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? | |
dann |
1. adv. then, after that | |
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. | |
2. adv. then, in that case | |
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it. | |
erzählte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of erzählen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of erzählen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of erzählen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of erzählen | |
erzählen |
1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone) | |
Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale. | |
Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood. | |
2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred) | |
Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died. | |
3. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble | |
Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon. | |
Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today! | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
daß |
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass | |
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). | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
Hühnern |
1. n. dative plural of Huhn | |
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 | |
Federn |
1. n. plural of Feder | |
Feder |
1. n-f. feather | |
2. n-f. spring (of a machine or gadget) | |
3. n-f. (historical) quill pen | |
4. n-f. nib (of a fountain pen) | |
5. n-f. (metonymy) penholder, fountain pen | |
6. Proper noun. surname, eq=Feather | |
sträubten |
1. v. first-person plural preterite of sträuben | |
2. v. third-person plural preterite of sträuben | |
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of sträuben | |
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of sträuben | |
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? | |
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 | |
Hahn |
1. n. cock, rooster | |
2. n. ((short for, Wasserhahn)) tap, faucet | |
3. n. ((short for, Fasshahn) or short for, Zapfhahn) spigot, stopcock | |
4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Kamm |
1. n. comb | |
2. n. crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster) | |
3. n. (cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef) | |
4. n. ridge (of hills, mountains) | |
sinken |
1. v. to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky | |
Die Sonne ist gesunken. - The sun has set. | |
2. v. to fall; to drop; to decline | |
ließ |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of lassen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of lassen | |
lassen |
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let | |
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope | |
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) | |
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen. | |
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state) | |
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey. | |
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something) | |
5. v. to cease; to desist | |