McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7
Sue and Mary will stand by the cage, and the bird will sing.
Sue und Mary werden neben dem Käfig stehen, und der Vogel wird singen.
There are birds in the tree by the pond.
Es gibt Vögel in dem Baum neben dem Teich.
Can you see them?
Kannst du sie sehen?
Yes; there are five of them in a nest.
Ja; es sind fünf von ihnen in einem Nest.
Tom will not rob a bird's nest.
Tom wird kein Vogelnest ausrauben.
He is too kind to do so.
Er ist zu gutherzig, um so etwas zu tun.
Nell will feed the ducks.
Nell wird die Enten füttern.
Sue has a new dress.
Sue hat ein neues Kleid.
What bird is this?
Was für ein Vogel ist das?
It is an owl.
Es ist eine Eule.
What big eyes it has!
Was für große Augen sie hat!
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
Ja, aber sie kann bei Tag nicht gut sehen.
The owl can see best at night.
Die Eule kann nachts am besten sehen.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.
Nat Pond hat eine zahme Eule.
The day is hot.
Der Tag ist heiß.
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
Die Kühe sind im Schatten des großen Baumes.
They feed on the new grass.
Sie fressen das frische Gras.
Our cows do not run off.
Unsere Kühe laufen nicht weg.
At night they come to the barn.
Nachts kommen sie in die Scheune.
The sun will soon set.
Die Sonne wird bald untergehen.
The cows are on their way to the barn.
Die Kühe sind auf dem Weg zur Scheune.
One old cow has a bell on her neck.
Eine alte Kuh hat eine Glocke an ihrem Hals.
She sees our dog, but she will not run.
Sie sieht unseren Hund, aber sie wird nicht weglaufen.
Our dog is kind to the cows.
Unser Hund ist freundlich zu den Kühen.
Vocabulary
- und
- Conjunction connecting words or clauses: and
- werden
- Auxiliary verb indicating future tense: will, to become
- neben
- Preposition indicating position beside something: next to
- dem
- Dative definite article for masculine or neuter nouns: the
- Käfig
- An enclosed structure for keeping animals: cage
- stehen
- To be in an upright vertical position: to stand
- der
- Definite article for masculine nouns or relative pronoun: the
- Vogel
- A feathered, winged animal that typically flies: bird
- wird
- Third-person singular future or passive auxiliary: will
- singen
- To produce musical sounds with the voice: to sing
- Es
- Neuter pronoun or expletive subject placeholder: it
- gibt
- Third-person singular of geben; used in 'es gibt': there is/are
- Vögel
- Plural of Vogel; feathered winged animals: birds
- in
- Preposition indicating location inside something: in
- Baum
- A large woody plant with trunk and branches: tree
- Teich
- A small body of still water: pond
- Kannst
- Second-person singular of können, modal verb: can you
- du
- Informal second-person singular pronoun: you
- sie
- Third-person pronoun referring to people or things: they/she/them
- sehen
- To perceive with the eyes: to see
- Ja
- Affirmative response word: yes
- es
- Neuter third-person singular pronoun: it
- sind
- Third-person plural or second-person formal of sein: are
- fünf
- The cardinal number between four and six: five
- von
- Preposition indicating origin or belonging: of, from
- ihnen
- Dative form of sie (plural) or formal Sie: them/to them
- einem
- Dative indefinite article for masculine or neuter: a, an
- Nest
- A structure built by birds for laying eggs: nest
- kein
- Negative article meaning not any: no, not a
- Vogelnest
- A nest built and used by birds: bird's nest
- ausrauben
- To steal contents from something by force: to rob, plunder
- Er
- Third-person masculine singular pronoun: he
- ist
- Third-person singular present of sein: is
- zu
- Preposition or particle indicating direction or purpose: to, too
- gutherzig
- Having a kind and generous disposition: good-hearted
- um
- Preposition indicating purpose or time: around, in order to
- so
- Adverb indicating degree or manner: so, such
- etwas
- Indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing: something
- tun
- To perform an action or activity: to do
