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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR 



LESSONS IN GERMAN. XXXIX. 



SECTION LXXVIII. VAEIOUS IDIOMATIC PHEASES 



(continued,). 



5)et d;(ag, " the blow, the stroke " (commonly connected with 

 tufyren), often denotes palsy, apoplexy ; as : <r ift von tent djlag 

 gcrub,rt niorten, he has been struck with the palsy. @r Ijatte etnen 

 2lnfalt om d;(age, he had an apoplectic fit. 



1. 2lbgel;en =. to go away, to leave ; as: 5)et 3ug ift fcfyon abge* 

 gangen, the train has already left (started). @3 gefyt gut ab = it 

 sells well ; as : 2)er 2Q3ein gefyt gut ab, the wine sells well (goes off 

 well). 



2. (r (apt fid; nicfjtg abgefyen = he lets nothing (advantageous) go 

 from him, that is, he stints himself in nothing. 



3. 3e nadjbem = ever after, or according as ; as : 3e nadjbetn id; 

 Dhtfic fyabc, n>erte id; @ie befud;en, as, or according as I have leisure 

 I will visit you, etc. 



4. (StnfaUen signifies literally, to fall in, or into ; hence, to fall 

 down, or to ruin, to decay, etc. With the dative it signifies, to 

 come into the mind, to occur ; as : (Jg tft mir nie eingefatten, fo 

 tttoag ju tfyun, it never occurred to me to do such a thing. 



5. So fern, or in fo fern = in so far as, if, in case; as: 3d; 

 trlaube tS tir, in fo fern tt on mir abfydngt, I will permit it, so far aa 

 it depends upon me. 3n fo fern e8 tie 3cit etlaubt, if, or in case the 

 time permit, etc. 



6. 2lngel)cn, used intransitively, signifies, to begin ; as : 3)er 

 ctte8bienft in 3>eutfcblanb gef;t gerodfynHd; be8 OJJcrgen urn ncun Ub,r an, 

 the church-service in Germany generally commences in the morn- 

 ing at nine o'clock. Used transitively, it signifies, " to concern, 

 to be of consequence ;" as: Sa8 gefyt tfm an, that is his concern, 

 or that concerns him. Sa3 geb, t mid; nidjtS an, that does not con- 

 cern me (is of no consequence to me). 



15. 3)icfe S9ud) fyatte einen flarfen 2tbgang. 16. 3)er iunge Jtaufmann 

 trjd^tte mir, bap ber 'Jlbgang bcteutenb jugcnommen l)abe. 17. 3e uad). 

 fcem e mir tit ben <Sinn fcnunt, reife id; son ^tcr ab. 18. 3e nadjbem 

 er gelaunt tjt, fann er ter leichdjfte, abcr aud; ber unioerti-agltd;fti. -Dknfd; 

 fetn. 19. 3e nad;bem er c anfangt, imcb tcr (Srfolg fcin. 20. 3n fo fenr 

 id; !Dtr niiglid; fetn faun, nnU id; e on -Sjerjcn gcrn tbun. 21. (5'r luirb 

 mid; mit feiuetn 3iat(; untcrftiifcen, in jo fern e it;tn mogltd; ift. 22. <Sr 

 &ater cerfprad; mir tie ad;e ju befertccn, in fo fern eS in fctner s DJi?d;t lage. 

 23. o etwaS tft mir nie eimjefallen. 24. Da8 Soncert gc^t um l;alb fieben an 

 25. COJcin greunb ^atte einen l)rltd;eit 6tnfatl. 26. @8 ift bet tent frob. 

 lichen 2)eutfd;en tin (itnfaU fd;c-ier a(4 ter antere. 27. 3luf tie gragt 

 iua ein SinfaU ware, antwortcte (Siner: ,,n;enn ein -5au etnfdUt." 



EXEECISE 151. 



1. My sister has a cold ; she took cold one wet evening. 2. 

 That case does not concern me, and therefore I shall not trouble 

 myself about it. 3. Has the train already left ? 4. No, it has 

 not left yet. 5. Has the train left for Oxford ? 6. Two trains 

 have already left this morning for Oxford. 7. Did the debate 

 pass off quietly ? 8. No, it was a very stormy one. 9. English 

 goods sell well in every country. 10. This grammar has a great 

 sale. 11. According to your knowledge you will be rewarded. 

 12. Since he has been struck with the palsy, he has not been ablo 

 to attend to his business. 13. He was struck with the palsy 

 during our visit to your house. 14. As far aa it concerns me, I 

 shall take every precaution. 15. In spite of their poverty, 

 these people stint themselves in nothing. 16. To mankind 

 nothing is better than a good education. 17. I do not know 

 whether he will grant my request. 



SECTION LXXIX. VARIOUS IDIOMATIC PHEASES 



(continued). 



