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Amfortas is an English word starting with the letter A. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Amfortas in a sentence

Using Amfortas

  • In the example corpus, amfortas often appears in combinations such as: to amfortas, amfortas to.

Context around Amfortas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

understands 1× ceremony 1× says 1× hearing 1× klingsor 1× seduced 1× urge 1× son 1× causes 1×

Often after:

name 1× passion 1× arrives 1× lost 1× cry 1×

Sentence patterns with Amfortas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

amfortas arrives borne 1× amfortas does not 1× amfortas is wracked 1× cries out amfortas name he 1× especially klingsor amfortas and the 1× grail ceremony amfortas 1× he says amfortas was given 1× here that amfortas lost the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amfortas arrives borne 1× amfortas does not 1× amfortas is wracked 1× as they kiss 1× gurnemanz tells how 1× he says amfortas 1×

Common sentence endings:

at his heart 1× grail as well 1× grail ceremony amfortas 1× he finally does 1× heal the wound 1× him to amfortas 1×

Words around Amfortas

Just before it in the word index:

amfo 13 amfm 3 amfi 4 amfar 12 amf 19 amezquita 4

Just after it in the word index:

amfs 2 amg 136 amgen 105 amgn 15 amgs 2 amh 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Amfortas

  • In this selection, "amfortas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, understands, ceremony, says, name, passion and arrives stand out and add context to how "amfortas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include amfortas arrives borne and amfortas does not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "amfortas" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with amfortas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Amfortas arrives, borne on a stretcher by Knights of the Grail. (11 words)

Amfortas is wracked with shame and suffering (" Wehvolles Erbe, dem ich verfallen main"). (13 words)

Parsifal rejects her again but then asks her to lead him to Amfortas. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

As they kiss Parsifal suddenly recoils in pain and cries out Amfortas' name: he feels the wounded king's pain burning in his own side and now understands Amfortas' passion during the Grail Ceremony (" Amfortas! (35 words)

Gurnemanz tells how Amfortas later had a holy vision which told him to wait for a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion" (" Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor main") who will finally heal the wound. (34 words)

He says Amfortas was given guardianship of the Spear, but lost it as he was seduced by an irresistibly attractive woman in Klingsor's domain. (25 words)

Exclamation examples

As they kiss Parsifal suddenly recoils in pain and cries out Amfortas' name: he feels the wounded king's pain burning in his own side and now understands Amfortas' passion during the Grail Ceremony (" Amfortas! (35 words)

Example sentences (15)

As they kiss Parsifal suddenly recoils in pain and cries out Amfortas' name: he feels the wounded king's pain burning in his own side and now understands Amfortas' passion during the Grail Ceremony (" Amfortas!

Amfortas arrives, borne on a stretcher by Knights of the Grail.

Amfortas does not share in taking communion and, as the ceremony ends, collapses in pain and is carried away.

Amfortas is wracked with shame and suffering (" Wehvolles Erbe, dem ich verfallen main").

Gurnemanz tells how Amfortas later had a holy vision which told him to wait for a "pure fool, enlightened by compassion" (" Durch Mitleid wissend, der reine Tor main") who will finally heal the wound.

He says Amfortas was given guardianship of the Spear, but lost it as he was seduced by an irresistibly attractive woman in Klingsor's domain.

It was here that Amfortas lost the Holy Spear, kept by Klingsor as he schemes to get hold of the Grail as well.

On hearing Amfortas' cry, the youth appears to suffer with him, clutching at his heart.

Advertentie

Other characters, especially Klingsor, Amfortas, and "The Voice", which sings the so-called Tormotif ("Fool's motive"), have their own particular leitmotifs.

Parsifal rejects her again but then asks her to lead him to Amfortas.

Parsifal tells of his desire to return to Amfortas (" Zu ihm, des tiefe Klagen main").

She is now transformed into an incredibly alluring woman, as when she once seduced Amfortas.

The knights and Titurel urge Amfortas to reveal the Grail (" Enthüllet den Gral main"), and he finally does.

The voice of Titurel is heard, telling his son, Amfortas, to uncover the Grail.

The wound causes Amfortas both suffering and shame, and will never heal on its own.

Advertentie

Common combinations with amfortas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to amfortas 2×
  • amfortas to 2×

Frequently asked questions

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