dass |
1. conj. (subordinating) that | |
Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick. | |
2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that | |
Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon. | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Erfolg |
1. n. success | |
Das Projekt ist ein großer Erfolg. - The project is a great success. | |
2. v. singular imperative of erfolgen | |
3. v. colloquial of | |
wurde |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of werden | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of werden | |
werden |
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no | |
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
ist |
1. v. third-person singular present of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
Wohl |
1. n. good | |
2. n. weal | |
3. n. wealthy | |
4. n. welfare | |
5. n. well-being | |
6. adv. possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like (m+ must) + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause) | |
ux - Er ist wohl schon gegangen., I guess he has left already. | |
Seine Frau ist wohl irgendeine bekannte Ärztin. - I heard that his wife is some well-known doctor. | |
Was das wohl zu bedeuten hat? - What does that mean, though? | |
7. adv. of course, indeed (modal particle adding stress to the statement to contradict a preceding one, often like (m+, do) + infinitive) | |
Du warst ja noch nie in Frankreich. − Ich war wohl schon in Frankreich! - "Since you've never been to France..." − "Of course I've been to France!". | |
Ich kann's dir nicht sagen, weil ich's nicht weiß. − Du weißt es ja wohl! - "I can't tell you because I don't know." − "But you do know!". | |
8. adv. (regional, north-western Germany) actually, somehow, quite (modal particle making the statement weaker or expressing a concession) | |
Was habt ihr denn alle mit der Suppe? Ich find die wohl nicht schlecht. - "Why are you all complaining about the soup? I don't find it all that bad, actually.". | |
9. adv. (mostly elevated) well, very well | |
Ihr habt wohl gesprochen, mein Herr! - "Ye have spoken well, my lord!". | |
10. adv. (regional in Austria, South Tyrol, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
Das stimmt nicht. — Wohl! - That's not correct. — Yes, it is! | |
Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Wohl! - Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am! | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Umstand |
1. n. circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident) | |
Unter keinen Umständen. - Under no circumstances. | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
Verdanken |
1. n. gerund of verdanken | |
2. v. (with dative) to owe | |
dass |
1. conj. (subordinating) that | |
Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick. | |
2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that | |
Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon. | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
Mütze |
1. n-f. cap | |
2. n-f. bonnet, reticulum, the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
Ihren |
1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr | |
2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr | |
3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case | |
4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case | |
ihr |
1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
2. pron. dative of sie | |
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
3. det. her (possessive) | |
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
5. det. their | |
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
Ersten |
1. n. singular of Erster | |
2. n. dative plural of Erster | |
3. n. singular of Erster | |
4. n. plural of Erster | |
5. n. dative plural of Erste | |
6. n. singular of Erste | |
7. n. plural of Erste | |
8. num. genitive singular of erste | |
9. num. singular of erste | |
10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste | |
11. num. dative plural of erste | |
12. num. plural of erste | |
erste |
1. adj. (ordinal) first | |
Erscheinungstagen |
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ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Rätsel |
1. n-n. riddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma | |
2. v. first-person singular present of rätseln | |
3. v. singular imperative of rätseln | |
war |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
was |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
Bitte |
1. n-f. request, plea | |
2. adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer) | |
3. interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks) | |
4. interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information) | |
5. interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone) | |
6. interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude) | |
7. v. first-person singular present of bitten | |
8. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten | |
9. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten | |
10. v. singular imperative of bitten | |
bitten |
1. v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.) | |
Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank - We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks. | |
heißt |
1. v. second-person singular present of heißen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of heißen | |
3. v. second-person plural present of heißen | |
4. v. plural imperative of heißen | |
heißen |
1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it | |
Wie heißt du? - What is your name? | |
Ich heiße ... - I’m called ... | |
Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger. | |
2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning | |
Das heißt, dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. - This means that we have but little time left. | |
Was or: Wie heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? - What is ‘Auto’ in English? | |
3. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said; to go, run (like) | |
Es heißt, dass ... - It is said that ...; They say that ... | |
4. v. to call (someone something) | |
Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen. - He called me an idiot. | |
Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! - I call you cordially welcome! | |
5. v. to order, to direct, to call to do something | |
Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. - She told him to call after school | |
6. adj. form of heiß | |
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