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GERMAN:
Keine
Macht
Wird uns
jemals trennen
(Ich) werde wie ein Tier d'rum kampfen
Du lernst mich kennen
(Ich) werde wie ein Tier d'rum kampfen
Du lernst mich kennen
ENGLISH:
No power
Will ever
part us
I will
fight like an animal for this
You are
getting to know me.
VOCABULARY:
die Macht – power
jemals – ever
wie – like
ein Tier – an animal
darum; d'rum – therefore, for that reason
GRAMMAR:
Negation
“Keine Macht”
Negation is usually expressed in German by placing “nicht”
[nisht] after the verb:
Ich sehe (I see) [ish zay-uh]
>
>
Ich sehe nicht (I don't see) [ish zay-uh nisht]
In the source text example, however, we are negating a noun
rather than a verb, to express the idea of there being none of that
noun.
so...
die Macht (power)
becomes...
keine
Macht (no power)
The 'kein' word replaces the usual
article ('the' or 'a' word), as instead of having 'the
power', now we have 'no
power'
The
Nominative Case
“Keine Macht”
German has four cases, we will look at just one in this instance –
the nominative case.
The nominative case acts on the subject
of a sentence, or the person/thing in the sentence that is 'doing'
the verb.
e.g. The cat sits on the mat.
In this instance 'the cat' is the subject of the sentence, as it is doing the sitting.
e.g. The cat sits on the mat.
In this instance 'the cat' is the subject of the sentence, as it is doing the sitting.
'The mat' isn't doing anything. It
is being sat on, so it
is the object of the
sentence – the person/thing that the verb is being done to.
The nominative case is also used for some sentence objects –
usually those being subjected to the verbs 'sein' (to be) and
'werden' (to become)
The articles for the nominative case in German are as follows:
Definite Article: (the)
masculine – der
feminine – die
neutral – das
plural – die
Indefinite Article: (a)
masculine – ein
feminine – eine
neutral – ein
plural – eine
The source text example uses a 'kein-' word, rather than an article.
To get the correct form of this for the nominative subject, simply
add a 'k' to an indefinite article:
eine > keine
VERBS:
trennen
– to separate; to part (future tense)
Ich werde trennen – I will separate [v-air-duh trenn-un]
du wirst trennen – you will separate (informal singular) [veer-st
trenn-un]
er/sie/es/man wird trennen – he/she/it/one will separate [veer-t
trenn-un]
ihr werdet trennen – you will separate (informal plural) [v-air-det
trenn-un]
wir werden trennen – we will separate [v-air-dun trenn-un]
Sie werden trennen – you will separate (formal) [v-air-dun
trenn-un]
sie werden trennen – they will separate [v-air-dun trenn-un]
kampfen
– to fight (future tense)
Ich werde kampfen – I will fight [v-air-duh kamp-fen]
du wirst kampfen - you will fight (informal singular) [veer-st
kamp-fen]
er/sie/es/man wird kampfen – he/she/it/one will fight [veer-t
kamp-fen]
ihr werdet kampfen – you will fight (informal plural) [v-air-det
kamp-fen]
wir werden kampfen – we will fight [v-air-dun kamp-fen]
Sie werden kampfen – you will fight (formal) [v-air-dun kamp-fen]
sie werden kampfen – they will fight [v-air-dun kamp-fen]
kennenlernen
– to get to know; to meet (present tense)
Ich lerne kennen – I am get too know [lair-nuh kennen]
du lernst kennen – you are get to know (informal singular)
[lair-n-st kennen]
er/sie/es/man lernt kennen – he/she/it/one is getting to know
[lair-n-t kennen]
ihr lernt kennen – you are getting to know (informal plural)
[lair-n-t kennen]
wir lernen kennen – we are getting to know [lair-nun kennen]
Sie lernen kennen – you are getting to know (formal) [lair-nun
kennen]
sie lernen kennen – they are getting to know [lair-nun kennen]
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