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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
Ausgrenzung
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Menschen
1. n. singular of Mensch
2. n. plural of Mensch
Mensch
1. n. human, human being, man
2. n. woman
3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
4. interj. man! rah!
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
gleichgeschlechtlichen
1. adj. form of gleichgeschlechtlich
Verkehr
1. n. (verbal noun of verkehren); traffic (in all senses, on literal and on digital paths), interaction through movement in somebody’s sphere, exchange
Warenverkehr - goods traffic
Der Verkehr war heute wieder dicht! - The traffic today has been dense again!
Verkehrssitte - custom
2. n. euphemistic ellipsis of Geschlechtsverkehr, t=sexual intercourse
3. v. singular imperative of verkehren
ausüben
1. v. to practice / practise, to exert
spiegelt
1. v. third-person singular present of spiegeln
2. v. second-person plural present of spiegeln
3. v. plural imperative of spiegeln
spiegeln
1. v. to mirror
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Bezeichnungen
1. n. plural of Bezeichnung
Bezeichnung
1. n-f. designation, denomination, name, term
2. n-f. denotation, representation
wider
1. prep. (formal, literary) against
Kain, der erste Rebell wider den autoritären Vater-Gott. (Cain, the first to rebel against the authoritarian father God.)
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Formen
1. n. plural of Form
2. v. to form, to shape (to give something a shape)
Form
1. n-f. shape
2. n-f. form (order of doing things)
Bus
1. n. bus (public transport)
2. n. (computing) bus (on a computer mainboard)
Buserant
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Buserin
sind
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
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.
Ausdrücke
1. n. plural of Ausdruck
2. v. first-person singular present of ausdrücken
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of ausdrücken
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of ausdrücken
Ausdruck
1. n. expression, term
2. n. diction
3. n. expression, manifestation
(Meinung/Idee, etc) zum Ausdruck bringen. - to express (opinion, idea, etc).
4. n. manner
5. n. printout
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Wortfamilie
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.
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)
unserem
1. pron. dative singular of unser
unser
1. pron. genitive of wir
2. det. our
Jahrhundert
1. n-n. a century (period of 100 years)
21. Jahrhundert (1. Januar 2001 bis 31. Dezember 2100) - 21st century
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)
österreich
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.
Homosexuelle
1. n. female equivalent of Homosexueller: female homosexual
2. n. plural of Homosexueller
3. n. nominative singular of Homosexueller
4. adj. form of homosexuell
Homosexueller
1. n. homosexual (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n. singular of Homosexuelle
3. n. genitive plural of Homosexuelle
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Homosexualität
1. n-f. homosexuality
verwendet
1. Participle. past participle of verwenden
2. adj. used
3. v. third-person singular present of verwenden
4. v. second-person plural present of verwenden
5. v. second-person plural subjunctive of verwenden
6. v. plural imperative of verwenden
verwenden
1. v. to use, to employ, to apply
2. v. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
3. v. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich. - I approach him on your behalf.
4. v. (obsolete) to turn away
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.

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