Reading 5 Flashcards
zeugen
to testify
d__ Haus
das Haus (-es, -er)
house
d__ Tag
der Tag (-[e]s, -e)
day
d__ Heerscharen
die Heerscharen (pl.)
the heavenly hosts (das Heer: army; die Schar: crowd, throng)
wo
where
da
there, then
werden
(to express the passive) be
d__ Altar
der Altar (-s, -er)
altar
ab-hauen
to cut off
fallen (fällt, fiel, ist gefallen)
to fall
zu
to
d__ Boden
der Boden (-s, -)
floor, ground
zerschlagen (zerschlägt, zerschlug, zerschlagen)
to smash
mitsamt (+ which case?)
(+ dat.)
along with
dann
then
d__ Elfenbein
das Elfenbein
ivory
d__ Ebenholz
das Ebenholz
ebony wood
verschwinden (verschindet, verschwand, ist verschwunden)
to disappear
Da as an adverb has several meanings. The more common meanings are…
As a subordinating conjunction, it means….
here, there, then, so, and whereupon
since, because
Werden has three functions:
- Werden + past participle = passive voice
- Werden + infinitive = future tense
- Werden alone = to become
What are the principal parts of werden? (Infinitive, 3rd pers sg pres, 3rd perrs sg past, pres part, past part)
werden, wird, wurde, werdend, ist geworden/worden
to become, becomes, became, becoming, become
an dem Tage, wo
on the day when
aus sein mit
to be all over with/for
Normally, wo means where, but combined with a __________, it means _____.
specific time period
when
German seldom uses an apostrophe. When you see one, it maybe be _________. Try to replace it with the letter __ to see if the word then makes sense.
a contraction of the pronoun es
e
What is an appositive?
An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. Here are some examples of appositives (the noun or pronoun will be in blue, the appositive will be in red).
Your friend Bill is in trouble.
My brother’s car, a sporty red convertible with bucket seats, is the envy of my friends.
The chief surgeon, an expert in organ-transplant procedures, took her nephew on a hospital tour.
