| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| gingen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of gehen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of gehen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of gehen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of gehen | |
| mitgehen |
| 1. v. to come along | |
| 2. v. to accompany | |
| gehen |
| 1. v. to go, to walk | |
| Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together. | |
| Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street. | |
| Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk. | |
| 2. v. to leave | |
| Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now. | |
| 3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train) | |
| Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving? | |
| 4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares | |
| Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
| Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”) | |
| Es geht. - It’s all right. | |
| 5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible | |
| Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible. | |
| Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible. | |
| 6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like) | |
| Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work. | |
| 7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress | |
| Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so. | |
| Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock. | |
| 8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.) | |
| Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours. | |
| 9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay) | |
| Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me. | |
| 10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time | |
| Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock. | |
| 11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways | |
| weiter |
| 1. adj. comparative of weit | |
| 2. adv. comparative of weit | |
| Ich kann weiter springen als du. - I can jump further than you. | |
| 3. adv. further, farther, more | |
| noch weiter - even more | |
| weiter umfassend - further comprising | |
| 4. adv. on; expresses the continuation of an action | |
| Geh weiter! - Walk on! | |
| Er spricht einfach weiter. - He just keeps talking. | |
| Wir müssen weiter unsere Pflicht tun. - We must continue to do our obligations. | |
| 5. interj. go on | |
| 6. interj. next | |
| weit |
| 1. adj. wide | |
| 2. adj. large | |
| 3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
| Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
| 4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
| Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
| Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
| 5. adv. far | |
| gehen weiter |
| 1. v. first-person plural present of weitergehen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of weitergehen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of weitergehen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of weitergehen | |
| folgten |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of folgen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of folgen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of folgen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of folgen | |
| folgen |
| 1. v. (with dative object, auxiliary sein) to follow (on the same path or in a sequence) | |
| Der Held folgte dem Drachen zu seiner Höhle. - The hero followed the dragon to its cave. | |
| Drei Jahre später folgte eine Fortsetzung des ersten Films. - Three years later a sequel followed the first film. | |
| 2. v. (with dative object, auxiliary sein) to understand, to be attentive to | |
| Ich konnte der Handlung des Films nicht folgen. - I couldn't follow the plot of the film. | |
| 3. v. (with aus, auxiliary sein) to follow (as a consequence), to come of, to result from | |
| Daraus folgt, dass der Butler es getan hat. - It follows that the butler did it. | |
| 4. v. (with dative object, auxiliary haben) to obey (rules, the law), to follow (instructions, advice) | |
| Ich habe entschieden, Ihrem Rat zu folgen. - I've decided to follow your advice. | |
| 5. v. to follow (to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform) | |
| Einer |
| 1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
| 2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
| 3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
| 4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
| 5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
| 7. pron. one | |
| 8. pron. someone, somebody | |
| 9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
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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? | |
| sahen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of sehen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of sehen | |
| sehen |
| 1. v. to see; to have sight | |
| Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | |
| 2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |
| 3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |
| 4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |
| Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |
| 5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |
| auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |
| 6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |
| Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |
| 7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |
| Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | |
| Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. | |
| 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? | |
| etwa |
| 1. adv. approximately | |
| 2. adv. for instance | |
| 3. adv. by any chance | |
| 4. adv. (modal) really (expresses the expectation of a negative answer) | |
| Willst du etwa schon gehen? - Do you really want to leave so soon? | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| erwarteten |
| 1. adj. form of erwartet | |
| erwartet |
| 1. Participle. past participle of erwarten | |
| 2. adj. expected, anticipated | |
| erwarten |
| 1. v. to expect, to consider likely | |
| Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt. - Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon. | |
| Was erwartest du von mir? - What do you expect from me? | |
| 2. v. to await, to expect (someone to arrive) | |
| Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet. - Come in, we've been expecting you. | |
| Wasserfall |
| 1. n. waterfall | |
| vor |
| 1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) | |
| 2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time) | |
| 3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present) | |
| vor drei Tagen - three days ago | |
| vor einiger Zeit - a while ago | |
| 4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome) | |
| Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami. | |
| Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning. | |
| vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses | |
| sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody | |
| 5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause) | |
| vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy | |
| Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst. | |
| Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke. | |
| Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright. | |
| uns |
| 1. pron. of wir: us | |
