| 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 | |
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| war |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite 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. | |
| Stolz |
| 1. n. pride | |
| 2. adj. (often with auf + accusative) proud | |
| Ich bin stolz auf dich. - I am proud of you. | |
| 3. adj. haughty | |
| darauf |
| 1. adv. after (behind; later in time; following) | |
| 2. adv. on top of that | |
| 3. adv. on it | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| seit |
| 1. conj. since | |
| 2. prep. since | |
| Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week. | |
| 3. prep. for (some past period of time) | |
| Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now. | |
| langem |
| 1. adj. form of lang | |
| lang |
| 1. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time) | |
| 2. adj. (of a person) tall | |
| 3. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total) | |
| Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question. | |
| 4. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange | |
| Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long. | |
| 5. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically) | |
| Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground. | |
| 6. post. for (temporal) | |
| Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year. | |
| Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life. | |
| 7. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang | |
| Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street! | |
| Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way! | |
| 8. v. singular imperative of langen | |
| Als |
| 1. n. creek, drainage channel | |
| 2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as | |
| Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door. | |
| Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young. | |
| 3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than | |
| Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one. | |
| Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original. | |
| Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth. | |
| 4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of | |
| Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it. | |
| Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends. | |
| Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital. | |
| 5. conj. as if | |
| 6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than | |
| unbeweisbar |
| 1. adj. unprovable | |
| geltenden |
| 1. adj. form of geltend | |
| geltend |
| 1. Participle. present participle of gelten | |
| 2. adj. applicable | |
| 3. adj. valid | |
| 4. adj. current | |
| geltende Vorschriften. - current regulations. | |
| 5. adj. effective | |
| Satz |
| 1. n. (mathematics) proposition, theorem | |
| 2. n. set (matching collection of similar things) | |
| 3. n. (music) movement | |
| 4. n. (tennis) set | |
| 5. n. jump, leap | |
| 6. n. sediment, grounds (something that has precipitated from a liquid) | |
| 7. n. typesetting | |
| gezeigt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of zeigen | |
| zeigen |
| 1. v. to show, make see | |
| 2. v. (with auf) to point at | |
| Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people! | |
| 3. v. to exhibit, allow to see | |
| Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection! | |
| 4. v. to display, manifest | |
| Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves. | |
| 5. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing | |
| Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done? | |
| 6. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove | |
| Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue. | |
| 7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested | |
| 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 | |
| Haben |
| 1. n-n. credit | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 6. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 11. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| zu haben |
| 1. adj. available | |
| —Entschuldigen Sie, ist dieses Gemälde noch zu haben?—Nein, es ist leider schon verkauft. - —Excuse me, is this painting still available/for sale?—No, I’m afraid it’s already been sold. | |
| Du bist doch ein gut aussehender junger Mann, ich verstehe nicht, warum du noch zu haben bist! - But you’re a good-looking young man; I don’t understand why you’re still available/single! | |
