| 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 | |
| Neurowissenschaftler |
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| Eckart |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, male, var=Ekkehard | |
| 2. Proper noun. surname, from=given names | |
| Altenmüller |
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| erklärt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of erklären | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of erklären | |
| 3. v. second-person plural present of erklären | |
| 4. v. plural imperative of erklären | |
| erklären |
| 1. v. (ditransitive) to explain (to), to make clear (to) | |
| Der Lehrer erklärte (mir) die quadratische Gleichung sehr gut. - The teacher explained the quadratic equation (to me) very well. | |
| 2. v. to declare, assert | |
| Der CEO erklärte am Freitag seinen Rücktritt. - The CEO announced his retirement on Friday. | |
| Die Führer der beiden Kriegsparteien erklärten einen Waffenstillstand. - The leaders of the two warring factions declared a cease-fire. | |
| sich bereit erklären - to agree, be willing (to do something), literally: "to declare oneself ready". | |
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| warum |
| 1. adv. why; for what reason | |
| warum ist die Banane krumm - why is the banana bent | |
| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| beim |
| 1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case) | |
| Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station. | |
| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Musikhören |
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| manchmal |
| 1. adv. sometimes | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Gänsehaut |
| 1. n. goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh | |
| Bekommen |
| 1. n. gerund of bekommen | |
| 2. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben) | |
| Hunger bekommen - to get hunger | |
| ein Kind bekommen - to have a child | |
| 3. v. to catch (+aux, haben) | |
| den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold | |
| 4. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein | |
| Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him. | |
| 5. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben) | |
| Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time. | |
| Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied. | |
| Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants? | |
