| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| drehte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of drehen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of drehen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of drehen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of drehen | |
| drehen |
| 1. v. to turn | |
| Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left! | |
| 2. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around | |
| Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left! | |
| 3. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate | |
| 4. v. to revolve, rotate, spin | |
| Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun. | |
| 5. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot | |
| Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can. | |
| 6. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll | |
| 7. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around | |
| Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road. | |
| 8. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin | |
| Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht! | |
| 9. v. to shape with a lathe | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| 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 | |
| Seite |
| 1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape) | |
| Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides. | |
| 2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object | |
| Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides. | |
| 3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book) | |
| 4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper) | |
| Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper. | |
| 5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone | |
| Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless. | |
| Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible. | |
| Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame. | |
| 6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept | |
| Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side. | |
| Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue. | |
| 7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents | |
| Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war. | |
| Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers. | |
| 8. n-f. face of a coin or dice | |
| 9. n-f. (computing) website | |
| 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? | |
| 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 | |
| Laute |
| 1. n-f. lute | |
| 2. n. plural of Laut | |
| 3. adj. form of laut | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of lauten | |
| 5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lauten | |
| 6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lauten | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of lauten | |
| lauten |
| 1. v. to read (have a certain content or wording) | |
| Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? - What is your address? | |
| Der Brief lautet: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich setze Sie hiermit in Kenntnis, dass... - The letter reads: Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby notify you that... | |
| Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch. - The verdict was an acquittal. | |
| 2. v. (obsolete) to sound, ring | |
| 3. adj. form of laut | |
| Regen |
| 1. n-m. rain | |
| 2. v. to move (a small amount or unconsciously) | |
| Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich. - He moved his finger as far as possible. | |
| 3. v. to move (intransitive), to stir | |
| 4. v. to be active doing something, occupying oneself | |
| 5. v. to budge, to become noticeable | |
| wiegte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of wiegen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of wiegen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wiegen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wiegen | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| 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) | |
| einen |
| 1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. plural of einer | |
| 6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
| Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
| 7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
| Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
| sanften |
| 1. adj. form of sanft | |
| sanft |
| 1. adj. gentle | |
| ruhigen |
| 1. adj. form of ruhig | |
| ruhig |
| 1. adj. quiet | |
| ruhige Gegend - quiet area | |
| 2. adj. calm | |
| ruhiger Gemütszustand - calm state of mind | |
| ruhiger Befund - stable finding; no indication of progression (medical examination) | |
| 3. adv. quietly | |
| 4. adv. calmly | |
| 5. adv. used to indicate that the speaker does not object to the actions of others | |
| Du kannst ruhig mitkommen. - You can come along if you like; You’re welcome to come along; I don’t mind if you come along. | |
| 6. adv. used to soften a request, as if to say “I don’t mind if...” to mean “I would like it if...” | |
| Es kann ruhig ein bisschen mehr sein. - I don’t mind if it’s a little more; Can I have a little more? | |
| Schlaf |
| 1. n. sleep | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) temple (anatomy) | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of schlafen | |
| 4. v. colloquial of | |
