Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=ĕrweisen=, erwies, erwiesen ~do [_a service_], show [_kindness_];
bestow on;~ sich erweisen ~[_adj., or_~ als ~+ _adj. or subst_.] show
one’s self, prove to be, turn out to be~
=ĕrwīdern= ~return [_greeting, call, affection_]; reply~
=ĕrwies= ~_see_~ erweisen
=ĕrwiesen= ~_see_~ erweisen
=ĕrzählen= ~tell, relate, narrate, recount [_to be distinguished from_~
sagen ~= tell, _i.e._, make a statement]~
der =Ĕrzäh´ler= ~narrator, story-teller~
die =Ĕrzäh´lung=, -en ~(detailed) account, narrative, story, tale~
der =Erzherzōg=, -e ~_or_~ ⸗herzöge ~archduke~
der =Erzvāter=, ⸗väter ~patriarch~
=es= ~it; [_when referring to an antecedent like_ ~Männlein~,~
Mädchen~, _or_~ Volk ~] he, she, they;~ sie war es ~it was she;~ es
ist mein Bruder, es sind meine Brüder ~it is my brother(s), they are
my brothers [_In statements and questions involving identity the
pronominal subject is always in the nom. sg. neut.; the verb agrees in
number with the pred. nom._];~ der sah nicht nur aus wie der Teufel,
sondern war es ~[~= der Teufel~]~ auch ~[~es ~_is often used to avoid
the repetition of a noun or adj._]; = there [_when the logical subject
is emphasized by placing it after the verb, which agrees in number with
this subject rather than with_~ es~];~ es waren einmal drei Brüder
~there were once three brothers; things, matters;~ es wurde immer
schlimmer ~matters _or_ the situation grew worse and worse~
das =Eschenholz=, des -es ~ash~
der =Esel= ~donkey; dunce, stupid fool, numskull~
die =Esse=, -n ~chimney; forge~
=essen=, ĭßt, āß, gegessen ~eat~
das =Essen=, des -s ~(act of) eating; food; meal, dinner, supper~
=ĕtlich= ~[_occurs infrequently save in the pl._] = ~einig ~some~
=ĕtwā= ~about, nearly; possibly, perchance~
=ĕt´wā´ig= ~[_three syllables_] casual, (coming by) chance~
=ĕtwăs= ~[_invariable_] something, anything; some, any; somewhat, a
little, rather; [_a following adj. takes the endings of the neut. sg.
of_~ dieser~];~ so etwas wie... ~such a thing as..., something like...~
=euch= ~_dat. or acc. pl. of_~ du
=Euch= ~_dat. or acc. of_~ Ihr¹
=euer=, eu(e)re, euer ~[_the possessive pronoun used in speaking to two
or more persons each of whom would be addressed with_~ du~] your~
=Euer=¹ ~_gen. of_~ Ihr¹
=Euer=², Eu(e)re, Euer ~[_the poss. pron. used when_ ~Ihr¹ ~_is the
pron. of address; capitalized to distinguish it from_~ euer~,~ euere~,~
euer~. _Cf._~ Ihr¹~] your~
=ewig= ~eternal, everlasting; perpetual; forever~
die =Ewigkeit=, -en ~eternity~
F.
der =Fābrīkant´=, -en ~manufacturer~
das =Fach=, ̈–er ~_or_~ -e ~section of a (house) wall, compartment;~
Dach und Fach ~(place of) shelter, cover~
=fachen= = anfachen
=fadenscheinig= ~(worn) threadbare, shiny, shabby~
die =Fahne=, -n ~flag~
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