Lexis Rex Home



German Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn German text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




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
Besen
     1. n-m. broom
Kommen
     1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival".
     2. 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.
     3. 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)
     4. 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.
     5. 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.
     6. 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.
     7. 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...?
     8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
           Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
     9. v. to be due to; to be the result of
           Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
     10. 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.
     11. v. to orgasm; to cum
           Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
           Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
     12. 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.
     13. 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.
     14. 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.
     15. 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.
     16. v. to touch inadvertently
           Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
     17. 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.
     18. 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.
vor
     1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
     2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
     3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
           vor drei Tagen - three days ago
           vor einiger Zeit - a while ago
     4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
           Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
           Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning.
           vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses
           sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody
     5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
           vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy
           Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst.
           Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
           Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
kommen vor
     1. v. first-person plural present of vorkommen
     2. v. third-person plural present of vorkommen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of vorkommen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of vorkommen
allem
     1. pron. Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all").
vor allem
     1. adv. above all (of prime importance), especially
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
Jazz
     1. n. jazz (musical art form)
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     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
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Einsatz
     1. n. use, usage, employment
           Der Einsatz von Steroiden ist hier untersagt. - The use of steroids is forbidden here.
     2. n. effort
     3. n. risk
     4. n. (games) stake, the amount of a wager or bet
     5. n. (military) mission, campaign, deployment, duty
           Er hat sich noch nicht für den Einsatz gemeldet. - He hasn't reported for duty yet.
     6. n. input
     7. n. (music) entry, entrance; cue
     8. n. deposit
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary