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 | |
Anzahl |
1. n. (a) number, an amount; a few | |
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 | |
Stipendien |
1. n. plural of Stipendium | |
Stipendium |
1. n. (grant-in-aid to a student) scholarship | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
diesen |
1. pron. masculine accusative singular of dieser; "this" | |
Ich will diesen Apfel - I want this apple. | |
2. pron. dative plural of dieser; "these" | |
Ich half diesen Tieren - I helped these animals. | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
Studiengang |
1. n. major, academic course | |
ist |
1. v. third-person singular present 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. | |
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 | |
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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) | |
diesem |
1. pron. dative singular of dieser | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
Jahrgang |
1. n. vintage (wine identified by year and vineyard) | |
2. n. vintage, year (all of a kind that were born or produced in the same year, or who are in the same year of a multi-annual programme, e.g. school) | |
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 | |
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begrenzt |
1. Participle. past participle of begrenzen | |
2. adj. confined, limited, restricted | |
3. adj. narrow | |
4. v. second-person singular present of begrenzen | |
5. v. third-person singular present of begrenzen | |
6. v. second-person plural present of begrenzen | |
7. v. plural imperative of begrenzen | |
begrenzen |
1. v. to limit, to delimit, to restrict, to confine | |
worden |
1. Participle. past participle of werden | |
werden |
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
3. 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. | |
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
5. 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.) | |
6. 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? | |
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |