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6. Press CLEAR when done. From a Dictionary Entry Some words have different parts of speech or multiple translations. You can easily find which part of speech or specific translation you will need to conjugate by first looking up the word and then touching CONJ. Follow this example. 1. Press MENU, use the arrow keys to highlight and then press EINGABE. To choose English, select . You can also touch CONJ and then E/D to choose the language. 2. Type a word (e.g., reden). 3. Choose a form, if needed. In this case, choose reden. Capitalized words are usually nouns. 4. Press EINGABE to look it up. Read the definition to find the verb you want (e.g., to talk). 5. Touch CONJ to conjugate the headword, reden. Highlight the translation you want (e.g., talk) and press EINGABE. The principal forms of the German verb “reden” are listed. The English translations are below each German inflection. 6. Press or to scroll. Press ?* to display the root word. 7. Touch either CONJ or hold FN and press repeatedly to view more inflections. If the word is a noun, an adjective, or another modifier, then there won’t be any other inflections. 8. Press CLEAR when done. Accenting Letters You can look up accented words without typing accents. If there are no Multiple Forms, the German/English Dictionary will take you directly to the word. If there are Multiple Forms, you will have to choose the correct word from a Multiple Forms list. See “Choosing Multiple Forms” for more information. Remember, if you want to enter an accent yourself, type the letter and press until the appropriate accent appears. Getting Grammar Guidance When viewing inflections, you can press HILFE to go directly to the Grammar Guide and view detailed descriptions of how to use the inflections you were viewing along with usage examples. Viewing English Inflections If you are unfamiliar with inflections, it may be helpful to look at some inflected forms of English verbs. Switch the entry language back to English, enter write and touch CONJ to see the different forms of the English verb “to write”. This will give you a good idea of each inflection form. Verb Conjugations The German/English Dictionary conjugates German verbs into the following forms: present, preterite, future, present subjunctive, future subjunctive, preterite subjunctive, present conditional, imperative, present participle, past participle, perfect indicative, pluperfect indicative, future perfect, perfect subjunctive, pluperfect subjunctive, future perfect subjunctive, and past conditional. Translating Traveller’s Phrases There are two ways in which you can translate several helpful phrases in categories ranging from Emergencies to Business Communication to Time & Dates. Browsing Through Phrases 1. Press MENU. 2. Highlight and then press EINGABE to view the English phrases. Press to view the German phrases. You can also hold FN and press ? to go straight to the Phrases menu in the same language as the lookup language. 3. Press or to highlight the category you want and press EINGABE. Press or to highlight a subcategory, if needed and press EINGABE. 4. Press or to highlight the phrase you want to translate and then press EINGABE. Searching for a Specific Phrase 1. Press CLEAR and touch E/D to select the lookup language, if needed. 2. Type a keyword for which you’d like to find a phrase (e.g., ticket). 3. Hold FN and press ?. 4. If more than one phrase is found, press to scroll. Using My Word List You can save up to 40 words total, in both English and German, in My Word List for personal study or review. My Word List is saved between sessions unless your product is reset. Adding Words from the Main Menu 1. Press MENU, highlight and press EINGABE. Or you can touch LEARN, and then press EINGABE. 2. Touch E/D to switch from the English to the German List, if needed. 3. Press or to highlight Add a Word and press EINGABE. 4. Type a word. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR when done. Adding Words from the Dictionary Word Entry Screen You can also add words to My Word List directly from the Word Entry screen. Since many German words are compounds from two or more words, you will have to add each component separately to your word list. 1. Press CLEAR. 2. Touch E/D to choose the language of the word you want to add. 3. Type the word you want to add to your word list. 4. Touch LEARN. Your selection is included in the menu item. 5. Press EINGABE to add the word. 6. Press CLEAR to return to the dictionary Word Entry screen. Adding Highlighted Words You can also add words to My Word List from definitions and correction lists. First highlight a word and then touch LEARN. Add “your word” will be highlighted. Press EINGABE to add the word. Viewing My Word List 1. Press MENU, highlight and press EINGABE. 2. Touch E/D to switch to the English or German list, if needed. …list: Empty will be displayed if the list is empty. 3. English List (or German List) will be highlighted. 4. Press EINGABE to view the...