| Beklagter |
| 1. n. defendant | |
| Werden |
| 1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being) | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
| Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
| Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
| Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
| Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
| 5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
| Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
| 6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no | |
| Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
| Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
| Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
| 7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
| Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
| Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
| 8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
| Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
| Sie |
| 1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
| Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. she | |
| Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
| Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
| Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
| 3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
| Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
| Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
| 4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
| Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
| Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
| 5. pron. they; them | |
| Ihre |
| 1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr | |
| 2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr | |
| Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz? | |
| Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer? | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of ihr | |
| 4. det. plural of ihr | |
| 5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative) | |
| Ihr |
| 1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
| Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| Schuld |
| 1. n-f. (usually in the plural) debt | |
| Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen? - Who will pay for these debts? | |
| 2. n-f. (no plural) fault | |
| 3. n-f. (no plural) guilt | |
| 4. n-f. (no plural) blame, responsibility | |
| 5. adj. only used in, schuld sein, t=to be at fault | |
| Anerkennen |
| 1. n. gerund of anerkennen | |
| 2. v. to acknowledge | |
| Obwohl Sie von der Sache nicht so viel verstehen, müssen wir Ihre Leistung anerkennen. - Even though you aren't very knowledgeable about the subject, we must acknowledge your effort. | |
| 3. v. to recognize, accept (as legitimate or valid) | |
| Deutsche Behörden erkennen ein russisches Diplom nicht an. - German authorities do not recognise Russian diplomas. | |
