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"hin" and "her" are used to show direction - that is whether something is moving towards the speaker (her) or away from the speaker (hin). They can be used as ...(3)
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(i) as verb prefixes (e.g. herunter, hinunter, herauf, hinauf, heraus, hinaus, herein, hinein); (ii) simple adverbs (e.g. Kommen Sie her!);(iii) as suffixes to the question word "wo" (e.g. wohin?, woher? Wo kommen Sie her?)
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Sie stellt die Flaschen in den Kühlschrank. verb forms?
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transitive: stellen, stellte, hat gestellt - to stand, stood, has stood. [transitives are generally weak]
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Die Lampe steht neben dem Sofa. verb forms?
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intransitive: stehen, stand, hat getstanden - to stand, stood, has stood. [intransitives are generally strong]
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Er setzt sich auf das Sofa. verb forms?
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transitive: setzen, setzte, hat gesetzt - to set, set, has set. (Literally: He set himself on the sofa.) [transitives are generally weak]
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Er sitzt auf dem Sofa. verb forms?
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intransitive: sitzen, sass, hat gesessen - to sit, sat, has sat. [intransitives are generally strong]
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Er legt die Zeitung auf den Tisch. verb?
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transitive are generally weak: legen, legte, hat gelegt - to lay, laid, has laid.
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Die Zeitung liegt auf dem Tisch. verb forms?
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intransitive: liegen, lag, hat gelegen - to lie, lay, has lain. [intransitives are usually strong]
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Er ha:ngt seine Jacke an den Hacken. verb?
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ha:ngen, ha:ngte, hat geha:ngt [transitives are generally weak]
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Die Jacke ha:ngt am Hacken. verb forms?
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ha:ngen, hing, hat gehangen - hang, hung, has hung. Intransitives are generally strong.
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present participles are formed by? (e.g. boiling water, the leading critics)
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by adding -d to the infinitive (e.g. trans: kochendes Wasser; die fu:hrenden Kritiker; note present particples usually function as an adjectives and therefore usually take normal adjective endings.)
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The future perfect tense is formed from ....
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werden + perfective infinitive (which is formed from past participle + infinitive of haben or sein, e.g. vergessen haben or gewesen sein).
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trans: Ich werde es bekommen haben.
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I will have gotten it - future perfect.
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trans: Er wird gegangen sein.
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He will have gone - future perfect.
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trans: Das wird wohl Rudi gewesen sein.
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That will have been Rudi - future perfect may be used to express probability.
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trans: Wer kann es getan haben?
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Who could have done it? Modal with perfect infinitive (i.e. past participle + haben or sein) construction are used to express speculation based on underlying facts.
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trans: Sie muss es gefunden haben.
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She must have found it. Modal with perfect infinitive (i.e. past participle + haben or sein) construction are used to express speculation based on underlying facts.
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trans: Was soll er gesagt haben?
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What is he supposed to have said? Modal with perfect infinitive (i.e. past participle + haben or sein) construction are used to express speculation based on underlying facts.
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