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 | |
Baby |
1. n. baby (infant) | |
2. n. (music, or slang) baby (term of endearment for a lover) | |
konnte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of können | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of können | |
können |
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) | |
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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jede |
1. pron. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine of jeder | |
2. pron. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine accusative of jeder | |
Stunde |
1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes) | |
Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours. | |
2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time) | |
Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. | |
3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes) | |
Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now. | |
4. v. first-person singular present of stunden | |
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stunden | |
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stunden | |
7. v. singular imperative of stunden | |
Ankommen |
1. n. gerund of ankommen | |
2. v. to arrive | |
Wir sind am Flughafen angekommen und der Flug hat Verspätung. - We have arrived at the airport and the flight is delayed. | |
3. v. (impersonal, with preposition auf) to depend on | |
Es kommt auf dich an. - It depends on you. | |
4. v. (impersonal, with preposition auf) to be important, to matter | |
5. v. to be a match for, to stand a chance against (+preo, gegen) | |
Gegen dieses riesige Monster kommen wir nicht an. - We don't stand a chance against that gigantic monster. | |
6. v. to be received, to do | |
Ich bin gespannt, wie die Serie im deutschen Fernsehen ankommen wird. - I'm interested to see how the series does on German television. | |