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. | |
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 | |
Kreuzung |
1. n-f. (streets) crossing, intersection | |
Vorfahrt an einer Kreuzung haben | |
2. n-f. (biology) crossbreeding | |
3. n-f. (biology) crossbreed | |
hätte |
1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
haben |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
5. v. to get (to receive) | |
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
10. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
Ich |
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
das wahre Ich - the real me | |
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
ihn |
1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). | |
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him? | |
Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it? | |
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object). | |
fast |
1. adv. almost; nearly | |
Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see. | |
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly | |
3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much | |
4. v. second-person singular present of fasen | |
5. v. third-person singular present of fasen | |
6. v. second-person plural present of fasen | |
7. v. plural imperative of fasen | |
fasen |
1. v. to chamfer | |
verloren |
1. Participle. past participle of verlieren | |
2. adj. lost, missing | |
3. adj. doomed, forlorn | |
4. v. first-person plural preterite of verlieren | |
5. v. third-person plural preterite of verlieren | |
verlieren |
1. v. to lose (something, or a game) | |
2. v. to shed | |
3. v. to trail away, to fade away | |
4. v. to get lost | |
Ich habe mich in der Menge verloren. - I got lost in the crowd. | |
Aber |
1. n. an objection, a but | |
2. conj. but; however; though | |
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
Ich |
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
das wahre Ich - the real me | |
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
quetschte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of quetschen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of quetschen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of quetschen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of quetschen | |
quetschen |
1. v. to squeeze, to squish | |
mich |
1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
noch |
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time) | |
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me. | |
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet. | |
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future) | |
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually. | |
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime. | |
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more | |
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one. | |
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more. | |
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car. | |
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else? | |
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin) | |
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time. | |
5. adv. (with comparative) even | |
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier! | |
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true | |
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you. | |
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it. | |
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. | |
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 | |
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 | |
schon |
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already. | |
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event) | |
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before. | |
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions | |
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile. | |
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet? | |
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed | |
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but... | |
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess. | |
5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange. | |
6. v. singular imperative of schonen | |
7. v. colloquial of | |
schonen |
1. v. to spare (not harm) | |
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion | |
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 | |
Rot |
1. n. the colour red | |
2. n. (heraldry) gules; red in heraldry | |
3. n. the suit hearts in German playing cards | |
4. adj. red (colour) | |
5. adj. (politics, relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense); social democratic; socialist; communist | |
6. adj. (politics, Germany, in particular, relational) of the social democratic SPD or the more rigidly socialist Linke | |
7. adj. (possibly mildly offensive) red-haired | |
8. adj. (historical, possibly offensive) redskin; Native American; Indian | |
sprang |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of springen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of springen | |
springen |
1. v. to spring; to leap; to bounce | |
2. v. to dive; to jump; to vault | |
3. v. to break; to burst; to pop | |
4. v. to run; to dash | |