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=Verb=, the. Agreement of verbs with collective nouns, S. 69, N. 17. Auxiliary of tense often omitted in subordinate clauses, S. 52, N. 8. The verb or copula must follow the subject, when the latter begins the Principal Clause, S. 5, N. 2.
=Verbal=, the, in -ing, how to render, S. 1, N. 3; S. 34, N. 10.
=very=, rendered by the Superl. of the adv. +hoch+, S. 161, N. 2.
W.
=want=, to, rendered by +wollen+, S. 63, N. 10.
+=was.=+ When required as a relat. pron., S. 3, N. 7. Used in reference to a preceding whole clause, as a transl. of ‘which’, S. 33, N. 8.
=we=, in an indefinite sense, rendered by +man+, S. 134, N. 4.
+=werden=+, conjugated with +sein+, S. 98, N. 5.
=what sort of=, how to render, S. 63, N. 2.
=when.= Rendered by +als+, S. 4, N. 2. Rendered by +wenn+, S. 18, N. 6. Rendered by +wo+, S. 131, N. 4.
=where=, rendered by +wo+, S. 131, N. 4.
=which=, rendered by +was+, S. 33, N. 8.
=wife=, how to render, S. 101, N. 5.
=wish=, to, rendered by +wollen+, S. 63, N. 10.
+=wo=+, relat. conj., its use, S. 131, N. 4.
+=wohl=+ = I suppose, S. 92, N. 3.
+=wollen.=+ Expresses wish and want, S. 63, N. 10. — = to be going, to be on the point, S. 67, N. 2. — = to be about, S. 6, N. 4.
=wonder=, to, how to render, S. 90, N. 11.
+=Wort=+, +das+, double pl., S. 7, N. 2.
=worth remembering=, how to render, S. 157, N. 22.
Y.
=you.= Used in a general sense, rendered by +man+, S. 92, N. 5. When rendered by +Ihr+, S. 137, N. 2.
Z.
+=zu=+, prep. Required with verbs denoting choosing, appointing, etc., S. 27, N. 4, and S. 102, N. 13.
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