| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| Rücktritt |
| 1. n. resignation, demission (from an office) | |
| 2. n. rescission, cancelation (from a contract) | |
| 3. n. (bicycle parts) short for, Rücktrittbremse, , back pedal brake | |
| will |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of wollen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of wollen | |
| wollen |
| 1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| Nichts |
| 1. n. nothingness, void | |
| 2. pron. nothing | |
| Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing. | |
| Wissen |
| 1. n. knowledge | |
| 2. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
| Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
| von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
| 3. v. to remember (with noch) | |
