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 | |
Bauer |
1. n. farmer (male or of unspecified gender) | |
2. n. peasant (male or of unspecified gender) | |
3. n. (pejorative) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender) | |
4. n. (chess) pawn | |
5. n. (card games) jack, knave | |
6. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations | |
7. n-m. (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender) | |
steuert |
1. v. third-person singular present of steuern | |
2. v. second-person plural present of steuern | |
3. v. plural imperative of steuern | |
steuern |
1. v. to steer, to navigate, to pilot | |
2. v. to govern, to direct, to head | |
3. v. to control | |
4. v. to operate | |
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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? | |
Front |
1. n-f. the front end or side of something. | |
Sein |
1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring) | |
2. 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. | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
6. 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. | |
7. 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. | |
8. 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. | |
9. 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. | |
10. 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 | |
11. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
12. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
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 | |
zieht |
1. v. third-person singular present of ziehen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of ziehen | |
3. v. plural imperative of ziehen | |
ziehen |
1. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben) | |
2. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben) | |
3. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben) | |
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air) | |
Es zieht. - There’s a draft. | |
5. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein) | |
Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city. | |
6. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein) | |
7. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben) | |
zeihen |
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of) | |
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie. | |
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error. | |
zeihen |
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of) | |
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie. | |
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error. | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Krieg |
1. n. war, warfare | |
im Krieg - at war | |
Erwähnt bloß nicht den Krieg! - Just don’t mention the war! | |
2. v. singular imperative of kriegen | |