A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a

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(Vorder = front / fore, Rad = wheel, Antrieb = drive).
And how about this?
Flugzeugabwehrkanone = Flak!
(Flugzeug = airplane; Abwehr = defense; Kanone = cannon/gun, hence:
air defense artillery)
We will be dealing with word formation in a number of the chapters in this book in
order to help you learn vocabulary and understand how German builds much of its
vocabulary.
Unit: Introduction
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