| die |
| 1. art. feminine singular of der | |
| die Frau - the woman | |
| 2. art. plural of der | |
| die Männer - the men | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
| 4. pron. plural of der | |
| 5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
| Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
| 6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
| die da - that one/she/they there | |
| 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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| Können |
| 1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability | |
| 2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. 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. | |
| 6. 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 | |
| 7. 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. | |
| 8. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
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| Stoff |
| 1. n. stuff, matter, substance | |
| 2. n. (chemistry) substance | |
| 3. n. cloth, fabric, material | |
| 4. n. (slang) dope (narcotic drugs) | |
| 5. n. (bodybuilding, slang) juice, performance-enhancing substances | |
| auf Stoff - on juice | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| feinem |
| 1. adj. form of fein | |
| fein |
| 1. adj. fine (not rough, coarse, or thick) | |
| sehr feines Mehl - very fine flour | |
| ein feiner Sinn - a fine sense | |
| 2. adj. (dated, except in certain expressions) fine; very good; as it should be | |
| ein feiner Kerl - a fine young man | |
| 3. adj. refined; posh; fancy | |
| ein feines Restaurant - a fancy restaurant | |
| 4. adj. (with zu and often reflexive dative) too good; not willing to do something or associate with it because one thinks it beneath one | |
| Er ist (sich) zu fein zum Abwaschen. - He thinks himself too good for doing the dishes. | |
| Er ist (sich) zu fein für uns. - He thinks himself too good for our company. | |
| Leder |
| 1. n-n. leather | |
| bezogen |
| 1. Participle. past participle of beziehen | |
| 2. adj. related | |
| Bevölkerungsbezogene Untersuchungen. - Population-based studies. | |
| 3. v. first-person plural preterite of beziehen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural preterite of beziehen | |
| beziehen |
| 1. v. to refer, relate to | |
| Worauf bezieht sich dieser Satz? - What does this sentence refer to? | |
| Ich beziehe mich auf Paragraf 3 der Satzung. - I refer to paragraph 3 of the charter. | |
| 2. v. Senses related to covering. | |
| 3. v. to put a sheet or cover on (a mattress, duvet etc.) | |
| Könntest du das Bett beziehen? - Could you put sheets on the bed? | |
| 4. v. to upholster (a piece of furniture) | |
| Die Stuhllehne muss neu bezogen werden. - The back of the chair must be re-upholstered. | |
| 5. v. to become overcast | |
| Der Himmel bezog sich. - The sky became overcast. | |
| 6. v. Senses related to settling in a place. | |
| 7. v. to move into (a dwelling) | |
| Wann haben Sie die Wohnung bezogen? - When did you move into the apartment? | |
| 8. v. to take up (a position) | |
| Die Wachsoldaten haben ihre Posten bezogen. - The sentry soldiers have taken up their posts. | |
| 9. v. to take (a position, stand) | |
| Wir müssen in dieser Sache ganz deutlich Stellung/Position beziehen. - We must take a very clear stand in this matter. | |
| 10. v. Senses related to obtaining. | |
| 11. v. to draw, receive (a regular payment such as a pension or benefit) | |
| Beziehen Sie eine Rente? - Do you draw a pension? | |
| 12. v. to buy something regularly from the same provider | |
| Die Safterei bezieht ihre Äpfel von Obsthöfen aus der Umgebung. - The juice factory procures its apples from near-by fruit farms. | |
| 13. v. to have a subscription to/for | |
| Er bezieht drei Tageszeitungen. - He has subcriptions to three daily newspapers. | |
| Wir beziehen Kabelfernsehen. - We are subscribed to cable TV. | |
| 14. v. to collect (taxes) | |
| 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. | |
