| seit |
| 1. conj. since | |
| 2. prep. since | |
| Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week. | |
| 3. prep. for (some past period of time) | |
| Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now. | |
| Wochen |
| 1. n. plural of Woche | |
| Woche |
| 1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday) | |
| ab nächster Woche - from next week on | |
| vor Wochen - weeks ago | |
| jede zweite Woche - every other week | |
| Woche für Woche - week after week | |
| 2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days) | |
| schon seit einer Woche - for a week already | |
| 3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work) | |
| unter der Woche - during the week | |
| 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. | |
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| mir |
| 1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me: | |
| Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me. | |
| 2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we | |
| 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 | |
| Uniform |
| 1. n-f. uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group) | |
| 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 | |
| Leib |
| 1. n. (dated, higher register, or religious) body | |
| 2. n. by semantic narrowing more specifically | |
| 3. n. trunk, torso | |
| 4. n. belly, abdomen, stomach | |
| 5. n. womb | |
| 6. n. * (Line from the Hail Mary) | |
| 7. n. *: (quote, Gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus., t=Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.) | |
| seit |
| 1. conj. since | |
| 2. prep. since | |
| Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week. | |
| 3. prep. for (some past period of time) | |
| Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now. | |
| Wochen |
| 1. n. plural of Woche | |
| Woche |
| 1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday) | |
| ab nächster Woche - from next week on | |
| vor Wochen - weeks ago | |
| jede zweite Woche - every other week | |
| Woche für Woche - week after week | |
| 2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days) | |
| schon seit einer Woche - for a week already | |
| 3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work) | |
| unter der Woche - during the week | |
| Habe |
| 1. n. belongings, possession | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of haben | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 5. v. singular imperative 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. | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
| Mehr |
| 1. n. increase, excess | |
| ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ... | |
| 2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group | |
| Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. | |
| 3. pron. something more | |
| sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more | |
| Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more. | |
| Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see. | |
| 4. det. comparative of viel; more | |
| Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food? | |
| mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success | |
| Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you. | |
| zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos | |
| 5. adv. more | |
| immer mehr - more and more | |
| 6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore | |
| Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child. | |
| Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore. | |
| nicht mehr lange - not much longer | |
| nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left | |
| nie mehr - never again | |
| reinigen |
| 1. v. to clean | |
| Können |
| 1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability | |
| 2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 5. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 6. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 8. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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