diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf b/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
index 45b82f030..031253b9e 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/Sentences.gf
@@ -145,5 +145,11 @@ abstract Sentences = Numeral ** {
 
     ByTransp : Transport -> ByTransport ;          -- by bus
 
+    AKnowSentence : Person -> Sentence -> Action ; -- you know that I am in the bar
+    AKnowPerson   : Person -> Person   -> Action ;   -- you know me
+
+-- in Words, as long as Lexicon doesn't have it
+--    AKnowQuestion : Person -> Question -> Action ; -- you know how far the bar is
+
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesBul.gf b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesBul.gf
index d2f3eb17a..4f6d6317f 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesBul.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesBul.gf
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ concrete SentencesBul of Sentences =
   NumeralBul ** SentencesI - [IMale, IFemale, YouFamMale, YouFamFemale, YouPolMale, 
                               YouPolFemale, ACitizen, Citizenship, PCitizenship, 
                               LangNat, CitiNat, CountryNat, PropCit,
-                              Nationality, Country, Language, PLanguage, PCountry] with 
+                              Nationality, Country, Language, PLanguage, PCountry
+                              ] with 
   (Syntax = SyntaxBul),
   (Symbolic = SymbolicBul),
   (Lexicon = LexiconBul) ** open ExtraBul, (R = ResBul) in {
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
index f871c7d06..334b7e92a 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/SentencesI.gf
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ incomplete concrete SentencesI of Sentences = Numeral **
     ABePlace p place = mkCl p.name place.at ;
     ByTransp t = t.by ;
 
+    AKnowSentence p s = mkCl p.name Lexicon.know_VS s ;
+    AKnowPerson p q = mkCl p.name Lexicon.know_V2 q.name ;
+
 oper 
 
 -- These operations are used internally in Sentences.
diff --git a/examples/phrasebook/WordsGer.gf b/examples/phrasebook/WordsGer.gf
index ad132e4f7..35fb3db1a 100644
--- a/examples/phrasebook/WordsGer.gf
+++ b/examples/phrasebook/WordsGer.gf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ concrete WordsGer of Words = SentencesGer **
     Fresh = mkA "frisch" ;
     Good = L.good_A ;
     Warm = L.warm_A ;
-    Suspect = mkA "vermut" ;
+    Suspect = mkA "verdächtig" ;
 
 -- places
 
diff --git a/examples/query/README b/examples/query/README
index 81442cd01..94ead32e7 100644
--- a/examples/query/README
+++ b/examples/query/README
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Test:
   -- which can be provided by 'runghc Make present lang api langs=Eng' in lib/src/
   % gf QueryEng.gf
   -- parse a sentence and see all variants
-  > "p "Bulgarian people working at Google" | l -all
+  > p "Bulgarian people working at Google" | l -all
 
 Regression test:
 
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
index 38361a67b..ebe7584c9 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ lin
   iron_N = mk2N "jern" "jernet" ;
   john_PN = mkPN "John" utrum ;
   king_N = mk2N "konge" "kongen" ;
-  know_V2 = dirV2 vide_V ;
+  know_V2 = dirV2 (mkV "kende" "kendte") ;
+  know_VS = mkVS vide_V ;
   lake_N = mk2N "sø" "søen" ;
   lamp_N = mk2N "lampe" "lampen" ;
   learn_V2 = dirV2 (mk2V "lære" "lærte") ;
diff --git a/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf b/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
index 4415069bc..a6516eb21 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/NounGer.gf
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ concrete NounGer of Noun = CatGer ** open ResGer, Prelude in {
       isPron = False
       } ;
 
-    UsePN pn = heavyNP {
+    UsePN pn = {
       s = \\c => usePrepC c (\k -> pn.s ! k) ;
-      a = agrP3 Sg
+      a = agrP3 Sg ;
+      isPron = True --- means: this is not a heavy NP, but comes before negation
       } ;
 
     UsePron pron = {
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
index cdc17ec3c..7a5f6dfd0 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ lin
   iron_N = regGenN "jern" neutrum ;
   john_PN = mkPN "John" masculine ;
   king_N = regGenN "konge" masculine ;
-  know_V2 = dirV2 IrregNor.vite_V ;
+  know_V2 = dirV2 (mkV "kjenne" "kjente") ;
+  know_VS = mkVS IrregNor.vite_V ;
   lake_N = regGenN "vann" neutrum ;
   lamp_N = regGenN "lampe" feminine ;
   learn_V2 = dirV2 (mk2V "lære" "lærte") ; 
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
index 07c985f9b..d51240c73 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ lin
    industry_N = regN "industria" ;
    iron_N = regN "fierro" ;
    king_N = regN "rey" ;
-   know_V2 = dirV2 (verboV (saber_71 "saber")) ; --   conocer
+   know_V2 = mkV2 (verboV (conocer_25 "conocer")) ;
+   know_VS = mkVS (verboV (saber_71 "saber")) ;
    lake_N = regN "lago" ;
    lamp_N = regN "lámpara" ;
    learn_V2 = dirV2 (regV "aprender") ;