A stop along the Romantic Road in southern Germany in the city
of Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a historical and beautiful vacation
destination. With its medieval atmosphere and modern hospitality,
Rothenburg is sure to give any traveler a memorable trip. Slide 2
Slide 3 Nrdlingen Slide 4 Slide 5 Creglingen und Rothenburg Slide 6
Rothenburg Slide 7 Wrzburg Slide 8 Slide 9 Dinkelsbhl Slide 10
Rothenburg und Nrdlingen Slide 11 Born around 1460 Sculptor master
in both wood and stone Spent a lot of time working in and around
Wrzburg Even served as mayor of the city Many examples of his work
can be seen while traveling along die Romantische Strasse Self
Portrait of Riemenschneider Slide 12 Slide 13 Born in Munich Poet
and painter during Romantic Period Trained as a pharmacist taught
himself how to paint Paintings = often whimsical and depict life in
a small town Fascinated by the cities of Rothenburg and Dinkelsbhl
Der arme Poet, 1839 Slide 14 Der Bcherwurm, 1850 Der
Schmetterlingsjger, 1840 Slide 15 Slide 16 Very common in German;
great way to play with the language Gender & plural = ALWAYS
the same as the last word in the compound Ex: der Arm (-e) + das
Band (-er) + die Uhr (- en) = ? Slide 17 Compound NounWord
BreakdownEnglish Meaning Mietwagen Zweifamilienhaus Zeigefinger
Tischdecke Rollstuhlfahrer Slide 18 -chen & -lein = added to
nouns to indicate a diminutive (smaller version) Words ending with
these suffixes = ALWAYS neuter & the plural is ALWAYS the same
as the singular Most of them = have an umlaut added to the vowel as
well Examples: die Frau das Frulein die Maus das Muschen Slide 19
German SuffixEnglish SuffixGerman ExamplesEnglish Examples -schaft
(always feminine; plural = en) -shipdie Freundschaft die
Meisterschaft friendship championship -iv-iveaktiv massiv active
massive -lich-lyfreundlich krperlich friendly bodily -isch-ic ;
icallogisch typisch hysterisch logical typical hysterical
-ismus-ismPatriotismus Kommunismus patriotism communism
-tt-tyUniversitt Prioritt university priority -ie-yBiologie Galerie
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