Lexis Rex Home



German Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn German text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




neben
     1. prep. next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
           Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch. - The sofa belongs next to the table
           Das Sofa steht neben dem Tisch. - The sofa stands next to the table
     2. prep. in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of
     3. prep. compared with
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Briefkasten
     1. n. mailbox, letterbox
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
äußeren
     1. adj. form of äußere
     äußere
          1. adj. outer, outside, exterior
          2. adj. utter
          3. v. first-person singular present of äußern
          4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of äußern
          5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of äußern
          6. v. singular imperative of äußern
Mauer
     1. n-f. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
     2. n-f. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
     3. Proper noun. the Berlin Wall
           Die Mauer muss weg! - The Wall must fall!
     4. v. first-person singular present of mauern
     5. v. singular imperative of mauern
     6. adj. comparative of mau
     7. adj. form of mau
blieb
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bleiben
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bleiben
     bleiben
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)
                Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.
          2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)
                Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit.
          3. v. to stay; to remain in a place
                Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.
          4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness
                Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.
          5. v. to be left for someone
                Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...)
          6. v. to stick with; to stay with
                Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion.
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
erschöpft
     1. Participle. past participle of erschöpfen
     2. adj. exhausted
     3. adj. weary
     4. adj. participle of erschöpfen, , past
stehen
     1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
           Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
     2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
           Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
     3. v. to stay; to be still
           Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
     4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
           Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
           Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
     5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
           Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
           Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
     6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
     7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
           Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
atmete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of atmen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of atmen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of atmen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of atmen
     atmen
          1. v. to breathe
krampfhaft
     1. adj. convulsive, spasmodic
     2. adj. strenuous
wandte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wenden
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wenden
     wenden
          1. v. to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
          2. v. to turn something (in general)
          3. v. to avert; to curb
          4. v. to make a u-turn; to turn around one’s car or vehicle
          5. v. to turn around
          6. v. to turn to; to consult (+preo, an, accusative)
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
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?
rammte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of rammen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of rammen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of rammen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of rammen
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
Stirn
     1. forehead
gegen
     1. prep. against
           Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
     2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
     3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of)
     4. prep. approximately, around
     5. prep. in exchange for
     6. prep. facing
     7. prep. compare to
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
Steine
     1. n. plural of Stein
     Stein
          1. n. stone, rock
          2. n. pit (core of a fruit)
          3. n. (historical) stone (unit of weight)
          4. n. (regional) stein (type of beer mug)
          5. n. (colloquial in the plural) money
          6. Proper noun. surname, topographic or, from=occupations
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary