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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
Arme
1. n. female equivalent of Armer: female pauper
2. n. plural of Armer
3. n. nominative singular of Armer
4. n. plural of Arm
5. adj. form of arm
arm
1. adj. poor (having little money)
2. adj. poor (to be pitied)
arm dran sein - to have bad luck
lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
3. adj. low (having a small amount)
Mann
1. n. man, male human being
2. n. husband
kam
1. v. first-person singular preterite of kommen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of kommen
kommen
1. v. to come; to arrive
Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
2. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
3. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
4. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
5. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
6. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
7. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
8. v. to be due to; to be the result of
Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
9. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
10. v. to orgasm; to cum
Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
11. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
12. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
13. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
14. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
15. v. to touch inadvertently
Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
16. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
17. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
schon
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
6. v. singular imperative of schonen
7. v. colloquial of
schonen
1. v. to spare (not harm)
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
überstürzt
1. v. third-person singular present of überstürzen
2. v. participle of überstürzen
3. v. second-person present of überstürzen
4. v. plural imperative of überstürzen
Wegen
1. n. dative plural of Weg
2. prep. for, because of
Wegen des schlechten Wetters werden wir zu Hause bleiben. - Because of the bad weather, we will stay at home.
Schmerzen
1. n. plural of Schmerz
2. v. to cause pain, to be painful, to ache or hurt
Schmerz
1. n. (chiefly in the plural) physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
Haben Sie Schmerzen? - Do you feel pain?
Das waren die schlimmsten Schmerzen, die ich je erlebt habe. - That was the worst pain I have ever felt.
2. n. (chiefly in the singular) physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
Schmerz ist ein Alarmsignal des Körpers. - Pain is an emergency signal of the body.
Konditionierung durch Schmerz - conditioning by pain
3. n. (chiefly in the singular) emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
Man lebt weiter, aber der Schmerz bleibt. - One lives on, but the pain remains.
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Krankenhaus
1. n. hospital
konnte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of können
2. v. third-person singular preterite of können
können
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. v. (auxiliary)
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can.
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
5. v. to be possible, to make sense
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed

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?
aufstehen
1. v. to get up (move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to get up from bed) (+aux, sein)
2. v. to rise up, to rebel (+aux, sein)
3. v. (colloquial) to rest (on something) (+aux, haben, sein)
4. v. to be open (to not be closed or shut) (+aux, haben, sein)
hatte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of haben
haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. 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.
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. v. to get (to receive)
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
10. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
11. 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.
12. 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.
Nichts
1. n. nothingness, void
2. pron. nothing
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing.
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
Lesen
1. n. (gerund of lesen); reading
2. v. to read (look at and understand symbols, words, or data)
3. v. to select and gather or harvest (things like grapes)
dabei
1. adv. (takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of) bei (replaces bei + demonstrative or personal pronoun, unless referring to people)
2. adv. with one, on one
Hast du Geld dabei? - Do you have money on you?
3. adv. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
Er will einkaufen gehen. Dabei ist heute Sonntag. - He wants to go shopping, when indeed today is Sunday.
4. adv. in the process of (i, followed by an infinitive clause)
Ich bin dabei, meine Wohnung zu streichen. - I’m in the process of painting my apartment.
5. adv. thereby, thus
Saatgut und Pollen können dabei über weite Distanzen verschleppt werden. - Seed and pollen can thereby be dispersed across great distances.
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?
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)
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
dortigen
1. adj. form of dortig
dortig
1. adj. local; of, from there
Mein Urlaub in Frankreich hat mir einen hautnahen Einblick in die dortige Küche ermöglicht. - My vacation in France allowed me a very close look into the cuisine there.
Bibliothek
1. n-f. library
gab
1. v. first-person singular preterite of geben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of geben
geben
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership)
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch.
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
Gib mir das! - Give me that!
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold).
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen?
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood?
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice?
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted.
5. v. to present; to put
6. v. to result in
Es
1. n. (music) E-flat
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
noch
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
5. adv. (with comparative) even
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
dazu
1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides
2. adv. for that purpose
3. adv. to it, to that
noch dazu
1. adv. to boot, into the bargain, for good measure
nur
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
2. adv. ever; at all
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
3. adv. however, though
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
christliche
1. adj. form of christlich
christlich
1. adj. (relational) Christian
2. adj. (informal) fair, acceptable, not too harsh or unusual
20 Euro Buße sind ja noch christlich. Letztes Mal musste ich das Dreifache zahlen. - That 20-euro fine is okay after all. Last time I had too pay three times as much.
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