| Sein |
| 1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring) | |
| 2. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
| Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
| Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
| 3. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
| Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
| Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
| Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
| Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
| 4. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
| Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
| Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
| Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
| Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
| 6. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
| Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
| Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
| 7. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
| Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
| Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
| 8. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
| Du bist! - You're it! | |
| Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
| 9. det. his | |
| Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
| Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
| 10. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
| der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
| das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
| 11. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
| Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
| 12. det. one's | |
| Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
| Oberschenkel |
| 1. n-m. thigh (upper leg) | |
| 2. n-m. femur, thighbone | |
| brachte |
| 1. v. brought; preterite of bringen, bring. | |
| bringen |
| 1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear | |
| Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house. | |
| 2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany | |
| Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital. | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something) | |
| Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck. | |
| Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality. | |
| 4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something) | |
| Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh. | |
| Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home. | |
| Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient. | |
| „Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.” | |
| 5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
| zum Ausdruck bringen - to express | |
| in Einklang bringen - to reconcile | |
| zu Fall bringen - to bring down | |
| in Gang bringen - to initiate | |
| ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion | |
| in Ordnung bringen - to put in order | |
| auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point | |
| in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety | |
| in Verbindung bringen - to associate | |
| auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate) | |
| 6. v. to acquire; to take possession of | |
| 7. v. to accomplish; to yield | |
| 8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful | |
| „Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“ | |
| 9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well | |
| Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver. | |
| 10. v. to get over with | |
| Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with. | |
| 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). | |
| schmerzlich |
| 1. adj. painful, cruel | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| Erinnerung |
| 1. n-f. memory (recall); remembrance | |
| Wenn mich meine Erinnerung nicht trügt... - If my memory doesn’t fail me... | |
| 2. n-f. reminder, something that reminds | |
| Nur als Erinnerung: Morgen früh um zehn ist der Sektempfang. - Just as a reminder: The champagne reception is tomorrow morning at ten. | |
| 3. n-f. memento, the objects wherewith the memory is supported | |
| Die Sachen in dieser Schublade sind alles Erinnerungen an meine Kindheit. - The things in this drawer are all mementoes of my childhood. | |
