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ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
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.
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
Unterschied
1. n. difference
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Männern und Frauen? - What is the difference between men and women?
2. v. first-person singular preterite of unterscheiden
3. v. third-person singular preterite of unterscheiden
zwischen
1. prep. between
die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the gap between the poor and rich
2. prep. among, amongst
Männern
1. n. dative plural of Mann
Mann
1. n. man, male human being
2. n. husband
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?
Frauen
1. en:womenn. plural of Frau
Frau
1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Fantasieprodukt
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
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
Kastensystem
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)
Indien
1. Proper noun. India (a country in South Asia)
oder
1. conj. or
Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
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
Rassentrennung
1. n-f. racial segregation, racial separation
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
vereinigten
1. adj. form of vereinigt
Staaten
1. n. plural of Staat
2. Proper noun. (informal) the States, the USA
Staat
1. n. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
2. n. state , government , authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
3. n. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
Sonntagsstaat - Sunday best
Vereinigten Staaten
1. Proper noun. dative plural of Vereinigte Staaten
2. Proper noun. plural of Vereinigte Staaten

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