| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| sitzt |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of sitzen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of sitzen | |
| 3. v. second-person plural present of sitzen | |
| 4. v. plural imperative of sitzen | |
| sitzen |
| 1. v. to sit; to perch | |
| 2. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state) | |
| Wir saßen fest! - We were stuck! | |
| 3. v. to fit | |
| 4. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller) | |
| Der Schrank sitzt voller Motten. - The cupboard is full of moths. | |
| 5. v. to do time; to spend time in jail | |
| im Gefängnis sitzen. - to be in jail. | |
| 6. v. to hit home; to have a significant effect | |
| 7. v. to sit down | |
| bewegungslos |
| 1. adj. motionless, still, stock-still | |
| im |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
| 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) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Wagen |
| 1. n. a wheeled vehicle for transporting anything | |
| 2. n. a car, an automobile, a vehicle | |
| 3. n. a railroad car | |
| 4. n. a wagon, a cart (drawn by a person, by horses, by oxen, etc) | |
| 5. n. (astronomy) Dipper: either the Großer Wagen or Kleiner Wagen | |
| 6. n. gerund of wagen | |
| 7. v. to dare (to do something) | |
| 8. v. to venture (go despite any danger) | |
| 9. v. to risk, jeopardize | |
| hört |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of hören | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of hören | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of hören | |
| hören |
| 1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear) | |
| 2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention) | |
| 3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on | |
| 4. v. to get, to receive | |
| 5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction) | |
| Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents. | |
| 6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn) | |
| 7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by)) | |
| Ihr |
| 1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
| Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
| 3. pron. dative of sie | |
| Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
| 4. det. her (possessive) | |
| Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
| Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
| 5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
| die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
| 6. det. their | |
| Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
| die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
| Husten |
| 1. n-m. cough | |
| 2. n. (gerund of husten): the act of coughing, a certain way of it | |
| 3. v. to cough | |
| steigt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of steigen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of steigen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of steigen | |
| steigen |
| 1. v. to ascend, to climb, to rise | |
| 2. v. to rise (in value, of commodities etc.) | |
| 3. v. to enter, to step (into a large vehicle) | |
| 4. v. to rear up | |
| dann |
| 1. adv. then, after that | |
| Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. | |
| 2. adv. then, in that case | |
| Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it. | |
| 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 | |
| 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? | |
| schlendert |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of schlendern | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of schlendern | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of schlendern | |
| schlendern |
| 1. v. to stroll | |
| 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 | |
| Kanal |
| 1. n. canal (man-made watercourse) | |
| 2. n. something that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel in the body | |
| 3. n. channel (networks through which pass information, influence, etc.) | |
| 4. n. (broadcasting, communication) channel | |
| entlang |
| 1. post. (indicates movement following or toward something), along | |
| Ich gehe den Fluss entlang. - I'm walking along the river. | |
| Ich gehe an dem Fluss entlang. - I'm walking along the river. | |
| Ich gehe hier entlang. - I'm walking this way. | |
| 2. prep. along | |
| Ich gehe entlang des Flusses. - I walk along the river. | |
| Ich gehe entlang dem Fluss. - I walk along the river. | |
