bevor |
1. conj. before | |
Geh, bevor ich rasend werde. - Go before I lose my temper. | |
2. adv. (obsolete) before | |
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 | |
Fahrer |
1. n-m. (agent noun of fahren); driver (person) | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
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beginnt |
1. v. third-person singular present of beginnen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of beginnen | |
3. v. plural imperative of beginnen | |
beginnen |
1. v. to begin; to commence; to be started | |
Der Vortrag hat begonnen. - The lecture has begun. | |
2. v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something | |
Er hat den Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture. | |
Er hat mit dem Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture. | |
Muss |
1. n. necessity, a must | |
2. v. first-person singular present of müssen | |
3. v. third-person singular present of müssen | |
müssen |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). | |
Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it. | |
Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it. | |
Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it. | |
2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. | |
Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must. | |
Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to. | |
3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom. | |
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) | |
blinken |
1. v. to blink (flash on and off) | |
2. v. to indicate (signal that one intends to turn left or right) | |
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 | |
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 | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
Fahrer |
1. n-m. (agent noun of fahren); driver (person) | |
darauf |
1. adv. after (behind; later in time; following) | |
2. adv. on top of that | |
3. adv. on it | |
aufmerksam |
1. adj. attentive, alert, observant | |
2. adj. thoughtful, considerate, mindful | |
Danke, das ist sehr aufmerksam von dir. - Thank you, that's very thoughtful of you. | |
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 | |
Machen |
1. n. gerund of machen | |
2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) | |
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie! | |
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake. | |
3. v. to make, prepare | |
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today? | |
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself | |
4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action)) | |
Mach es! - Do it! | |
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself! | |
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment | |
5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun) | |
Sport machen - do sports | |
eine Party machen - have a party | |
6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound) | |
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped. | |
7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something)) | |
8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result) | |
9. v. to make (to cause to be) | |
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy. | |
10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another) | |
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat. | |
11. v. to make (to have as a feature) | |
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead. | |
12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of) | |
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to? | |
13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation) | |
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve. | |
14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.) | |
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month. | |
15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance) | |
16. v. to matter (to be important) | |
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter! | |
17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf) | |
18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate) | |
(childish) groß machen - to go poop | |
(childish) klein machen - to go pee | |
19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly)) | |
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well? | |
20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being) | |
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice. | |
21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go | |