Etwas |
1. n. thing, being | |
2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down | |
Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.) | |
3. pron. something | |
4. adv. somewhat, slightly | |
5. adv. a little, a bit | |
6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of | |
Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead. | |
Er |
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
2. pron. (personal) he. | |
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
schaffen |
1. v. to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to establish ? | |
2. v. to manage, to cope with | |
Kannst du es um 9 Uhr schaffen? - Can you make it at 9 a.m. | |
3. v. to succeed with; to accomplish, achieve | |
Du hast es geschafft - You did it! / You made it! | |
Sie hat die Prüfung geschafft. - She passed the exam. | |
4. v. to convey; to carry; to take | |
etwas aus der Welt schaffen - to take something out of the world | |
5. v. to work; to busy oneself | |
Ich schaffe in einer Fabrik. - I work in a factory. | |
Frohes Schaffen! (sometimes jocular) - Merry working! | |
Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue (Swabian proverb) - Work, work, build a little house | |