze {liter, mayor) bcr ©d^uljc
[a family name]
science bic SBiffcnfd^aft (-en)
scold [c^cltcn (i, a, 0) intr.
scrub fc^rubbcn tr.
seat fc^cn tr.
seat bcr (Sii? (-c), bcr ^lalj (-^c)
second jh)cit
secondly jmeitcnS
secret ba8 ®cl)cim'ni« (-fc)
see fcl^cn (ic, a, c) tr. and intr.;
[visit] bcfu'd^cn tr.\ you see \a,
niimlid^
seek fud^en tr.
seem fd^cincn (ic, ic) intr.
seize crgrci'fcn (crgriff, crgriffcn) tr.
seldom fcltcn
send fcnbcn ([cnbctc or \mW, fic=
fcnbct or Qcfanbt), fd^idcn tr.\
send away fort'=[(f)icfcn tr.
September bcr ©cptem'ber (— )
sergeant bcr Untcroffijicr (-c)
servant bcr ©icncr (— ); servant-
girl bag ^Dicnftntiibd^cn (— )
service bcr !©icnft (-c); at your
service ju SScfcl)!'!
set fc^cn tr.) set down ntc'bcr*
[cljcn tr.', set the table ben %\\<i)
bcdfcn; set to work ^onb an8
SBcrf fcljen; set out on one's
way fid^ auf ben SScq mac^en
seven ficbcn
several ntcljrcrc, cinigc, cin paar
severe ftrcng
shaU foKcn (id^ foa, bu foHft, er
foil, n)ir follcn, i^r follt, fie follcn;
folltc, ficfollt) mod. aiix.) tense
1st pers. of toerbcn
she fie (i^r, il)r, fie)
shine fd^eincn (ic, ic) intr.\ shine
in l)ercin'4d^incn {aiix. fcin)
shoe bcr (Sticfcl (— ); low shoe bcr
©d^ul^ (-c)
shoemaker bcr ©d^ufter (— ), bcr
©(^ut)ntad^er (— )
shoot fc^icfeen (fd^ofe, gefd^offcn) tr.
shop bcr ?abcn (^)
shopman bcr S3crf(iu'fcr (— )
should foltte, murbe
shout nifen (ic, u), fd^rcicn (ie, i)
tr. and intr.
show bic <Sd^auftcllun0 (-en), bie
SluSftcllung (-en)
sick frani (d)
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sigh fcufgcn intr.
signify bcbcu'tcn intr.; what does
that signify? h)a« foil bQ« fagcn?
silent [till, [c^trcigfam; be silent
fd^hjcigcn (ic, ic) intr.
silk fetben
silk-dress bag (©cibcnflcib (-cr)
simple cinfac^, fc^Iid^t
sing [ingcn {a, u) tr.; sing a song
to me mir ein ?icb dor'=fiii0cn
singing bag ©tngcn
single cinjig
sir bcr ^crr (-n, -en); yes, sir ia,
mcin ^crr
sister bic ©d^meftcr (-n)
sit filjcn (fafe, Qcfeffcn) intr.; sit
down \xd) fc^en
sitting-room bic 2BoI)tiftubc (-n)
situated; be situated liegcn (a, c)
intr.
six fcd^g
sixtieth fcd^jigft
sixty fcd^jig
skate bcr ®(^Iittfd^u{) (-c)
sleep fd^Iafcn (ft, ic, a) i«/r.; go
to sleep cin'fc^Iafcn intr. (aux.
fcin)
slipper bcr 9D?orgenf(i^u]^ (-c), bcr
•patttoffcl (-)
slow lanefam
sly fd^Iau; eat on the sly tiafd^cn
tr. and intr.
small ficin
smell ricd^cn (o, o) intr.
smile iSd^cIn intr.
smile bag ^ftd^cln
smoke raud^cn tr. and intr.
smoking-car bag 9?aucl^coup^ [fu*
pec] (-g)
snore fd^narc^cn intr.
snow fd^ncicn intr.
snow bcr ©d^ncc
snowball bcr ©d^nccbaH (^c)
so fo, alfo; so that fobafe, ha^; and
so forth unb fo iDcitcr; to do so
eg gu tun
soft [yielding] ircid^; [hardly audi-
ble] Icifc
soldier bcr ©olbat' (-en, -en)
soldier-life bag ©olba'tcnlcben
sole cinjiQ, cinjcln
sole fo^Icn tr.
