| beim |
| 1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case) | |
| Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station. | |
| Klettern |
| 1. n. (gerund of klettern): climbing | |
| 2. v. to climb (e.g. up a tree) | |
| verlor |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of verlieren | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of verlieren | |
| verlieren |
| 1. v. to lose (something, or a game) | |
| 2. v. to shed | |
| 3. v. to trail away, to fade away | |
| 4. v. to get lost | |
| Ich habe mich in der Menge verloren. - I got lost in the crowd. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Halt |
| 1. n. hold; adhesion | |
| 2. n. foothold; grip | |
| 3. n. support | |
| 4. n. stop (e.g. of a train) | |
| 5. n. halt; cessation | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of halten | |
| 7. interj. stop!, wait! | |
| 8. adv. (colloquial modal particle) (Indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable); so, just, simply, indeed, well | |
| Er ist halt ein Idiot. - Well, he’s an idiot. | |
| Dann müssen wir halt härter arbeiten. - Then we’ll just have to work harder. | |
| 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? | |
| hing |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of hängen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of hängen | |
| hängen |
| 1. v. to hang; to be suspended | |
| Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree. | |
| 2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to | |
| Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister. | |
| 3. v. to depend on | |
| Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take. | |
| 4. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 5. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 6. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging | |
| Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him. | |
| 7. v. to hang on to; to follow | |
| Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work. | |
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| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| 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 | |
| Wand |
| 1. n. wall, partition | |
| 2. n. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface | |
| 3. v. first-person singular preterite of winden | |
| 4. v. third-person singular preterite of winden | |
| Bis |
| 1. n. (music) B-sharp | |
| 2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until | |
| Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over. | |
| 3. conj. (coordinating) to | |
| Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week. | |
| Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through | |
| Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock. | |
| Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday. | |
| 5. prep. (temporal) by | |
| Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday. | |
| 6. prep. (local) to; all the way to | |
| Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne. | |
| ihn |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). | |
| Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him? | |
| Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it? | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object). | |
| die |
| 1. art. feminine singular of der | |
| die Frau - the woman | |
| 2. art. plural of der | |
| die Männer - the men | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
| 4. pron. plural of der | |
| 5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
| Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
| 6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
| die da - that one/she/they there | |
| 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 | |
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| rettete |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of retten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of retten | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of retten | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of retten | |
| retten |
| 1. v. to save, to rescue | |
| Diese Katze war ein Streuner, der aus einem Tierheim gerettet wurde. - This cat was a stray rescued from an animal shelter. | |
| Diesmal rettete die Prinzessin den Ritter vor dem Drachen. - This time the princess saved the knight from the dragon. | |
