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| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| solltest |
| 1. v. second-person singular preterite of sollen | |
| 2. v. second-person singular subjunctive of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
| dich |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of du; you, thee direct object. | |
| Ich liebe dich nicht, wenn du mich nicht liebst. - I don't love you if you don't love me. | |
| 2. pron. accusative of du; yourself, thee direct object. | |
| 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. | |
| einmal |
| 1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time) | |
| Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once. | |
| 2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past) | |
| Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
| 3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future) | |
| 4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations) | |
| noch einmal |
| 1. adv. one more time, again | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| deinem |
| 1. det. (possessive) dative singular of dein | |
| Bruder |
| 1. n. brother | |
| Mein Bruder hat zwei Katzen. - My brother has two cats. | |
| 2. n. Brother (title of respect) | |
| aussprechen |
| 1. v. to pronounce (sound a word, give it a pronunciation) | |
| Die Süddeutschen sprechen die Buchstaben b, d, g stimmlos aus. - Southern Germans incl. Austrians, Swiss, etc. pronounce the letters b, d, g without voice. | |
| 2. v. to be pronounced; to have a certain pronunciation | |
| Wie spricht sich das aus? - How is this pronounced? / How do you say this? | |
| 3. v. to pronounce (e.g. a verdict); (but not used as freely as in English) | |
| Das Gericht hat eine sehr milde Strafe ausgesprochen. - The court has pronounced a very lenient sentence. | |
| 4. v. to utter; to articulate (especially something awkward or hitherto secret) | |
| Sie sprach aus, was wir alle dachten. - She uttered what we were all thinking. | |
| 5. v. to declare oneself in favour of; to declare oneself for; to recommend (+preo, für) | |
| Die Experten haben sich für diese Lösung ausgesprochen. - The experts have declared themselves in favour of this solution. | |
| 6. v. to say everything one wants to say; to finish | |
| Lasst ihn erst mal aussprechen, bevor ihr über ihn herfallt. - Let him finish first before you lay into him. | |
| 7. v. to pour one's heart out; to disbosom oneself (+preo, bei) | |
| Es hat gutgetan, mich mal richtig bei dir auszusprechen. - It's been good to really pour my heart out to you. | |
| 8. v. to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking) (+preo, mit) | |
| Ich habe mich mit ihr ausgesprochen und jetzt verstehen wir uns bestens. - I've talked things out with her and now we get along very well. | |
