Read German Made Simple: Learn to Speak and Understand German Quickly and Easily Online
Authors: Ph.d. Arnold Leitner
Tags: #German Language
mit wem with whom | womit with what |
mit ihm (ihr, etc.) with him (her, etc.) | damit with it or them (things) |
von wem from whom | wovon from what |
von ihm (ihr, etc.) from him (her, etc.) | davon from it or them (things) |
Exercise 36
Fragen
Reread the text:
Stadt und Vorstadt
. Then answer these questions.
Das Geheimnis des Herrn Clark | The Secret of Mr. Clark |
| 1. We already know every day Mr. Clark drives into the city to work. |
| 2. Then he goes into his office. There he works until midday. |
| 3. In his lunch break he eats in the canteen of the company. He always eats the meal of the day: soup, a main dish, fruit and a coffee. |
| 4. Today Mr. Clark is nervous during his meal. He eats hastily and then leaves the building. |
| 5. He walks quickly through the streets of the city. He stops in front of a shop. He enters and greets the owner of the shop. |
| 6. Mr. Clark: “Good afternoon.” |
| Owner of the shop: “Good afternoon. What do you wish? (How can I help you?)” |
| C.: “I would like a bracelet for my wife.” |
| O.: “Instead of the bracelet I can recommend earrings.” |
| C.: “Yes, please show me the earrings.” |
| 7. After a while Mr. Clark buys the earrings. |
| 8. In the evening he drives home and puts a small package on the table. |
| 9. Mrs. Clark asks: “Whose package is it?” |
10. Herr Clark: „Es ist für dich. Ich habe es während der Mittagspause gekauft. Heute ist unser Hochzeitstag!” | 10. Mr. Clark: “It is for you. I bought it during my lunch break. Today is our wedding anniversary.” |
Wortschatz
die Arbeit
pl
. -
en
work
die Mittagspause
pl
. -
n
lunch break
das Menü
pl
. -
s
set meal
die Kantine
pl
. -
n
canteen
die Firma
pl
. -
en
company
die Suppe
pl
. -
en
soup
das Obst
fruit
die Hauptspeise
pl
. -
en
main dish
das Armband
pl
.
¨-er
bracelet
der Ohrring
pl
. -
e
earring
das Päckchen
pl
. - package
der Hochzeitstag
pl
. -
e
wedding anniversary
gehen
to go
essen
to eat;
er isst
he eats
empfehlen
to recommend
verlassen
to leave
stehen bleiben
to stop
eintreten
to enter
begrüßen
to greet
wünschen
to wish
zeigen
to show
bis
until;
bis morgen
until tomorrow
immer
always
Wichtige Redemittel
möchte
should like, would like
Ich möchte darüber weiter sprechen
.
I should like to talk further about it.
Wir möchten ein neues Auto kaufen
.
We would like to buy a new car.
leider
unfortunately
Ich kann leider nicht gehen
.
Unfortunately I cannot go.
Grammar Notes and Practical Exercises
1. PRESENT TENSE OF
kennen
TO KNOW, TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH A PERSON OR A THING;
wissen
TO KNOW (FACTS)
The present of
kennen
is regular. Note carefully the irregular singular of
wissen
.
kennen
means
to know
in the sense of to be acquainted with, to be familiar with.
wissen
means to know facts.
Ich kenne den Mann . | I know (am acquainted with) the man. |
Wir kennen das Haus . | We know (are acquainted with) the house. |
Ich weiß, wo er wohnt . | I know where he lives. |
Er weiß die Adresse . | He knows the address. |
Exercise 37
Practice aloud.
1. —Kennst du den Mann?
—Ich kenne ihn gut.
—Weißt du, wo er wohnt?
—Das weiß ich nicht.
2. Kennst du dieses Haus?
—Ja, es ist die Wohnung eines Geschäftsmanns.
—Weißt du vielleicht, wie er heißt?
—Ja, er heißt Robert Clark.
3. Wissen Sie, was er verkauft?
—Er verkauft Kunstgegenstände.
—Wo ist sein Geschäft?
—Ich weiß es nicht.
4. Kennen Sie dieses Fräulein?
—Natürlich kenne ich sie.
1
—Wissen Sie, wie alt sie ist?
—Das weiß ich nicht.
NOTE: 1
. The pronoun
sie
is commonly used for
das Fräulein
and
das Mädchen
.
2. THE GENITIVE CASE
The genitive case is another name for the possessive case.
In English possession is expressed by
’s
and
s’
, and by the preposition
of
.
The man’s house (the house of the man) is new.
The pupils’ books (the books of the pupils) are old.
In the following sentences note the formation of the article and noun in the genitive case.
Das Haus
des Mannes
ist neu.
Das Kleid
der Frau
ist weiß.
Der Ball
des Kindes
ist rot.
Die Hüte
der Männer, der Frauen
und
der Kinder
sind schön.
The house
of the man
(the man’s house) is new.
The dress
of the woman
(the woman’s dress) is white.
The ball
of the child
(the child’s ball) is red.
The hats
of the men, women and children
are pretty.
(The men’s, women’s and children’s hats are pretty.)
Definite Article
Indefinite Article