| worin |
| 1. adv. in what, wherein | |
| Unterscheiden |
| 1. n. gerund of unterscheiden | |
| 2. v. to distinguish, differentiate | |
| Man muss Äpfel von Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish apples from pears. | |
| Man muss Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden. - - | |
| Man muss zwischen Äpfeln und Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish (between) apples and pears. (Latter two constructions are interchangeable.) | |
| 3. v. to differ, be different, distinct | |
| Äpfel unterscheiden sich von Birnen. - Apples differ from pears. | |
| Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden sich. - Apples and pears differ. | |
| 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). | |
| Apfel |
| 1. n. apple (fruit) | |
| 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? | |
| Birne |
| 1. n-f. pear | |
| 2. n-f. lightbulb | |
| 3. n-f. (colloquial) head, bonce, noggin | |
| genau |
| 1. adj. exact | |
| 2. adv. just, exactly | |
