Schwarzwald

der Rentner

• the rent

• to rent

• the pension

• the pensioner

Hans (a)   gern Kuckucksuhren (collects)

Es ist jetzt im Ruhestand.

Was bedeutet das?

• he is relaxing

• he likes the quiet

• he is in retirement

• he likes to stand and be quiet

aus der Existenznot helfen

• help out to avoid extinction

• help to exit

• help to note down

handgefertigte

• to finish quickly

• to finish handy work

• hand made

dreiviertel

• 1/2

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

der Verfall

• the accident

• the sale

• the understanding

• the decay

der Rückgang

• the decline

• the exit

• the decline

• the entrance

die Nachfrage

• the question

• the demand

• the news

What does 'ging' mean?

(a)