Märchen
Die Lebenszeit
Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm · 1921
Märchen · Contents
Die Lebenszeit
The Duration of Life
The tale of a donkey wanting to understand the essence of its life span from God. 7 pages · 10 pre-glossed words.
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Analysis
What the text asks you to memorise, grouped by family. The underline colours in the text match these.
1. Noun–verb collocations
A noun locked to a verb, carrying one fixed meaning — the most useful thing in the text.
| In this text | Meaning | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| alberne Dinge treiben | doing silly things | alberne Dinge treiben. |
| schwere Lasten tragen | carry heavy burdens | schwere Lasten tragen von + Dat. |
| in die Mühle schleppen | drag to the mill | in die Mühle schleppen |
2. Idioms and set phrases
The whole phrase means something its words do not.
| In this text | Meaning | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| eine lange Zeit | a long time | eine lange Zeit |
Vocabulary in this story (10)
Words glossed ahead of time — tap any of them while reading.
- der Affenoun — monkey
- das Brotnoun — bread
- der Eselnoun — donkey
- der Hundnoun — dog
- laufenverb — run
- lebenverb — live
- der Menschnoun — human
- die Mühlenoun — mill
- die Traurigkeitnoun — sadness
- die Zeitnoun — time
Phrases and patterns (4)
Set phrases that occur in the text, with how they are used.
- alberne Dinge treiben· alberne Dinge treiben.
- eine lange Zeit
- in die Mühle schleppen· in die Mühle schleppen
- schwere Lasten tragen· schwere Lasten tragen von + Dat.