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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)
werde
1. v. first-person singular present of werden
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden
4. v. singular imperative of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
wieder
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again!
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off.
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
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
Person
1. n-f. person, individual
Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte! - A table for two, please!
An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt. - Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl.
2. n-f. (pejorative, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus! - I don’t want this person in my house again!
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
darüber
1. adv. above, above it/this/that
2. adv. about it/this/that (concerning a matter)
3. adv. over, over it/this/that, thereover
Senioren von 80 Jahren und darüber - senior citizens of 80 years and over
Wachen
1. n. plural of Wache
2. n. gerund of wachen
3. v. to be awake
4. v. to watch, to guard
aufwachen
1. v. to wake up
Muss
1. n. necessity, a must
2. v. first-person singular present of müssen
3. v. third-person singular present of müssen
müssen
1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
ob
1. conj. (qual, subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
ob ... oder - if ... or
Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist. - I don't know if she's sick
Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt? - Did you ask her if she's coming?
Ob das wirklich wahr ist? - Is it really true?
2. conj. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case
3. prep. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
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
Regeln
1. n. plural of Regel
2. v. to regulate
3. v. to control (to adjust an apparatus)
4. v. to take care of, to deal with, to see to (errands, a situation, a small task)
Regel
1. n-f. rule
2. n-f. (colloquial) menstruation
Auch
1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
3. adv. Used for emphasis.
4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
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