| darf |
| 1. v. first-person present of dürfen | |
| 2. v. third-person present of dürfen | |
| dürfen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may | |
| Darf ich gehen? - May I go? | |
| Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go. | |
| 2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may | |
| Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may. | |
| Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it. | |
| 3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable. | |
| Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes. | |
| 4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to | |
| Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then. | |
| 5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| vorstellen |
| 1. v. to introduce (someone), to present | |
| 2. v. to introduce oneself | |
| 3. v. to imagine | |
| Ich kann's mir nicht vorstellen! - I can't imagine this! | |
| Ehrlich gesagt, habe ich es mir schlimmer vorgestellet. - Honestly, I imagined it would be worse. | |
| als du dir vorstellen kannst. - (more) than you can imagine. | |
| 4. v. to represent; to mean | |
| 5. v. to move (something) forward | |
| 6. v. to put (the clocks) forward | |
| Herr |
| 1. n. man, gentleman (polite term) | |
| Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear | |
| Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet | |
| Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman | |
| 2. n. sir (title of respect) | |
| Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir? | |
| Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent) | |
| 3. n. Mr., mister, sir | |
| Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt | |
| Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller | |
| Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun | |
| Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor | |
| Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir | |
| Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel. | |
| Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers) | |
| Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs? | |
| Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails) | |
| 4. n. gentleman | |
| Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen... | |
| 5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)) | |
| Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation | |
| Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves. | |
| Der Schirmherr - the patron | |
| 6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility | |
| Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz | |
| 7. n. Lord, God | |
| Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God | |
| Gott der Herr - The Lord | |
| 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? | |
| Frau |
| 1. n-f. woman (adult female human) | |
| 2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) | |
| Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife. | |
| 3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss | |
| Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt | |
| 4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady)) | |
| Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor | |
| 5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class) | |
| Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady | |
| Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady | |
| Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house | |
| 6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun) | |
| Gips |
| 1. n-m. gypsum | |
| 2. n-m. short for, Gipsverband, t=cast for a broken bone | |
| Er hat einen Gips angelegt bekommen. - He got a cast applied. | |
