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1
Q

what is the verb erkennen in the imperfect past?

A

erkannten

2
Q

der Betrieb in English?

A

the company

3
Q

what is an alternative meaning for beschaeftigt?

A

employed

4
Q

nach eingehender Betrachtung in English

A

after careful consideration

5
Q

the company in German?

A

der Betrieb

6
Q

another word for employed in English?

A

beschaeftigt

7
Q

after careful consideration in German?

A

nach eingehender Betrachtung

8
Q

verschweigen

A

to conceal

9
Q

der Absicht

A

the intention

10
Q

to conceal

A

verschweigen

11
Q

the intention

A

der Absicht

12
Q

in which case are expressions of time?

A

accusative:

i.e. diesen Sommer

13
Q

begegneten

A

to encounter/meet

14
Q

to encounter/meet

A

begegneten

15
Q

what case does begegneten take?

A

dative

16
Q

Is that your jumper or mine?

A

ist das dein Pulli oder mein

- the second possessive article is nominative

17
Q

an expression for ‘no one smokes in our house’?

A

in unserem Haus wird nicht geraucht

18
Q

unless

A

es sei denn

19
Q

es sei denn

A

unless

20
Q

What happens in a conjunction beginning with ‘dass’ with a subordinate clause?

A

the second verb must also be postponed

21
Q

How do you form the imperative for Sie?

A

use the Sie form of the verb and add the ‘Sie’ after:

i.e. müssen Sie hier setzen

22
Q

how do you form the imperative for ihr/du?

A

use the ihr/du form of the verb and remove the ihr/du.