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? | |
tut |
1. v. third-person singular present of tun | |
Es tut mir leid. - I am sorry. | |
2. v. second-person plural present of tun | |
3. v. plural imperative of tun | |
tun |
1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
Tu es! - Do it! | |
Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
3. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) | |
Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |
Ihr |
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
3. pron. dative of sie | |
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
4. det. her (possessive) | |
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
6. det. their | |
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
denn |
1. conj. for; because; since | |
Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot. | |
2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than | |
3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions) | |
Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be? | |
Wieso denn? - How so, then? | |
Was denn? - But what? | |
4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes) | |
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case | |
da |
1. adv. (local) there; here | |
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there. | |
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet. | |
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment | |
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called. | |
Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left. | |
3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear) | |
Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht. | |
I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it. | |
Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren. | |
We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that. | |
4. conj. since; as; because; given that | |
Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language | |
5. conj. (literary, dated) when | |
Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence. | |
gute |
1. adj. form of gut | |
gut |
1. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral) | |
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good. | |
2. adj. good (effective; useful) | |
3. adj. good (fortunate) | |
4. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste) | |
5. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory) | |
6. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as) | |
7. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily) | |
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well. | |
8. adv. a little more than (with measurements) | |
Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years. | |
Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long. | |
9. adv. easily, likely | |
Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found. | |
Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year. | |
10. interj. okay, all right, now then | |
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started. | |
Frau |
1. n-f. woman (adult female human) | |
2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) | |
Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife. | |
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss | |
Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt | |
4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady)) | |
Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor | |
5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class) | |
Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady | |
Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady | |
Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house | |
6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun) | |
fragte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of fragen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of fragen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
fragen |
1. v. to ask (someone something) | |
Darf ich dich etwas fragen? - May I ask you something? | |
2. v. to ask for, to ask after | |
3. v. to wonder (literally, to ask (oneself)) | |
Ich frage mich, wer mir helfen kann. - I wonder who can help 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 | |
Prinzessin |
1. n-f. princess (female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter) | |