German Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn German text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.

und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
einige
1. pron. feminine singular of einig
2. pron. plural of einig
3. adj. form of einig
einigen
1. v. to unite or unify (for example a group of people)
2. v. to agree, to reach an agreement
Wir haben uns nach schwierigen Gesprächen auf Folgendes geeinigt. - After difficult talks, we agreed to the following.
3. pron. dative plural of einige
Werden
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
immer
1. adv. always
2. adv. at all times without exception
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere.
3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly
Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time.
4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story.
5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more
Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder.
6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time.
Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful.
Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that...
hinten
1. adv. behind; in the back
Das Kind sitzt hinten im Auto. - The child is sitting in the back of the car.
2. adv. (chiefly colloquial) over (there); yonder (unspecified locative for something at some distance)
Du kannst doch hinten beim Kreisverkehr wenden. - Why don’t you turn around over at the traffic circle.
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)
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
Schlange
1. n-f. snake
2. n-f. line (of people waiting), queue
3. n-f. (slang) penis
4. n-f. (pejorative) a treacherous woman
stehen
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
3. v. to stay; to be still
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
Schlange stehen
1. v. to stand in line, to queue
Selbst
1. n. (psychology) the self
2. part. personally, by oneself
Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it.
Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us.
3. adv. even
Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it.
Wenn
1. n. (informal) if
2. conj. when
Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
3. conj. if (on the condition that)
Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
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
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
vorne
1. adv. at the front
2. adv. in front
3. adv. ahead
Es fängt immer wieder von vorne an. - It just keeps starting over and over.
stehen
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
3. v. to stay; to be still
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
Aus
1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
3. n. end
4. adv. out
5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
6. adj. (of a device) off
7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
9. prep. of; made of; out of
ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
stehen aus
1. v. first-person plural present of ausstehen
2. v. third-person plural present of ausstehen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of ausstehen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of ausstehen
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Weg
1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path.
2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another)
Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck?
auf dem Weg - on the way
3. n. method, way (of doing something)
Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats.
Mittel und Wege - ways and means
4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement
in den Weg - in the way
aus dem Weg - out of the way
5. adv. away
Geh weg! - Go away!
6. adv. gone, not there
Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone.
Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away.
7. adv. (now rare) minus
8. adv. (regional, Westphalia) from
Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from?
9. adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out
10. adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness
geräumt
1. Participle. past participle of räumen
2. adj. vacated, cleared, evacuated, depleted
3. adj. (qual, snow) ploughed
r
Werden
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary