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.

»Frühling
läßt
1. v. Alternative spelling of lässt; second-person singular present of lassen
2. v. Alternative spelling of lässt; third-person singular present of lassen
lassen
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. v. to cease; to desist
Sein
1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring)
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
6. 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.
7. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
11. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
12. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
blaues
1. adj. form of blau
blau
1. adj. blue
2. adj. drunk
3. adj. bruised
blauer Fleck - bruise (literally, blue spot)
blaues Auge - black eye
Band
1. n. tape, ribbon
2. n. (anatomy) A ligament
3. n. band or tie holding items together
4. n. belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
5. n. band of the spectrum
6. n. (figurative) intimate bond to a person +Bande
7. n. (figurative) dependence, social bond +Bande
8. n. (poetic) shackle +Bande
9. n. volume (of a multi-volume set of books)
10. v. preterite of binden
wieder
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again!
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off.
flattern
1. v. to flutter
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
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
Lüfte«
»Wolkenschatten
fliehen
1. v. to flee; to escape
Als die Polizei eintraf, war der Räuber bereits geflohen. - When the police arrived, the robber had already fled.
2. v. (archaic, poetic) to fly
Die Vögel fliehen. - The birds are flying (fleeing).
3. v. to diverge
Die Linien fliehen. - The lines diverge.
4. v. (higher register) to flee from (someone); to avoid
Ich fliehe diesen Kerl wie die Pest. - I avoid that guy like the plague.
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
Felder«
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
Gedichte
1. n. plural of Gedicht
Gedicht
1. n. poem
Waren
1. n. plural of Ware
2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein
3. v. third-person plural preterite of sein
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. - It’s 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 Lämmer - 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 one’s heart.
alle
1. pron. feminine singular of all
2. pron. plural of all
3. det. feminine singular of all
4. det. plural of all
5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone
Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone.
Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer.
alles
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
Alles ist gut. - All is well.
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
3. det. of all
Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
voller
1. adj. form of voll
2. adj. comparative of voll
3. prep. full of
Heute ist ein neuer Tag voller neuer Möglichkeiten. - Today is a new day full of new possibilities.
Wir wünschen euch ein Leben voller Liebe und Glück. - We wish you all a life full of love and happiness.
Naturfreude
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Sehnsucht
1. n. yearning, longing; pining
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
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
Bildchen
1. n-n. diminutive of Bild
zeigten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of zeigen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of zeigen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of zeigen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of zeigen
zeigen
1. v. to show, make see
2. v. (with auf) to point at
Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
3. v. to exhibit, allow to see
Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
4. v. to display, manifest
Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
5. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing
Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
6. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove
Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
frühlingshellen
Wald
1. n. forest; woods; woodland
blumenbunte
Wiesen
1. n. plural of Wiese
2. v. first-person plural preterite of weisen
3. v. third-person plural preterite of weisen
4. v. first-person plural subjunctive of weisen
5. v. third-person plural subjunctive of weisen
Wiese
1. n-f. meadow
2. n-f. lawn, especially a large one, loosely also a smaller one
Herbstlaub
1. n. (collective) autumn leaves, autumn foliage, fall foliage
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Einzelne
1. n. plural of Einzelner
2. n. feminine nominative singular of Einzelner
3. n. nominative singular definite of Einzelner
4. adj. form of einzeln
einzeln
1. adj. single; lone
2. adj. only, unique
3. adj. separate; discrete
4. adj. individual
Ein Wald ist mehr als nur eine Menge einzelner Bäume. - A forest is more than just a collection of individual trees.
5. adj. sporadic; occasional
6. adv. singly
7. adv. individually; one by one
Bäume
1. n. plural of Baum
Baum
1. n. tree
Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees.
Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms.
Baum fällt! - Tree falling!
2. n. (nautical) boom
3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Weide
1. n-f. pasture
2. n-f. (obsolete) feed
3. n-f. willow
4. v. first-person singular present of weiden
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weiden
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weiden
7. v. singular imperative of weiden
am
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
am Ende - at the end
am Rande - on the margin(s)
am Leben - alive
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
am Berg - on the mountain
am Fest - at the festival
am Schirm - on the screen
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
am schnellsten - fastest
am schwächsten - weakest
am wichtigsten - most important
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
zweimal am Tag - twice a day
5. prep. on; onto
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
6. prep. at; against
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
7. prep. to; for
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
8. adv. onward; on
von heute an - from today on
9. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Bach
1. n. brook, stream
2. Proper noun. surname, topographic
3. Proper noun. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer
einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Kirschbaum
1. n. cherry tree
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.
Reifen
1. n-m. tyre; tire
2. n-m. hoop
3. n. dative plural of Reif
4. n. (gerund of reifen): ripening, maturation
5. v. to ripen, to mature
6. v. to frost
Roten
1. n. plural of Rote
2. adj. form of rot
Kirschen
1. n. plural of Kirsche
Kirsche
1. n-f. cherry
2. n-f. (colloquial possibly regional) a ball, especially a football
Aus der Drehung zimmert er die Kirsche direkt unters Gebälk.
3. n-f. (slang) bullet
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
herbstlich
1. adj. autumn, autumnal
Gelb
1. n. yellow
2. n. (short for: Eigelb) yolk
3. adj. yellow
4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party in Germany)
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Orange
1. n-f. orange (fruit)
2. n. orange (color)
3. adj. orange
flammende
1. v. form of flammend
Kastanie
1. n-f. chestnut
2. n-f. a tree of the genus Castanea, or its nut
3. n-f. horse-chestnut, a tree of the genus Aesculus, or its nut

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary