18.Hammer's German Grammar and Usage

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Hammer’s

Grammar

and Usage

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Contents

Lit of tabs
List or abbrev nl points forthe user
Preface ta theseuond eon

Preface ta the hid edition

Preface ta the fourth edition

Nua

21 Geiser
Generar meaning
B: General farm

LE Noun plints
15 Nounshelemion

2 cue

21 Thenominstive case

22 Thesrmgtine case

22 Thepenitivc case

24 Genitive cna ag?

2S Thedaliveawn

2h Appmilion .
27 Maasunumont phases: genitive, 9 apposition?

3. Penonal pronouns

31. The loro fhe peasemal pons
32 Relledkeund seprocal praiouna

33. Ptonnumsof addres

Ba Thin pensen primsrons

35 Ikind petcon prnunun oe prepositional adverb?
36 Special us fthe uruums

4 Theatres

LL The declonewm te aotlee
42 Theucsatarhr rs with abetaet nouns
43° The usea acl in gneraeaions
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“Te uae of atisles with yrsntaphical ane other proper nanos
“Tha use of artis inten express

Delinitearile ox pute?

Miscellanemne ses uf the finite ar ole

Miscellanenae ses of he oer seis

Aaice ure with preneitioms

Other determiners 29d pronouns

Deonoamatives
Possessives

Intermogetives

Relative peorinms

Tadetnies, qanatiers smd wer determiners ad promos.

Adjectives

aslension of adistives
The ne ofthe strong ad weak declensions
Imregnlentes in Fu speling a tome adjectives
Aajeeives nau nisin

Chace with adj

Adiweives with proponitinns

Adverbs

Aadvetbs af place
[Asvetbs ef cream: Intnl her

‘Sdvetbs ef manner, viewpoint atade and reason
Sctvenbe of degre

Innetrogative avert

Compatison of adjetives and adverbs

Regula: forncton uf He caonpsealive and supeative
lovagularitis ine forsation a7 comaparatives and sie tives
‘The ure ofthe componorion au othe eypec of cust
‘Types and uses of fe nupesttive

Numerals

Candinal nnmbrs
‘Ordinal mumbon
"Sractions and dein
(Other numerical ey
Address

‘Modal pattcies

ndings
Ina ata
na out
ins as
In dea
In? fo
Ins ana
nd oh

Ina expt
In einfach
via ee
reer
CH frit
1.18 gar
Hie a
Hui
AUS fim
ip

1.29 jae
1.2 iain
1822 nat
10:28 ae
124
1935 ow
28 ne

Inn sre

INA seis
1032 alway
0.35 atrigee
(3 shits,
35 anit

1 Fapenesiunn af time

1 Times the och
2 Daysaftarswck, swnthe and public holidays

4 Dales

A Tee aecusaive and penitie coves ued in tna adverbials
3 Adverhal tim pes with poepusitions

A dperie a ene

12. Veths:conlugatan

12.1 Neshevniogstion
122. Thesinpi prot cea pau tenses, the noni forme ad
The innpiestios

Carte vt

185
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199
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BS
we
wy
wy
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aut
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206
206
206
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20
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“The onmpoud tensee
The passive
The sdbjurative

“The Infinite and the participles

Faris ofthe intiniive
“Te use othe ative wit 2
“The nee of aaive witout 3
Inliniiver ead as noun

‘The praent and past partisiples
Csner wth partsiples

German scuivalents of Erglith constructions with tie "ing’ Foro

Uses of the tenses

‘The German tener: general
‘The prea tense

‘The par lenge and the pesfot nnse

The lulute tense ane he faire perfect kense

‘The plupeniel lense

Garman eq. icalens forthe Lngish progressive femee

The passive

‘The eener-possive
‘Theseorpassive

‘on deh and et eth the possive
Gites parive comaructions

‘The use ct active and passive in Great

‘Mood: the imperative and the subjunctive

Indicative impermtine and rubjuncive
Gorumanda and the insperative

“The aubyunctive mod: general
Forms and eves ofthe bance
CCoraltonal entencce

Inaiect pew

ther user of the sjanetine

“The modal awsliaries

“Toa modal aware: common features of form sel ype
ates
Imes
Conte

sigs 355
vases 358
tn 2a
vt 368

1 Verbs: valency 2K

1.1 Sateney complements ind -eneuce patterns 2a

182. Thesobiset 3a

IRS Theacarative object 78

IRE Thedative objet a7

IES. Genitive cbets a

TK6. Phnjnitonalabiocs 2

SF Plteand dcetion complemen a

SA Pralcaty complements 38

18 Conjunctions and subordination a

152. Cooma confanetions 2s

162. Neunelauss ae

183. Cojurutin ot ime a6

4 Cosa wontons a

18.3 Canton uf arpare ain el 42

184 Chances seconfunetinne a5

VT Chnjonetions uf manner at deg a7

20. Prepesitiom a

20.1 Propane governing the arvinutive case a)

2D Peepomituns governing the dative cise 25

203. Prepontins governing the acute or che dative case 42

204 2reponitins governing the genitive a

2ES. German equivalents for Engi a
Word order 368
(Chaunetractte nd the tlio ef the vere 48
Init psi in man clause at sermons 3
Thun f other elements in the sertence genetal princes 380
‘The onion ofthe prenouns a0
The nin f non aubsee and ests a5
The placesvul order of adverbial as
The pasion uf mot ant oer neguve laments a
The pesiton cempleriente =

al racket wa

Placing element after the end the ver

22. Word formation 85

221. Metlods of word fortalinn 5
222 The brnation of nowne a