some cth)ag; some more nod^ ct»
h)ag
somebody fcmanb
someone jcmanb
something etlrag; something
more nod^ ctn)ag; something
good etnjag ®utcg
son bcr ©o^n (-^c)
song bag ?tcb (-cr)
soon balb
sorry traurtg; I am sorry eg tut
mtr Icib
sort bic 2lrt (-en); what sort of
n)ag fiir (ein); all sorts of alter*
lei indecl.; that sort of thing
fo ctmag
soimdly gctio'rig
soup bic <Suppc (-n)
speak fprcd^cn (i, a, o) tr. and
intr.; without speaking ol^ne
Su fpred^cn
speaker bcr ©prcd^er (— ), bcr
9Jcbncr (— )
spectacles bic 33riIIc (-n)
speech bic 5Hebe (-n); make a
speech cine 9?ebe l^alten
spend berbrin'gcn (Derbrad^te^ per*
brad^t) tr.
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spite ber Xxo^; in spite of tro^
w. gen and dat.
splendid l^crrli(|, prod^tig, praci^t=
spoil bcrbcr'bcn (i, a, o) tr.
spoon ber Soffcl (— )
Spree [a river that flows through
Berlin] bic ©prec
spring fpringen (a, u) intr. {aux.
fcin)
spring [time] ber o^riiliUnfl (-c)
spruce [ouber gelecft', c^P^l^t'
stairs bic S^rcppe (-n); down (the)
stairs bie 2:reppe {}erun'tcr; up
(the) stairs bic 2:reppc f)inQuf'
stammer [tammeln, ftottcra intr.
stand ftc^cn (ftonb, gcftanben) intr.;
stand up au['4te()cn intr. (aux.
fcin)
star ber ®tern (-c)
stare at grofe on'^c^cn (ic, a, c) tr.
start [begin] an'^angcn (ft, i, a)
tr. and intr., Io§'-Qct)en (gittQ,
Qcgongcn) intr. (aux. fcin); [set
out] fi(^ Quf ben SBcg moc^en; the
fun started cS fling lo^
station bie (Station' [t=tg] (-en)
stay b(cibcn (ic, ie) intr. {aux. fcin);
stay in ju §aufc bleibcn; stay
away from fort'-blcibcn Oon
steal [rob] ftcblcn (ic, a, o) tr.;
• [slip, sneak] frf)Ieid^en (i, i) intr.
and refl. {aux. fcin)
step treten see walk
step ber ©c^ritt (-e); it's the first
step that counts allcr Snfang
ift fc^njcr
stick fcft'=f)alten (n, ic, a) tr.
still adj. ftill, fc^mciflfant; be still
pcrf(^tt)ci'9cn (ic, ic) intr.
still adv. nod^; while still far away
fc^on toon fernc; but still he was
a soldier unb bod^ n)ar cr ein
©olbat'
stocking ber <2trumpf (^c)
store ber Sabcn (^)
story bic ©cfc^id^'tc (-n)
stove ber Ofen (■^)
strange fremb
stranger ber {^rcmbe {decl. as adj.)
street bic (Strafec (-n)
strict ftreng
strike fc^Iagcn (a, u, a) tr. and intr.
string bie Sc^nur (-^e)
strut ftofgie'ren intr. {aux, fcin)
student ber ©tubcnt' (-en, -en)
study ftubie'ren tr. and intr.
stupid bumm (u)
stupidity bie X)umTnbcit (-en)
such folc^; he had such a fright cr
wax fo erfd^ro'dfen; er befam' folc^
cincn ©c^rcden
suddenly ploljtic^, ntit cincm Tlal
sum bic Summe (-n); do sums
red^nen tr. and intr.
simmier ber ©ommer (— )
sun bie (Sonne (-n)
Sunday ber Sonntog (-« )
superintendence bie Huffiest
superior ber 33orgefei3tc {decl. as
adj.)
suppose tocrmu'ten; why, do you
suppose? marum ftiobl?; I sup-
pose n)ob(; I suppose they are
happy fie mllffen njobi gliicflic^
fcin
sure fid^cr, gemi^'; sure enough!
rid^tig!; to be sure [I admit]
3h)ar; to be sure [certainly] \a
njol^r! gcttoiB'! fic^crlid^I
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surprised cr[taunt', i)crh)un'bcrt,
iibcrrafc^t'
surround umgc'bcn (i, a, c) tr.
