1 Aussenminister - Bundesminister des Auswärtigen. governmentalorganization these two terms mean the ~ame thing and can be used interchangeably. The latter term refers specifically to the foreign minister of the German Federal Republic, and would not be used in referring to this cabinet position in another country. The former term is the only one appropriately. used in referring to the governmental organization of other countries. 2 der Herr Bundesminister. As a form of deference or respect persons of some rank are referred to by their subordinates in German by title plus the words Herr or Frau. Cf. in Unit 6: the social usage for politeness and respect of such phrases as Ihre Frau Gemahlin, Unit 4, and Ihren Herrn Gemahl, Unit 13. 3 es kommt zu. This phrase was encountered in Unit 13, where we translated it as "something arises, develops". The meaning given here: "things go as far as" is at least equally common. 4 far more frequently forms part of a compound. Cf. in Unit 19, Notes, and earlier in this Unit: sozialdemokratische Partei.
In referring to the German Herrn Konsul Wilson, der Herr Konsul. This is similar to sozial. This word occurs r~rely as aseparate adjectival element in German. It