| natürlich |
| 1. adj. natural, normal | |
| 2. adv. naturally | |
| 3. adv. of course | |
| fielen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of fallen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of fallen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of fallen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of fallen | |
| fallen |
| 1. v. to fall; to drop | |
| Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.') | |
| Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor. | |
| 2. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action | |
| 3. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown. | |
| Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period. | |
| 4. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline | |
| Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage. | |
| nun |
| 1. adv. now, at this moment | |
| 2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence | |
| Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes. | |
| Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country? | |
| 3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis | |
| Was soll das nun heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now? | |
| 4. interj. now, well, so | |
| Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. - Well, that's a tough question. | |
| 5. conj. (tlb, literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that … | |
| sofort |
| 1. adv. immediately, at once | |
| alle |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
| 2. pron. plural of all | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of all | |
| 4. det. plural of all | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
| Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
| Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| Mann |
| 1. n. man, male human being | |
| 2. n. husband | |
| über |
| 1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially) | |
| Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue. | |
| Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest. | |
| 2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) | |
| Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke. | |
| 3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of | |
| Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station. | |
| Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet. | |
| 4. prep. (accusative) across | |
| Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea. | |
| 5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period | |
| Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend. | |
| Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years. | |
| 6. prep. (accusative) about | |
| Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life. | |
| 7. prep. around, among | |
| 8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity) | |
| 9. prep. beyond | |
| Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology. | |
| 10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted) | |
| 11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.) | |
| überbleiben - to be left over, to remain | |
| Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em? | |
| 12. adv. over (in certain select phrases) | |
| über und über - over and over | |
| 13. post. (following accusative) throughout | |
| Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Alten |
| 1. n. singular of Alter | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Alter | |
| 3. n. singular of Alter | |
| 4. n. plural of Alter | |
| 5. n. dative plural of Alte | |
| 6. n. singular of Alte | |
| 7. n. plural of Alte | |
| 8. adj. form of alt | |
| alt |
| 1. adj. old | |
| Wie alt bist du? - How old are you? | |
| 2. adj. ancient | |
| 3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative) | |
| ältere Menschen - the elderly | |
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| 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? | |
| Säufer |
| 1. n-m. (pejorative) heavy drinker, boozer, alcoholic | |
| her |
| 1. adv. hither, to this place, to here, to me/us | |
| Komm her! - Come here! | |
| 2. adv. ago | |
| Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin. - Ten years ago was the last time I drove a car. | |
| 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? | |
| zogen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of ziehen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of ziehen | |
| ihn |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). | |
| Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him? | |
| Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it? | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object). | |
| nach |
| 1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
| Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
| nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
| 2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
| B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
| 3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
| die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
| 4. prep. according to; guided by | |
| 5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
| die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
| 6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
| Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
| 7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
| nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
| nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
| nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
| 8. post. according to | |
| meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
| meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
| 9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
| Kräften |
| 1. n. dative plural of Kraft | |
| Kraft |
| 1. n. power, force, strength | |
| Er hat keine Kraft mehr. - He has no more power. | |
| 2. n. (physics) force | |
| Bei der Geschwindigkeit wirken immense Kräfte. | |
| 3. n. (military usually plural) force (soldier) | |
| Die Front braucht frische Kräfte. - The front needs fresh forces. | |
| 4. n. (often in compounds) worker, employee | |
| Man müsste eine Kraft einstellen, um diese ganzen Akten zu sortieren. - We should hire someone to organize all these files. | |
| 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 | |
