| Ihr |
| 1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
| Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
| 3. pron. dative of sie | |
| Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
| 4. det. her (possessive) | |
| Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
| Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
| 5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
| die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
| 6. det. their | |
| Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
| die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
| Zimmer |
| 1. n-n. room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling) | |
| hat |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of haben | |
| 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. | |
| sogar |
| 1. adv. (usable with nouns, verbs or modifiers) even, actually, in fact | |
| Sogar Karl kann es verstehen. - Even Karl can understand it. | |
| Wir könnten sogar etwas Hilfe gebrauchen. - We could actually use some help here. | |
| Es ist sogar einfach zu machen. - In fact, it's easy to do. | |
| einen |
| 1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. plural of einer | |
| 6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
| Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
| 7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
| Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
| Balkon |
| 1. n. (architectural element) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage) | |
| vielleicht |
| 1. adv. perhaps, maybe | |
| Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt. - Maybe he’s had an accident. | |
| 2. adv. frequently replaces bitte in polite questions | |
| Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen? - Could you perhaps open the window? | |
| 3. adv. (colloquial) expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative | |
| Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da! - Now, that’s some waste of money! | |
| Wollen |
| 1. n. gerund of wollen | |
| 2. n. plural of Wolle | |
| 3. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 4. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| Sie |
| 1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
| Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. she | |
| Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
| Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
| Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
| 3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
| Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
| Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
| 4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
| Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
| Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
| 5. pron. they; them | |
| es |
| 1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
| Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
| Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
| Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
| Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
| Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
| Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
| 2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
| Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
| Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
| Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
| Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
| Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
| Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
| Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
| Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
| 3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
| Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
| 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 | |
| beiden |
| 1. det. dative plural of beide | |
| 2. det. plural of beide | |
| 3. pron. dative plural of beide | |
| 4. pron. plural of beide | |
| beide |
| 1. det. both | |
| 2. det. (the) two | |
| 3. pron. both | |
| 4. pron. (the) two | |
| Kleinen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Kleine | |
| 2. adj. form of klein | |
| klein |
| 1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale | |
| 2. adj. little, young (in age) | |
| 3. adj. insignificant | |
| Süßen |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Süßer | |
| 2. v. to sweeten | |
| 3. adj. form of süß | |
| Süßer |
| 1. n. sweetie, sweetheart, honey | |
| Ja |
| 1. n. a yes | |
| 2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye | |
| Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes. | |
| Aber ja! - Yes, of course! | |
| 3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact) | |
| Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so. | |
| Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know. | |
| 4. interj. yes | |
| raus |
| 1. adv. (colloquial) out, out of there, outta there | |
| Er kommt jetzt raus. - He's coming outside now. | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial) out, out of here, outta here | |
| Er geht raus zu den andern. - He's going outside to the other people. | |
| 3. interj. (colloquial) get out! | |
| Stellen |
| 1. n. gerund of stellen | |
| 2. n. plural of Stelle | |
| alle Ziffern sind signifikante Stellen. (All digits are significant figures.) | |
| 3. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen) | |
| Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor! | |
| 4. v. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge | |
| Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim. | |
| Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question? | |
| 5. v. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal | |
| Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer. | |
| Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged | |
| 6. v. to encounter and stop | |
| Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag. | |
| Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief. | |
| 7. v. to set, adjust | |
| Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday? | |
| 8. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront | |
| Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger. | |
| Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police. | |
| 9. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend | |
| Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake! | |
| Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment. | |
| sich tot stellen - to play dead | |
