Es as anticipatory object Flashcards

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He knew we would come on time

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Er wusste, dass wir pünktlIch kommen würden

The object of many verbs can be a clause beginning with dass

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She started laughing.

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Sie fing an, zu lachen.

The object of many verbs can be a clause be with zu/infinitive

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To refuse to

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Es ablehnen, zu

es is used as an object to anticpate the clause

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I can’t stand working for them anymore

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Ich halte es nIcht mehr aus, bei ihnen zu arbeiten

es aushalten, zu tun/dass = to stand doing/that

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I can’t stand her contradicting me

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Ich ertrage es nIcht, dass sie mir widersprIcht

es ertragen, zu tun/dass = to bear doing/that

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It wasn’t easy for her to persuade her

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Sie hatte es nIcht leIcht, sie zu überreden

es leicht haben, zu = to find it easy to

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I don’t need to talk to you about it

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Ich habe es nIcht nötig, mit dir darüber zu reden

es nötig haben, zu = to need to

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I’m tired of learning English verbs

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Ich habe es satt, englische Verben zu lernen

es satt haben, zu = to have had enough of

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She knows how to repair cars

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Sie versteht es, Autos zu reparieren

es verstehen, zu = to know how to

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He had refused to come along

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Er hatte es abgelehnt, mitzukommen

es ablehen, zu = to refuse to

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We didn’t tell her that it was Karla.

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Dass es Karla war, das haben wir ihr verschwiegen.

When the dass clause or infinitive phrase begins the sentence, use dass

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You can tell that he wasn’t German

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Man hört es ihm an, dass er kein Deutscher war

es jemandem anhören/ansehen, dass = to tell by listening/looking

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I don’t regret coming

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Ich bereue es nIcht, dass Ich gekommen bin

es bereuen, zu tun/dass = to regret doing/that

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Her mother forbade her to go there

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Ihre Mutter hat es ihr verboten, dort hinzugehen

es jemandem verbieten, zu = to dare to

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He didn’t dare buy a new car

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Er wagte es nIcht, ein neues Auto zu kaufen

es wagen, zu = to dare to

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