| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
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| wurden |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of werden | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of werden | |
| werden |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
| Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
| Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
| 5. 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.) | |
| 6. 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? | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
| Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
| Zwei |
| 1. n-f. two (digit or figure) | |
| Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number. | |
| Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s. | |
| Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice) | |
| 2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries | |
| Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English! | |
| 3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components) | |
| Assistentinnen |
| 1. n. plural of Assistentin | |
| Assistentin |
| 1. n-f. A female assistent. | |
| zur |
| 1. contraction. contraction of zu der | |
| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| 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 | |
| Seite |
| 1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape) | |
| Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides. | |
| 2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object | |
| Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides. | |
| 3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book) | |
| 4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper) | |
| Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper. | |
| 5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone | |
| Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless. | |
| Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible. | |
| Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame. | |
| 6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept | |
| Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side. | |
| Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue. | |
| 7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents | |
| Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war. | |
| Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers. | |
| 8. n-f. face of a coin or dice | |
| 9. n-f. (computing) website | |
| gestellt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of stellen | |
| 2. adj. staged; contrived; faked | |
| Die Zeitung ist auf ein gestelltes Video reingefallen. - The newspaper fell for a staged video. | |
| stellen |
| 1. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen) | |
| Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor! | |
| 2. v. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge | |
| Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim. | |
| Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question? | |
| 3. v. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal | |
| Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer. | |
| Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged | |
| 4. v. to encounter and stop | |
| Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag. | |
| Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief. | |
| 5. v. to set, adjust | |
| Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday? | |
| 6. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront | |
| Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger. | |
| Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police. | |
| 7. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend | |
| Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake! | |
| Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment. | |
| sich tot stellen - to play dead | |