Swenn bcr ®h)cnn [a family
name]
swim fc^n)immen (a, o) intr. (aux.
fcin)
swindle bcr ©(^tBinbcI
swirl tanjcn, mirbein intr.
syrup ber ©irup (-c)
table bcr Jifd^ (-c); set the table
ben Zi\6) bcdcn
tailor bcr ©d^ncibcr (— )
take ncfimen (nimmt, na^m, qc=
nommcn) tr.; [carry] bringcn
(brac^tc, Qcbrad^it) tr.; take off
Qb'^ne^mcn; take part in tcil'*
Ttd^tncn an
talk fprcd)cn see speak, rcbcn intr.
tall gro^ (o)
task bic Slufgabc (-n)
taste [good] [c^mccfen intr.
taxes bic ©tcucrn
Taylor bcr ©(^ncibcr [a family
name]
tea ber Jee (-e)
teach Icf)rcn, untcrrid^'ten tr.
teacher bcr ?ct)rer (— )
tear rci&cn (rife, Qcriffcn) tr.; tore
madly on rafte h)citcr
tear bic ^^ranc (-n)
teaspoon ber ^Iccldffcl (— )
telegraph-pole bic 2^elc0ra'pl)cn«
[tange (-n)
telephone ba^ Ztkp\)on' (-c)
tell fagen; [relate] crjab'ten; [an-
nounce] mclbcn; [report] bc-
ric^'ten tr.; you don't tell me!
ad) \o\ )m^ Sic [ogcn!
temper bic (Stimmung (-en)
ten gct)n
terror bic SIngft (-^c), ba8 Sntfct'gen
text bcr Xtxt (-c)
than aU
thank banfcn intr. w. dat.
that rel. pron. bcr, tueld^cr
that conj. bafe
that dem. pron. and adj. bcr, bic==
fcr, jcncr; those are bag finb;
that is ha^ f)cifet
the ber (bic, ha^)
theater bag J^ca'ter (— )
their i^r (i^rc, if)r)
them dat. it)ncn, ace. fie
themselves fclbft, fclbcr, fid^
then [temporal] bann; [unem-
phatic, never beginning the
sentence] bcnn; [resumptive] fo,
alfo; just then in bicfem 5lugen=
blicfc; now and then bann unb
h)ann, jutBci'Ien
there ba, bort; in there barin';
there is, there are eg gibt; up
there ba oben, broben; there [to
that place] bortl^in'
therefore alfo, begh)cgcn
thereupon bann
they fie (it)rcr, il^ncn, fie)
thing ha^ !5)ing (-c), bic (gad^c
(-n); and other things unb fo
n)citer; one thing and another
bicfeg unb jcncg
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think bcn!cn (bac^tc, Qcbad^t) tr.;
[believe] glaubcn tr.; think of
bcn!cn an w. ace.
third britt
thirty brcifeig
thirty-five fiinfunbbrcifeig
this bicfcr, bcr; this morning ()cutc
morQcn; these are bic8 finb, ba6
[inb
thou bu (bciTicr, bir, bid^)
thought bad^tc see think
thousand taufenb
thrash priigcin, burd^'^priigcln tr.
three brci
thrilled Qcrll^rt'
throng ha^ ©cbrSn'gc (— )
throw tBcrfcn (i, a, o) tr.
thrust ftofecn (ic, o) intr.; thrust
his finger into the apple-sauce
ful^r mit bem ginger in bag Slpfcl*
thus fo, alfo
ticket bic gtt^rfartc (-n)
time bic 3cit (-en); ba^ Tldi (-e);
one times one ein mal einS; in
the meantime inbcf'fen; what
time is it? h)iebtel Uf)r i[t e^?;
hard times bic fc^tcc^tcn 3citen
tip ha^ 2:rint0clb (-cr)
tired milbe
tiresome langnjciUg
to [a person] ju; [a place] nad^ w.
dat.\ auf, in, an w. ace, in order
to urn . . . 3u; to school gur
(£(^ule, in bic <S(^uIc; to bed ^u
33ctt, in« 53ctt; invitation to din-
ner bic ©nlabung jum !5)incr';
from one to five toon einS big fllnf
to-day I)eute
together jufam'men; they were
talking together fie fprad^cn
mitcinan'bcr
toil arbcitcn tr. and intr.
told crjaf)'Itc, [agtc see tell
to-morrow ntorgen
to-night locate obcnb
too ju; [also] aud^
tooth bcr S(^W (^c)
town bic ©tabt H), bag (Stabtd^cn
(-)
train [animals] ab'-rid^tcn, bref=
fie'rcn tr.
train bcr Sm (-^c)
travel reifen intr. (aux. fein)
traveler bcr 9ffeifcnbc {decl. as adj.)
treat bcf)an'bcln tr.
treatment bic S3ct)anb'Iun0 (-en);
get an electric treatment fid^
cicftrific'rcn laffen
tree bcr 33aum (-^c)
trimming bcr 33cfal3'
trouble bcla'ftigcn tr. ; may I trou-
ble you for the bread? barf id^
(Sic urn bag S3rot bitten?
true n)a{)r; believe a thing to be
true ctmag fUr n)a^r boltcn
trumpet bic Jrompc'tc (-n)
trunk bcr t offer (— )
truth bic 2Bat)rf)cit (-en)
try toerfu'c^cn tr. and intr.
