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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
Gelegenheit
1. n-f. opportunity, chance, instance, occasion + zu (object) = for/to
ausgezeichnete Gelegenheit. - excellent opportunity.
Gelegenheit zur Stellungnahme. - opportunity to comment.
2. n-f. facility (facilities), accommodation
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.
dieses
1. pron. singular of dieser
2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Bild
1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
3. n. (computing) image
wird
1. v. third-person singular present 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.
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).
Ecke
1. n-f. corner, edge
Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner.
2. n-f. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen. - Give me a small piece of the cake, please.
3. n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here.
4. n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node
5. n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick
Magdeburger
1. n-m. Magdeburgian, Magdeburger (person from Magdeburg)
2. adj. (relational) of Magdeburg
Straße
1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street.
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf.
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic.
2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone
4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
6. n-f. strait (channel of water)
7. n-f. (poker) straight
Heeresanger
neben
1. prep. next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch. - The sofa belongs next to the table
Das Sofa steht neben dem Tisch. - The sofa stands next to the table
2. prep. in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of
3. prep. compared with
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
polnischen
1. adj. form of polnisch
polnisch
1. adj. (relational) Polish (of Poland or its language)
Studentenheim
also
1. conj. so, therefore
Er aß zu viel Kuchen, also wurde er krank. - He ate too much cake so he got sick.
2. adv. then, thus, so, hence (Used to connect a sentence or clause with previous information.)
Heute bin ich beschäftigt. Also sollen wir uns morgen treffen? - I'm busy today. Should we meet tomorrow then?
3. adv. Used to introduce additional information about something previously mentioned.
Kürbiskuchengewürz, also eine Mischung aus Zimt und anderen Gewürzen, ist zu dieser Jahreszeit sehr beliebt. - Pumpkin spice, a mixture of cinnamon and other spices, is very popular at this tim
4. adv. (dated) thus, in this way
5. interj. alright (Indicates agreement with something.)
Ich würde gerne spazieren. Also, los geht's! - I would like to take a walk. Alright, let's go!
6. interj. so (Used as a lead-in or to start a new topic.)
Also, was sollen wir zu Abend essen? - So, what should we have for dinner?
7. interj. Used to resume an interrupted train of thought.
Das ist nicht wichtig. Also, wie ich bereits sagte, es kommt auf den Preis an. - That's not important. As I said before, the price matters.
8. interj. An intensifier, indicates an emotional connection to the statement.
Schmeckt dir die Suppe? Nein, also ich hasse sie! - Do you like the soup? No, I hate 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)
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
Wohnung
1. n-f. domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a holiday)
2. n-f. (especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)
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
Bronskis
ergeben
1. v. to yield, produce
Zwei Liter Teig ergeben laut des Rezepts 12 Muffins. - According to the recipe, two litres of batter makes 12 muffins.
2. v. (with Sinn) to make sense
Ihr Vorschlag ergibt Sinn. - Her proposal makes sense.
3. v. to surrender
Er ergab sich. - He surrendered.
4. v. to arise, result, turn out
Einige Einheiten ergeben sich durch algebraische Kombination. - Some units are given by algebraic combination.
5. v. to happen
Es hat sich so ergeben. (It happened like this.)
6. Participle. past participle of ergeben
7. adj. loyal, devoted, humble, obedient
Ihr ergebenster Diener - Your most humble servant
Haben
1. n-n. credit
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
6. v. to get (to receive)
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
11. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
denn
1. conj. for; because; since
Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot.
2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than
3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)
Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be?
Wieso denn? - How so, then?
Was denn? - But what?
4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case
Es
1. n. (music) E-flat
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
zeigt
1. v. third-person singular present of zeigen
2. v. second-person plural present of zeigen
3. v. plural imperative of zeigen
zeigen
1. v. to show, make see
2. v. (with auf) to point at
Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
3. v. to exhibit, allow to see
Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
4. v. to display, manifest
Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
5. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing
Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
6. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove
Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Hintergrund
1. n. background
eines
1. num. genitive singular of ein
2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. singular of einer
4. pron. genitive singular of einer
sonnenbeschienenen
mit
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
4. prep. with (having)
5. prep. at (with the age of)
6. prep. with, including, with ... included
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Kletterbohnen
halb
1. adj. half, halfway
Er ist seit einem halben Monat nicht mehr hier gewesen. - He hasn’t been here for half a month.
2. adv. a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
Wir treffen uns um halb zwei. - We’re meeting at one-thirty.
zugerankten
Balkons
1. n. genitive singular of Balkon
2. n. plural of Balkon
Balkon
1. n. (architectural element) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
solcher
1. pron. masculine nominative singular of solch
2. pron. feminine singular of solch
3. pron. genitive plural of solch
solch
1. pron. (demonstrative) such
Ich habe aber solchen Hunger! - I am so hungry!
die Idee als solche - the idea as such
Ein solcher ist mir unbekannt. - Such a one is unknown to me.
Machart
1. n-f. make
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
Sie
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
2. pron. she
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
5. pron. they; them
es
1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
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.
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Wohnungen
1. n. plural of Wohnung
Wohnung
1. n-f. domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a holiday)
2. n-f. (especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)
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
Polensiedlung
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