| 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? | |
| 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. | |
| denn |
| 1. conj. for; because; since | |
| Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot. | |
| 2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than | |
| 3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions) | |
| Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be? | |
| Wieso denn? - How so, then? | |
| Was denn? - But what? | |
| 4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case | |
| Hier |
| 1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
| Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
| 2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
| Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
| Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
| 3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
| Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
| Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
| 4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
| Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
| 5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
| Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
| Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
| Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
| 6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
| Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
| passiert |
| 1. Participle. past participle of passieren | |
| 2. adj. sieved | |
| passierte Tomaten in der Tube - sieved tomatoes in the tube | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of passieren | |
| 4. v. second-person plural present of passieren | |
| 5. v. plural imperative of passieren | |
| passieren |
| 1. v. to happen | |
| Wie konnte das nur passieren? - How could that have happened? | |
| 2. v. to move beyond; pass | |
| Die Gruppe hat soeben die Grenze passiert. - The group has just passed the border. | |
| 3. v. to pass through a sieve, to strain (+aux, haben) | |
| Als nächstes muss die Brühe durch das Sieb passiert werden. - Next, the broth needs to be passed through the sieve. | |
