Phrasebook

MP3 About the book

81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

81 [enogfirs]	Datid 1

Choose how you want to see the translation:

The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!

Downloads are FREE for personal use, public schools or non-commercial purposes.
LICENSE AGREEMENT | Please report any errors or incorrect translations here!
Imprint | © Copyright 2007 - 2025 Goethe Verlag Starnberg and licensors.
All rights reserved. Contact

to write	s_r_v_ skrive s_____ skrive ______ skrive
He wrote a letter.	H_n s_r_v e_ b_e_. Han skrev et brev. H__ s____ e_ b____ Han skrev et brev. ___ _____ __ _____ Han skrev et brev.
And she wrote a card.	O_ h_n s_r_v e_ k_r_. Og hun skrev et kort. O_ h__ s____ e_ k____ Og hun skrev et kort. __ ___ _____ __ _____ Og hun skrev et kort.

to read	l_s_ læse l___ læse ____ læse
He read a magazine.	H_n l_s_e e_ u_e_l_d_ Han læste et ugeblad. H__ l____ e_ u_______ Han læste et ugeblad. ___ _____ __ ________ Han læste et ugeblad.
And she read a book.	O_ h_n l_s_e e_ b_g_ Og hun læste en bog. O_ h__ l____ e_ b___ Og hun læste en bog. __ ___ _____ __ ____ Og hun læste en bog.

to take	t_g_ tage t___ tage ____ tage
He took a cigarette.	H_n t_g e_ c_g_r_t_ Han tog en cigaret. H__ t__ e_ c_______ Han tog en cigaret. ___ ___ __ ________ Han tog en cigaret.
She took a piece of chocolate.	H_n t_g e_ s_y_k_ c_o_o_a_e_ Hun tog et stykke chokolade. H__ t__ e_ s_____ c_________ Hun tog et stykke chokolade. ___ ___ __ ______ __________ Hun tog et stykke chokolade.

He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	H_n v_r u_r_, m_n h_n v_r t_o_ Han var utro, men hun var tro. H__ v__ u____ m__ h__ v__ t___ Han var utro, men hun var tro. ___ ___ _____ ___ ___ ___ ____ Han var utro, men hun var tro.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	H_n v_r d_v_n_ m_n h_n v_r f_i_t_g_ Han var doven, men hun var flittig. H__ v__ d_____ m__ h__ v__ f_______ Han var doven, men hun var flittig. ___ ___ ______ ___ ___ ___ ________ Han var doven, men hun var flittig.
He was poor, but she was rich.	H_n v_r f_t_i_, m_n h_n v_r r_g_ Han var fattig, men hun var rig. H__ v__ f______ m__ h__ v__ r___ Han var fattig, men hun var rig. ___ ___ _______ ___ ___ ___ ____ Han var fattig, men hun var rig.

He had no money, only debts.	H_n h_v_e i_g_n p_n_e_ m_n e_ g_l_. Han havde ingen penge, men en gæld. H__ h____ i____ p_____ m__ e_ g____ Han havde ingen penge, men en gæld. ___ _____ _____ ______ ___ __ _____ Han havde ingen penge, men en gæld.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	H_n v_r i_k_ h_l_i_, m_n u_e_d_g_ Han var ikke heldig, men uheldig. H__ v__ i___ h______ m__ u_______ Han var ikke heldig, men uheldig. ___ ___ ____ _______ ___ ________ Han var ikke heldig, men uheldig.
He had no success, only failure.	H_n h_v_e i_k_ s_c_e_, m_n u_e_d_ Han havde ikke succes, men uheld. H__ h____ i___ s______ m__ u_____ Han havde ikke succes, men uheld. ___ _____ ____ _______ ___ ______ Han havde ikke succes, men uheld.

He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	H_n v_r i_k_ t_l_r_d_, m_n u_i_f_e_s_ Han var ikke tilfreds, men utilfreds. H__ v__ i___ t________ m__ u_________ Han var ikke tilfreds, men utilfreds. ___ ___ ____ _________ ___ __________ Han var ikke tilfreds, men utilfreds.
He was not happy, but sad.	H_n v_r i_k_ l_k_e_i_, m_n u_y_k_l_g_ Han var ikke lykkelig, men ulykkelig. H__ v__ i___ l________ m__ u_________ Han var ikke lykkelig, men ulykkelig. ___ ___ ____ _________ ___ __________ Han var ikke lykkelig, men ulykkelig.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	H_n v_r i_k_ s_m_a_i_k_ m_n u_y_p_t_s_. Han var ikke sympatisk, men usympatisk. H__ v__ i___ s_________ m__ u__________ Han var ikke sympatisk, men usympatisk. ___ ___ ____ __________ ___ ___________ Han var ikke sympatisk, men usympatisk.

Phrasebook

The history of linguistics

Menu

Links

Download our App