| Freund |
| 1. n. friend | |
| Lass uns Freunde bleiben. - Let’s stay friends. | |
| 2. n. boyfriend | |
| Hast du einen Freund? - Do you have a boyfriend? | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature) | |
| Blase |
| 1. n-f. bubble | |
| 2. n-f. blister | |
| 3. n-f. bladder | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of blasen | |
| 5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of blasen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of blasen | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of blasen | |
| 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? | |
| gibt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of geben | |
| es gibt |
| 1. v. there is, there are | |
| geben |
| 1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) | |
| Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch. | |
| 2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach | |
| Gib mir das! - Give me that! | |
| Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold). | |
| Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen? | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist | |
| Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood? | |
| Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) | |
| Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice? | |
| Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. | |
| 5. v. to present; to put | |
| 6. v. to result in | |
| Süßen |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Süßer | |
| 2. v. to sweeten | |
| 3. adj. form of süß | |
| Brei |
| 1. n. mash; mush; porridge; any semisolid food | |
| 2. n. milk pudding with chewable pieces in it, such as rice pudding, semolina pudding, etc. | |
| wo |
| 1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place) | |
| Wo bist du? - Where are you? | |
| 2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation) | |
| Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold. | |
| 3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time) | |
| Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other. | |
| 4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location) | |
| Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer. | |
| 5. conj. (colloquial) when | |
| Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face. | |
| 6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that | |
| Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that. | |
| ist |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of sein | |
| sein |
| 1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
| Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
| Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
| 2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
| Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
| Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
| Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
| Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
| 3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
| Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
| Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
| Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
| Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
| 5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
| Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
| Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
| 6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
| Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
| Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
| 7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
| Du bist! - You're it! | |
| Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
| 8. det. his | |
| Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
| Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
| 9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
| der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
| das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
| 10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
| Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
| 11. det. one's | |
| Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
| mein |
| 1. det. (possessive) my | |
| Großer |
| 1. n. (title) great (referring to a male) | |
| Alexander der Große - Alexander the Great | |
| 2. n. adult (male or of unspecified gender) | |
| 3. adj. form of groß | |
| Löffel |
| 1. n-m. spoon | |
| 2. n-m. hare's ear | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of löffeln | |
| 4. v. singular imperative of löffeln | |
| nach |
| 1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
| Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
| nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
| 2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
| B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
| 3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
| die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
| 4. prep. according to; guided by | |
| 5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
| die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
| 6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
| Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
| 7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
| nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
| nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
| nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
| 8. post. according to | |
| meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
| meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
| 9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
| Russischen |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Russisch | |
| 2. adj. form of russisch | |
| russisch |
| 1. adj. (relational) Russian | |
| Märchen |
| 1. n-n. fairy tale (folk tale) | |
| 2. n-n. (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story) | |
