| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| müssen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). | |
| Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it. | |
| Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it. | |
| Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it. | |
| 2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. | |
| Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must. | |
| Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to. | |
| 3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom. | |
| 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 | |
| Mai |
| 1. n. May (month) | |
| unbedingt |
| 1. adj. absolute | |
| 2. adj. (Austria, Switzerland, law) (prison sentence) unconditional, without probation | |
| Sie wurde zu zwei Jahren unbedingt verurteilt. - She was sentenced to two years without probation. | |
| 3. adv. absolutely, definitely | |
| nicht unbedingt - not necessarily, not exactly | |
| 4. adv. unconditionally | |
| 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.) | |
| wieder |
| 1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again | |
| Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again! | |
| 2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back | |
| Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off. | |
| 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 | |
| Sturms |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Sturm | |
| Sturm |
| 1. n. A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall | |
| 2. n. storm, tempest | |
| Ein Sturm kommt auf. - A storm is coming. | |
| 3. n. (military) storm, rush, attack | |
| 4. n. (Austria) must made from white or red grapes that has begun to ferment but that has not yet turned into wine | |
| Besuchen |
| 1. n. gerund of besuchen | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Besuch | |
| 3. v. to visit, to see | |
| Wir haben heute unsere Mama in der Seniorenwohnanlage besucht. - We visited our mom in the retirement home today. | |
| 4. v. to attend | |
| Er besuchte das Düsseldorfer Gymnasium. - He attended the high school of Düsseldorf. | |
