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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
Waschküche
1. n-f. laundry (private or semi-public room where people launder their clothes, e.g. in a private house or a block of flats); scullery
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Keller
1. n-m. cellar
2. n-m. basement
hing
1. v. first-person singular preterite of hängen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of hängen
hängen
1. v. to hang; to be suspended
Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree.
2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister.
3. v. to depend on
Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take.
4. v. to hang something; to suspend
Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
5. v. to hang something; to suspend
Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
6. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging
Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him.
7. v. to hang on to; to follow
Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work.
hangen
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)
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Ecke
1. n-f. corner, edge
Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner.
2. n-f. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen. - Give me a small piece of the cake, please.
3. n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here.
4. n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node
5. n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick
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
Fasan
1. n. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
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)
einem
1. num. dative singular of ein
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. dative singular of einer
Bottich
1. n-m. tub, vat (fairly large, open vessel)
warteten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of warten
2. v. third-person plural preterite of warten
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of warten
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of warten
warten
1. v. to wait (for) (+preo, auf, accusative)
2. v. to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating)
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
Karpfen
1. n-m. carp
auf
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit* are feminine.*
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
X auf Y Meter groß
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
15. interj. have a go
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
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