- die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns: the
- Enten
- Plural of Ente; water birds related to geese: ducks
- füttern
- To give food to animals or people: to feed
- hat
- Third-person singular present of haben: has
- ein
- Indefinite article for singular nouns: a, an
- neues
- Adjective in inflected form meaning recently made: new
- Kleid
- A one-piece garment worn by women: dress
- Was
- Interrogative pronoun asking about a thing: what
- für
- Preposition indicating purpose, benefit, or exchange: for
- das
- Definite article for neuter nouns or demonstrative: the, that
- eine
- Indefinite article in feminine nominative form: a, an
- Eule
- A nocturnal bird of prey known for wisdom: owl
- große
- Adjective in inflected form meaning of large size: big, large
- Augen
- Plural of Auge; organs of sight on the face: eyes
- aber
- Coordinating conjunction expressing contrast: but, however
- kann
- Third-person singular of können, modal verb: can
- bei
- Preposition indicating proximity or condition: at, near, during
- Tag
- The period of light between sunrise and sunset: day
- nicht
- Negation adverb used to negate verbs or adjectives: not
- gut
- Adjective or adverb indicating high quality or correctness: good, well
- Die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns: the
- nachts
- Adverb referring to the nighttime hours: at night
- am
- Contraction of an dem; used before superlatives: at the, on the
- besten
- Superlative form of gut: best
- zahme
- Inflected adjective describing domesticated or tame animals: tame
- Der
- Definite article for masculine nominative nouns: the
- heiß
- Adjective describing a very high temperature: hot
- Kühe
- Plural of Kuh; female bovine farm animals: cows
- im
- Contraction of in dem; preposition plus dative article: in the
- Schatten
- A dark area sheltered from direct light: shadow, shade
- des
- Genitive definite article for masculine or neuter nouns: of the
- großen
- Genitive or dative inflected form of groß: big, large
- Baumes
- Genitive singular of Baum: of the tree
- Sie
- Third-person plural or formal second-person pronoun: they, you
- fressen
- To eat, used specifically for animals consuming food: to eat (animals)
- frische
- Inflected adjective meaning recently grown or not stale: fresh
- Gras
- Low green plant covering fields and lawns: grass
- Unsere
- First-person plural possessive adjective: our
- laufen
- To move quickly on foot or to run: to run, walk
- weg
- Adverb indicating movement away from a place: away
- Nachts
- Adverb indicating occurrence during nighttime: at night
- kommen
- To move toward a place or person: to come
- Scheune
- A large farm building for storing grain or animals: barn
- Sonne
- The star at the center of our solar system: sun
- bald
- Adverb indicating something happening in a short time: soon
- untergehen
- For the sun to descend below the horizon: to set (sun)
- auf
- Preposition indicating position on top or direction: on, onto
- Weg
- A path or route used for traveling: way, path
- zur
- Contraction of zu der; dative preposition plus article: to the
- Eine
- Indefinite article in feminine nominative: a, an
- alte
- Inflected adjective describing something of advanced age: old
- Kuh
- A female bovine domestic farm animal: cow
- Glocke
- A hollow metal object that rings when struck: bell
- an
- Preposition indicating attachment or closeness to something: on, at
- ihrem
- Dative feminine possessive pronoun: her, its
- Hals
- The part of the body connecting head to torso: neck, throat
- sieht
- Third-person singular present of sehen: sees
- unseren
- Accusative masculine form of possessive pronoun: our
- Hund
- A domesticated canine kept as a pet: dog
- weglaufen
- To run away quickly from a place or person: to run away
- Unser
- First-person plural possessive adjective in nominative: our
- freundlich
- Adjective describing a pleasant and kind manner: friendly, kind
- den
- Dative plural or accusative masculine definite article: the
- Kühen
- Dative plural of Kuh; female bovine animals: cows
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