| 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? | |
| ließen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of lassen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of lassen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of lassen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of lassen | |
| lassen |
| 1. v. to allow; to permit; to let | |
| lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope | |
| 2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) | |
| Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen. | |
| Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
| 3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state) | |
| Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey. | |
| 4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something) | |
| 5. v. to cease; to desist | |
| 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). | |
| Situationen |
| 1. n. plural of Situation | |
| Situation |
| 1. n-f. situation, circumstances | |
| Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - It is a pity that such a situation has occurred. | |
| 2. n-f. setting (background, atmosphere) | |
| schaffen |
| 1. v. to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to establish ? | |
| 2. v. to manage, to cope with | |
| Kannst du es um 9 Uhr schaffen? - Can you make it at 9 a.m. | |
| 3. v. to succeed with; to accomplish, achieve | |
| Du hast es geschafft - You did it! / You made it! | |
| Sie hat die Prüfung geschafft. - She passed the exam. | |
| 4. v. to convey; to carry; to take | |
| etwas aus der Welt schaffen - to take something out of the world | |
| 5. v. to work; to busy oneself | |
| Ich schaffe in einer Fabrik. - I work in a factory. | |
| Frohes Schaffen! (sometimes jocular) - Merry working! | |
| Schaffe, schaffe, Häusle baue (Swabian proverb) - Work, work, build a little house | |
| 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) | |
| denen |
| 1. pron. dative plural of der | |
| 2. pron. (relative): (to) whom, (to) which, that | |
| 3. pron. (demonstrative): (to) that, (to) him/her | |
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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 | |
| Herren |
| 1. n. plural of Herr | |
| 2. n. less common singular of Herr | |
| Herr |
| 1. n. man, gentleman (polite term) | |
| Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear | |
| Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet | |
| Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman | |
| 2. n. sir (title of respect) | |
| Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir? | |
| Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent) | |
| 3. n. Mr., mister, sir | |
| Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt | |
| Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller | |
| Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun | |
| Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor | |
| Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir | |
| Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel. | |
| Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers) | |
| Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs? | |
| Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails) | |
| 4. n. gentleman | |
| Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen... | |
| 5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)) | |
| Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation | |
| Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves. | |
| Der Schirmherr - the patron | |
| 6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility | |
| Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz | |
| 7. n. Lord, God | |
| Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God | |
| Gott der Herr - The Lord | |
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| 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? | |
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| Ohrfeigen |
| 1. n. plural of Ohrfeige | |
| 2. v. to slap in the face, to box someone's ears | |
| könnte |
| 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| 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. | |
| Beate |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, from=la:Beata | |
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| ohrfeigte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of ohrfeigen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of ohrfeigen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of ohrfeigen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of ohrfeigen | |
| ohrfeigen |
| 1. v. to slap in the face, to box someone's ears | |
