| hab |
| 1. v. singular imperative of haben | |
| 2. v. colloquial of | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| eben |
| 1. adj. flat, smooth, even (of a surface) | |
| 2. adv. (modal particle) so, just, simply, indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable | |
| Er ist eben ein Idiot... - So he's an idiot... | |
| Dann müssen wir eben härter arbeiten. - Then we'll just have to work harder. | |
| 3. adv. (modal particle) just, quickly, indicating that something is done fast or without much complication | |
| Ich geh mal eben zur Theke. - I'll just go to the bar. | |
| Könnten Sie mir vielleicht eben helfen? - Could you maybe help me out really quickly? | |
| 4. adv. just; a moment ago | |
| Wo ist denn dein Mann? Der saß doch eben noch hier. - Where's your husband? He was sitting here just a minute ago. | |
| 5. adv. (literary, with dieser) exactly, very | |
| Es sollte eben diese Entscheidung sein, die ihn in den Bankrott treiben würde. - It would be this very decision that drove him into bankruptcy. | |
| meinen |
| 1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
| Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
| 2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
| Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
| 3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
| Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
| 4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
| Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
| Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
| 5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
| Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
| 6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
| 7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
| Gürtel |
| 1. n-m. belt (band worn around the waist) | |
| 2. n-m. (figuratively) belt; strip (e.g. of villages around a city, etc.) | |
| genommen |
| 1. Participle. past participle of nehmen | |
| nehmen |
| 1. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) | |
| Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat? | |
| 2. v. (ditransitive) to take from | |
| Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage. | |
| 3. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp | |
| Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand. | |
| 4. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally) | |
| Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously. | |
| Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark. | |
| Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally. | |
| 5. v. to capture, to arrest | |
| Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody. | |
| 6. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill) | |
| Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache. | |
| 7. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position) | |
| Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. | |
| 8. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose) | |
| Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax. | |
| 9. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
| Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell | |
| Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance | |
| seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning | |
| Anstoß nehmen - to take offense | |
| ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example | |
| Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence | |
| ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end | |
| seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run | |
| das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life | |
| Maß nehmen - to take a measurement | |
| Notiz nehmen - to take notice | |
| Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration | |
| Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position | |
| einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course | |
| sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time | |
| 10. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state) | |
| Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care! | |
| 11. v. to seize, to capture | |
| 12. v. to receive, to accept | |
| 13. v. to foul | |
