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- Aber du weißt ja auch, was er sagt.Well, he says the same thing about you, miss entrepreneur. Nun, er sagt dasselbe über dich, Frau Unternehmerin. Do as he says, Hank. No, the other way. Mach, was er sagt, Hank. Do they think the person in charge of your bank in any case, everything he says. Glauben sie dem Sachbearbeiter Ihrer Bank auf keinen Fall ...
- Tu, was er sagt, Jack.We’re close, but he doesn’t tell me everything. Nein, er sagt mir nicht alles. Just don’t swallow everything he feeds you whole. Aber glaub nicht alles, was er sagt. I would do as he asks. Ich würde tun, was er sagt. Do what he says, Jack. Tu, was er sagt, Jack. Dave, do as he says, put ’em in ...
- Die Wahrheit ist, was immer er sagt.He shows his support by saying, Sever the connection to the evil Communist Party. Mein Vater zeigt seine Unterstützung, indem er sagt: Löse deine Verbindung zu der bösartigen kommunistischen Partei. Assuming he doesn’t say your name. Vorausgesetzt er sagt nicht Ihren Namen. For he says that Pope Francis would craftsman of gestures until recently inconceivable’. Denn er ...
- Mal sehen, was er sagt.Precluding this, Grandfather became very melancholy and also, he says, blind. Danach ist Großvater sehr melancholisch geworden und auch, wie er sagt, blind. You can rest assured that what he says is absolutely correct. Was er sagt, ist mit Sicherheit völlig korrekt. Let’s see what he has to say. Mal sehen, was er sagt. I believe he speaks ...
- Nun, er sagt nicht viel.Well, he doesn’t say much. Nun, er sagt nicht viel. Chuck, do what he says. Chuck, mach einfach, was er sagt. So, if he says I should get over Firefly, then that’s exactly what I’ll have to do. Wenn er sagt, ich soll Firefly vergessen, muss ich genau das tun. The French President is right, strictly speaking, when ...
- 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 ...
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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