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Question 1

Sah ein Mädchen ein Röslein stehen

Answer 1

• Sah = Saw (verb, past tense of ‘sehen’)
• ein Mädchen = a girl (noun, neuter, subject)
• ein Röslein = a little rose (diminutive noun, neuter, accusative case)
• stehen = standing (verb, infinitive, indicating position)

Question 2

Blühte dort in lichten Höhen

Answer 2

• Blühte = Bloomed (verb, past tense of ‘blühen’)
• dort = there (adverb)
• in lichten Höhen = in bright heights (prepositional phrase, dative case, poetic for high places)

Question 3

So sprach sie ihren Liebsten an

Answer 3

• So = So (adverb)
• sprach an = spoke to (verb, past tense, separable prefix verb ‘ansprechen’)
• sie = she (pronoun)
• ihren Liebsten = her beloved (noun, masculine, accusative case)

Question 4

Ob er es ihr steigen kann

Answer 4

• Ob = Whether (subordinating conjunction)
• er = he (pronoun)
• es = it (pronoun, accusative case, referring to the rose)
• ihr = for her (dative pronoun)
• steigen kann = can climb (modal verb ‘können’ + infinitive ‘steigen’)

Question 5

Sie will es und so ist es fein

Answer 5

• Sie = She (pronoun)
• will es = wants it (verb phrase, modal verb ‘wollen’ + pronoun ‘es’)
• und = and (conjunction)
• so ist es fein = so it is fine (verb phrase, adjective ‘fein’)

Question 6

So war es und so wird es immer sein

Answer 6

• So war es = So it was (verb phrase, past tense of ‘sein’)
• und = and (conjunction)
• so wird es immer sein = so it will always be (verb phrase, future tense of ‘werden’ + ‘sein’)

Question 7

Sie will es und so ist es Brauch

Answer 7

• Sie = She (pronoun)
• will es = wants it (verb phrase, modal verb ‘wollen’)
• und so ist es Brauch = and so it is custom (noun, masculine, nominative case)

Question 8

Was sie will bekommt sie auch

Answer 8

• Was sie will = What she wants (relative clause)
• bekommt sie auch = she also gets (verb phrase, from ‘bekommen’)

Question 9

Tiefe Brunnen muß man graben

Answer 9

• Tiefe Brunnen = Deep wells (noun, plural, accusative case)
• muß man graben = one must dig (modal verb ‘müssen’ + infinitive ‘graben’)

Question 10

Wenn man klares Wasser will

Answer 10

• Wenn = If/when (conjunction)
• man = one (pronoun)
• klares Wasser = clear water (noun, neuter, accusative case)
• will = wants (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘wollen’)

Question 11

Rosenrot, oh Rosenrot

Answer 11

• Rosenrot = Rose-red (proper noun, name of the song and poetic metaphor)

Question 12

Tiefe Wasser sind nicht still

Answer 12

• Tiefe Wasser = Deep waters (noun, plural, subject)
• sind = are (verb, 3rd person plural, from ‘sein’)
• nicht still = not still (negation, adjective ‘still’)

Question 13

Der Jüngling steigt den Berg mit Qual

Answer 13

• Der Jüngling = The young man (noun, masculine, subject)
• steigt = climbs (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘steigen’)
• den Berg = the mountain (noun, masculine, accusative case)
• mit Qual = with torment (prepositional phrase, dative case)

Question 14

Die Aussicht ist ihm sehr egal

Answer 14

• Die Aussicht = The view (noun, feminine, subject)
• ist = is (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘sein’)
• ihm sehr egal = very indifferent to him (dative pronoun ‘ihm’ + adjective ‘egal’)

Question 15

Hat das Röslein nur im Sinn

Answer 15

• Hat = Has (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘haben’)
• das Röslein = the little rose (noun, neuter, accusative case)
• nur im Sinn = only in mind (prepositional phrase, dative case)

Question 16

Bringt es seiner Liebsten hin

Answer 16

• Bringt = Brings (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘bringen’)
• es = it (pronoun, accusative case, referring to the rose)
• seiner Liebsten = to his beloved (dative case, feminine)
• hin = to there (adverb)

Question 17

An seinen Stiefeln bricht ein Stein

Answer 17

• An seinen Stiefeln = At his boots (prepositional phrase, dative case)
• bricht = breaks (verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘brechen’)
• ein Stein = a stone (noun, masculine, subject)

Question 18

Will nicht mehr am Felsen sein

Answer 18

• Will = Wants (modal verb, 3rd person singular, from ‘wollen’)
• nicht mehr = no longer (negation, adverbial phrase)
• am Felsen sein = to be on the rock (prepositional phrase, dative case)

Question 19

Und ein Schrei tut jedem kund

Answer 19

• Und = And (conjunction)
• ein Schrei = a scream (noun, masculine, subject)
• tut jedem kund = makes it known to everyone (verb phrase, from ‘kundtun’)

Question 20

Beide fallen in den Grund

Answer 20

• Beide = Both (pronoun)
• fallen = fall (verb, 3rd person plural, from ‘fallen’)
• in den Grund = into the ground (prepositional phrase, accusative case)