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" Don't jest, good master," answered Conrad, without looking up; " there's a place and time for everything : while you are edifying yourself at the Master-singing, I (hall go in search of my own pleasure, to the Common Madow."»Spottet nicht«, erwiderte Conrad ohne aufzublicken,»spottet nicht lieber Meister! jedes an seinem Platze. Während Ihr Euch an dem Meistersingen erbaut, werde ich auf der Allerwiese meinem Vergnügen nachgehn.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
You saw, of course, that I was only speaking in jest. My son, who has only to ask and have amongst the best and noblest in the land, were a raving lunatic to come here begging for your daughter.»Ihr könnet denken, daß ich im Scherze zu Euch sprach, denn nur frecher Liebeswahnsinn könnte wohl meinen Sohn, der unter den edelsten Geschlechtern seine Hausfrau erkiesen darf, dazu treiben, Rang und Geburt nicht achtend, um Eure Tochter zu freien.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
She turned the rather to Reinhold, who, after his wont, chattered and made many a lively jest and sally, not hesitating to sling his arm round one of hers.Sie wandte sich lieber zu Reinhold, der nach seiner Weise allerlei Lustiges schwatzte und sich nicht scheute, seinen Arm um Rosas Arm zu schlingen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
" Well, you needn't jest over the simple, innocent life of the good townspeople," cried Friedrich, interrupting Reinhold in his laughter. "»Spotte nicht«, unterbrach Friedrich den laut auflachenden Reinhold, »spotte nicht über das einfache, harmlose Leben des tüchtigen Bürgers.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
And then, when he will sometimes joke and jest just like one of ourselves, and I think he is only one of us after all, all of a sudden he will look up at one proudly, and seem such a gentleman, that one feels frightened.Und wenn er denn auch wohl einmal nach unserer Weise scherzt und ich denke, nun ist er denn doch so wie wir, so sieht er mit einemmal so vornehm darein, daß ich ordentlich erschrecke.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The fun and the jests were at an end; hardly another word was spoken, and the audience dispersed in uneasy silence.Die vorige Heiterkeit war verschwunden, statt des sonst fortströmenden Gesprächs fielen nur einzelne abgebrochene Worte, und man trennte sich in gänzlicher Verstimmung.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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Collocations
in jest
als Jux
jesting word
Scherzwort
Word forms
jest
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | jest | jests |
Possessive case | jest's | jests' |
jest
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | jested |
Imperative | jest |
Present Participle (Participle I) | jesting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | jested |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jest | we jest |
you jest | you jest |
he/she/it jests | they jest |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am jesting | we are jesting |
you are jesting | you are jesting |
he/she/it is jesting | they are jesting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have jested | we have jested |
you have jested | you have jested |
he/she/it has jested | they have jested |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been jesting | we have been jesting |
you have been jesting | you have been jesting |
he/she/it has been jesting | they have been jesting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jested | we jested |
you jested | you jested |
he/she/it jested | they jested |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was jesting | we were jesting |
you were jesting | you were jesting |
he/she/it was jesting | they were jesting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had jested | we had jested |
you had jested | you had jested |
he/she/it had jested | they had jested |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been jesting | we had been jesting |
you had been jesting | you had been jesting |
he/she/it had been jesting | they had been jesting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will jest | we shall/will jest |
you will jest | you will jest |
he/she/it will jest | they will jest |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be jesting | we shall/will be jesting |
you will be jesting | you will be jesting |
he/she/it will be jesting | they will be jesting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have jested | we shall/will have jested |
you will have jested | you will have jested |
he/she/it will have jested | they will have jested |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jesting | we shall/will have been jesting |
you will have been jesting | you will have been jesting |
he/she/it will have been jesting | they will have been jesting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would jest | we should/would jest |
you would jest | you would jest |
he/she/it would jest | they would jest |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be jesting | we should/would be jesting |
you would be jesting | you would be jesting |
he/she/it would be jesting | they would be jesting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have jested | we should/would have jested |
you would have jested | you would have jested |
he/she/it would have jested | they would have jested |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been jesting | we should/would have been jesting |
you would have been jesting | you would have been jesting |
he/she/it would have been jesting | they would have been jesting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am jested | we are jested |
you are jested | you are jested |
he/she/it is jested | they are jested |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being jested | we are being jested |
you are being jested | you are being jested |
he/she/it is being jested | they are being jested |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been jested | we have been jested |
you have been jested | you have been jested |
he/she/it has been jested | they have been jested |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was jested | we were jested |
you were jested | you were jested |
he/she/it was jested | they were jested |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being jested | we were being jested |
you were being jested | you were being jested |
he/she/it was being jested | they were being jested |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been jested | we had been jested |
you had been jested | you had been jested |
he/she/it had been jested | they had been jested |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be jested | we shall/will be jested |
you will be jested | you will be jested |
he/she/it will be jested | they will be jested |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jested | we shall/will have been jested |
you will have been jested | you will have been jested |
he/she/it will have been jested | they will have been jested |