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Infl ections show changes in a word’s
gender, tense, and form. When you see
a
Soft Key, it means that the
dictionary includes extensive infl ections
(provided by Franklin) of nouns, verbs,
modifi ers and other words. In this
device, infl ections are available in the
PONS English-German and German-
English dictionaries, in the
DUDEN
Deutsches Universalwörterbuch
, in the
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
,
and in
the Oxford Thesaurus of English
.
Note
: Bilingual dictionaries may include
translations of each infl ected form.
1. Press
.
2. Press or to highlight
Deutsches
Universalwörterbuch
and then
press ENTER.
3. Begin to type a German word, for
example,
spielen
.
As you type letters, the fi rst word in
the book that matches the letters you
type will move to the top of the word
list. You may not have to type the
entire word in order to fi nd the one
you want. In this example, note that
“spielen” appears on the screen after
you type “spiele”.
4. When the word you want is on the
screen, press until the word you
want is highlighted.
Or you can continue typing letters
until the word is complete and
the matching word in the list is
automatically highlighted.
5. Press ENTER to look it up.
The dictionary entry for “spielen” is
displayed.
6. Press
.
If needed, use the navigation button
to highlight the part of speech or
translation you want and then press
ENTER
.
The principal forms of the German
verb “spielen” are displayed.
7. Use the navigation button to read
the text.
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