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 | |
Fährte |
1. n-f. trail; track | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
Hirsch |
1. n. deer | |
2. n. (humorous) two-wheeler (e.g. bicycle, moped, motorbike) | |
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? | |
Tier |
1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below) | |
2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc. | |
Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal. | |
3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer) | |
lässt |
1. v. second-person singular present of lassen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of lassen | |
lassen |
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let | |
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope | |
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) | |
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen. | |
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut? | |
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state) | |
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey. | |
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something) | |
5. v. to cease; to desist | |
sich |
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
am |
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
am Ende - at the end | |
am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
am Leben - alive | |
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
am Berg - on the mountain | |
am Fest - at the festival | |
am Schirm - on the screen | |
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
am schnellsten - fastest | |
am schwächsten - weakest | |
am wichtigsten - most important | |
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Schrank |
1. n. cabinet (storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall), or (specifically): | |
2. n. cupboard (cabinet, often built into a wall, with shelves intended for storage) | |
3. n. wardrobe, closet (cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes) | |
4. n. bookcase (piece of furniture for the storage and display of books) | |
5. n. locker (storage compartment with a lock) | |
Unterscheiden |
1. n. gerund of unterscheiden | |
2. v. to distinguish, differentiate | |
Man muss Äpfel von Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish apples from pears. | |
Man muss Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden. - - | |
Man muss zwischen Äpfeln und Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish (between) apples and pears. (Latter two constructions are interchangeable.) | |
3. v. to differ, be different, distinct | |
Äpfel unterscheiden sich von Birnen. - Apples differ from pears. | |
Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden sich. - Apples and pears differ. | |