Tuesday bcr 1)icngtaQ (-c)
turn bic 9?ci^c (-n)
turn brcl^cn tr.; turn over a new
leaf fic^ beffcrn, fic^ anbcrn
twelve jmolf
twenty jmanjig
twenty-eighth ad^tunbsn)an3i9ft
two jtDci; the two bic beiben
two-fifteen [train] gh)ei UI)r filnf*
ict)n
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umbrella bcr JKegcnfcl^irTn (-c)
unable un[af)iQ; be unable to nicfit
fonnen see can
uncle bcr Onfel
uncomfortable unQcmtltlid^
under untcr w. dat. and ace; un-
der it barun'ter
understand bcrfte'^cn (Derftanb,
Oerftanbcn) tr.; do you under-
stand? t)cr[tanbcn? colloq.
unfortunate ungltidlic^
unhappy unglilcflic^, traurtg
uniform bcr Uniform'rocf (^c), bie
Uniform' (-en)
unless h)enn nic^t, e« fci benn bafe
unoccupied frci
imtil big
up adv. obcn; prep. w. dat. and
ace. auf; up in front ganj Dome;
up there ha. oben
upstairs [in answer to where] obcn,
'tid oben; [in answer to whither]
bie 2:reppe I)inauf' (f)erau[')
upward t)inauf' , {)crauf'
us dat. and ace. un^
use gebrau'i^cn, benu'ljcn tr.
useful nii^Ucf)
usual Qett)o{)n'Iid^
vacation bie ^txxtn pi.
vain eitcl; in vain 0erQe'beng,,unt=
fonft'
vanquish befie'gen tr.
various ocrfc^ic'benc pi.
veal bag ^albfleifd^
vender bcr 33erfau'fcr (— )
vengeance bie 9Jac^c; take ven-
geance on fi(^ riid^cn an
veritable hjirflid^, ec^t, rein
very fel^r, ganj; very well ! fc^ongutl
vex ftrQcrn, Oerbrie'feen (oerbrofe,
Dcrbroffen) tr.
village bag !Dorf (-^er)
visit befu'c^en tr.
visitor bcr 53efu'd^er (— )
voice bie ©timme (-n); with the
voice im ^^one
volunteer ber ©iniiifirific {deel. as
adj.)
W
wager bie SBcttc (-n)
wait marten intr. w. auf; just wait
njarten @ie nur
waiter ber ^ettner (— )
waiter's helper bcr ^iffolo (-g)
wake auf'*n)ccfen, n)ecfen tr.-, wake
up ouf'*ma(^cn intr. {aux. fein)
walk Qcl^en see go; trcten (tritt, trat,
getreten) intr. {aux. fein)
walk ber (Spajicr'gang (^c) ; take a
walk eincn (Spajtcr'gang mac^en,
fpagie'ren intr. {aux. fein)
wall bie SSanb (^c), bie 90?aiter (-n)
wander hjanbcrn intr. {aux. fein)
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wandering ba^ SBanbern
want [need] brauc^cn; [desire] I)abcn
tDolIen tr.; want to Gotten, n)iin*
[c^en, mogen
warm marm (a)
was Xoax see be; was to folltc,
n)otlte; his name was John er
l)ie& 3ot)aTin
wash mafc^en (d, u, a) tr. and refl.
washing ba^ SSafrfien; for washing
jum SSafc^cn
wash-stand ber SSafc^tifc^ (-e)
watch bie Ut)r (-en)
Watch on the Rhine bic SSac^t
am 9?t)ein [name of a famous
German song]
water ba^ 3Ba[[er (— )
way ber SBeg (-c); way to school
ber <Sc^uIrt)e0 (-c); set out on
one's way fid^ auf ben SBeg
mac^en; go back to his old ways
in ben alten }^t\)kx berfal'Icn
we mir (unfer, un«, unS)
wear tragcn (ft, u, a) tr.
week bic SBod^c (-n); two weeks
from to-day ^cutc tiber itnd
2Bo(^en
weep tucincn intr.
well! nun! alfo! nanu'!
well adv. \dol)l, gut; I am well c8
gef)t mir gut
well adj. tt)of)I, gefunb'
well behaved artig; be well be-
haved fid^ gut betra'gen {&, u, a)
went ging see go
were niaren see be
wet nafe (a)
what maS, metcb; what sort of h)a6
fttr [ein]; what is he called? mie
\)ti^ ex?; what of itl ad^ m^l;
what [did you say?] n)ic?;
what time is it? h3ieDiel Ut)r ift
e^?; what day is this? ber h)ie=
t)terte ift t)eute?
whatever mad . . , aud^, h)ag , . ,
nur, n)ad . , . immcr
when (in questions) h)ann; (re-
porting a past action) aid; (w.
