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) | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Tälern |
1. n. dative plural of Tal | |
Tal |
1. n. valley | |
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 | |
Siebengebirges |
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wir |
1. pron. we | |
sind |
1. v. first-person plural present of sein | |
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here. | |
2. v. third-person plural present of sein | |
Da sind sie. - There they are. | |
3. v. second-person plural present of sein | |
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form) | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
sicher |
1. adj. safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger) | |
2. adj. (often with reflexive dative, with optional genitive object) sure, certain (convinced) | |
Ich bin (mir) sicher, dass es heute regnen wird. - I am sure that it will rain today. | |
Sie ist sich des Sieges sicher. - She is certain of victory. | |
3. adv. safely | |
4. adv. surely, certainly | |
5. v. first-person singular present of sichern | |
6. v. singular imperative of sichern | |
sichern |
1. v. to secure | |
hängt |
1. v. third-person singular present of hängen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of hängen | |
3. v. plural imperative of hängen | |
hängen |
1. v. to hang; to be suspended | |
Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree. | |
2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to | |
Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister. | |
3. v. to depend on | |
Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take. | |
4. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
5. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
6. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging | |
Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him. | |
7. v. to hang on to; to follow | |
Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work. | |
hangen |
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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 | |
Nebel |
1. n-m. fog, mist, haze | |
Wir warten bis der Nebel sich gelichtet hat. - We'll wait until the fog has cleared | |
2. n-m. (astronomy) nebula | |
3. v. first-person singular present of nebeln | |
4. v. singular imperative of nebeln | |
Tief |
1. n. (meteorology) low | |
2. adj. (also, figuratively) deep | |
Wie tief ist das Wasser? - How deep is the water? | |
Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur. - She has a deep understanding of Russian culture. | |
3. adj. low (situated close to, or below, the ground) | |
Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt. - You hung the picture too low. | |
4. adj. (figuratively, Switzerland) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.) | |
tiefere Abgaben - lower taxes | |
5. adv. deeply, profoundly | |
6. adv. thoroughly, in depth | |