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Conversation in German on a Grammatical Basis (Classic Reprint) Hermann Carl Otto Huss No preview available - 2017 |
Conversation in German on a Grammatical Basis (Classic Reprint) Hermann C. O. Huss No preview available - 2018 |
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¹º according accusative adds adjectives adverbs augment become case change clause component compound Conditional conjugation consonant dative declension declined definite definite article Demosthenes denotes denoting derivation diminutive diphthong ending English Examples Exceptions fangen sprachen father feminine first following follows form formed French Freunde friends Future gelobt genitive German given grünen Wiesen Hände Imperative imperfect INDICATIVE Infinitive iſt Janitschar Knaben know last letters loben lobte long make Marken Masten Masculine meaning means MOOD mountains muß names of persons neuter nominative nouns number numerals occurs oneself order past participle Perfect phrases place plur plural praise praised precedes prefixes preposition Present pronoun proper name radical vowel reflexive regular rule sake same second ſein ſie simple verb sing singular sound sprach fiel sprechen fallen stem SUBJUNCTIVE substantives suffix syllable take tenses third person thou three time transitive Unsere used usually Vater weiß weites Thal werdet word year
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