inzwischen |
1. adv. meanwhile, in the meantime, now, by now, since | |
Inzwischen hat sie ihr Studium abgeschlossen. - In the meantime, she has completed her studies. | |
Vor ein paar Jahren waren sie reich, haben aber inzwischen alles verloren. - A few years ago they were rich, but have since lost it all. | |
Es geht ihm inzwischen besser. - He is feeling better now. | |
2. adv. in the meantime | |
Sie musste noch arbeiten, also holte er inzwischen die Kinder ab. - She still had to work, so he picked up the children in the meantime. | |
3. adv. in the meantime | |
Die Unterlagen sind noch nicht fertig, bitte warten Sie inzwischen draußen. - The documents are not ready yet, please wait outside in the meantime. | |
bringt |
1. v. third-person singular present of bringen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of bringen | |
3. v. plural imperative of bringen | |
bringen |
1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear | |
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house. | |
2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany | |
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital. | |
3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something) | |
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck. | |
Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality. | |
4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something) | |
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh. | |
Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home. | |
Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient. | |
„Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.” | |
5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
zum Ausdruck bringen - to express | |
in Einklang bringen - to reconcile | |
zu Fall bringen - to bring down | |
in Gang bringen - to initiate | |
ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion | |
in Ordnung bringen - to put in order | |
auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point | |
in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety | |
in Verbindung bringen - to associate | |
auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate) | |
6. v. to acquire; to take possession of | |
7. v. to accomplish; to yield | |
8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful | |
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“ | |
9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well | |
Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver. | |
10. v. to get over with | |
Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with. | |
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 | |
Kellner |
1. n-m. waiter (male or of unspecified gender) | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
Maja |
1. Proper noun. given name, female, dim=Maria | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
bestellte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of bestellen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of bestellen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bestellen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bestellen | |
bestellen |
1. v. (usually transitive) to order (e.g. food at a restaurant, items for delivery) | |
Ich bestelle Bier für alle. - I'm ordering beer for everyone. | |
2. v. to order to come, to summon | |
3. v. (usually transitive) to reserve (e.g. a table, hotel room) | |
4. v. (ditransitive) to convey to, to send to (a message, greetings) | |
5. v. to appoint | |
Sie wurde zur neuen Pressesprecherin bestellt. - She was appointed as the new press secretary. | |
6. v. to cultivate, till (a field, by ploughing, manuring etc.) | |
Ein guter Bauer bestellt den Boden, bevor er pflanzt. - A good farmer cultivates the soil before planting. | |
Kännchen |
1. n-n. diminutive of Kanne | |
Kaffee |
1. n. coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water) | |
2. n. (regional) afternoon coffee, afternoon tea, coffee and cake (afternoon meal in northern and central Germany, particularly on Sundays) | |
Wir fahren am Sonntag zum Kaffee zur Oma. - On Sunday, we go to Grandma's for coffee and cake. | |
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? | |
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 | |
Drei |
1. n-f. three (digit/figure 3) | |
2. num. (cardinal) three (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 3; or describing a set with three elements) | |
Stücke |
1. n. plural of Stück | |
2. n. (formal) noun form of Stück, , dat, s | |
Stück |
1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English) | |
Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please! | |
Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want? | |
Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece. | |
2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal) | |
200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle | |
3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass) | |
Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces. | |
Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar. | |
Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake. | |
4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films) | |
Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece. | |
Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please. | |
Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play. | |
5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female | |
Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing. | |
Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard. | |
6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun) | |
Kuchen |
1. n-m. pie; cake; tart (foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread) | |
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 | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
es |
1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
sich |
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
am |
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
am Ende - at the end | |
am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
am Leben - alive | |
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
am Berg - on the mountain | |
am Fest - at the festival | |
am Schirm - on the screen | |
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
am schnellsten - fastest | |
am schwächsten - weakest | |
am wichtigsten - most important | |
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Buffet |
1. n. (gastronomy) buffet | |
2. n. (furniture) sideboard, buffet | |
ausgesucht |
1. Participle. past participle of aussuchen | |
aussuchen |
1. v. to select, to choose, to pick | |
Hast du ein Kleid für die Party ausgesucht? - Did you pick out a dress for the party? | |
hat |
1. v. third-person singular present of haben | |
haben |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
3. 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. | |
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
5. v. to get (to receive) | |
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
10. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
11. 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. | |
12. 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. | |
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? | |
Paul |
1. Proper noun. given name, male, eq=Paul, f=Paula, f2=Paulina, f3=Pauline | |
bekommt |
1. v. third-person singular present of bekommen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of bekommen | |
3. v. plural imperative of bekommen | |
bekommen |
1. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben) | |
Hunger bekommen - to get hunger | |
ein Kind bekommen - to have a child | |
2. v. to catch (+aux, haben) | |
den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold | |
3. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein | |
Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him. | |
4. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben) | |
Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time. | |
Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied. | |
Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants? | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Tasse |
1. n-f. cup with a handle | |
Tee |
1. n. tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water) | |
2. n. (golf) tee | |