Reading 3 Flashcards
d__ Schuld
Schuld, die
guilt
schuldig
guilty
unschuldig
innocent
d__ Unschuldige
Unschuldige, der (die Unschuldigen)
the innocent one (the innocent ones)
um (+ which case?)
um (+ acc.)
for
verkaufen
to sell
kaufen
to buy
arm
poor
d__ Arme
Arme, der
the poor one
treten (tritt, trat, hat/ist getreten)
to step, kick
d__ Staub
Staub, der (-[e]s, -)
dust
d__ Haupt
Haupt, das (-[e]s, Häupter)
head
gering
small, little, poor
beiseite*drängen (drängt b., drängte b., beiseitegedrängt)
to push aside
elend
wretched, miserable
d__ Dirne
Dirne, die (-n)
girl (can mean prostitute)heilig
heilig
holy
entweihen
to profane, desecrate (ent-: to take away)
Give the present tense conjugation for treten.
trete trittst tritt treten tretet treten
weihen
to consecrate, make holy
What are two indicators that a German word is in the genitive?
- The word preceding the genitive is also a noun.
- In the genitive, masculine and neuter nouns usually end with an s. (An exception is the genitive form of Jesus, which is Jesu.)
decken
to cover
entdecken
“to take away the cover” that is “to discover”
Words that begin with “ver” often, but not always, carry an…
…intensified meaning that is “heavier” than the simple root verb.
sprechen
to speak
versprechen
to promise
How do you form the German infinitive?
zu plus the infinitive form of the verb, but the objects and/or modifiers precede the zu + infinitive construction
Give the six “ver- words” in Amos 2, 1-7. Give their meaning as well as the meaning of their root words.
verbrennen - burn, incinerate, cremate (brennen - burn)
verzehren - devour, destroy, consume (zehren - live off of)
vertilgen - to destroy, eradicate (weeds) (tilgen - (too many to list))
verwerfen - to reject (werfen - throw)
verkaufen - sell (kaufen - buy)
verschwinden - disappear (schwinden - fade, shrink)
Give the present tense conjugation of treten.
ich trete du trittst er/es/sie tritt wir treten ihr tretet sie/Sie treten
d__ Geld
Geld, das (-es)
money
d__ Paar
Paar, das (-es, -e)
pair
d__ Schuh
Schuh, der (-[e]s, -e)
shoe
d__ Sohn
Sohn, der (-[e]s, -e)
son
d__ Name
Name, der (-s, -n)
zum, zur
to the
