Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=können=, kann, konnte ~(_past subj._~ könnte~),~ gekonnt ~(_or,
if preceded by a dependent infin._,~ können~) [~können ~_expresses
ability or possibility_] know (= have learned) [_a lesson, language,
game, trick, feat_]; can, be able, may [_in colloqu. language often
substituted for~ dürfen~, as_ can _is for_ may _in English_];~ ich
kann nicht zurück = zurückkommen ~[_cf. last note on_ ~wollen~];~ 63,
21 obgleich... hätten sein können ~although it might well have been...
[_In the perfect tenses the past part. of a mod. aux. assumes the form
of the infin. if a dep. infin. precedes it; in such a case the tense
auxiliary in a subordinate clause stands, not at the end of the clause,
but before the dep. infin._]~
=konnte= ~_see_~ können
=könnte= ~_past subj. of_~ können
die =Konstruktiōn´=, -en ~[-str-; tsĭōn´] construction~
der =Kopf=, ̈–e ~head; [=~ Pfeifenkopf~] (pipe) bowl;~ die Tannen
schüttelten =den Kopf= ~the fir trees shook =their heads=~
die =Kopfeslänge=, -n ~(the height of) a head~
das =Kopfkissen= ~pillow~
der =Korb=, ̈–e ~basket~
das =Körbchen= ~[~⸗rp⸗~] small basket~
der =Korbvoll= ~[~⸗rp⸗~; _invariable_] basketful~
der =Kork=,-e ~(_or_~ ̈–e~) stopper, cork~
das =Korn= ~[~̈–er ~_single grains_,~ -e ~_kinds of grain_] grain~
der =Körper= ~body~
die =Körperlänge=, -n ~the length of one’s body~
=körperlich= ~bodily, physical~
=korrīgie´ren= ~[_past part._~ korrigiert´~] correct~
=kostbār= ~precious, valuable~
=kosten= ~cost [_dat. (or acc.) of the person who pays_]~
=köstlich= ~delicious; charming, delightful~
=krabbeln= ~[~ist gekrabbelt~] scramble~
die =Kraft=, ̈–e ~force, strength, power;~ niemand kann über seine
Kräfte ~no one can (go beyond =) do more than his strength allows;~
nach Kräften ~to the best of one’s ability~
=kräftig= ~strong; powerful; nourishing~
das =Krallentier=, -e ~claw-bearing animal~
der =Krampf=, ̈–e ~cramp, spasm;~ (wie) im Krampfe ~convulsively~
=krank=, kränker, der kränkste ~ill, sick, ailing, in poor health,
feeble~
der =Kranke=; (kein) Kranker; ~[_pl._]~ Kranke; die (keine) Kranken
~sick man, invalid, patient; [_pl._] sick (folk), patients~
die =Kranke=, ~[_gen. and dat. sg._]~ -n ~sick girl (woman)~
=kränker= ~_comp. of_~ krank
die =Krankheit=, -en ~ailment; sickness~
das =Kraut=, Kräuter ~herb; plant; cabbage~
die =Krēātūr´= ~[_three syllables_],~ -en ~creature~
der =Krēbs=, Krebse ~[~b = p~] crawfish; [_sometimes loosely used for_]
crab [_Cf._ Crayfish, _Encycl. Brit. VII, 387._]~
der =Krēbsgang=, des -(e)s ~[~b = p~] crab’s walk;~ den Krebsgang gehen
~go backward, deteriorate~
das =Krēbslein= ~[~b = p~] (my dear) Mr. Crawfish [_The suffixes_~ chen
~_and_~ lein~_, while usually of diminutive force, may also express
endearment, tenderness, irony, or contempt._]~
der =Kreis=, Kreise ~circle;~ immer weitere Kreise ziehen ~draw wider
and wider circles [_like a stone thrown into the middle of a pond_],
spread farther and farther~
=kreischen= ~scream, shriek~
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