| seine |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of seiner | |
| 2. pron. plural of seiner | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of sein | |
| 4. det. plural 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. | |
| Zunge |
| 1. n-f. tongue (organ in the mouth) | |
| 2. n-f. tongue (flap in a shoe) | |
| Menschen anderer Zunge - people of another language | |
| in Zungen reden - to speak in tongues | |
| tastete |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of tasten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of tasten | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tasten | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tasten | |
| 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). | |
| langsam |
| 1. adj. slow (taking a long time to move or travel; not happening in a short time) | |
| Das Projekt geht nur langsam voran. | |
| Schnecken sind sehr langsam. - Snails are very slow. | |
| 2. adv. slowly (at a slow pace), gradually, carefully | |
| Das Auto fährt langsam. - The car goes slowly. | |
| Draußen wird es langsam heißer. - It's gradually getting hotter outside. | |
| 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) | |
| Richtung |
| 1. n-f. direction | |
| alle Richtungen - all directions | |
| 2. n-f. route or way | |
| Aus welcher Richtung? - Which way? | |
| 3. n-f. departure | |
| Ihrer |
| 1. pron. yours (i, polite/formal; both singular and plural) | |
| 2. pron. genitive of Sie i;addressing politely or formally one or more people | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of IhrDeterminer | |
| 4. det. genitive plural of IhrDeterminer | |
| 5. pron. personal genitive of sie: of her, of them | |
| 6. det. (possessive) feminine singular of ihr | |
| 7. det. (possessive) genitive plural of ihr | |
| Brust |
| 1. n. chest | |
| Die Kugel traf ihn mitten in die Brust. - The bullet hit him right in the chest. | |
| 2. n. breast (of a woman); side of the chest (of a man) | |
| Schon seit der Pubertät ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke. - Ever since puberty my right breast is bigger than the left one. | |
| Weil ich ungleichmäßig trainiert habe, ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke. - Because I worked out unevenly, the right side of my chest is bigger than the left side. | |
| 3. n. (figurative) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings) | |
| Bitterer Hass erfüllte seine Brust. - Bitter hatred pervaded his bosom. | |
| Fort |
| 1. n. fort (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) | |
| 2. adv. away | |
| 3. adv. gone | |
| 4. adv. going on, continuing | |
