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seine
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural 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.
ältere
1. adj. form of alt
alt
1. adj. old
Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
2. adj. ancient
3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
ältere Menschen - the elderly
Schwester
1. n-f. sister
Meine Schwester kommt morgen. - My sister is coming tomorrow.
2. n-f. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
3. n-f. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
4. n-f. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
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.
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
graue
1. v. first-person singular present of grauen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of grauen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of grauen
4. v. singular imperative of grauen
grauen
1. v. (impersonal, + dative) to cause terror
Mir graut es schon vor der Prüfung. - I am already terrified by the exam.
2. v. to be terrified
Ich graue mich vor der morgigen Prüfung. - I am already terrified by tomorrow's exam.
3. v. to break
4. v. to become grey
Sein Fell graut. - His fur is turning grey.
5. adj. form of grau
Maus
1. n. mouse (animal)
2. n. mouse (computer input device)
3. n. babe
4. n. rfd-redundant, de(only) dough (money)
graue Maus
1. Phrase. plain Jane (qual, a young woman or girl of average or unremarkable appearance)
Sie ist eine graue Maus - She's a plain Jane.
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
sollte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
Mal
1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
5. n. (ball games) base
6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
9. v. singular imperative of malen
10. v. colloquial of
malen
1. v. to paint (do paintwork)
2. v. to paint (create a painting)
3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
was
1. pron. (interrogative) what
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know.
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me.
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something.
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully?
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later.
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today?
Aus
1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
3. n. end
4. adv. out
5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
6. adj. (of a device) off
7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
9. prep. of; made of; out of
ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
Machen
1. n. gerund of machen
2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
3. v. to make, prepare
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
Mach es! - Do it!
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
Sport machen - do sports
eine Party machen - have a party
6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
9. v. to make (to cause to be)
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
16. v. to matter (to be important)
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
(childish) groß machen - to go poop
(childish) klein machen - to go pee
19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go

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