| 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 | |
| Sonne |
| 1. Proper noun. (astronomy) the Sun | |
| Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle. - The Sun is a light source. | |
| 2. n-f. (astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system) | |
| 3. n-f. sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun) | |
| Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne. - We had sunshine all day. | |
| Geh mir aus der Sonne! - Move for me out of the sunshine!) | |
| Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben. - According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow. | |
| 4. pron. (colloquial)contraction of so eine (such a) (so, ein) | |
| 5. pron. Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural. | |
| Wer macht denn sonne Sachen? - Who would do such things? | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of sonnen | |
| 7. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sonnen | |
| 8. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sonnen | |
| 9. v. singular imperative of sonnen | |
| wird |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of werden | |
| werden |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
| Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
| Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
| Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
| Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
| 4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
| Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
| 5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no | |
| Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
| Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
| Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
| 6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
| Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
| Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
| Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
| 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) | |
| Zwei |
| 1. n-f. two (digit or figure) | |
| Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number. | |
| Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s. | |
| Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice) | |
| 2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries | |
| Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English! | |
| 3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components) | |
| Stunden |
| 1. n. plural of Stunde | |
| 2. v. to defer (payment) | |
| Stunde |
| 1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes) | |
| Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours. | |
| 2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time) | |
| Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. | |
| 3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes) | |
| Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now. | |
| Untergehen |
| 1. n. gerund of untergehen | |
| 2. v. to set (of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon) | |
| Die Sonne ist untergegangen. - The sun has set. | |
| 3. v. to fall, to go down (to be defeated) | |
| Das Römische Imperium ist untergegangen. - The Roman Empire has fallen. | |
| 4. v. to perish, to vanish | |
| Er ist in der Menge untergegangen. - He disappeared in the crowd. | |
| 5. v. to go under (water), to sink | |
| Das Schiff geht unter. - The ship is sinking. | |
