Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
das =Gē´genteil=, -e ~opposite;~ =im= Gegenteil ~=on= the contrary~
=gegessen= ~_see_~ essen
=geh´= = gehe
=gehalten= ~_see_~ halten
=geheim´= ~secret; mysterious~
das =Geheim´nis=, ⸗nisse ~secret; mystery~
=geheißen= ~_see_~ heißen
=gehen=, ging, ist gegangen ~go, walk;~ das geht nicht ~that can’t be
done, that won’t do, that is out of the question;~ fort ging’s ~away I
(we, _etc._) went, I was off; fare with, happen to [_dat._];~ Wie geht
es ihm? ~How are things going with him? How is he getting on?~
das =Ge´hen=, des -s ~(the act of) walking [_An infin. used as a noun
is capitalized and, if used in a general sense, is preceded by the def.
art._]~
das =Geheul´=, des -(e)s ~(constant) howling, yowling~
das =Gehirn´=, -e ~brain(s)~
=gehoben= ~_see_~ heben
=geholfen= ~_see_~ helfen
das =Gehölz´=, -e ~grove, wood~
=gehorchen= ~[_dat._] obey~
=gehören= ~belong (to one _dat._); belong to [= _be or form part of, be
numbered among_]~ (zu).
=gehört= ~_see_~ hören ~_or_~ gehören
der =Geier= vulture; ~[_as a euphemism for_~ der Teufel~] the Old
Scratch [_Cf._~ Kuckuck~.]~
der =Geifer=, des -s ~foam, froth~
die =Geige=, -n ~violin~
der =Geiger= ~violinist, fiddler~
der =Geist=, -er ~spirit; mind~
das =Geisterheer=, -e ~ghostly army, army of the dead~
der =Geizhals=, ⸗hälse ~miser, skinflint~
=geizig= ~miserly, stingy~
=gekommen= ~_see_~ kommen
das =Gekräch´ze=, des -s ~croaking~
=gelāden= ~_see_~ laden ~[load]~
=gelang= ~_see_~ gelingen
=gelangen= ~[~ist gelangt~] get (to~ an + _acc._, _or_~ zu~); _see
also_~ angelangen
=gelaufen= ~_see_~ laufen
=gelb= ~yellow~
das =Geld=, ~[~-er ~_funds, sums of money_] money~
das =Geldstück=, -e ~[~⸗lt⸗~] piece of money, coin~
=gelegen= ~lying, situated~
die =Gele´genheit=, -en ~opportunity, occasion~
=gelehrt= ~_adj._ learned~
=geleiten= ~conduct, escort~
=geleitet= ~_see_~ geleiten
=gelesen= ~_see_~ lesen
=gelingen=, gelang, ist gelungen ~succeed, be successful, turn out well
[_used impersonally_];~ es gelang mir, ~(_or_~ es ist mir gelungen,~)~
ihn zu sprechen ~I succeeded in speaking to him~
=gelōben= ~promise (solemnly), (make a) vow~
=gelt= ~[_an interjection used in southern German_; =~ nicht wahr?~]
I’m sure, I’ll venture (bet); isn’t that so?~
=gelten=, gilt, galt ~(~gölte ~_or_~ gälte~),~ gegolten ~be worth (of
value); be valid; be at stake;~ jetzt gilt es! ~now is the time! now is
my (our) chance!; be a matter (question) of... -ing (~zu ~+ _infin._);
[_dat._] concern, apply to, be aimed at;~ diese Rede gilt mir ~these
remarks are intended for me~
=gelungen= ~_see_~ gelingen
=gemächlich= ~at one’s ease, comfortable~
das =Gemäu´er= ~(connected) walls, masonry;~ altes Gemäuer ~crumbling
walls~
=gemeinsām= ~joint; [_adv., also_] in common, together with~
=gemolken= ~_see_~ melken
das =Gemü´sebeet=, -e ~vegetable bed~
=gemǖtlich= ~comfortable, at ease; snug, cosy~
=genannt= ~_see_~ nennen
=genau= ~exact; [_adv._] exactly, just~
=geneigt= ~_see_~ neigen
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