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Wenn
1. n. (informal) if
2. conj. when
Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
3. conj. if (on the condition that)
Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves 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
Beine
1. n. plural of Bein
Bein
1. n. leg of a person, animal, or object
2. n. (technical, archaic, except in compounds) bone
müde
1. adj. tired
Die müden Kinder gingen ins Bett. - The tired children went to bed.
2. adj. (with es + infinitive phrase) tired of it, tired of (infinitive phrase)
Ich bin es müde. - I am tired of it.
Ich bin (es) müde, mich immer wieder erklären zu müssen. - I am tired of having to explain myself again and again.
3. adj. (with genitive) tired or sick of (something, someone)
Ich bin des Streitens müde. - I'm tired of arguing.
Ich bin dessen so müde. - I'm so sick of it.
Werden
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
legst
1. v. second-person singular present of legen
legen
1. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen
Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair!
Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed.
Eier legen - to lay eggs
ein Feuer legen - to set a fire
Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor!
2. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate
Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated.
3. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat
4. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him.
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)
dich
1. pron. personal accusative of du; you, thee direct object.
Ich liebe dich nicht, wenn du mich nicht liebst. - I don't love you if you don't love me.
2. pron. accusative of du; yourself, thee direct object.
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
einem
1. num. dative singular of ein
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. dative singular of einer
engen
1. v. to limit
2. v. to restrict
3. v. to narrow down
4. adj. form of eng
eng
1. adj. narrow, tight
enge Freunde. - close friends.
schrägen
1. adj. form of schräg
schräg
1. adj. oblique; slanted (neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line)
schräger Blick
2. adj. (informal) strange; weird; awkward
schräger Vogel
schräge Tour
Schacht
1. n. shaft, mineshaft (tunnel)
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
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
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.)
zur
1. contraction. contraction of zu der
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
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
Hälfte
1. n-f. half; fifty percent of something
Jeder von uns kriegt die Hälfte. - Each of us gets half.
2. n-f. half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size
Ich will die größere Hälfte! - I want the bigger half!
3. n-f. (chiefly informal) middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet
Hier ist die Hälfte vom Spielfeld. - This is the middle of the pitch.
aufgestellter
Abzugskanal
wirkt
1. v. third-person singular present of wirken
2. v. second-person plural present of wirken
3. v. plural imperative of wirken
wirken
1. v. to function, to be effective, to work
Das neue Medikament wirkt nicht so gut wie Aspirin. - The new medicine doesn't work as well as aspirin.
Dieser Köder wirkt wie ein Fischmagnet. - This bait works like a fish magnet.
2. v. (copulative, sometimes impersonal, often with auf + accusative) to appear, to seem
Dieses Essen wirkt etwas fade. - This food seems a little bland.
Es wirkt, als wollten sie das Projekt abbrechen. - It seems like they want to cancel the project.
Du wirkst seltsam auf mich. - You seem strange to me.
Lassen Sie die einzigartige Landschaft auf sich wirken. - Let the unique landscape have its effect on you.
3. v. to perform (some action), to achieve (some effect), to work (cause to happen), to cast (a spell)
Die Therapie wirkt Wunder bei meiner Arthritis. - The therapy works wonders for my arthritis.
4. v. to work or be active in a certain field or activity
Ich habe einige Jahre als Architekt gewirkt. - I worked as an architect for several years.
5. v. to work (toward a goal or for a cause)
Wir wirken für den Frieden und den Schutz der Umwelt. - We work for peace and the protection of the environment.
6. v. to take effect, to be effective
Die neue Regel wirkt ab sofort. - The new rule is effective immediately.
7. v. (manufacturing) to knit (with yarn), to brocade
8. v. (baking) to knead
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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.
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
»Hunde«
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?
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
dich
1. pron. personal accusative of du; you, thee direct object.
Ich liebe dich nicht, wenn du mich nicht liebst. - I don't love you if you don't love me.
2. pron. accusative of du; yourself, thee direct object.
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.
das
1. art. singular of der: the
2. pron. singular of der
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
er - Er wissen
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
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
Tageslicht
1. n. daylight (light from the sun)
Ziehen
1. n. gerund of ziehen
2. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
3. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
4. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
6. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
7. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
8. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)
zeihen
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
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