| Soll |
| 1. n. debit | |
| 2. n. kettle lake | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of sollen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
| 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 | |
| dumme |
| 1. adj. form of dumm | |
| dumm |
| 1. adj. dumb, stupid | |
| Gans |
| 1. n. goose | |
| 2. n. (derogatory, for a female referent) hen; silly goose | |
| eingebildete Gans | |
| dumme Gans | |
| dumme Gans |
| 1. n. silly goose | |
| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| uns |
| 1. pron. of wir: us | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| Stube |
| 1. n-f. (regional) living room | |
| 2. n-f. room (room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in compounds with somewhat old-fashioned character) | |
| 3. n-f. parlour (a room used chiefly for representation purposes; often called gute Stube or the like) | |
| 4. n-f. the heated part of a traditional farmhouse (as opposed to stables, kitchen, etc.) | |
| 5. n-f. (military) bedroom in a barracks | |
| Sitzen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Sitz | |
| 2. v. to sit; to perch | |
| 3. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state) | |
| Wir saßen fest! - We were stuck! | |
| 4. v. to fit | |
| 5. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller) | |
| Der Schrank sitzt voller Motten. - The cupboard is full of moths. | |
| 6. v. to do time; to spend time in jail | |
| im Gefängnis sitzen. - to be in jail. | |
| 7. v. to hit home; to have a significant effect | |
| 8. v. to sit down | |
