| 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 | |
| Gewalt |
| 1. n-f. strong or violent force | |
| Naturgewalt - force of nature | |
| Schrauben mit Gewalt herausreißen - to rip out screws with force | |
| 2. n-f. (with gegen) violence | |
| häusliche Gewalt - domestic violence | |
| Gewalt gegen Sachen - violence against inanimate objects | |
| 3. n-f. (with über) physical control or power | |
| die Gewalt über die Geiseln - control of the hostages | |
| 4. n-f. (with über, now restricted to specific contexts) authority; legally established control or power | |
| Staatsgewalt - governmental authority | |
| Verfügungsgewalt über persönliches Eigentum - authority of disposal ... | |
| geht ... aus |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of ausgehen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of ausgehen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of ausgehen | |
| ausgehen |
| 1. v. to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places) | |
| Ich gehe nicht in die Disko, weil ich tanzen will, sondern weil ich ausgehen will. - I am not going to the nightclub because I want to dance, but because I want to go out. | |
| 2. v. to go out (to be turned off or extinguished) | |
| 3. v. to run out (to be completely used up or consumed) | |
| Das Geld für den Hausbau ist ausgegangen. - The money for building the house has run out. | |
| 4. v. to fall out (to come out without being made to do so) | |
| Meine Haare sind mir schon ausgegangen. - My hair has already fallen out. | |
| 5. v. to start, begin (von); to come, stem, lead off, radiate (von) (to originate (at or from a certain location)) | |
| 6. v. to start (from), to take as one's starting point | |
| 7. v. to end, turn out (to have a given result) | |
| Der Krieg ging so schlecht aus, dass er den königlichen Hof verlegen musste - The war went so badly, that he had to move the royal court | |
| 8. v. to leave, get away, come away (to depart, implying a certain consequence or result, or lack thereof) | |
| leer ausgehen - to leave empty-handed | |
| 9. v. (regional, Austria, Bavaria, reflexive) to work, work out, be possible | |
| So wird sich das nicht ausgehen. - It's not going to work out that way. | |
| Ein Bier geht sich noch aus. - One more beer will work i.e. there is enough time and money for it. | |
| 10. v. (regional, Austria, Bavaria, reflexive) to be still available (in sufficient quantity to make something possible) | |
| Die Zeit geht sich aus. - There is enough time left | |
| Es gehen sich noch ein paar Stunden Sonnenschein aus - We still have a few hours of sunlight left. | |
| 11. v. (dated) to measure a distance by pacing | |
| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Demonstrationen |
| 1. n. plural of Demonstration | |
| Demonstration |
| 1. n-f. demonstration (act of demonstrating) | |
| 2. n-f. demonstration (show of military force) | |
| 3. n-f. (politics) demonstration (rally, protest, march) | |
| immer |
| 1. adv. always | |
| 2. adv. at all times without exception | |
| Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere. | |
| 3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly | |
| Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time. | |
| 4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given | |
| Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story. | |
| 5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more | |
| Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed | |
| Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time. | |
| Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful. | |
| Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that... | |
| vom |
| 1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem) | |
| 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) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Schwarzen |
| 1. n. singular of Schwarzer | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Schwarzer | |
| 3. n. singular of Schwarzer | |
| 4. n. plural of Schwarzer | |
| 5. n. dative plural of Schwarze | |
| 6. n. singular of Schwarze | |
| 7. n. plural of Schwarze | |
| 8. adj. form of schwarz | |
| schwarz |
| 1. adj. black, reflecting little or no light | |
| 2. adj. (figurative) illegal | |
| 3. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin | |
| 4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black) | |
| 5. adj. (of coffee) without milk | |
| 6. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points) | |
| 7. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German) | |
| Block |
| 1. n. bloc | |
| 2. n. block (thick, roughly cuboid object, e.g. cake of soap, block of ice, wood, etc.) | |
| 3. n. block (large building or group of such) | |
| 4. n. pad (of paper) | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of blocken | |
