IK OEBMAN. 



Iff 



of I ![!! ion in all cases, both singular and plural ; so that tboaa 

 in rl and er merely affix I to the x* ulor and n to tho 



plural, wliilit thono in en, ebni, and Ictr. nr-nmt nothing 

 1 tho 4 in tho genitive singular. 



EXAMPLES. 



ntlar. 



.!, tli( bird. 



n. Iff Mu-ocl, of tho bird. 

 .:n 'lu-ijel, to tho bird. 

 Ten 'iu-.jd, tho bird. 



Tir Tcvjen, the sword. 

 Tei TtoenJ, of the word. 

 cm Tcijen, to tho sword. 

 Ten Tegen, tho sword. 



/', 



Tie '-luMfl. tho l-i: 



;il, of tin' bird*. 



.III. t<> till' liir'U 

 OCl. th.- IM: 



Tie Tegen, the swords. 

 Tet Teoen, of tin- 

 Ten Tca,cn, to tl:. 

 Tic Tcgen, tho MV 



4bm. Tcr turner, tho citi/cn. Tie S'liraer, the citi/' 



Tc i'iirocr*,of tho citizen. Tcr i'fir.jcr, of t!i.- 



Tern -^urjcr.to tho citi/.cn. Ten -J'l.voern, to tin- 



: en Burger, tho citizen. Tic iHuvoer, the citizens. 



Ta* U'ucblcin, tho littlo Tie syucblein, the little books. 



book, 



fii. Te< -i>iid;lein3, of tlic littlo Ter Sucblein, of tho littlo books. 



book. 



it. Tern iMubUtn, to tho littlo Ten JBiKfelein, to the little books. 



book. 



TaS iUleblein, the littlo Tie 93ud?lcin, the little books, 

 book. 



fom. ToSi>f!n*en,the littlo son. Tic Sobncben, the little sons. 



Jen. Te 2cfyncben,of the little Ter SDbnc^cn, of the little sons. 



son. 



a,t. Tern Si^ncben, to the little Ten @ob.n<ken, to the little eons. 



son. 



Ta$ 5 irtmcbcn,the little son. Tie obncben, tho little sons. 

 (4.) Some feminine nouns are, in the plural, varied according 

 this declension ; especially those ending in tne suffix nip. 



EXAMPLES. 



Singular. Plural. 



fom. Tie 9HauS, tho mouse. Tie SDNlufc, the mice, 



en. Tcr 9)<au., of tho mouse. Tcr SJiAufe, of the mice. 



i'.. Tcr WauS, to tho mouse. Ten SKditfcn, to the mice. 



Ice. Tic I'l'auS, the mouse. Tie SRAufe. tho mice. 



Tie Jlcnntnip, tho know- 

 ledge. 



Tcr Jtcnntnip, of the know- 

 ledge, 

 it. Ter Rcnntnip, to the know- Ten Jtcnntniffen. 



ledge. 

 Ace. Tic Aotr.tnijj, the know- Tie .Rcnntniffe. 



ledge. 

 To this class belong tho nouns in the following list : 



KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSONS IN GERMAN. 



EXERCISE 142 (Vol. III., page 90) 



1. It was an agreeable hour, was it not, my friend ? 2. Yes, that it 

 was, and I shall not very soon forget it. 3. The neighbour was also 

 at tho feast, was he not ? 4. Yes, he was there, and very merry. 5. 

 It is surely very late, is it not ? 6. No, it is still early. 7. It is not 

 all true what people say, is it ? 8. No, one cannot belie.-e them in 

 everything. 9. I have already waited an hour for him, and yet he 

 does not make his appearance. 10. We ure waiting for the waiter who 

 is waiving 1 \jpon us. 11. I will wait upon you this afternoon, if you 

 please. 12. May I help you to a cup of tea or coffee? 13. I thank 

 you for (your offer of) tea ; but, if you please, I will take a cup of 

 coffee. 14. The princes who were present at the coronation of tho 

 German emperors at Aix-Lv-Chapelle waited at table. 15. In vain have 



I MlMkfe *** *.!*** |* CMMtfM, M. Th. 



taaehar r*Uidd Uw Mkolata bow adtafeafcly aad aeUeaUy fed kas 

 regulated everything ia the world. 17. The jude ia v*ia aaha4 Uu. 

 why U had oofaailUed this er!m.i thesnrnaiil k*d aoUUa* ta 



uiako to it 10. I boald know what to My if I w*t i. 

 20. Th ram of whom you ara Bpeakiar * not tmcUf UM Urt i 

 MnUtivm of tlM oouDtry. 21. I allowed my tom<M fix* pUy. 

 relaU-d th iiijiuticv Uuit had IWM don* to nw. U. B>polwfn 

 nu.l. iu Iila animatioB. uld nor* than h honld har* doM. . Ta 

 aceuatr did not allow UM iOMid to apeak. bt coatlai< wit* bw 

 ccnMtiou without Ikteuinc to UM taatmm. 24. The i 

 the voice of the ipcaker. and did iot allow him to t* i 



KxEBcim 143 (VoL 111.. pa 90). 