/>re5. or fut. tense) n)enn
where mo, n)ot)in', hjo^er'; where
on earth is he? too er h)ol)I
[terft?
whether ob
whew! ()uf)! I^ui!
which melc^er (meld^e, meld^cd), ber
(bie, bad); in which morin'; of
which tt)odon', tt)oran'
while n)(it)renb; while still far
away [(^on t)on feme
while bie SBeile; for a while eine
SSeile, eine 3citlang
whisk-broom bie ^leiberbtirfte (-n)
whistle pfeifen (pfiff, gepfiffen) tr.
and intr.
white mcife
who mer, ber, meld^cr
whole ganj; the whole day ben
ganjen Jag
why marum', mcdl^alb'
why! nun! ei!; [post-positive] bod^,
bcnn; why, do you suppose?
marum' tt)ot)I
Wiesbaden ba9 SBiedbaben [fa-
mous watering place in Prus-
sia]
wife bie i^rau (-en)
wild h)tlb
will tdoUtn (i^ mitt, bu mittft, er
mitt, mir motten, ibr mottt, fie
motten; molttc, gemottt); aux. of
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fut. tense irerben; boys will be
boys 3u0cnb l^at feine ^^UQcnb
win QctDin'ticn (a, o) tr.
wind ber SBinb (-c)
windmill bic SBinbrnli^lc (-n)
window ba§ ^^cnftcr (— ); out of
the window jum ge^ftcr l)inau^';
in through the window juttl
gcnftcr t)crcin'
window-pane bic ^^cnfterfd^eibc
(-n)
window-sill 'Ha?) ^^cnftcrbrett (-er)
wine ber SBcin (-c)
wine-merchant ber SSeint)(inbIer
(-)
winter ber SBinter (— )
wise meifc
wish ber SBunf(^ (-^e); good wishes
@mcfrt)iinf(^e
wish hJllnfc^en tr.; wish to hjollen
see will; I wish you many
happy returns i(^ grotulte're
jutn ©eburt^'tage
with mit, bei w. dat.; with it ho.^
mit'; with what? h)OTnit'?; he
helps me with my arithmetfc
er !)ilft tnir bclm $Re(^nen
within innerl}alb w. gen., binnen w.
dat.
without ot)ne w. ace.
wolf ber SKoIf (*c); be as hungry
as a wolf einen S3Botf«{)unQer
f)aben
woman bie ^^rou (-en)
woman's hat ber grauenf)ut (-^e)
wonder bie ^Sertrun'bcrung, bag
SBunber (-)
wonder fic^ iDunbern refl.\ I won-
der if id^ mdc^tc h)if[en ob, ob
n)ot)I
wonderfully tounberbar, l^errlic^
won't merbe nid^t; won't you?
boc^, nid^t tDQ'^r?
wood 'ba^ ^olj (^er)
word bag SBort {pi. disconnected
words SSorter; connected words
SSorte)
work arbeitcn intr.-, it did not
work eg eing nid^t
work bie Slrbeit (-en), bog SBerf
(-0
workman ber ^anbtrerter (— )
workshop bie SBerfftatt (^e)
world bie SBcIt (-en), bie @rbe
(-n)
worse fc^Ummer; or, what is
worse ober gar
worth hjert; ten cents' worth of
sirup flir fiinfjig ^fcnnigc ©imp
wound t>ertr>un'ben tr.
wreath ber trang (^e)
write fc^reiben (ie, ie) tr.
/
yard ber ^of (-^e); [measure of
distance] bag ayjeter (— )
year bag 3flt)r (-c); once a year
einmal im ^fo^^c
yesia
yesterday geftern
yet adv. no^; conj. bod§, bcnnod^',
aber; not yet nod) nic^t
yonder bort, ba briibcn
you bu (beinet; bir, bid^) i^r (eucr,
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©ic); [indefinite statement]
man; you can't always be play-
ing man fonn nic^t immcr fpiclcn
young iung (ii)
your bein, cuer [intimate]; ^\)V
[polite]
yourself bir, bic^, cud^ [intimate];
fid^ [polite]; felbft
youth bic ^^ugcnb
zealous etfrtg
zero bic S^ult (-en)
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