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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)
trat
1. v. first-person singular preterite of treten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of treten
treten
1. v. to step, to walk (a short distance)
Bitte treten Sie hierher. - Please step over here.
2. v. to appear
Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen. - As she saw the tragedy, tears appeared in her eyes.
3. v. to come into a state implied by a phrase.
in Kraft treten - to come into effect
an die Stelle treten - to take the place
in Erscheinung treten - to appear (come into appearance)
in den Hintergrund treten - to become less important (step into the background)
in den Ruhestand treten - to retire (come into retirement)
in Kontakt treten - to get in touch (come into contact)
auf den Plan treten - to appear (literally, to come onto the map)
an die Öffentlichkeit treten - to go public (to come into the public)
in Aktion treten - to become active, to take action
zutage (zu Tage) treten - to come to light (literally, day)
4. v. to step; to tread; to trample
Wasser treten - to tread water
5. v. to kick
Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer. - The robber beat and kicked his victim.
6. v. to step; to tread
7. v. to step (on)
8. v. to pedal
während
1. conj. while
2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
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
Ersten
1. n. singular of Erster
2. n. dative plural of Erster
3. n. singular of Erster
4. n. plural of Erster
5. n. dative plural of Erste
6. n. singular of Erste
7. n. plural of Erste
8. num. genitive singular of erste
9. num. singular of erste
10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste
11. num. dative plural of erste
12. num. plural of erste
erste
1. adj. (ordinal) first
Strophe
1. n-f. (poetry) stanza (a unit of a poem)
2. n-f. (music) verse (a section of a song)
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
das
1. art. singular of der: the
2. pron. singular of der
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
er - Er wissen
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
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
Bild
1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
3. n. (computing) image
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
amtierenden
1. adj. form of amtierend
Staatspräsidenten
1. n. genitive singular of Staatspräsident
2. n. plural of Staatspräsident
Staatspräsident
1. n. president (head of state)
das
1. art. singular of der: the
2. pron. singular of der
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
er - Er wissen
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
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
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)
jedem
1. pron. dative singular of jeder
Klassenzimmer
1. n-n. classroom
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
Kruzifix
1. n-n. crucifix (object)
2. interj. (Bavaria, Austria) damn it!
Hängen
1. n. dative plural of Hang
2. v. to hang; to be suspended
Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree.
3. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister.
4. v. to depend on
Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take.
5. v. to hang something; to suspend
Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
6. v. to hang something; to suspend
Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
7. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging
Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him.
8. v. to hang on to; to follow
Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work.
musste
1. v. first-person singular preterite of müssen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of müssen
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?
salutierte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of salutieren
2. v. third-person singular preterite of salutieren
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of salutieren
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of salutieren
bei
1. prep. (locative) by; near
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
bei der Arbeit - during work
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
bei Schnee - when there is snow
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
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
Letzten
1. n. singular of Letzter
2. n. dative plural of Letzter
3. n. singular of Letzter
4. n. plural of Letzter
5. n. dative plural of Letzte
6. n. singular of Letzte
7. n. plural of Letzte
8. adj. form of letzter, en
letzter
1. adj. form of letzte
Strophe
1. n-f. (poetry) stanza (a unit of a poem)
2. n-f. (music) verse (a section of a song)

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