| direkt |
| 1. adj. direct, straight, without deviation or interruption | |
| direkte Demokratie - Direct democracy | |
| direkter Kontakt - Direct contact | |
| 2. adj. direct, candid, forthright (of a person, conversation) | |
| hinter |
| 1. prep. behind, after | |
| 2. prep. after (in pursuit of) | |
| 3. prep. beyond (further away than) | |
| 4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby | |
| Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check. | |
| 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 | |
| Ruine |
| 1. n-f. ruin, ruins | |
| sprudelte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of sprudeln | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of sprudeln | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sprudeln | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sprudeln | |
| nämlich |
| 1. adj. same, either the same object or sometimes just the same type of object | |
| 2. adv. namely | |
| 3. adv. because (put after the conjugated verb, rather than at the beginning of the clause) | |
| Ich hab morgen keine Zeit, ich hab nämlich einen Termin. - I don’t have time tomorrow, I have an appointment (because I have an appointment). | |
| ein |
| 1. art. a, an | |
| ein Mann - a man | |
| eine Frau - a woman | |
| ein Kind - a child | |
| 2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
| ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
| darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
| 3. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
| Bach |
| 1. n. brook, stream | |
| 2. Proper noun. surname, topographic | |
| 3. Proper noun. (music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer | |
| Aus |
| 1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team | |
| 2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area | |
| 3. n. end | |
| 4. adv. out | |
| 5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up | |
| Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up! | |
| 6. adj. (of a device) off | |
| 7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something) | |
| Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer! | |
| 8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below) | |
| Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am. | |
| 9. prep. of; made of; out of | |
| ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice | |
| 10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality) | |
| etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship) | |
| etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice | |
| 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 | |
| Erde |
| 1. n-f. soil | |
| Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. - She took a handful of soil. | |
| 2. n-f. the ground | |
| Er fiel auf die Erde. - He fell on the ground. | |
| 3. n-f. a world; a space to live in | |
| Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen. - This earth will fade, but God will create a new earth. | |
| 4. Proper noun. the planet Earth | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of erden | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of erden | |
| 7. v. first-person singular subjunctive of erden | |
| 8. v. third-person singular subjunctive of erden | |
| 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. | |
| angeblich |
| 1. adj. alleged, pretended, reported | |
| Der Kandidat lehnte es ab, sich zu der angeblichen Affäre zu äußern. - The candidate refused to comment on the alleged affair. | |
| 2. adv. allegedly, supposedly, reportedly | |
| Die Ursache für die Krankheit ist angeblich kontaminiertes Rindfleisch. - The cause of the illness is reportedly contaminated beef. | |
| sehr |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy. | |
| 2. adv. a lot, much | |
| Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot. | |
| wohlschmeckendem |
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| Wasser |
| 1. n. water (H₂O) | |
| 2. n. alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit | |
| 3. n. (colloquial) (clipping of Mineralwasser/Tafelwasser) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of wassern | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of wassern | |
