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German Verbs flashcards
1
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d__ Schuld

A

Schuld, die

guilt

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2
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schuldig

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guilty

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3
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unschuldig

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innocent

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d__ Unschuldige

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Unschuldige, der (die Unschuldigen)

the innocent one (the innocent ones)

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5
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um (+ which case?)

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um (+ acc.)

for

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verkaufen

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to sell

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kaufen

A

to buy

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arm

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poor

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d__ Arme

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Arme, der

the poor one

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treten (tritt, trat, hat/ist getreten)

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to step, kick

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d__ Staub

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Staub, der (-[e]s, -)

dust

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d__ Haupt

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Haupt, das (-[e]s, Häupter)

head

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13
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gering

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small, little, poor

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beiseite*drängen (drängt b., drängte b., beiseitegedrängt)

A

to push aside

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elend

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wretched, miserable

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d__ Dirne

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Dirne, die (-n)

girl (can mean prostitute)heilig

17
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heilig

A

holy

18
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entweihen

A

to profane, desecrate (ent-: to take away)

19
Q

Give the present tense conjugation for treten.

A 
trete
trittst
tritt
treten
tretet
treten
20
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weihen

A

to consecrate, make holy

21
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What are two indicators that a German word is in the genitive?

A
  1. The word preceding the genitive is also a noun.
  2. In the genitive, masculine and neuter nouns usually end with an s. (An exception is the genitive form of Jesus, which is Jesu.)
22
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decken

A

to cover

23
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entdecken

A

“to take away the cover” that is “to discover”

24
Q

Words that begin with “ver” often, but not always, carry an…

A

…intensified meaning that is “heavier” than the simple root verb.

25
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sprechen

A

to speak

26
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versprechen

A

to promise

27
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How do you form the German infinitive?

A

zu plus the infinitive form of the verb, but the objects and/or modifiers precede the zu + infinitive construction

28
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Give the six “ver- words” in Amos 2, 1-7. Give their meaning as well as the meaning of their root words.

A

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)

29
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Give the present tense conjugation of treten.

A 
ich trete
du trittst
er/es/sie tritt
wir treten
ihr tretet
sie/Sie treten
30
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d__ Geld

A

Geld, das (-es)

money

31
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d__ Paar

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Paar, das (-es, -e)

pair

32
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d__ Schuh

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Schuh, der (-[e]s, -e)

shoe

33
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d__ Sohn

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Sohn, der (-[e]s, -e)

son

34
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d__ Name

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Name, der (-s, -n)

35
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zum, zur

A

to the

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