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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?
Turnen
1. n. (gerund of turnen):
2. n. gymnastics
3. n. (dated) physical education (in school)
4. v. to do gymnastics
überall
1. adv. everywhere
Wir haben überall nach dem Ball gesucht. - We've looked for the ball everywhere.
2. adv. anywhere (in whatever place)
Der Ball könnte überall sein. - The ball could be anywhere.
3. adv. (colloquial regional chiefly northern and central Germany) forms prepositional adverbs of alles
Ich hab’s überallmit probiert, aber der Fleck geht nicht raus. - I’ve tried itwith everything, but the stain won’t come out.
4. adv. (colloquial regional chiefly northern and central Germany) is added to a prepositional adverb in order to express that the latter includes a wide variety of items
Davon hab ich überall noch nie gehört. - I’ve never heard about all those things.
herum
1. adv. about, around.
Er lief herum. - He ran around.
Machen
1. n. gerund of machen
2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
3. v. to make, prepare
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
Mach es! - Do it!
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
Sport machen - do sports
eine Party machen - have a party
6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
9. v. to make (to cause to be)
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
16. v. to matter (to be important)
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
(childish) groß machen - to go poop
(childish) klein machen - to go pee
19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
noch
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
5. adv. (with comparative) even
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
da
1. adv. (local) there; here
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.
Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.
3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear)
Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.
I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.
Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.
We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.
4. conj. since; as; because; given that
Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language
5. conj. (literary, dated) when
Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.
Licht
1. n. light
2. n. (colloquial) candle
3. n. (hunting) eye of game, especially ground game
4. adj. light, bright (luminescent)
5. adj. unobstructed, clear
Du hast da eine lichte Stelle. - You have an almost bald spot.
wo
1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
Wo bist du? - Where are you?
2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other.
4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.
5. conj. (colloquial) when
Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that
Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that.
schon
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
6. v. singular imperative of schonen
7. v. colloquial of
schonen
1. v. to spare (not harm)
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
Dicke
1. n-f. thickness
2. n. fat woman
3. adj. form of dick
4. adv. (colloquial) amply, sufficiently
5. adv. (colloquial as an answer) absolutely, for sure
dick
1. adj. thick
2. adj. fat
Scheinwerfer
1. n-m. spotlight
2. n-m. headlight
3. n-m. headlamp
4. n-m. floodlight
5. n-m. searchlight
Hin
1. n. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin
2. adv. ng, Used to denote direction away from the speaker.
3. adj. (colloquial) haven taken its course, situated, left
Ich werde nachsehen, wo die Pakete hin sind. - I'll check where the packages went.
4. adj. (colloquial) on the fritz, bruck, out of order
5. adj. (colloquial) exhausted, depleted
6. adj. (colloquial) captivated, fully on wass
Strahlen
1. n. plural of Strahl
2. v. to shine
Du strahlst vor Freude. - You are shining with happiness.
3. v. to radiate
4. v. to smile in a big way
gucken
1. v. (colloquial) to look, to direct one's gaze at something
2. v. (colloquial) to watch, to direct one's gaze at something for some time
3. v. (copulative, colloquial) to look, to have a certain facial expression
Warum guckst du so traurig? - Why are you looking so sad?
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
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
Dicke
1. n-f. thickness
2. n. fat woman
3. adj. form of dick
4. adv. (colloquial) amply, sufficiently
5. adv. (colloquial as an answer) absolutely, for sure
dick
1. adj. thick
2. adj. fat
Linse
1. n-f. (optics) lens
2. n-f. lentil
3. v. first-person singular present of linsen
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of linsen
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of linsen
6. v. singular imperative of linsen
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Ihrer
1. pron. yours (i, polite/formal; both singular and plural)
2. pron. genitive of Sie i;addressing politely or formally one or more people
3. det. feminine singular of IhrDeterminer
4. det. genitive plural of IhrDeterminer
5. pron. personal genitive of sie: of her, of them
6. det. (possessive) feminine singular of ihr
7. det. (possessive) genitive plural of ihr
Kamera
1. n. camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Leuten
1. n. dative plural of Leute
Leute
1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
2. n. plural of Leut
direkt
1. adj. direct, straight, without deviation or interruption
direkte Demokratie - Direct democracy
direkter Kontakt - Direct contact
2. adj. direct, candid, forthright (of a person, conversation)
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)
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
Gesichter
1. n. plural of Gesicht
Gesicht
Ich habe einst gewaltige Gesichte im blauen Himmel knabenhaft geschaut - source=Hans Leicht
1. face
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?
sind
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
sein
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
richtig
1. adj. correct, accurate, right
2. adv. really
Ich habe manchmal ein richtig schlechtes Gefühl. - Sometimes I have a really bad feeling.
neugierig
1. adj. nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying (+preo, auf, accusative)
neugierige Zuschauer. - curious spectators.
Ich bin besonders neugierig auf die Sitten und Gebräuche anderer Kulturen. - I am very curious and keen to discover the customs and traditions of other cultures.
2. adv. inquisitively, full of curiosity
neugierig zuschauen. - to watch curiously.

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