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) | |
arbeitet |
1. v. third-person singular present of arbeiten | |
2. v. second-person plural present of arbeiten | |
3. v. plural imperative of arbeiten | |
4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of arbeiten | |
arbeiten |
1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative) | |
Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service. | |
2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action) | |
einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly. | |
3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation) | |
4. v. to work, execute (to set into action) | |
5. v. to make, produce (to create) | |
Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood. | |
6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work) | |
Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing? | |
Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing. | |
7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working) | |
sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death | |
sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion | |
8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees) | |
9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) | |
am |
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
am Ende - at the end | |
am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
am Leben - alive | |
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
am Berg - on the mountain | |
am Fest - at the festival | |
am Schirm - on the screen | |
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
am schnellsten - fastest | |
am schwächsten - weakest | |
am wichtigsten - most important | |
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Hammer |
1. n. hammer, mallet | |
Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen. - He hit his thumb with the hammer. | |
2. n. (informal) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative) | |
Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer. - The minister's dismissal was a sensation. | |
Ihr seid der Hammer! - You all are awesome! | |
3. n. (sports) a hard shot, slam | |
Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze. - The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line. | |
4. v. (colloquial regional)contraction of haben wir | |
Da hammer jetz' keine Zeit für. - We don't have time for that now. | |