| handle |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of handeln | |
| 2. v. singular imperative of handeln | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of handeln | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of handeln | |
| handeln |
| 1. v. to act; to take action | |
| Jeder ist dafür verantwortlich, wie er handelt. - Everybody is responsible for the way they act. | |
| Wir müssen handeln, bevor es zu spät ist. - We must take action before it is too late. | |
| 2. v. to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle | |
| Da lass ich nicht mit mir handeln. - I won’t bargain about this. | |
| 3. v. to trade in; to deal; to sell (+preo, mit) | |
| Er handelt mit Teppichen. - He trades in carpets. | |
| 4. v. to trade | |
| Eine Aktiengesellschaft ist eine Firma, die an der Börse gehandelt wird. - A stock company is an enterprise that is traded in the stock market. | |
| 5. v. to tip as; to take into consideration as being | |
| Er wird als der nächste Superstar gehandelt. - He’s being tipped as the next superstar. | |
| 6. v. to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about (+preo, von) | |
| Der Autor handelt auf 32 Seiten von dieser Nebensächlichkeit. - The author discusses this marginal issue in 32 pages. | |
| 7. v. to be about; to deal with | |
| Das Buch handelt von Hasen. - The book is about hares. | |
| 8. v. (impersonal, reflexive, often with bei to add clarification, idiomatic) to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of (Often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate so | |
| Es handelt sich um ein Missverständnis. - What we have is a misunderstanding. | |
| Bei diesen Tieren handelt es sich um Hasen. - These animals here are hares. | |
| Es handelt sich um ein paar Tage, bis die Pakete ankommen werden. - It will be a matter of days before the packages will arrive. | |
| 9. v. to handle something; to control; to deal with in an organised fashion | |
| Wir müssen sehen, wie wir dieses Problem handeln. - We must find a way of handling this problem. | |
| So |
| 1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
| 2. adv. so, such, that | |
| Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
| Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
| Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
| so und so - such and such | |
| 3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
| Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
| 4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
| Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
| 5. adv. then (in that case) | |
| Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
| Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
| 7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
| 8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
| So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
| 9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
| Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
| Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
| 10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
| Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
| 11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
| daß |
| 1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass | |
| 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 | |
| Maxime |
| 1. n-f. maxim | |
| deines |
| 1. pron. singular of deiner | |
| mein Haus und deines - my house and yours | |
| 2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of dein | |
| die Frau deines Bruders - your brother's wife | |
| Willens |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Wille | |
| 2. n. genitive singular of Willen | |
| 3. adj. (higher register) willing, ready, prepared | |
| Wille |
| 1. n. will | |
| Triumph des Willens. - Triumph of the Will. | |
| Wir haben den Willen unseres Volkes geschützt. - We defended the will of our people. | |
| Der Wille des Volkes triumphiert. - The will of the people triumphed. | |
| Willen |
| 1. n-m. Alternative form of Wille, , will | |
| 2. n. singular of Wille | |
| 3. n. plural of Wille | |
| jederzeit |
| 1. adv. anytime | |
| zugleich |
| 1. adv. at the same time | |
| Als |
| 1. n. creek, drainage channel | |
| 2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as | |
| Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door. | |
| Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young. | |
| 3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than | |
| Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one. | |
| Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original. | |
| Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth. | |
| 4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of | |
| Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it. | |
| Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends. | |
| Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital. | |
| 5. conj. as if | |
| 6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than | |
| Prinzip |
| 1. n. principle | |
| Einer |
| 1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
| 2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
| 3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
| 4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
| 5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
| 7. pron. one | |
| 8. pron. someone, somebody | |
| 9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| allgemeinen |
| 1. adj. form of allgemein | |
| allgemein |
| 1. adj. general (common, basic, usual), universal | |
| Gesetzgebung |
| 1. n-f. legislation (act of legislating) | |
| gelten |
| 1. v. to be valid; to count; to hold true | |
| 2. v. to be effective; to be in force | |
| 3. v. to be worth | |
| 4. v. to be for/of (+ dative) | |
| 5. v. to be regarded (as something); to pass (for something) | |
| 6. v. (impersonal) to be necessary | |
| 7. v. to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.) | |
| Das will ich ausnahmsweise mal gelten lassen. - I will let that pass allow, concede, endure, permit, accept that as an exception. | |
| könne |
| 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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