Oxbridge papers 2008-9 Flashcards
what is the verb erkennen in the imperfect past?
erkannten
der Betrieb in English?
the company
what is an alternative meaning for beschaeftigt?
employed
nach eingehender Betrachtung in English
after careful consideration
the company in German?
der Betrieb
another word for employed in English?
beschaeftigt
after careful consideration in German?
nach eingehender Betrachtung
verschweigen
to conceal
der Absicht
the intention
to conceal
verschweigen
the intention
der Absicht
in which case are expressions of time?
accusative:
i.e. diesen Sommer
begegneten
to encounter/meet
to encounter/meet
begegneten
what case does begegneten take?
dative
Is that your jumper or mine?
ist das dein Pulli oder mein
- the second possessive article is nominative
an expression for ‘no one smokes in our house’?
in unserem Haus wird nicht geraucht
unless
es sei denn
es sei denn
unless
What happens in a conjunction beginning with ‘dass’ with a subordinate clause?
the second verb must also be postponed
How do you form the imperative for Sie?
use the Sie form of the verb and add the ‘Sie’ after:
i.e. müssen Sie hier setzen
how do you form the imperative for ihr/du?
use the ihr/du form of the verb and remove the ihr/du.
