German/Lesson 14

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Tier

German	English
der Tiergarten	zoo
das Tier	Animal	"pl.die Tiere"
der Hund	dog
der Schäferhund	sheepdog
der Wolf	wolf
der Fuchs	fox
der Welpe	puppy
die Katze	cat	masc. der Kater
die Maus	mouse	also for computer mouse
das Kaninchen	rabbit	coll. Karnickel
der Hase	bunny, hare	coll. Mümmelmann
das Eichhörnchen	squirrel
der Biber	beaver
der Siebenschläfer	fat dormouse	In Germany, June 27 is Siebenschläfertag
der Bär	bear
der Braunbär	brown bear
der Hirsch	deer
das Rentier	rendeer
die Fledermaus	bat
der Luchs	lynx
der Seehund	seal
die Kuh	cow
der Ochse	ox
der Bulle	bull
die Ziege	goat
das Kalb	calf
das Pferd	horse	arch. Ross
das Fohlen	colt
das Schaf	sheep

Grammatik

Adverbs

Adverbs based on adjectives (remember last lesson)are one of the simplest parts of German grammar. Any adjective can be used as an adverb simply by placing its uninflected form within the sentence, usually towards the end.

Das Ehepaar ging gestern fröhlich spazieren.
(The married couple went for a walk joyfully yesterday.)

Other adverbs have no adjectival equivalent. Many of these express time.

Damals (at that time)
Ich bin gestern dort gewesen.  (I was there yesterday.)
Morgens bin ich normalerweise im Büro.  (I am normally in the office in the morning.)