Lexis Rex Home



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.




<
i>
     
wir
     1. pron. we
müssen
     1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
           Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
           Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
           Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
     2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
           Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
           Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
     3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
Wohl
     1. n. good
     2. n. weal
     3. n. wealthy
     4. n. welfare
     5. n. well-being
     6. adv. possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like (m+ must) + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause)
           ux - Er ist wohl schon gegangen., I guess he has left already.
           Seine Frau ist wohl irgendeine bekannte Ärztin. - I heard that his wife is some well-known doctor.
           Was das wohl zu bedeuten hat? - What does that mean, though?
     7. adv. of course, indeed (modal particle adding stress to the statement to contradict a preceding one, often like (m+, do) + infinitive)
           Du warst ja noch nie in Frankreich. − Ich war wohl schon in Frankreich! - "Since you've never been to France..." − "Of course I've been to France!".
           Ich kann's dir nicht sagen, weil ich's nicht weiß. − Du weißt es ja wohl! - "I can't tell you because I don't know." − "But you do know!".
     8. adv. (regional, north-western Germany) actually, somehow, quite (modal particle making the statement weaker or expressing a concession)
           Was habt ihr denn alle mit der Suppe? Ich find die wohl nicht schlecht. - "Why are you all complaining about the soup? I don't find it all that bad, actually.".
     9. adv. (mostly elevated) well, very well
           Ihr habt wohl gesprochen, mein Herr! - "Ye have spoken well, my lord!".
     10. adv. (regional in Austria, South Tyrol, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das stimmt nicht. — Wohl! - That's not correct. — Yes, it is!
           Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Wohl! - Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am!
damit
     1. adv. takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of mit
     2. conj. (subordinating, with indicative or subjunctive I) so that, in order that
           Beeil dich, damit wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
Abfinden
     1. n. gerund of abfinden
     2. v. to pay compensation to
     3. v. to come to terms, to face
dass
     1. conj. (subordinating) that
           Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick.
     2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that
           Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
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
Energiekosten
Steigen
     1. n. gerund of steigen
     2. n. dative plural of Steig
     3. v. to ascend, to climb, to rise
     4. v. to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)
     5. v. to enter, to step (into a large vehicle)
     6. v. to rear up
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary