1. Look at the compound words below, which are made up of two words each in TEXT 1 - Leaving Cert German - Question 1 - 2018
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1. Look at the compound words below, which are made up of two words each in TEXT 1. Say which two words each compound is made up of and what the underlined words in ... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:1. Look at the compound words below, which are made up of two words each in TEXT 1 - Leaving Cert German - Question 1 - 2018
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winterkalt (Abschnitt 1)
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The compound word 'winterkalt' is made up of 'Winter' and 'kalt'. 'Winter' means 'winter' and 'kalt' means 'cold', thus 'winterkalt' translates to 'bitterly cold'.
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Badezimmer (Abschnitt 2)
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The word 'Badezimmer' is composed of 'Bad' (derived from 'Bade') meaning 'bath' and 'Zimmer' meaning 'room', hence 'Badezimmer' translates to 'bathroom'.
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Viertelstunde (Abschnitt 3)
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The term 'Viertelstunde' combines 'Viertel' meaning 'quarter' and 'Stunde' meaning 'hour', so it means 'quarter (of an hour) or 15 minutes'.
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Sprachschule (Abschnitt 5)
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The compound word 'Sprachschule' consists of 'Sprache' meaning 'language' and 'Schule' meaning 'school', thus it translates to 'language school'.
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dreimal (Abschnitt 5)
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The word 'dreimal' is formed from 'drei' meaning 'three' and 'mal' meaning 'times', indicating 'three times'.
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