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�Es
ergibt
1. v. third-person singular present of ergeben
ergeben
1. v. to yield, produce
Zwei Liter Teig ergeben laut des Rezepts 12 Muffins. - According to the recipe, two litres of batter makes 12 muffins.
2. v. (with Sinn) to make sense
Ihr Vorschlag ergibt Sinn. - Her proposal makes sense.
3. v. to surrender
Er ergab sich. - He surrendered.
4. v. to arise, result, turn out
Einige Einheiten ergeben sich durch algebraische Kombination. - Some units are given by algebraic combination.
5. v. to happen
Es hat sich so ergeben. (It happened like this.)
6. Participle. past participle of ergeben
7. adj. loyal, devoted, humble, obedient
Ihr ergebenster Diener - Your most humble servant
keinen
1. en:not a
2. pron. masculine accusative of kein
Ich suche keinen Job. - I'm not looking for a job.
uxi, Ich suche kein Job., I'm not looking for a job.
3. pron. dative plural of kein
es gehört keinen Leuten - it does not belong to anyone
4. pron. masculine accusative of keiner
5. pron. dative plural of keiner
kein
1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any
Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed.
uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread.
Sinn
1. n. sense
ein Sinn für Humor - a sense of humor
die fünf Sinne - the five senses
2. n. meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. n. point, idea, tenor
4. n. mind, consciousness
5. n. feeling
6. n. (medicine) sense, sensus, aesthesia
7. v. singular imperative of sinnen
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
Partei
1. n-f. (politics) political party
2. n-f. (legal) party (person, company, or institution) participating in a legal action or contract
3. Proper noun. A party in a given one-party system, especially
4. Proper noun. the NSDAP of Nazi Germany
5. Proper noun. the SED of Communist Germany
Mein Opa war in der Partei. - My Grandad was a Party member.
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.
solche
1. pron. feminine singular of solch
2. pron. plural of solch
3. pron. nominative singular of solch
4. pron. accusative singular of solch
Debatten
1. n. plural of Debatte
Debatte
1. n-f. debate
stark
1. adj. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
2. adj. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)
3. adj. (of an action, especially, sports) good, great, skilled
4. adj. (colloquial slightly dated) brilliant, awesome
5. adj. (colloquial dated) incredible, unbelievable
ein starkes Stück
starker Tobak
6. adj. (dated, euphemistic) overweight, fat
7. adj. (grammar) strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Reden
1. n. gerund of reden
2. n. plural of Rede
3. v. to talk, to speak, to orate
Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. - The President will talk about the economy in his address.
4. v. to talk, to reveal (something secret)
Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. - Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk.
5. v. to say (something), to speak (in a language, etc.)
Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. - She hasn't said a word since she arrived.
Jetzt redest du Unsinn. - Now you're talking nonsense.
Ich redete Deutsch zu ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. - I spoke German to him but he didn't understand.
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
um
1. prep. about
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
2. prep. around
Um die Ecke - around the corner
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
6. conj. in order to, so as to
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
8. adv. around, about
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
Ihre
1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
3. det. feminine singular of ihr
4. det. plural of ihr
5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
parlamentarische
1. adj. form of parlamentarisch
parlamentarisch
1. adj. parliamentary
Existenz
1. n-f. existence
2. n-f. subsistence
Bangen
1. n. gerund of bangen
2. v. to feel dread or fear, especially for someone else without being able to do something about it.
Sie bangte um sein Leben. - She feared for his life.
muss�
sagt
1. v. third-person singular present of sagen
2. v. second-person plural present of sagen
3. v. plural imperative of sagen
sagen
1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally)
3. v. to mean (to convey or signify)
4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas)
Fraktionschef
1. n. (politics, colloquial) syn of Fraktionsvorsitzender
Jürgen
1. Proper noun. given name, from=Low German, male
Jürgen könnte sich auch mal wieder bei mir melden. - Jürgen could get back to me sometime.
2. n-m. (tlb, informal, rare) willie, johnson
seinen Jürgen würgen - to pee
Trittin
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.
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
Ampel
1. n-f. traffic light
2. n-f. German politics, informal ellipsis of Ampelkoalition
3. n-f. lamp which hangs from the ceiling
4. n-f. container (e.g. for a plant) which hangs from the ceiling
�das
ist
1. v. third-person singular present 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.
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
Grund
1. n. ground, land (usually as someone's property)
2. n. bottom (of a container or a body of water)
3. n. (figurative) reason; motive, cause (für + accusative)
Es muss einen Grund dafür geben. - There must be a reason for that.
warum
1. adv. why; for what reason
warum ist die Banane krumm - why is the banana bent
wir
1. pron. we
Grünen
1. n. singular of Grüner
2. n. dative plural of Grüner
3. n. singular of Grüner
4. n. plural of Grüner
5. n. dative plural of Grüne
6. n. singular of Grüne
7. n. plural of Grüne
8. v. to be green; to become green
9. adj. form of grün
Grüne
1. n-f. greenness
2. n. female equivalent of Grüner: female green (member of an environmentalist party), female environmentalist
3. n. plural of Grüner
4. n. nominative singular of Grüner
5. n. plural of Grünes
6. n. singular of Grünes
darauf
1. adv. after (behind; later in time; following)
2. adv. on top of that
3. adv. on it
setzen
1. v. to set; to put
2. v. to sit down
sich zur Ruhe setzen - to retire
3. v. to settle
Schwarz
1. n. black (colour)
2. n. (heraldry) sable; black in heraldry
3. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, varform=Schwartz
4. adj. black, reflecting little or no light
5. adj. (figurative) illegal
6. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
7. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
8. adj. (of coffee) without milk
9. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
10. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German)
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)
bei
1. prep. (locative) by; near
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
bei der Arbeit - during work
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
bei Schnee - when there is snow
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
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
nächsten
1. adj. superlative of nah
2. adj. form of nah, sten
nächster
1. adj. next, following
Wir waren schon in drei Kneipen und jetzt gehen wir zur nächsten. - We've already been to three pubs and now we're going to the next one.
2. adj. form of nah, ster
Bundestagswahl
1. n-f. federal election
restlos
1. adj. complete
2. adv. completely
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