| 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 | |
| Schiff |
| 1. n. (nautical) ship | |
| 2. n. (architecture) nave | |
| 3. n. (informal) a large, unwieldy car (e.g. an SUV) | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) vessel (for holding fluids) | |
| 5. n. (dated, regional) boiler (metal container for boiling water in some old stoves and ovens) | |
| 6. n. (priting) galley (tray) | |
| ist |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of sein | |
| sein |
| 1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
| Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
| Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
| 2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i | |
| Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
| Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
| Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
| Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
| 3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
| Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
| Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
| Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
| Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
| 5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
| Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
| Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
| 6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
| Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
| Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
| 7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
| Du bist! - You're it! | |
| Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
| 8. det. his | |
| Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
| Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
| 9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
| der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
| das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
| 10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
| Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
| 11. det. one's | |
| Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
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| Menschen |
| 1. n. singular of Mensch | |
| 2. n. plural of Mensch | |
| Mensch |
| 1. n. human, human being, man | |
| 2. n. woman | |
| 3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad | |
| 4. interj. man! rah! | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| Bord |
| 1. n. shelf (board fixed to the wall) | |
| 2. n. (heraldry) bordure | |
| 3. n. board (of ship) | |
| an Bord |
| 1. adv. aboard, on board | |
| untergegangen |
| 1. Participle. past participle of untergehen | |
| untergehen |
| 1. v. to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | |
| Die Sonne ist untergegangen. - The sun has set. | |
| 2. v. to fall, to go down (to be defeated) | |
| Das Römische Imperium ist untergegangen. - The Roman Empire has fallen. | |
| 3. v. to perish, to vanish | |
| Er ist in der Menge untergegangen. - He disappeared in the crowd. | |
| 4. v. to go under (water), to sink | |
| Das Schiff geht unter. - The ship is sinking. | |
