Märchen
Jorinde und Joringel
Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm · 1921
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Jorinde und Joringel
Jorinde and Joringel
A mysterious tale of love and magic between two intertwined souls. 9 pages · 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| um den Hals fassen | to hug | jmd. um den Hals fassen. |
| von der Stelle kommen | get moving | von der Stelle kommen. |
| sehen im Wald spazieren | walk in the forest | in den Wald + Akk. spazieren. |
2. Nouns worth learning (gender, plural, usage)
The translation alone will not let you use it — you need gender, plural and pattern.
| In this text | Meaning | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Nachtigall | nightingale | die Nachtigall, die Nachtigallen. |
3. Idioms and set phrases
The whole phrase means something its words do not.
| In this text | Meaning | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| mit dumpfer Stimme | in a muffled voice | mit dumpfer Stimme. |
Vocabulary in this story (16)
Words glossed ahead of time — tap any of them while reading.
- die Blumenoun — flower
- erschreckenverb — be frightened
- die Eulenoun — owl
- jammernverb (jammern) — to wail
- die Jungfraunoun — virgin
- die Kammernoun — chamber, small room
- klagenverb — to complain
- murmelverb (murmel) — murmur
- die Nachtigallnoun — nightingale
- das Perlenoun — pearl
- das Schloßnoun — castle
- die Stimmenoun — voice
- der Strauchnoun — bush
- suchenverb (suchen) — search
- die Turteltaubenoun — turtledove
- das Weibnoun — woman
Phrases and patterns (6)
Set phrases that occur in the text, with how they are used.
- hineingehen· hineingehen in + Akk.
- mit dumpfer Stimme· mit dumpfer Stimme.
- Nachtigall· die Nachtigall, die Nachtigallen.
- sehen im Wald spazieren· in den Wald + Akk. spazieren.
- um den Hals fassen· jmd. um den Hals fassen.
- von der Stelle kommen· von der Stelle kommen.