| 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.) | |
| Matrose |
| 1. n. seaman; sailor (of low rank) (male or of unspecified gender) | |
| Maß |
| 1. n-n. size | |
| 2. n-n. extent | |
| 3. n-n. measure (standard against which something can be judged) | |
| Ehrlichkeit ist das wahre Maß eines Mannes. - Honesty is the true measure of a man. | |
| 4. n. (South Germany) a litre/tankard of beer | |
| 5. v. first-person singular preterite of messen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular preterite of messen | |
| messen |
| 1. v. to measure (something) | |
| 2. v. to compete | |
| sich mit jemandem messen - to compete with someone | |
| 3. v. to measure; to be a given size, height, width, length, etc. | |
| Der Tisch misst 160 Zentimeter. - The table measures 160 centimeters. | |
| am |
| 1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
| am Ende - at the end | |
| am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
| am Leben - alive | |
| 2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
| am Berg - on the mountain | |
| am Fest - at the festival | |
| am Schirm - on the screen | |
| 3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
| am schnellsten - fastest | |
| am schwächsten - weakest | |
| am wichtigsten - most important | |
| Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
| 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. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Bug |
| 1. n. (nautical, aviation) bow, prow (of a ship), nose gloss, of an aircraft | |
| 2. n. shoulder joint (of an animal) | |
| 3. n. joist, joint (in woodwork) | |
| 4. n. (computing) bug | |
| 5. Proper noun. Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe) | |
| 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. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
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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 | |
| Wassertiefe |
| 1. n-f. water depth | |
