=klopfen= ~knock, rap;~ es klopft ~there is (comes) a knock~
=klūg,= klüger, der klügste ~prudent; wise; judicious; shrewd, sagacious~
=knapp= ~bare(ly sufficient), close, tight~
der =Knecht,= -e ~farm hand, hired man; groom; slave, drudge, serving man~
das =Knie,= ~[_pl. Kniee or more usually_~ Knie~] knee~
der =Knieriemen= ~(shoemaker’s) knee strap;~ einen Knieriemen an den Fuß bringen ~(put one’s foot in =) use a knee strap~
der =Kollē´ge,= -n ~brother artist; colleague~
=kommen,= kām, ist gekommen ~come; get [(_in_)_to a place_];~ zu sich kommen ~“come to,” recover;~ emporgeflattert kommen ~come fluttering up [_German uses the PAST part. with_~ kommen ~_to denote the manner of coming_]; come (about), happen;~ wie kommt es, daß...? ~how does it come (happen) that...? what is the reason that...?~
die =Kȫnigstochter,= ⸗töchter ~[_In pl._~ ch ~_as in_ ~ich~] king’s daughter, (royal) princess~
=konjūgie´ren= ~[_past part._~ konjugiert´~] conjugate~
der =Konjunktīv´=, -e ~[~v ~= f _unless followed by_ ~e~, _then_ = v; _if contrasted with the ind._,~ Kon´⸗~] subjunctive (mood)~
=können=, kann, konnte ~(_past subj._~ könnte~),~ gekonnt ~(_or, if preceded by a dependent infin._,~ können~) [~können ~_expresses ability or possibility_] know (= have learned) [_a lesson, language, game, trick, feat_]; can, be able, may [_in colloqu. language often substituted for~ dürfen~, as_ can _is for_ may _in English_];~ ich kann nicht zurück = zurückkommen ~[_cf. last note on_ ~wollen~];~ 63, 21 obgleich... hätten sein können ~although it might well have been... [_In the perfect tenses the past part. of a mod. aux. assumes the form of the infin. if a dep. infin. precedes it; in such a case the tense auxiliary in a subordinate clause stands, not at the end of the clause, but before the dep. infin._]~
die =Konstruktiōn´=, -en ~[-str-; tsĭōn´] construction~
der =Kopf=, ̈–e ~head; [=~ Pfeifenkopf~] (pipe) bowl;~ die Tannen schüttelten =den Kopf= ~the fir trees shook =their heads=~
die =Kopfeslänge=, -n ~(the height of) a head~
der =Korbvoll= ~[~⸗rp⸗~; _invariable_] basketful~
der =Kork=,-e ~(_or_~ ̈–e~) stopper, cork~
das =Korn= ~[~̈–er ~_single grains_,~ -e ~_kinds of grain_] grain~
die =Körperlänge=, -n ~the length of one’s body~