| 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) | |
| Frage |
| 1. n-f. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) + an (object) = for | |
| Eine Frage an euch. - A question for you. | |
| 2. n-f. question, issue (subject or topic for consideration or investigation) | |
| 3. n-f. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of fragen | |
| 5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of fragen | |
| fragen |
| 1. v. to ask (someone something) | |
| Darf ich dich etwas fragen? - May I ask you something? | |
| 2. v. to ask for, to ask after | |
| 3. v. to wonder (literally, to ask (oneself)) | |
| Ich frage mich, wer mir helfen kann. - I wonder who can help me. | |
| Leute |
| 1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls) | |
| 2. n. plural of Leut | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Straße |
| 1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |
| Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |
| Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |
| Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |
| 2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |
| 4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |
| 5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |
| 6. n-f. strait (channel of water) | |
| 7. n-f. (poker) straight | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| U |
| 1. Letter. The twenty-first letter of the German alphabet. | |
| Bahn |
| 1. n-f. route, trail | |
| Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn. (She blazes her own trail.) | |
| 2. n-f. (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport | |
| Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn. (I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.) | |
| 3. n-f. A vehicle in rail transport ((especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)) | |
| Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät! (The train is always late!) | |
| Ich binin der Bahn. - I'm on the train. | |
| 4. n-f. (informal) short for, Autobahn | |
| Ich binauf der Bahn. - I'm on the motorway. | |
| 5. n-f. (informal) short for, Fahrbahn, t=lane of a road | |
| 6. n-f. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane | |
| 7. n-f. (astronomy) orbit | |
| Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen. (Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.) | |
| 8. Proper noun. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors. | |
| Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen. (Deutsche Bahn announces a profit.) | |
| 9. v. singular imperative of bahnen | |
| 10. v. colloquial of | |
| im |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
| 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) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Büro |
| 1. n. office (room for working) | |
| Sie sitzt in ihrem Büro. - She’s sitting in her office. | |
| 2. n. office, bureau, agency (administrative department or service provider) | |
| Fundbüro - lost-property office | |
| Reisebüro - travel agency | |
| 3. n. (informal, collective) the staff of such places | |
| Der Chef lädt das ganze Büro zum Essen ein. - The boss is inviting the whole office to dinner. | |
| alle |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
| 2. pron. plural of all | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of all | |
| 4. det. plural of all | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
| Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
| Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| woll'n |
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| Computer |
| 1. n-m. computer (programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations, logical operations, and usually also data retrieval/storage) | |
| Haben |
| 1. n-n. credit | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 6. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 11. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| keiner |
| 1. pron. none | |
| 2. pron. no one, nobody | |
| Keiner fühlte sich verantwortlich. - Nobody felt responsible. | |
| 3. pron. neither | |
| keiner von uns / euch / ihnen - neither of us / you / them | |
| 4. pron. feminine of kein | |
| von keiner großen Bedeutung - of no great importance | |
| 5. pron. genitive of kein | |
| es bedarf keiner Gründe - there is no need for reasons | |
| Weiß |
| 1. n. white, whiteness | |
| 2. n. powder, face powder | |
| 3. n. (slang) cocaine | |
| 4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames | |
| 5. adj. white | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of wissen | |
| ich - Ich weiß das bereits. | |
| ich - Ich weiß nicht. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of wissen | |
| er - Er weiß das bereits. | |
| er - Er weiß nicht. | |
| wissen |
| 1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
| Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
| von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
| 2. v. to remember (with noch) | |
| genau |
| 1. adj. exact | |
| 2. adv. just, exactly | |
| wieso |
| 1. adv. why | |
| 2. adv. how so | |
