| 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 | |
| Vogel |
| 1. n. a bird | |
| 2. n. (colloquial slang) an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person) | |
| Was für ’n Vogel bist du denn? - How dumb are you? | |
| Junge, du bist so ein Vogel! - Dude, you are such an idiot! | |
| 3. n. (military, slang) a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft) | |
| Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen. - Let's take off with this kite. | |
| 4. Proper noun. (surname, common, from=nicknames) (originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds) | |
| fliegt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of fliegen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of fliegen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of fliegen | |
| fliegen |
| 1. v. to fly; to travel by air (+aux, sein) | |
| 2. v. to rush; to fly; to go quickly (+aux, sein) | |
| 3. v. to fly; to pilot (+aux, haben) | |
| 4. v. to transport by air (+aux, haben) | |
| 5. v. to get the axe, to get kicked out (+aux, sein) | |
| ... könnte von der Akademie fliegen. - ... could get kicked out of academy. | |
| 6. v. to fall; to fall down (+aux, sein) | |
| 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 | |
| Fisch |
| 1. n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water) | |
| Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish. | |
| Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition. | |
| 2. n. fish (food) | |
| Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays. | |
| schwimmt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of schwimmen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of schwimmen | |
| schwimmen |
| 1. v. to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) (+aux, sein) | |
| 2. v. to swim (i, for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) +aux, sein, haben | |
| 3. v. to swim (a certain distance) (+aux, haben, sein) | |
| 4. v. to transport by floating (+aux, haben) | |
| 5. v. to float, to be floating (+aux, haben, sein, q2=more rarely) | |
| 6. v. to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating (+aux, sein) | |
| 7. v. to be doused or covered in liquid (+aux, haben) | |
| 8. v. to be swimming in (money, etc.) (+aux, haben) | |
| 9. v. to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision) (+aux, sein) | |
| 10. v. to lose control (of a situation) (+aux, haben) | |
| 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 | |
| Mensch |
| 1. n. human, human being, man | |
| 2. n. woman | |
| 3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad | |
| 4. interj. man! rah! | |
| 5. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun) | |
| sollte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
| eigentlich |
| 1. adv. actually | |
| 2. adj. actual, proper | |
| Laufen |
| 1. n. (sports) gerund of laufen: "running". | |
| 2. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed) | |
| Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk. | |
| Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster. | |
| Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way. | |
| 3. v. to flow; to leak; to run | |
| 4. v. to be in progress; to run | |
| Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully. | |
| einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly. | |
| 5. v. to happen, to go on, to take place | |
| Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys? | |
| 6. v. to run, to execute (a program) | |
| Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly. | |
| 7. v. to be in order; to work; to function | |
| Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine. | |
| 8. v. to pass; to flow | |
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| warum |
| 1. adv. why; for what reason | |
| warum ist die Banane krumm - why is the banana bent | |
| tut |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of tun | |
| Es tut mir leid. - I am sorry. | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of tun | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of tun | |
| tun |
| 1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
| Tu es! - Do it! | |
| Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
| Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
| Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
| 2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
| Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
| Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
| 3. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
| Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
| Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
| 4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
| Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
| Er tut, als ob er nichts wĂĽsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
| 5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
| Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
| Ich wĂĽrde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
| 6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
| Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
| 7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
| Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
| 8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
| Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
| Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
| 9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard wĂĽrde)) | |
| Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |
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| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
