| Wollen |
| 1. n. gerund of wollen | |
| 2. n. plural of Wolle | |
| 3. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 4. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| Heute |
| 1. n. today | |
| 2. adv. today | |
| Abend |
| 1. n-m. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) | |
| 2. adv. Superseded spelling of Abend | |
| Weggehen |
| 1. n. gerund of weggehen | |
| 2. v. to go away, leave, scram | |
| Ich bin hier nie weggegangen. - I have never left this place. | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| bleiben |
| 1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be) | |
| Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life. | |
| 2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below) | |
| Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit. | |
| 3. v. to stay; to remain in a place | |
| Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more. | |
| 4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness | |
| Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago. | |
| 5. v. to be left for someone | |
| Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...) | |
| 6. v. to stick with; to stay with | |
| Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion. | |
| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| Lieber |
| 1. n. dear | |
| 2. adj. comparative of lieb | |
| 3. adj. form of lieb | |
| (in a letter) Lieber Hans - Dear Johnny | |
| 4. adv. comparative of gern; rather, better, by preference | |
| Ich nehme lieber das Fahrrad als das Auto. - I would rather take the bicycle than the car. | |
| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| Hause |
| 1. n. noun form of Haus, , dat, s | |
| Gestern war ich im Hause meines besten Freundes. - Yesterday, I was in the house of my best friend. | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of hausen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of hausen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of hausen | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of hausen | |
| zu Hause |
| 1. adv. home, at home (stationary, non-goal-oriented) | |
| Ist deine Mutter zu Hause? - Is your mother home? | |
