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erst
1. adv. first, at first
2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
5. adv. short for, erstmal
Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
später
1. adj. comparative of spät; later
2. adj. form of spät
3. adv. later
gingen
1. v. first-person plural preterite of gehen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of gehen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of gehen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of gehen
mitgehen
1. v. to come along
2. v. to accompany
gehen
1. v. to go, to walk
Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
2. v. to leave
Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
Es geht. - It’s all right.
5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
gehen über
1. v. first-person plural present of übergehen
2. v. third-person plural present of übergehen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of übergehen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of übergehen
das
1. art. singular of der: the
2. pron. singular of der
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
er - Er wissen
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
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
Warenangebot
1. n. range of products, range of goods
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
Geschäfte
1. n. plural of Geschäft
Geschäft
1. n. shop; store
2. n. business
3. n. business activity
4. n. transaction
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
überregionalen
Bezeichnungen
1. n. plural of Bezeichnung
Bezeichnung
1. n-f. designation, denomination, name, term
2. n-f. denotation, representation
allmählich
1. adj. gradual
2. adv. gradually, little by little
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Sprachgebrauch
1. n. language use, usage; linguistic usage
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
Käufer
1. n-m. (agent noun of kaufen); shopper, buyer
aller
1. adj. form of all
Schichten
1. n. plural of Schicht
2. v. to layer, stratify, laminate
Schicht
1. n-f. layer, stratum, seam
2. n-f. sheet, ply, coat (e.g. of paint)
3. n-f. class, stratum, group of people with a certain social status
4. n-f. shift (day's work period)
shift (the group of people who work a certain shift)
5. n-f. stint
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Sprachlandschaften
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.

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