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German Quickly: A Grammar for Reading German is a thorough, straightforward textbook with a sense of fun. It teaches the fundamentals for reading German literary and scholarly texts of all levels of difficulty. It can be used as an introductory text for scholars with no background in German, or it can serve as a reference text for students wishing to review German. The grammar explanations are detailed and clear, addressing common problems students encounter while learning to read German. This book includes thought-provoking and entertaining reading selections consisting mainly of aphorisms and proverbs. There are also twelve appendices, including a summary of German grammar, descriptions of German dictionaries, a partial answer key, strategies for learning German, and a humanities vocabulary section of about 3,800 words. Foreword 4 Acknowledgments 8 Contents 10 Pronunciation Guide 18 Chapter 1: A General Introduction 22 Chapter 2: The Present Tense of Verbs and the Personal Pronouns 29 Chapter 3: part I: The Case Endings: Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative 36 Chapter 3: part II: The Case Endings: Dative Case 42 Chapter 4: Adjectives and Adverbs 50 Chapter 5: part I: Prepositions 58 Chapter 5: part II: Prepositions 67 Chapter 6: Basic Verb Placement (Part I) 77 Chapter 7: The Pronouns 85 Chapter 8: Weak Nouns and Adjectives Used as Nouns 94 Chapter 9: The Various Uses of Es 100 Chapter 10: The Future Tense 104 Chapter 11: Comparison (and Superlative) of Adjectives and Adverbs 108 Chapter 12: Da- and Wo-Compounds 115 Chapter 13: Verb Prefixes 121 Chapter 14: Verb Tenses (Part I) 127 Chapter 15: Verb Tenses (Part II) 138 Chapter 16: The Plurals 146 Chapter 17: How to Use a German Dictionary 150 Chapter 18: Common Suffixes 158 Chapter 19: The Modal Auxiliaries 161 Chapter 20: The Zu Construction 169 Chapter 21: Co-ordinating Conjunctions 176 Chapter 22: Basic Verb Placement (Part II) 180 Chapter 23: Dependent Clauses (Part I) 186 Chapter 24: Dependent Clauses (Part II) — Subordinating Conjunctions: Wer, Was, Wie, Wo, Warum 193 Chapter 25: Dependent Clauses (Part III) — Relative Clauses 197 Chapter 26: The Reflexive 206 Chapter 27: The Overloaded Adjective Construction 215 Chapter 28: The Passive 225 Chapter 29: Constructions to Be Translated Passively in English; the "Fake" Passive 234 Chapter 30: Subjunctive I 239 Chapter 31: Subjunctive II 244 Chapter 32: Other Subjunctive Forms 251 Chapter 33: If a Sentence Starts with a Verb 257 Chapter 34: Other Pronouns 260 Chapter 35: Use of Commas 266 Chapter 36: Troublesome Words 271 Appendix A: Strategies for Reading German; Suggested Syllabus for German Quickly 282 Appendix B: Important Words 288 Appendix C: English Grammar Necessary for Learning German 296 Appendix D: Summary of German Grammar 306 Appendix E: Patterns for Strong/Hard Verbs a list of strong and confusing weak verbs 318 Appendix F: Days of the Week, the Months, and Numbers 328 Appendix G: Time Phrases 330 Appendix H: Genitive and Plural Noun Endings 332 Appendix I: Descriptions of German Dictionaries 334 Appendix J: Partial Answer Key 340 Appendix K: General and Humanities Vocabulary 374 Appendix L: German Proper Names 444 Index 450 0820467596 German Quickly:  A Grammar for Reading German, is a thorough, straightforward textbook with a sense of fun. It teaches the fundamentals for reading German literary and scholarly texts of all levels of difficulty.  It can be used as an introductory text for scholars with no background in German, or it can serve as a reference text for students wishing to review German.  The grammar explanations are detailed and clear, addressing common problems students encounter while learning to read German.  The book includes thought-provoking and entertaining reading selections, consisting mainly of aphorisms and proverbs.  There are also 12 appendices, including a summary of German grammar, a partial answer key, strategies for learning German, and an extensive humanities vocabulary. 

April Wilson has been offering German reading courses to graduate students in the University of Chicago community since 1972.  Her courses have an excellent reputation for providing students with the essentials of German grammar, quickly. 
This book is a thorough, straightforward textbook with a sense of fun. It teaches the fundamentals for reading German literary and scholarly texts of all levels of difficulty. It can be used as an introductory text for scholars with no background in German, or it can serve as a reference text for students wishing to review German. The grammar explanations are detailed and clear, addressing common problems students encounter while learning to read German. The book includes thought-provoking and entertaining reading selections, consisting mainly of aphorisms and proverbs. There are also 12 appendices, including a summary of German grammar, a partial answer key, strategies for learning German, and an extensive humanities vocabulary. - Publisher.