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 | |
Auto |
1. n. car | |
Das ist das Auto meines Vaters. - That is my father’s car. | |
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. | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
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 | |
Straße |
1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |
2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |
3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |
4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |
5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |
6. n-f. strait (channel of water) | |
7. n-f. (poker) straight | |
abgekommen |
1. Participle. past participle of abkommen | |
abkommen |
1. v. (dated) to come from, to derive from | |
2. v. to stray from (something) | |
3. v. to unintentionally stray from (a chosen course) | |
ein Bus ist von der Straße abgekommen | |
4. v. * 1816, the Brothers Grimm, Deutsche Sagen (Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Berlin | |
5. v. *: Nun trug es sich zu, daß ein Fürst auf der Jagd war, einem Wild nacheilte und von seinen Dienern abkam, also daß er einen Tag und eine Nacht im Walde | |
6. v. to digress from (a goal or subject) | |
du bist vom Thema abgekommen | |
7. v. to abandon | |
von einem Gedanken abkommen - to abandon a thought | |
8. v. (sports) to start (a competition, event, etc) (in a particular way) | |
Der Läufer kam gut vom Start ab. | |
9. v. to free oneself | |
10. v. to get away, to tear oneself away (from an activity) | |
von seinem Dienst abkommen | |
11. v. to turn from, to estrange oneself from (someone) | |
12. v. to get clear of (something or someone), to get or be free of | |
13. v. to go out of style (to become disused or obsolete) | |
14. v. (dialectal) to grow thin and gaunt, to go to rack | |
15. v. (regional, Namibia, of a Rivier) to (be filled with and) carry water | |
16. v. (regional, Namibia, of weather: of the wind, a draught/draft, a storm, etc) to (unexpectedly) form or arise and draw near | |