| 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 | |
| Folterknechte |
| 1. n. plural of Folterknecht | |
| Folterknecht |
| 1. n. torturer | |
| dürfen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may | |
| Darf ich gehen? - May I go? | |
| Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go. | |
| 2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may | |
| Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may. | |
| Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it. | |
| 3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable. | |
| Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes. | |
| 4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to | |
| Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then. | |
| 5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require | |
| 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). | |
| über |
| 1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially) | |
| Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue. | |
| Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest. | |
| 2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) | |
| Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke. | |
| 3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of | |
| Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station. | |
| Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet. | |
| 4. prep. (accusative) across | |
| Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea. | |
| 5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period | |
| Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend. | |
| Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years. | |
| 6. prep. (accusative) about | |
| Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life. | |
| 7. prep. around, among | |
| 8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity) | |
| 9. prep. beyond | |
| Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology. | |
| 10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted) | |
| 11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.) | |
| überbleiben - to be left over, to remain | |
| Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em? | |
| 12. adv. over (in certain select phrases) | |
| über und über - over and over | |
| 13. post. (following accusative) throughout | |
| Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day. | |
| alle |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
| 2. pron. plural of all | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of all | |
| 4. det. plural of all | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
| Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
| Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| Gebote |
| 1. n. plural of Gebot | |
| Gebot |
| 1. n. command, commandment | |
| 2. n. bid, bidding | |
| 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 | |
| Scham |
| 1. n. shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande) | |
| 2. n. bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness | |
| 3. n. (dated, except in compounds) pubic region including the genitals | |
| 4. n. (dated) vulva | |
| 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? | |
| alle |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
| 2. pron. plural of all | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of all | |
| 4. det. plural of all | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
| Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
| Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| Bestimmungen |
| 1. n. plural of Bestimmung | |
| Bestimmung |
| 1. n-f. determination (act of determining or measuring) | |
| 2. n-f. destination (intended purpose) | |
| 3. n-f. appointment, designation | |
| 4. n-f. regulation | |
| 5. n-f. (linguistics) modifier; attribute (of a noun); complement (of a verb) | |
| 6. n-f. (law) provision (clause in a statute providing for a particular matter; a specific rule that arises from the lexical content of a statute) | |
| Des |
| 1. n. (music) D-flat | |
| 2. art. genitive singular of der: the | |
| 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 | |
| weltlichen |
| 1. adj. form of weltlich | |
| 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? | |
| kirchlichen |
| 1. adj. form of kirchlich | |
| kirchlich |
| 1. adj. ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic | |
| Rechts |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Recht | |
| 2. adv. on the right | |
| Siehst du das Auto rechts? - Do you see the car on the right? | |
| 3. adv. to the right | |
| An der nächsten Ampel rechts abbiegen. - Turn right at the next traffic light. | |
| 4. adv. the right-hand side | |
| Wir gehen nach rechts. - We are going to the right. | |
| 5. adv. pars pro toto for right-wing | |
| 6. adv. pertaining to the political right | |
| Recht |
| 1. n. a right, privilege | |
| Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden. - You do not have the right to be lied to about anything. | |
| 2. n. a title, claim | |
| 3. n. the law | |
| hinwegsetzen |
| 1. v. to leap over, to jump over | |
| 2. v. (über) to flout, to override, to dismiss, to defy, to ignore | |
