Every language poses difficulties or offers challenges
1. With similar (sounding) words.
Conscious , Conscience , Conscientious ; proceed - precede ; Astrology - Astronomy
Bough - Bow ; Whole - Hole ; Rote - Wrote : Bear - Bare ; Break - Brake ; Sell - Cell
2. Words with multiple meanings ( double entendre)
Bore ( to drill holes) ( a well ) ( a person ) ( to cause boredom) Boar - wild pig
Observing such words adds to your learning and avoids confusion brings clarity
NOW LET US LEARN GERMAN VERBS
Vermissen = to miss a person or pet animal.
Fehlen = something is not there where it's supposed to be
brauchen – to need
missbrauchen – to abuse/misuse
Kommen - come
bekommen – to receive/get
einkommen - income
umkommen - perish ( die)
entkommen - escape
brechen – to break
erbrechen – to vomit
bringen – to bring
umbringen – to kill
fahren – to drive
erfahren – to experience
fehlen – to miss/lack
empfehlen – to recommend
empfindlich- delicate
geben – to give
ausgeben - to send
zugeben – to admit/confess
vergeben - to forgive
vergebens - in vain ( adverb)
ergebnis - result
hören – to hear
aufhören – to stop
aufräumen - clean up
lassen – to leave (alone)
zulassen – to allow/authorise
reisen – to travel
zerreißen – to rip up
stören - disturb
zerstören - destory
sagen – to say
versagen – to fail/malfunction
absagen - cancel
sprechen – to speak
versprechen – to promise
tragen – to carry
vertragen – to tolerate
beitragen - contribute
