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Flashcards a-b-d-e-f-g-h-i-j
April Wilson's "German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German" book supplement:
Words from my important words list
Note: you may wish to focus on the words marked ** to make this easier. I would also recommend the matching games as well as the flashcards.
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| **aber | however, but |
| **als | than, when; when beginning a clause and the verb is at the end in the past, als ALWAYS means when |
| **also | thus, so; Also sprach Zarathustra--Thus Spoke Zarathustra |
| *an (a, d) | on, of, at, by; annehmen--to accept |
| *ander | other; andere--others |
| **auch (4 letters in English, too) | also, even |
| außer (d) | except for, outside, in addition |
| alles | everything |
| *auf (a,d) | up, upon, at; aufmachen--to open |
| *aus (d) | out of, of, from; ausgehen--to go out; das Ausland--abroad |
| *bei (d) | at, with, amongst, near by |
| bald | soon |
| befinden, befand, befunden (r) | to be situated, to be |
| *beide | both; die beiden gingen miteinander--both (or: the two) went together |
| das Beispiel | example; z.B.--for example |
| bekommen, bekam, bekommen | to receive, get |
| beschreiben | to DESCRIBE!!! |
| bleiben, blieb, ist geblieben | to remain |
| breit | broad, wide |
| bringen, brachte, gebracht | to bring |
| **da | SINCE (as a subordinating conjunction), then, there (as an adverb) |
| dabei | besides, in so doing, thus, moreover, therefore |
| dagegen | on the contrary |
| damit | so that, |
| **daß | that (this is ALWAYS a subordinating conjunction) |
| denken, dachte, gedacht | to think; dachte--thought! |
| **denn | for, because |
| *derselbe (dieselbe, denselben...) | the same |
| *deutsch | German; Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache--the German language is a difficult language |
| d.h.--das heißt | that is, i.e. |
| **dieser | this, these; dieser Freund--this friend; diese Freunde--these friends |
| *doch | nevertheless |
| durch (a) | through, by; durchgehen--to pass through |
| dürfen (darf) | to be permitted |
| *einige | several, some |
| eigen | own, particular, unique |
| einfallen | to occur to |
| endlich | finally; beenden--to end |
| entstehen, entstand, ist entstanden | to originate |
| die Erde | earth |
| erhalten, erhielt, erhalten | to receive |
| erkennen, erkannte, erkannt | to recognize |
| **erst | ONLY, not until, first |
| ** es gibt | there is, there are; es gab--there was, there were |
| etwas (answer begins with s) | something |
| der Fall | CASE, instance, trap, fall, failure |
| fast (answer begins with a and ends with -st) | almost |
| finden, fand, gefunden | to find; erfinden--to invent |
| fragen (nach) | to ask (about) |
| frei | free; Freitag--Friday; Freiheit--freedom |
| früh | early; der Frühlig--spring |
| fühlen (r) | to feel; das Gefühl--feeling |
| führen | to lead; der Führer--Hitler |
| *für (a) | for; ein Sinn für Humor--a sense of humor |
| **ganz | whole, complete, entirely, quite |
| **geben (gibt), gab, gegeben | to give; die Gabe--gift |
| gefallen, gefiel, gefallen | to please; das gefällt ihr--she likes it |
| gegenüber (d) | opposite, vis-à-vis |
| * *ein | a, one, in; einsichtsvoll--insightful |
| **gehen, ging, ist gegangen | to go; die Vergangenheit--the past (that which has gone away) |
| * es geht um | TO BE A MATTER OF!!! |
| gehören | to belong to; das gehört ihr--that BELONGS to her |
| **gelten (gilt), galt, gegolten | o be valid, to be considered |
| gerade | just, straight |
| * die Geschichte | history, story |
| WORDEN | BEEN |
| gestern | yesterday |
| * gewiß | certain, certainly |
| gewöhnlich | usually |
| glauben (d) | believe; der Glaube--faith, belief |
| **groß | great, large; Friedrich der Große--Fredrick the Great |
| der Grund | REASON, ground |
| **haben, hatte, gehabt | to have |
| *halten (hält), hielt, gehalten | hold, CONSIDER,, support, stop |
| sich handeln um | to concern, be a matter of |
| das Haupt | head, chief, main; die Hauptstadt--capital |
| heißen, hieß, gehießen | to be called; Wie heißt das Weib von Hercules? What's the name of the wife of Hercules? |
| der Herr (-en, -en) | mister, lord, master |
| heute | today; die heutige Situation--the contemporary situation; heute abend--this evening |
| hinter (a, d) | behind; der Hintergrund--background |
| *hoch, höher, am höchsten | high; der Höhepunkt--high point |
| **immer | always; immer wieder--again and again |
| immer mehr | more and more |
| *in (a, d) | in, within, into, at; der Inhalt--contents |
| **jeder | each, every; jedermann--everyman |
| ja | yes, indeed |
| das Jahrhundert | century; jahrhundertelang--for centuries |
| *jetzt | now; von jetzt an--from now on |
| alt | old; Der alte Mann und das Meer--The Old Man and the Sea |
| acht | eight |
| drei (answer starts with th) | three; die Dreieinigkeit--Trinity |
| hilflos | helpless |
| fünf | five; fünfzehn--15; fünfzig--50 |
| ** nicht | NOT |
| * wenige | FEW |
| SCHON | ALREADY |
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