| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Wert |
| 1. n. value (determinable numerical quantity) | |
| Dieser Wert schwankt normalerweise zwischen 95 und 99%. - This value usually ranges between 95 and 99%. | |
| Die gemessenen Werte werden in der Tabelle eingetragen. - The measured values are entered in the chart. | |
| 2. n. worth, value (state or degree of being estimated) | |
| Der Wert eines Menschenlebens darf nicht an Bedingungen gebunden sein. - The worth of a human life must not be tied to conditions. | |
| Der Wert des Hauses beläuft sich auf rund 360.000 Euro. - The value of the house amounts to around 360,000 euros. | |
| 3. n. (often, plural) value (moral ideal or norm) | |
| Ehrlichkeit ist für mich ein wichtiger Wert. - Honesty is an important value to me. | |
| die Werte des christlichen Abendlands - the values of the Christian Occident | |
| 4. adj. (with accusative; higher register with genitive) worth something, worthy of something | |
| Das ist die Mühe nicht wert. - That's not worth the effort. | |
| Sie fand es nicht der Mühe wert. - She didn't find it worth the effort. | |
| Der Wein ist seinen Preis wert. - The wine is worth its price. | |
| Gold(es) wert sein - to be worth gold/worth its weight in gold | |
| Er ist die ganze Aufmerksamkeit nicht wert, die er bekommt. - He's not worthy of all the attention he gets. | |
| 5. adj. (higher register, with genitive) worthy of someone | |
| Das ist meiner nicht wert. - That’s below my dignity. | |
| 6. adj. (formal) dear | |
| Werte Gäste, ... - Dear guests, ... | |
| dieser |
| 1. pron. this one, this | |
| 2. pron. that one, that | |
| Alten |
| 1. n. singular of Alter | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Alter | |
| 3. n. singular of Alter | |
| 4. n. plural of Alter | |
| 5. n. dative plural of Alte | |
| 6. n. singular of Alte | |
| 7. n. plural of Alte | |
| 8. adj. form of alt | |
| alt |
| 1. adj. old | |
| Wie alt bist du? - How old are you? | |
| 2. adj. ancient | |
| 3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative) | |
| ältere Menschen - the elderly | |
| Kommode |
| 1. n-f. chest of drawers | |
| 2. adj. form of kommod | |
| kann |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present 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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| 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) | |
| Ihnen |
| 1. pron. personal dative of Sie: you, to you i;indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of sie; them, to them. | |
| nur |
| 1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
| Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
| Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
| 2. adv. ever; at all | |
| Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
| 3. adv. however, though | |
| Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
| 4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
| Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
| annähernd |
| 1. Participle. present participle of annähern | |
| 2. adv. approximately | |
| nennen |
| 1. v. to name (to give a name to) | |
| 2. v. to call, to describe as (some name, title or description) | |
| Nennst du mich einen Dummkopf? - Are you calling me an idiot? | |
| Wir nennen den Hund Leo. - We call the dog Leo. | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give (some piece of information) | |
| Nennen Sie mir den Ort des Treffens. - Tell me the location of the meeting. | |
| 4. v. to say, to speak, to state (a name) | |
| Kannst du deinen Namen nennen? - Can you say your name? | |
| 5. v. to call out; to give (e.g. some request) | |
| 6. v. to be called; to be named; to go by some name | |
