Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
der =Wănderer= ~wanderer; traveler, wayfarer; stroller~
die =Wănderschaft=, -en ~traveling, travels, journeyman’s tour [_After
completing his apprenticeship a journeyman spent some time in the
employ of other masters elsewhere in order to learn how the trade was
conducted in different places before being admitted to the guild as a
master workman._]~
=wăndte= ~_see_~ wenden
die =Wănduhr=, -en ~[~⸗nt⸗~] wall clock~
=wann= ~when, at what time [_always interrog._];~ dann und wann ~now
and then, from time to time~
=wār= ~_see_~ sein
=wărd= ~_see_~ werden
die =Wāre=, -n ~ware, article, merchandise, goods~
=wǟre= ~_past subj. of_~ sein ~[_used in unfulfilled wishes,
conditional sentences, and quotations_] was, were, would (should) be~
=warf= ~_see_~ werfen
=wărm=, wärmer, der wärmste ~warm;~ warm sitzen ~have a warm seat,
(_hence_,) have a comfortable place, be well off~
=wärmen= ~(make) warm, heat~
=wärmer= ~_comp. of_~ warm
=wärmste(n)= ~_superl. of_~ warm
=wărnen= ~warn, caution~
=wărt’= = warte
=wărten= ~wait (for~ auf ~+ _acc._);~ Ich warte(te) schon eine Stunde
(seit einer Stunde) ~I have (had) been waiting (for) an hour; _see
also_~ abwarten
=wārŭm´= ~why, for what reason~
=wăs= ~_interrog. pron._ what;~ was für ein ~what kind of [_where_~
für ~_has no prepositional force_];~ was für eine Feder hast du da?
~(_colloquially_~ was hast du da für eine Feder?~) what kind of pen
have you there?;~ mit was für einer Feder schreibst du? ~with what kind
of pen are you writing?;~ was du alles für Sachen hast ~what a lot of
different things you have; _relat. pron._ that, which;~ gib mir alles
~_or_~ das Beste, was du hast! ~give me all _or_ the best that you
have;~ er war krank, was ich nicht wußte ~he was ill, which I wasn’t
aware of; _compound relat. pron._ that which, what(ever);~ was er sagt,
(das) glaube ich ~whatever he says (that) I believe; ~was ~_sometimes
refers to persons:_~ 80, 4 Was da will ~whoever likes;~ 65, 7 er lief,
=was= er (nur) konnte ~he ran =as fast as= (ever) he could~
=wăs= ~_colloqu. for_~ etwas
das =Wasser= ~water~
das =Wässerlein= ~[_humorous or affectionate rather than diminutive;
cf._~ Krebslein~] sort of water;~ ein gut Wässerlein ~a good sort of
water [_Cf. note on_~ jämmerlich~ _under_~ Ding~.]~
der =Wassermann=, ⸗männer ~waterman, water sprite, nix~
das =Wasserrād=, ⸗räder ~water wheel~
die =Wassersuppe=, -n ~water gruel~
=wecken= ~awake, rouse [_tr._]~
=weder= ~neither;~ weder... noch... ~neither... nor...~
der =Wēg=, -e ~way; road;~ seines Weges gehen ~go one’s way, go off;~
sich auf den Weg machen ~start (off, out), set out (on one’s way or
journey);~ einem im Wege stehen ~be in one’s way~
=wĕg= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing separation, removal_] off, away~
=wĕgbleiben=, blieb weg´, ist weggeblieben ~stay away, be away~
=wēgen= ~[_gen._] on account of [_often following the gen._]~
das =Wĕggehen=, des -s ~going away, departure;~ im Weggehen ~in
leaving, as he left~
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