das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
unsichtbare |
1. adj. form of unsichtbar | |
Gegenüber |
1. n. counterpart | |
2. n. opponent | |
3. n. the other; the partner in a conversation; someone who is face to face with you | |
4. prep. opposite | |
Die Bank liegt dem Bahnhof gegenüber. - The bank is located across from the railroad station. | |
5. prep. to, toward, towards | |
6. prep. compared to | |
7. prep. vis-Ã -vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards | |
8. adv. on the opposite side | |
vergleicht |
1. v. third-person singular present of vergleichen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of vergleichen | |
3. v. plural imperative of vergleichen | |
vergleichen |
1. v. to compare | |
Die Medien vergleichen die Situation mit dem Kalten Krieg. - The media are comparing the situation to the Cold War. | |
noch |
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time) | |
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me. | |
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet. | |
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future) | |
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually. | |
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime. | |
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more | |
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one. | |
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more. | |
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car. | |
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else? | |
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin) | |
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time. | |
5. adv. (with comparative) even | |
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier! | |
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true | |
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you. | |
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it. | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Bisschen |
1. n-n. diminutive of Biss, t=bite | |
2. adv. (often with ein) (a) bit; (a) little | |
Er spricht nur ein bisschen Englisch. - He only speaks a little English. | |
3. adv. (with kein) (not a) bit | |
nach |
1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
4. prep. according to; guided by | |
5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
8. post. according to | |
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
Großmutterns |
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Motto |
1. n. motto, slogan | |
˜Drum |
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prüfe |
1. v. first-person singular present of prüfen | |
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of prüfen | |
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of prüfen | |
4. v. singular imperative of prüfen | |
prüfen |
1. v. to examine | |
wer |
1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people) | |
Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that? | |
2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes) | |
3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons) | |
Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now. | |
ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. | |
4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person) | |
Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door. | |
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). | |
ewig |
1. adj. eternal, everlasting | |
2. adj. (slightly, informal) constant, frequent | |
seine ewigen Vorwürfe - his constant reproaches | |
3. adv. eternally, for ever | |
Das wird ewig so bleiben. - It will remain like this for ever. | |
4. adv. (chiefly colloquial) always | |
Er ist ewig am Meckern. - He's always grumping. | |
bindet |
1. v. third-person singular present of binden | |
2. v. second-person plural present of binden | |
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of binden | |
4. v. plural imperative of binden | |
binden |
1. v. to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc. | |
Er hat den Hund an den Zaun gebunden. - He's bound the dog to the fence. | |
Aus den Zweigen binde ich einen Kranz. - From the twigs I’ll bind a wreath. | |
ein Buch binden - to bind a book | |
2. v. to tie, to fasten a string etc. | |
Ich binde mir die Schuhe. - I'm tying my shoes. | |
Sie hat sich einen Zopf gebunden. - She's tied her hair into a ponytail. | |
Er hat sich einen Schal um den Hals gebunden. - He's tied a scarf around his neck. | |
3. v. to oblige, commit, bind | |
Mein Vertrag bindet mich. - My contract binds me. | |
Ich bin vertraglich gebunden. - I'm bound by a contract. | |
4. v. to commit oneself, make a commitment (especially for marriage) | |
5. v. to make congeal, thicken, set, bond | |
6. v. to capture; to absorb (carbon dioxide etc.) | |
7. v. to congeal, thicken, set, bond | |
8. v. (phonetics, transitive) to make sandhi, crasis, liaison | |
Französische Substantive werden im Singular nicht gebunden. - There is no liaison with French singular nouns. | |
ob |
1. conj. (qual, subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether. | |
ob ... oder - if ... or | |
Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist. - I don't know if she's sick | |
Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt? - Did you ask her if she's coming? | |
Ob das wirklich wahr ist? - Is it really true? | |
2. conj. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case | |
3. prep. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of | |
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) | |
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? | |
™was |
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Bess™res |
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findet |
1. v. third-person singular present of finden | |
2. v. second-person plural present of finden | |
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of finden | |
4. v. plural imperative of finden | |
finden |
1. v. to find; to discover | |
Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys. | |
2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find | |
Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting? | |
3. v. to find one’s way | |