Translation
the system
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Word origin
From Greek systema ('a whole compounded of parts'), via Latin and French.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- systema
- English cognates
- system
Grammar
Examples
.
The new system works very well.
.
We had to change the whole system.
bedienen.
This system is simple to use.
Where this fits
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Grammar articles
(15)German Articles: Der, Die, Das and the Full Case Chart
German Cases Chart: All Four, in the Order They Matter
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German man, einen, einem and jemand: Talking About 'One' and 'Someone'
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
German Numbers: 1 to 100, einundzwanzig and the Big Ones
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Personal Pronouns: ich, mich, mir and the Formal Sie
German Plurals Beyond the Basics: -nis Nouns and Neuter -(e)n
German Plurals: Eight Patterns and the Rules That Predict Them
German Possessive Pronouns: mein, dein, sein and Their Endings
German Prepositions: Which Case Each One Takes, in One Chart
German Question Words: wer, was, wo, wann, warum and wie
German Simple Past (Präteritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
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