Living German - Lesson 20 Flashcards
Vocab
leave, departure
der Abschied
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arm
der Arm (-e)
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trip, excursion
der Ausflug (“-e)
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basket
der Korb (-e)
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lake
der See (-n)
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departure
die Abfahrt
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proximity, vicinity
die Nähe
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thermos flask
die Thermosflasche (-n)
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preparation
die Vorbereitung (-en)
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member
das Mitglied (-er)
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old-fashioned
altmodisch
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free
frei
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strict
streng
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almost
fast
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slow(-ly)
langsam
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to bathe
baden
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to reach
erreichen
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to test
prüfen
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to clean, polish
putzen
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to cut
schneiden
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to swim
schwimmen
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to dance
tanzen
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to meet, hit
treffen (er trifft)
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to spend
verbringen
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to forget
vergessen (er vergisst)
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to get ready
sich fertig machen
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to take leave
Abschied nehmen
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he has a holiday today
er hat heute frei
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come on now
jetzt los!
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at around midday
gegen Mittag
Grammar
Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
Type of subordinate clause which begins with a relative pronoun which refers to something in the main clause. In this, as in all subordinate clauses, the verb come last. There is a comma before and after each subordinate clause.
Main and Subordinate clauses
Karl, der ein so guter Mechaniker ist, putzt das Auto.
In the above sentence, is a main clause, containing the main statements (Karl putzt das Auto), and a subordinate clause subsidiary to the main clause (der ein so guter Mechaniker ist).
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns English vs German
In English, these are who (that) for people and which (that) for things and are often ommited. They cannot be omitted in German
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Agreement
Agrees in gender with the noun to which it refers: der - masculine nouns die - feminine nouns das - neuter nouns die - plural (all genders)
Karl, der… - Karl, who
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Agreement the mother, who
Die /mutter, die…
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Agreement the friends, who
die freunden, die
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Agreement the car, which
das Auto, das
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Masculine Nom
der
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Masculine Acc
den
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Masculine Gen
dessen
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Masculine Dat
dem
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Feminine Nom
die
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Feminine Acc
die
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Feminine Gen
deren
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Feminine Dat
der
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Neuter Nom
das
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Neuter Acc
das
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Neuter Gen
dessen
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Neuter Dat
dem
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Plural Nom
die
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Acc
die
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Plural Gen
deren
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative Pronouns Declension Plural Dat
denen
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Antecedent Der Kellner, dessen Anzug so gut ist, ist Deutscher
Der Kellner
The words to which the relative pronoun refers
Always used in the nominative case whereas the relative pronoun changes in each sentence according to its function - has its own case
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Main clause Der Kellner, dessen Anzug so gut ist, ist Deutscher
Der Kellner ist Deutscher
Grammar Main and Subordinate clauses Relative clauses Relative clause Der Kellner, dessen Anzug so gut ist, ist Deutscher
dessen Anzug so gut ist
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The waiter, who works in the cafe, is German
Der Kellner, der (MN) im Café arbeitet, ist Deutscher
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The waiter, whom we see in the cafe, is German
Der Kellner, den (MA) wir im Café sehen, ist Deutscher
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The waiter, to whom I give one Euro, is German
Der Kellner, dem (MD) ich einen Euro gebe, ist Deutscher
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The waiter, whose suit is so good, is German
Der Kellner, dessen (MG) Angug so gut ist, ist Deutscher
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The cups, which Paula puts on the table, are quite new
Die Tassen, die (PA) Paula auf den Tisch stellt, sind ganz neu
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The cups, which are on the table, are quite new
Die Tassen, die (PN) auf dem Tisch stehen, sind ganz neu
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The cups, from which we drink, are quite new
Die Tassen, aus denen (PD) wir trinken, sind ganz neu
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Main and Subordinate clauses
Relative clauses
The cups, whose colour is white, are quite new
Die Tassen, deren Farbe weiß ist, sind ganz neu
