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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. | |
was |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
was für |
1. det. what; what kind of | |
Was für Getränke habt ihr mitgebracht? - What drinks have you brought? | |
Du kannst dir vorstellen, was für ein Skandal das war. - You can imagine what a scandal that was. | |
Was für Bücher liest du? - What kind of books do you read? | |
2. det. (in exclamation, with 'ein') (oh) what; (oh) such | |
Was für ein Verrat! - Oh what treason! | |
Was für ein Schandfleck! - What an eyesore! | |
3. adv. (youth slang) Used to express strong rejection of a particular phrase in a statement by someone else; similar to English what do you mean. | |
Was für „immer“? Zweimal war ich da. - What do you mean “always”? I went there twice. | |
Was für „erster Platz“? Ihr werdet letzter, Alter! - “First place”? What are you on about? You’re gonna be last, man! | |
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 | |
umgibst |
1. v. second-person singular present of umgeben | |
umgeben |
1. v. to surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something) | |
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) | |
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. | |
eigentlich |
1. adv. actually | |
2. adj. actual, proper | |