Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
das =Morgenland=, des -(e)s ~land of the East, Orient~
die =Morgensonne= ~morning sun~
=müde= ~weary, tired (of _gen. or acc._)~
die =Mühe=, -n ~[_pl. is rare_] trouble, difficulty; effort, exertion;~
sich Mühe =geben= ~=take= pains~
sich =mühen= ~toil, struggle~
die =Mühle=, -n ~(grist)mill~
das =Mühlenwehr=, -e ~milldam~
der =Mühlstein=, -e ~millstone~
=mühselig= ~[_if emphatic_,~ müh´se´lig~] laborious; full of trouble,
wretched~
der =Müller= ~miller~
der =Müller=⸗ 65, 17 = Müllergesell(e) ~[_Cf._~ Ober⸗~]~
der =Müllergesell(e)=, ⸗gesellen ~journeyman miller~
der =Mund=, -e ~_or_~ ̈–e(r) ~mouth;~ reinen Mund halten ~keep mum, not
tell a soul, keep one’s mouth shut~
die =Münze=, -n ~coin~
die =Mūsīk´= ~[mo̅o̅-] music~
=mūsīkā´lisch= ~[mo̅o̅-] musical; fond of music~
der =Mūsīkant´=, -en ~[mo̅o̅-] (strolling) musician, (street) fiddler~
=mŭß= ~_see_~ müssen
=müssen=, mŭß, mŭßte ~(_past subj._~ mü̆ßte~),~ gemŭßt ~(_or, if
preceded by a dependent infin._,~ müssen~) [~müssen ~_expresses
physical or moral compulsion, or necessity_] must, be obliged (forced,
compelled) to, have to;~ ich mußte weinen ~I had to cry, I couldn’t
help crying [_Cf. last note on_~ wollen~.]~
=mŭßt= ~_2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. of_~ müssen
=mü̆ßt= ~_see_~ müssen
=mŭßte= ~_see_~ müssen
=mü̆ßte= ~_see_~ müssen
der =Musterbaum=, ⸗bäume ~model tree, garden tree~
der =Mūt=, des Mut(e)s ~courage; mood, frame of mind~
die =Mutter=, ̈– ~mother;~ die Mutter Gottes ~Our Blessed Lady, the
(Holy) Virgin (Mary), the Madonna~
die =Mütze=, -n ~cap~
der =Mynheer=, -s, -s ~[~mĭnhēr´~] _facetious substitute for_~
Holländer ~Dutchman~
N.
=nă= ~well,...; well then,...; now then,...~
=nāch= ~_prep._ [_dat._] after; [_direction, motion, or effort_] to,
toward, for, at [_always used before names of countries or cities with
intr. verbs expressing motion_]; [_manner or measure_] according to~
=nāch= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing pursuit or following of an object in
the dat._] after~
der =Nachbār=, -s ~_or_~ -n, -n ~neighbor [_man_]~
die =Nachbārin=, -nen ~neighbor’s wife, woman next door~
=nāchdēm´= ~[_always followed by transposition_] after~
=nāchdenklich= ~thoughtful, reflective, meditative, grave, serious,
critical~
=nāchgeben=, gibt nach´, gāb nach´, nachgegeben ~give (way), yield,
bend~
=nāchgehen=, ging nach´, ist nachgegangen ~follow (after)~
=nāchhēr´= ~[_for contrast_,~ nāch´hēr~] after that, afterward; then,
subsequently; later (on)~
=nāchlässig= ~negligent, careless~
der =Nāchmittāg=, -e ~afternoon~
die =Nāchmittāgstunde=, -n ~hour in the afternoon~
=nāchsehen=, sieht nach´, sah nach´, nachgesehen ~[_dat._] gaze after,
follow with one’s eyes~
=nǟchste=, der, die, das ~[~ch ~_as in_~ ich~] _superl. of_ nah
~nearest, next;~ nächster Tage ~one of these days, shortly~
=nāchsteigen=, stieg nach´, ist nachgestiegen ~[_dat._] climb after~
die =Nacht=, ̈–e ~night~
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