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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)
stieg
1. v. preterite of steigen
steigen
1. v. to ascend, to climb, to rise
2. v. to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)
3. v. to enter, to step (into a large vehicle)
4. v. to rear up
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)
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
Turmkammer
empor
1. up, away from the ground
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
Jesus
1. Proper noun. (Christianity) Jesus
Vierzig
1. n-f. forty (number)
2. num. (cardinal) forty
Tage
1. n. (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
Sie hat ihre Tage. - She's having her period.
2. v. first-person singular present of tagen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tagen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tagen
5. v. singular imperative of tagen
Tag
1. n. day (24-hour period)
Tag für Tag - day after day
2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter.
Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression.
An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day?
Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day!
8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men!
Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day.
9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses
11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day
Lang
1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
2. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
3. adj. (of a person) tall
4. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
5. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
6. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
7. post. for (temporal)
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
8. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
9. v. singular imperative of langen
langen
1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
Mir langt's. - I've had enough
4. adj. form of lang
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
Versuchung
1. n-f. temptation
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. genitive singular of der: the
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
Teufels
1. n. genitive singular of Teufel
Teufel
1. n-m. (singular only) the Devil, Satan
2. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel etc.
3. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. an evil person
widerstanden
1. Participle. past participle of widerstehen
2. v. first-person plural preterite of widerstehen
3. v. third-person plural preterite of widerstehen
widerstehen
1. v. to withstand, to resist
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.
Soll
1. n. debit
2. n. kettle lake
3. v. first-person singular present of sollen
4. v. third-person singular present of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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?
trat
1. v. first-person singular preterite of treten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of treten
treten
1. v. to step, to walk (a short distance)
Bitte treten Sie hierher. - Please step over here.
2. v. to appear
Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen. - As she saw the tragedy, tears appeared in her eyes.
3. v. to come into a state implied by a phrase.
in Kraft treten - to come into effect
an die Stelle treten - to take the place
in Erscheinung treten - to appear (come into appearance)
in den Hintergrund treten - to become less important (step into the background)
in den Ruhestand treten - to retire (come into retirement)
in Kontakt treten - to get in touch (come into contact)
auf den Plan treten - to appear (literally, to come onto the map)
an die Öffentlichkeit treten - to go public (to come into the public)
in Aktion treten - to become active, to take action
zutage (zu Tage) treten - to come to light (literally, day)
4. v. to step; to tread; to trample
Wasser treten - to tread water
5. v. to kick
Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer. - The robber beat and kicked his victim.
6. v. to step; to tread
7. v. to step (on)
8. v. to pedal
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
treten auf
1. v. first-person plural present of auftreten
2. v. third-person plural present of auftreten
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of auftreten
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of auftreten
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
schmalen
1. adj. form of schmal
Streifen
1. n-m. stripe
2. n-m. strip
3. n-m. band
4. n-m. (colloquial) film, flick
5. n-m. streak
6. n-m. tape
7. n-m. zone
8. v. (+aux, haben) to brush, to graze, to stroke
Zum Glück hat ihn der Schuss nur gestreift. - Luckily the shot only grazed him.
Ich streifte den Mann aus Versehen. - I brushed against the man by mistake.
9. v. (+aux, sein) to wander, to roam
Sie streifte stundenlang durch die Wälder. - She roamed the woods for hours.
eines
1. num. genitive singular of ein
2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. singular of einer
4. pron. genitive singular of einer
Balkons
1. n. genitive singular of Balkon
2. n. plural of Balkon
Balkon
1. n. (architectural element) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
hinaus
1. adv. out (away from the speaker)
zum Fenster hinaus - out the window
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
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)
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
Jericho
hinabblicken
konnte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of können
2. v. third-person singular preterite 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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