| 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 | |
| Hälfte |
| 1. n-f. half; fifty percent of something | |
| Jeder von uns kriegt die Hälfte. - Each of us gets half. | |
| 2. n-f. half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size | |
| Ich will die größere Hälfte! - I want the bigger half! | |
| 3. n-f. (chiefly informal) middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet | |
| Hier ist die Hälfte vom Spielfeld. - This is the middle of the pitch. | |
| 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 | |
| Marathonläufer |
| 1. n-m. marathoner, marathon runner | |
| wurde |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of werden | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of werden | |
| werden |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
| Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
| Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
| Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
| Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
| 4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
| Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
| 5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no | |
| Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
| Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
| Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
| 6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
| Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
| Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
| Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
| unterwegs |
| 1. adv. on one’s way, underway, en route, in transit, going, travelling | |
| Sie ist unterwegs. - She’s on her way. | |
| Wir haben unterwegs deinen Onkel getroffen. - We met your uncle on our way. | |
| 2. adv. (figuratively) on one’s way (to a goal etc.) | |
| Es gibt noch viel zu tun, aber wir sind unterwegs. - There’s still a lot to do, but we’re getting there. | |
| 3. adv. (colloquial) out, not there | |
| Ist der Peter zu Hause? — Nee, der ist unterwegs. - Is Peter home? — No, he’s out. (Does not imply he is on his way back.) | |
| 4. adv. (slang) Used with some adverb, describing a general state. | |
| Der Typ ist cool unterwegs. - That guy is cool underway. | |
| Ich bin heut gut mit Kleingeld unterwegs. - I’m well underway with small change today. | |
| Blau |
| 1. n. the colour blue (as a whole) | |
| 2. n. a particular tone of blue | |
| 3. n. (heraldry) azure; blue in heraldry | |
| 4. n. (generally un) a vast blue area, especially: | |
| 5. n. the sky | |
| Wir jagen mit tausend Sachen durch das weite Blau. - We’re racing through the wide blue at 1000 km/h. | |
| 6. n. the sea | |
| 7. adj. blue | |
| 8. adj. drunk | |
| 9. adj. bruised | |
| blauer Fleck - bruise (literally, blue spot) | |
| blaues Auge - black eye | |
