Sein |
1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring) | |
2. 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. | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
6. 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. | |
7. 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. | |
8. 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. | |
9. 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. | |
10. 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 | |
11. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
12. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
Rechter |
1. n. right-winger, rightist (male or of unspecified gender) | |
2. n. singular of Rechte | |
3. n. genitive plural of Rechte | |
4. adj. comparative of recht | |
5. adj. form of recht | |
Arm |
1. n. (anatomy) an arm | |
2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm | |
3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve | |
mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical) | |
sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal) | |
4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever | |
5. n. a branch, a section of a structure | |
6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river | |
7. n. influence, might | |
8. adj. poor (having little money) | |
9. adj. poor (to be pitied) | |
arm dran sein - to have bad luck | |
lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation) | |
10. adj. low (having a small amount) | |
verrichtet |
1. Participle. past participle of verrichten | |
2. v. third-person singular present of verrichten | |
3. v. second-person plural present of verrichten | |
4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of verrichten | |
5. v. plural imperative of verrichten | |
verrichten |
1. v. to carry out; to perform | |
seine Notdurft verrichten - to relieve oneself | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
ihn |
1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). | |
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him? | |
Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it? | |
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object). | |
alle |
1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
2. pron. plural of all | |
3. det. feminine singular of all | |
4. det. plural of all | |
5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
alles |
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
3. det. of all | |
Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
grausamen |
1. adj. form of grausam | |
grausam |
1. adj. cruel; heartless; atrocious; callous | |
2. adj. horrible; gruesome; savage | |
3. adv. cruelly, brutally, ferociously | |
grausam bestraft - cruelly punished | |
grausam getötet - brutally killed | |
Dinge |
1. n. plural of Ding | |
Ding |
1. n. thing | |
Was ist das für ein Ding? - What is that thing? | |
2. n. (mildly disrespectful) thing; girl; boy (young person) | |
3. n. (dated) Thing (historic Germanic council) | |