The obsolete word lei (sort, kind) still remains in combination 

 ing what are called the variatives; thus, 

 e same ; Dreicrlet, of three kinds ( 48) ; 

 tir,crodble bit eine, three (sorts of) things 

 thee one. 8 ift tt;m etnerlct or tins, ob 

 e same to him whether he goes or stays. 

 position uber, is often used with the sig- 

 , to surpass ; " as : 3ufrieben(;eit gefyt uber 

 urpasses wealth. 



VOCABULARY. 



n. gym- 

 classical 



SDiefcr 3Kann lajit fid; nidjtJ abge^en. 



Die llntem'bung gtng ru^ig ab. 



aucf) bte timmung. 

 n fo fern 3)u 3led;t ^aft, toerbe id; 

 Sir nadjgeben. 



This man does not stint him- 

 self. (See 2.) 

 The conference passed off 



quietly. 

 3e nach, tent tie Unterfjal'tung ift, tft According as the entertainment 



is, so also is the humour. 

 As far as you are right, I will 



yield to you. 

 EXERCISE 150. 



1. Oftetn Hctner Sruber b,at ten d;nupfcn ; cr b,at fu$ auf bent (Stfe 

 ftarf crfdltet. 2. SCBer cvt;i^t ift unb ftd; $u rafd; abfu^tt, !ann fid; teid^t 

 <rfdlten. 3. SOBtr fcllen un8 ntcfjt urn !Dtnge fummern, toetd;e un8 ntd;t 

 angefyen. 4. 3n fo n>eit mid; biefe acbe ange^t, I;abe id; tie nitl;igcn 

 djritte get^an. 5. JDiefcS get)t ucb nid;t an. 6. SSet ttcfer Jtuitte 

 ftam> er tuie com @d;Iag geruf;rt. 7. cn altcn 2Uann J)at tcr @d;(ag 

 geriibrt. 8. 2)er 9JJann ift om cbtavje gerufivt worten. 9. SBie com 

 djlag gerufjrt fanf fte nteter. 10. 2)tefe SBaare get;t gut ab. 11. 

 SOBann gefit fca ndcfjfte !Dam^ffd;tff nb? 12. 3d; fcl;e ntcbt, tag ftd; 

 biefer SKann ctmaS abcjcben tdpt. 13. 3ft tie tfcung rut;ig abgcgangcn ? 

 14. Sttetn, fte tft ntdjt rubtg abgegangen tie 25cbatte war feftr fturmifd;. 



nasium, 

 school. 



Setlfam, beneficial. 



Siigner, m. liar. 



9lad;tl;eif, m. disad- 

 vantage. 



Studios, useless. 



U)icn'fcbcngcfd;(ed;t', n. 

 mankind. 



5pfcifcb.cn, n. little pipe. 



SJitnbtrbraten, n. beef. 



rfjag, m. treasure. 



d;(afcn, to sleep. 



@d;ul'ttgfett, /. obli- 

 gation, duty. 



RESUME OF EXAMPLES. 



2Bie e8 tent 93ogct itid;t ctnertei' tft, As it is not the same to the bird, 

 ob er fid; in tern Jtd'fige, oter in whether it is (finds itself) in 



the cage or in the op an air, 

 so likewise can it not be the 

 same to a nation, whether it 

 is in slavery or in freedom. 

 This with me excels everything. 



turf, n. piece. 

 eid;, m. pond. 

 3ragfi.eit, /. idleness. 

 llmge'bung, /. neigh- 



bourhood, environs 

 Un'befiimmert, uncon- 



cerned, careless. 

 Unberfttat', /. univer- 



sity. 

 93erf;alt'nif, n. rela- 



tion.circumstance, 



situation. 



SBUbpvet, n. venison. 

 2Bi>fi,lfab,rt, /. welfare. 

 3u'bfiitiien, to pass, 



spend. 



tcr frcicn Cuft b.ftn'tet, fo carf e8 

 einein SJoIfe aud; nid;t cin8 fcin, 

 ob e8 in ctocrei', oter in grei- 

 I;eit ift. 

 2)ie8 get;t mir uber 2lKe8. 



>em 2luf'rid;ttgcn gc(;t nicbt uber To the upright nothing is better 



tie 2Daf;rf;eit. 



3JJancbcn iienfcfren gcb,t ntcbtS uber 

 33cquem'Ud;fctt unb Slube. 



2Btr giitgen uber 3)lo3fau nad; 5c' 



terSburg. 

 5)cr Scinb gtng bet SBten uber tie 



2)cnau. 



than the truth. 

 With many persons, nothing 



goes beyond convenience and 



repose. 

 We went by way of Moscow to 



Petersburg. 

 The enemy went over the 



Danube at Vienna. 



3 tft unrccfct, tie 3ctt fctnc? Scben* It is wrong to pass one's life in 

 in 2lb'gcfc(;ietcnfi,ett ocn ten u'bvi seclusion from, the rest of 

 gen SDJenfcben jujubringen. mankind. 



