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Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
Türe
1. n-f. (dated, regional) Alternative form of Tür
Türe geschlossen halten. - Keep the door shut.
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
Kapelle
1. n-f. (religion, Christianity) chapel
2. n-f. (music) band, ensemble
ins
1. contraction. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter)
Ich bin ins Kino gegangen. - I went to the cinema.
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)
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
Schloss
1. n. lock
hinter Schloss und Riegel - in prison, under lock and key
2. n. castle (château, palace, not fortified)
3. v. first-person singular preterite of schließen
4. v. third-person singular preterite of schließen
Gefallen
1. n-m. favor, favour (UK) (a deed in which help is voluntarily provided)
2. n. gerund of gefallen
3. v. to please; to appeal to
Diese Hose gefällt mir. - I like these trousers.
Dir wird es hier gefallen. - You'll like it here.
4. Participle. past participle of fallen
5. adj. fallen, dropped
6. Participle. past participle of gefallen
fallen
1. v. to fall; to drop
Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.')
Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor.
2. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
3. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period.
4. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage.
war
1. v. first-person singular 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.
legte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of legen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of legen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of legen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive 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.
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
seine
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural 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.
Stirn
1. forehead
auf
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit* are feminine.*
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
X auf Y Meter groß
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
15. interj. have a go
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Handlauf
1. n. hand railing
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. genitive singular of der: the
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
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