Living German - Lesson 17

Question 1

Vocab

mechanic

Answer 1

der Mechaniker (-)

Question 2

Vocab

motor, engine

Answer 2

der Motor (-en)

Question 3

Vocab

dinner, supper

Answer 3

das Abendessen (-)

Question 4

Vocab

motorbike

Answer 4

das Motorrad (“-er)

Question 5

Vocab

mouth

Answer 5

der Mund (-e)

Question 6

Vocab

wheel

Answer 6

das Rad (“-er)

Question 7

Vocab

broken, out of order

Answer 7

kaputt

Question 8

Vocab

enthusiastic

Answer 8

leidenschaftlich

Question 9

Vocab

weak

Answer 9

schwach

Question 10

Vocab

strong

Answer 10

stark

Question 11

Vocab

once

Answer 11

einmal

Question 12

Vocab

twice

Answer 12

zweimal

Question 13

Vocab

this time

Answer 13

diesmal

Question 14

Vocab

a hundred times

Answer 14

hundertmal

Question 15

Vocab

indeed

Answer 15

ja

Question 16

Vocab

battery

Answer 16

die Batterie (-n)

Question 17

Vocab

engine

Answer 17

die Maschine (n)

Question 18

Vocab

as soon as

Answer 18

sobald

Question 19

Vocab

at once, immediately

Answer 19

sogleich

Question 20

Vocab

indeed, as a matter of fact

Answer 20

zwar

Question 21

Vocab

to think

Answer 21

denken

Question 22

Vocab

to start

Answer 22

starten

Question 23

Vocab

to interest

Answer 23

interessieren

Question 24

Vocab

to fit, assemble

Answer 24

montieren

Question 25

Vocab | to happen

Answer 25

passieren

Question 26

Vocab | to repair

Answer 26

reparieren

Question 27

Vocab | to rest

Answer 27

ruhen

Question 28

Vocab | to put

Answer 28

stellen

Question 29

Vocab | to leave

Answer 29

verlassen

Question 30

Vocab | to try

Answer 30

versuchen

Question 31

Vocab | there is nothing to be done

Answer 31

es ist nicht zu machen

Question 32

Vocab | he asks about my work

Answer 32

es fragt nach meiner Arbeit

Question 33

Vocab | he is glad

Answer 33

er freut sich

Question 34

Vocab | he gets everything ready

Answer 34

er macht alles fertig

Question 35

Vocab | he takes everything away

Answer 35

er nimmt alles weg

Question 36

Vocab | away

Answer 36

weg

Question 37

Grammar | The infinitive

Answer 37

Comes at the end of a clause and is usually preceded by zu | Es ist Zeit, nach Haus zu gehen - it's time to go home

Question 38

Grammar The infinitive she tries to repair the machine

Answer 38

Sie versuchen, die Maschine zu reparieren

Question 39

Grammar The infinitive he has work to do in the house today

Answer 39

Er hat heute im Hause zu arbeitet

Question 40

Grammar | Wenn and weil sentences

Answer 40

The conjunctions wenn, weil and sobald put the verb at the end of the clause - called a subordinate clause since it cannot make sense by itself but must be dependent on a main clause Weil es hungrig ist - because he's hungry A subordinate clause is obviously only one element in a full sentence and if it comes first, the main verb comes second, immediately after it Sie trinkt ein Glas Wasser, wenn sie durstig ist Wenn sie durstig ist, trinkt sie ein Glas Wasser

Question 41

Grammar Wenn and weil sentences When she comes home

Answer 41

Wenn sie nach Hause kommt

Question 42

Grammar Wenn and weil sentences When he sits down at the table

Answer 42

Wenn er sich an den Tisch setzt

Question 43

Grammar Wenn and weil sentences I play with my dog as soon as I come home As soon as I come home, I play with my dog

Answer 43

Ich spiele mit meinem Hund, sobald ich nach Hause komme | Sobald ich nach Hause komme, spiele ich mit meinem Hund

Question 44

Grammar | Identifying Subordinate Clauses

Answer 44

1. Show dependence of the main clause 2. Express either time, place (wo, wohin etc) or reason 3. they begin with weil, wenn, wo, wie etc 4. the verb comes at the end of the clause 5. Are always enclosed in commas

Question 45

Vocab | tools

Answer 45

das Werkzeug (-e)