LESSON NOTES

Advanced Focus Season 1 #9

Entdecken Sie Mehr Deutsche
Wörter!

CONTENTS
2 German
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Grammar

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 GERMAN

1. Kolumbus hat die neue Welt entdeckt.

ENGLISH

1. Columbus discovered the new world.

VOCABULARY

Ge r man English C lass Ge nde r

entdecken to discover verb weak verb

plural:
apology; excuse me; Entschuldigungen;
Entschuldigung the expression is
I’m sorry
always singular.

weak verb; “das

enträtseln de-mystify verb Rätsel” = the
enigma/riddle

entkleiden to disrobe verb weak verb

er entsendet, er
entsenden to send out verb entsandte, er hat
entsendet

er entnimmt, er
to take out of a entnahm, er hat
entnehmen verb
container entnommen

er entscheidet, er
entscheiden to decide verb entschied, er hat
entschieden

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 er entlässt, er
entlassen to lay off, dismiss verb entließ, er hat
entlassen

er entkommt, er
entkommen to escape verb entkam, er ist
entkommen

entfernen to remove verb weak verb

entwickeln to develop verb weak verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ko l u m bu s h a t d i e n e u e We l t Ich n e h m e d i e En tsch u l d i g u n g a n .
e n td e ckt.
I accept the apology.
Columbus discovered the new world.

Ich ve rsu ch e sch o n se i t S tu n d e n , Wi r h a be n sch o n d re i Le u te

se i n e S ch ri ft zu e n trä tse l n . e n tse n d e t, u m i h n a bzu fa n g e n .

Since hours I am trying to de-mystify his We already dispatched three people to

writing. intercept him.

En tn e h m e n S i e d re i G ra m m d e s Ich fü h l e m i ch i n n e rl i ch ze rri sse n ...

Pro d u kte s d i e se r ch e m i sch e n Ich ka n n m i ch n i ch t e n tsch e i d e n ....
R e a kti o n .
I feel torn inside.... I can't make a choice...
Take out three grams of the product of this
chemical reaction.

Ope l m u ss vi e l e se i n e r Arbe i te r i n Pa sse n S i e a u f, d a ss d e r

Wo l fsbu rg e n tl a sse n . G e fa n g e n e n i ch t e n tko m m t!

Opel has to lay off many of its Wolfsburg Be careful that the prisoner doesn't escape!
workers.

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Ich h a be d a s Pre i ssch i l d e n tfe rn t, Wi e e n tfe rn e i ch e i n e n
a be r d i e S te l l e kl e bt i m m e r n o ch R o tw e i n fl e ck?
ein wenig.
How do I remove a red wine stain?
I removed the price tag, but the spot is still
a little sticky.

Ih re H a u pta u fg a be w i rd se i n , e i n e n n e u e n Pro to typ zu e n tw i cke l n .

Your main task will be to develop another prototype.

GRAMMAR

Th e fo cu s o f th i s l e sso n i s th e pre fi x e n t-.

Ko l u m bu s h a t d i e n e u e We l t e n td e ckt.
"C o l u m bu s d i sco ve re d th e n e w w o rl d ."

Ent- typically has the meaning of something dropping out, falling away, either being removed
or disappearing on its own.

English words that translate a German word with ent- may involve away, out, off, de- or dis-.

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