1. 3br Sreunt, nxlAen wit verarftflrv fahm. ift fraaf, nu* waktt J. 

 war ein angenebmrr Hfcn*, atyt wafrr, man 9mm f 3. 3s. teJ mat 

 c, unt nie werte id; to* Wagufqe* wryftm. Mb** tr battn 4. 

 rnabr, 3br $err Srum tear aufc ia? 5. G I* a4 frak. aid* 

 ' 6. flein, rl tit febr fpat. ant trir muffea o/brn 7. 34 fcdfc 



, fcbon cine Stunt e auf mcinen Sreunt grwartet, aher n ift a*4 ntd>l frfnv 

 men. 8. 3rb mane auf unfrrn Timer 9. fBtttra Cw aid*t oaf iK 

 irb l-abe ibn fnben auotf<ti(ft 10. 911 id* ia fate aafaai, 911^ w) 

 ,;!cut ju mcinem greunte, an n.eld;en ufe ffnqifrbtaiartrkfc fcaltr, aa 

 m.irt'tf ihm mtine '.lufw.irtunq 11. Tatf id) 3bnm nit etarr Jafic 

 (Sbcfdate auftcarten ? 12. 3d; tanfe 3bnen. 13. SBertca Ck aa< ai$t 

 bcfueben, elie 2ie na* tern (Scntinente reifen ? 14. 3 a, id* mate 3kam 

 miine ^lufnartung macbtn. 15. Tan id; 3bnen mil riam 9Uft 9ta 

 aufnxirten ? 16. 3d; tanfe 3bnen, id; tt nJe nie fier 17. 34 kab Ik 

 92euia.fcit gebvrt, ivcij aber nicbt, n>a id; taju fajen foU. 18. 6k frm)ai 

 lU.'.njufifd; ub Tcutfcb, nicbt n>a^r? 



EXERCISE 144 (Vol. III., page 90). 



1. It grieves me to see so many people unhappy. 2. The wound 

 pains him more and more every day. 3. Nothing grierea one more 

 than to be mistaken by people whose love and esteem one wishes to 

 obtain. 4. I am sorry that I have offended him. 5. Parting aad 

 avoiding gives pain, aays an old German national song. 0. My head 

 achea. 7. It grieves me to the heart not to be able to aaaiat him. 6. 

 What ia the matter, my friend ? why so aad ? 9. Nothing aila me, 

 except that I am a little out of humour. 10. Are yon ill t 11. Tea, 

 I am a little indisposed. 12. What aila yon f 13. I have a htail tftit 

 14. You are rich and respected, and yet 700 are dejected ; what aile 

 you? 15. I am in want of mnch " contentment and tranquillity of 

 mind." 16. All my friends who had promised to come were there, oa* 

 alone exoepted. 17. All men are subject to commit errors (litenlly. 

 all men fail). 18. My brother missed the way again; instead at 



'. coming into my house, he went into that of my neighbour. 19. He 

 repented of his words, and promised that he would never aajr ao again. 

 20. When thia happened, I was not at home. 21. Thia quarrel took 

 place near to my dwelling. 22. 1 have only to add little to what baa 

 KH.-U already said. 23. She sent a short letter with thia present. M. 

 lie did me thia mischief intentionally, therefore I cannot pardon him. 



EXERCISE 145 (Vol. IIL, page 91). 



1. Gt f*merit eincn i'ater, ten ter 0*ctilofto,feit fciart gfekart |a him. 

 2. 91iitt ftbmerjt ntebr, al* unfcbulri.j angeflagt ju feta. 3. ffl MaKt{t 

 miit, tap man fo vide 'Dienfcbcn ^efunten b-t, tie turn) ten Ufctea Ctam 

 iiiiKjcfcmnitn ftnt . 4. G# tbut mir leit, tap 6ie mirb ni*t { ^aafe gt> 

 funten &aben. 5. Tie SBunre, ircUl-c trr goltat in Km etrnte ftftklt 

 fcbmer)t ibn. 6. 3Da< feblt 3bncn, mcin Sreunt ? 7. O ! aid;!* btfca. 

 tere. 8. Sic fcbcn fcbr franf nut. ir.i fc'.'It 3bnen? 9. 34 bia akkc 

 u-i'M, i* babe mir ireb gctban. 10. Gr i(l aul tan genfter gefaOni 11. 

 (5* feblt ticfcm Jlnaben an Q?erftant. 1:2. ie fink wa mir Meitkjt IWB> 

 ten ; c tbut mir Icir, tenn id; adue 6ie febr. 13. Ol tatf 3bam a*4l 

 an 'IVutb feblen, urn tern <2treitc mil 3brrm geiitte Mytgn |H 4>- 14. 

 (i feblt mir an Gktult, ten Om-lo tiefer &a$t 



EXERTISK 146 (Vol. in., page 91). 



1. Since I arrived here, many thing* have occurred already. S. 

 Since he committed thia deed, all peace seems to have foraakea him. 



3. From the time ho left, I have not had a thoroughly happy hour, 



4. Since thia time one has heard nothing of him. S. I left my parea. 

 tal house at ten years of age. 6. I have not felt m*aatt quite wefl 

 since yesterday. 7. Since the death of hia parmta ha oaa beea roving 

 in foreign lands, destitute of home. 8. Since he mm beooeae eoaaoloua 

 of himself, he is quite a different person. 9. He drcsaad TilmiTU with, 

 nil haste. 10. In hia hurry be forgo* to put oa hia hoota, aad ran off ia 

 hia slippers. 11. Hia clothes were wet through. eoaainasajUy he waa 

 obliged to change hia drees. IS. Thia maniac be did not pat oa hia 

 hat. bat his cap. 13. The servant did BO* aa naval h*h> km anal if to 



1 put on his cloak, but the latter put It oa himaatf. 14. Do not forget 

 t put on your cloak ; it ia vary cold aad stormy. 15. Fleaee pat o* 

 my cloak and hat, as I have already got my thiek far gloves oa. 1. 

 He climbed up the highest tree, that he might be able to see the kiac. 



i 17. He waa ia great haste, that be might not nJn the atarfcng of the 



