| 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 | |
| kirchliche |
| 1. adj. form of kirchlich | |
| kirchlich |
| 1. adj. ecclesiastical, ecclesiastic | |
| Ritual |
| 1. n. ritual | |
| ändert |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of ändern | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of ändern | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of ändern | |
| ändern |
| 1. v. to change, to alter | |
| Früher dachte ich, Botanik sei langweilig, aber ich habe meine Meinung geändert. - I used to think Botany was boring, but I've changed my opinion. | |
| 2. v. to change, to vary | |
| Hoffentlich wird sich diese unglückliche Situation bald ändern. - Hopefully this unfortunate situation will change soon. | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| nur |
| 1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
| Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
| Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
| 2. adv. ever; at all | |
| Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
| 3. adv. however, though | |
| Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
| 4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
| Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
| selten |
| 1. adj. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce | |
| 2. adj. unusual, curious | |
| 3. adv. seldom; rarely | |
| Er ist selten unfreundlich. - He’s rarely ever unfriendly. | |
| 4. adv. (chiefly informal, with adjective) unusually; extremely | |
| Der Typ war ja selten unfreundlich! - That guy was extremely unfriendly! | |
| Das ist selten dämlich. - That’s peculiarly stupid. | |
