| aua |
| 1. interj. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain) | |
| 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? | |
| tut |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of tun | |
| Es tut mir leid. - I am sorry. | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of tun | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of tun | |
| tun |
| 1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
| Tu es! - Do it! | |
| Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
| Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
| Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
| 2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
| Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
| Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
| 3. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
| Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
| Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
| 4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
| Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
| Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
| 5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
| Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
| Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
| 6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
| Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
| 7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
| Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
| 8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
| Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
| Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
| 9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) | |
| Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |
| Weh |
| 1. n. psychological suffering; misery, woe | |
| 2. n. (less commonly) physical suffering, pain | |
| 3. adj. sore, painful | |
| 4. interj. alas! woe! | |
