| 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) | |
| Schrieb |
| 1. n-m. (informal) something written, especially derogatory an official document or piece of paperwork | |
| 2. v. first-person singular preterite of schreiben | |
| 3. v. third-person singular preterite of schreiben | |
| schreiben |
| 1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts) | |
| Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard. | |
| Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article. | |
| 2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
| Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
| 3. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
| Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
| 4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
| Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
| 5. v. to be some year or date | |
| Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
| 6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication) | |
| Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail. | |
| Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife. | |
| Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there. | |
| 7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance) | |
| Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards. | |
| Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis. | |
| 8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name) | |
| Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself? | |
| Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself? | |
| 9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something. | |
| Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| schreiben auf |
| 1. v. first-person plural present of aufschreiben | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of aufschreiben | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufschreiben | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufschreiben | |
| ein |
| 1. art. a, an | |
| ein Mann - a man | |
| eine Frau - a woman | |
| ein Kind - a child | |
| 2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
| ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
| darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
| 3. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
| Blatt |
| 1. n. (botany) leaf (green and flat organ of a plant) | |
| 2. n. (botany) petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower) | |
| 3. n. sheet, piece of paper (piece of paper (usually rectangular) that has not been cut, torn, or folded) | |
| Auf dem Blatt steht nichts drauf. - There is nothing written on this sheet of paper. | |
| 4. n. sheet (full sheet of paper in a newspaper or similar periodical, representing four pages) | |
| ein Blatt ist zwei oder vier Seiten - one sheet is two to four pages | |
| 5. n. hand, cards (set of cards held by a player) | |
| Zeig mir dein Blatt. - Show me your cards. | |
| 6. n. (colloquial) paper, newspaper (publication containing news and other articles) | |
| Was ist das denn für ein Käseblatt?! - What kind of newspaper is this?! | |
| 7. n. (colloquial sometimes pejorative) magazine (a printed and published informative periodical) | |
| 8. n. blade (flat functional end of an oar, rudder, propeller, etc.) | |
| 9. n. blade (sharp cutting edge of a saw or other tool) | |
| Sägeblatt - saw blade | |
| 10. n. thin plate; foil (very thin sheet of metal) | |
| Blattgold - gold foil | |
| Papier |
| 1. n. (usually) paper (material) | |
| 2. n. (usually) wrapping made of paper or a similar material, e.g. with foodstuffs | |
| 3. n. a sheet of paper | |
| 4. n. (chiefly in the plural) a document or proof, especially short for, Ausweispapier, t=identity document, papers | |
| 5. n. (chiefly in the finance, stock market) short for, Wertpapier, t=security | |
