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- Du hast gehört, was er sagt.I want to hear what he says. Ich will wissen, was er sagt. Well, from what he says, they insert a medicinal powder directly into his spleen. Wie er sagt, leiten sie ein medizinisches Pulver direkt in seine Milz. You heard what he’s saying. Du hast gehört, was er sagt. Either way, he’s not telling… So oder so, ...
- Und er sagt, sie steht mir.But he’s been asking to see you. Aber er sagt, er will dich sprechen. And listen, you know, whatever he says, be sure to factor in thirty years of substance abuse. Egal, was er sagt, erwähnen Sie auf jeden Fall die 30 Jahre Drogenmissbrauch. And he reckons it suits me. Und er sagt, sie steht mir. It’s Ham ...
- Dad, tu, was er sagt.I hope it meets with your approval, Miss Jones. Ich hoffe, er sagt Ihnen zu, Miss Jones. And he says that quality needs branding and necessitates sensitive stakeholder communication. Und er sagt, Qualität brauche Branding und bedürfe einer sensiblen Stakeholder Kommunikation. Dad, do what he says. Dad, tu, was er sagt. But if there is some truth in ...
- Es ist nicht das, was er sagt.I hope he won’t bail out. Ich hoffe, er sagt nicht ab. Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Und er sagt: Ich bin es nicht. It is not what he says. Es ist nicht das, was er sagt. In fact, he’s making a lot of sense. Was er sagt, ergibt Sinn. I bet he isn’t telling ...
- Bitte, ich mache mir Sorgen.Please, I’m worried. Bitte, ich mache mir Sorgen. You cure my syphilis, I make you breakfast. Du heilst meine Syphilis, ich mache dir Frühstück. Junk food is all I do. Junk-Food ist alles, was ich mache. Well, I only do repair and maintenance. Nun, ich mache ausschließlich Reparatur und Wartung. Well, I’ve been driving Dorothy crazy since the fourth ...
- Ich mache ein Praktikum.Simon, I’m worried. Simon, ich mache mir Sorgen. I’m studying marketing, I’m taking an internship… Ich studiere Marketing, ich mache ein Praktikum… But I’m worried that he might be working with others. Aber ich mache mir Sorgen, dass er vielleicht mit weiteren zusammenarbeiten könnte. Steph, I do ten shows a week at the Venetian. Steph, ich mache jede ...
- Du tanzt und ich mache Sketche.You dance and I do sketches. Du tanzt und ich mache Sketche. She thinks I’m on a research trip. Sie glaubt, ich mache einen Recherchetrip. Come on, I’ll make you pancakes. Komm, ich mache dir Pfannkuchen. If someone finds out what I do… Wenn jemand herausfindet, was ich mache… Laura, I’m worried. Laura, ich mache mir Sorgen. Via online access ...
Modal verb list (helping verbs):
- The modal verbs are a special class of auxiliary (helping) verbs used mostly to express properties such as possibility and obligation.
- Modal verbs are used to refer to the three periods of time: past, present, and future.
- Modal verbs are called “defective verbs” because they can not be conjugated in all of the tenses.
DAF: German Modal Verbs
- dürfen – allow to
- können – be able to do, can, could
- mögen – to like
- müssen – to have to do
- sollen – should, shall, to be supposed to
- wollen – to want
Level 1.1 [1a] verb list:
The Level 1.1 [1a] DaF verb list is a collection of the most common verbs in the German language. Level 1.1 articles will only use words from the Level 1.1 [1a] verb list and the modal (m) verb list.
- backen – to bake
- bezahlen– to pay
- bleiben– to remain, to stay
- brauchen– to need
- essen– to eat
- fahren– to drive, to go (by vehicle)
- finden– to find
- fragen– to ask
- geben– to give
- gehen– to go (by foot)
- haben– to have
- kaufen– to buy
- kommen– to come
- kosten– to cost
- machen– to make, to do
- nehmen– to take
- sagen– to say
- sehen– to see
- sein– to be
- sprechen– to speak
- trinken– to drink
- vergessen– to forget
- werden– to become
- wohnen– to live
- zeigen– to show
Level 1.2 [1b] verb list:
The Level 1.2 [1b] DaF verb list is a collection of some of the most common verbs in the German language. In most cases, Level 1.2 articles will use words from the Level 1.1 [1a], Level 1.1 [1b] and the modal [m] verb lists. Verbs from other lists will be annotated.
- arbeiten – to work
- aufwachen – to wake (up)
- bekommen – to get, to receive
- bestellen – to order (something)
- besuchen – to visit (someone, something)
- bringen – to bring (something)
- schlafen – to sleep
- suchen – to look (for), to search
- verstehen – to understand
- warten – to wait
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