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Grammatik 2-7 ~ More on verb forms
Just as English sometimes adds the verb "to be", forming the progressive, note also in 
Grammatik 2-2 
(in both question sentence examples) that English also may insert the verb 'to do' (called the emphatic 
form), especially useful when forming a question. This is not done in German:
Haben Sie zu viel 
Arbeit?
becomes in 
English: .
Do you have too much 
work?
(Notice polite form of 'you' 
here)
Hast du jede Wurst?
becomes in 
English:
Do you have any sausage?
Hat Helena zehn 
Finger?
becomes in 
English:
Does Helena have ten 
fingers?
Again, in the present tense, the English sentences:
'I write a letter.' 
'I am writing a letter.' 
'I do write a letter.' 
are all, in German: 
Ich schreibe den Brief.
Vokabeln 2-4
der Brief letter
das Einkaufen shopping
der Finger, die Finger finger, fingers
das Kaufen buying (use of the verb form is 
preferred)
das Schwein pig (compare with 
die Schweinswurst
)
das Verkaufen selling

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können can
schreiben write
jede any
zehn ten
Andere Wörter 2A
Using these additional vocabulary words, you should be able to restate 
Gespräch 2-2
above, altering 
the meaning (or time of day) of the conversation.
der Abend evening
Guten Abend! Good Evening (greeting)
morgen früh tomorrow morning
zu wenig too little
abend evening
abends evenings
falsch false, wrong
morgen tomorrow
morgens in the morning
schlecht bad
Pronunciation Guide
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Übersetzung 2-2
Write these sentences in German. Pay attention to the additional words presented in 
Andere Wörter 2A
:
1. Good evening Catherine.Where are you going? 
2. I'm looking for a good Swiss cheese. 
3. That is wrong! Too little is too little. 
Antworten
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