| bist |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of sein | |
| Du bist nicht mein Sohn. - You are not my son. | |
| 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. - Itâs 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 LĂ€mmer - 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 oneâs heart. | |
| 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) | |
| Single |
| 1. n. (music) single (45rpm vinyl record) | |
| 2. n. (music) single (song from an album, released individually) | |
| 3. n. single; singleton (someone who is not involved in a stable romantic relationship) | |
| 4. n. (tennis) single (game with one player on each side) | |
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| technisch |
| 1. adj. technical | |
| Er arbeitet im technischen Bereich. - He works in the technical field. | |
| 2. adj. technological | |
| 3. adj. (relational) engineering | |
| gesehen |
| 1. Participle. past participle of sehen | |
| sehen |
| 1. v. to see; to have sight | |
| Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesnât see well. | |
| 2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |
| 3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |
| 4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of âpay a visit toâ, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |
| Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |
| 5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |
| auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |
| 6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |
| Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |
| 7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |
| Das werden wir dann sehen. - Weâll see then. / Weâll play it by ear. | |
| Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? â Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? â Youâll have to decide for yourself. | |
| schon |
| 1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
| Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon ĂŒber 30 Grad im Schatten. - Itâs only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
| Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - Heâs 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 FĂ€lle 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 spĂ€t dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - Weâre running late, but at least weâve (already) finished this pile. | |
| Hast du dir schon die ZĂ€hne 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. â Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldnât punish children. â One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
| Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. â Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. â That is admittedly true, but... | |
| Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? â Ja, schon. - You do see Iâm right, donât you? â Yeah, I guess. | |
| 5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
| Das ist schon etwas merkwĂŒrdig. - 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 | |
| Aber |
| 1. n. an objection, a but | |
| 2. conj. but; however; though | |
| Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Ăpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
| 4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
| Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. â That's more expensive than I wouldâve thought. | |
| Du bist aber groĂ geworden! - Look how tall youâve become! (said to a child) | |
| 5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| Habe |
| 1. n. belongings, possession | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of haben | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei BĂŒcher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or ĂŒber) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| kommenden |
| 1. adj. form of kommend | |
| kommend |
| 1. Participle. present participle of kommen | |
| 2. adj. coming, next | |
| 3. adj. future | |
| 4. adj. of the future | |
| Freitag |
| 1. n. Friday | |
| ein |
| 1. art. a, an | |
| ein Mann - a man | |
| eine Frau - a woman | |
| ein Kind - a child | |
| 2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
| ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
| darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
| 3. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
| Date |
| 1. n. (informal) date (romantic meeting) | |
| 2. n. (informal) date (person with whom one has such a meeting) | |
| 3. n. (informal, rather rare) date (non-romantic meeting) | |
