German Instructor (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 Excerpt: ...given to drink. To which children have you given books? I have given some books to those to whom you have given some cakes. We saw (have seen) the two ladies yesterday to whom you owe money. My brother sleeps in the same room in which (wherein) I sleep. Separable verbs, in subordinate sentences, are inseparable in the present tense; for the verb being removed to the end of the subordinate sentence, there meets its separated prefix. In German, the imperative, in addressing a person or persons politely, is always accompanied by the personal pronoun, you, (c) t tt having its place after the verb, as in questions. Before, ago, porr a preposition, which governs the dative and accusative, like the prepositions irv iuf and an. The preposition per is used aa well for place as for time. 1st. Rest, dative--He is standing before his house. (St ftebt pot feincm aufe. We have been here before you. SBtt finb OCr 3t)ncn hict gerocfen. You must wait here until he comes back. Why do you take off your shoes? I take off my shoes because my brother takes off his. When do you rise in the morning? I get up when my father gets up. Take the bottle which is on the table and carry it into the dining room; but do not stay long, for I want you to go to Mr. Brown. Tell him I cannot come to see him this morning, as I have promised him, but I will come in the afternoon. Do not play always, but learn your lesson, or you shall have nothing for dinner. Put the white cravats on the chair on which the pocket-handkerchiefs are lying. Have the kindness to take these flowers to your aunt, and tell her my sister wishes to see her. Take away the chairs, we have finished our supper. Be so kind as to wait a little, I will only finish this letter, which I have to send to the count. Why do yo.