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 | |
Verantwortlichen |
1. n. dative plural of Verantwortlicher | |
2. adj. form of verantwortlich | |
Verantwortlicher |
1. n. person in charge | |
in the plural die Verantwortlichen - those responsible | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
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 | |
Abgasmanipulation |
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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) | |
Autos |
1. n. genitive singular of Auto | |
2. n. plural of Auto | |
Auto |
1. n. car | |
Das ist das Auto meines Vaters. - That is my father’s car. | |
müssen |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). | |
Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it. | |
Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it. | |
Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it. | |
2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. | |
Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must. | |
Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to. | |
3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom. | |
zur |
1. contraction. contraction of zu der | |
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 | |
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 | |
Rechenschaft |
1. n-f. account, accountability | |
Rechenschaft für etwas ablegen - to account for something | |
2. n-f. reckoning | |
gezogen |
1. Participle. past participle of ziehen | |
ziehen |
1. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben) | |
2. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben) | |
3. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben) | |
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air) | |
Es zieht. - There’s a draft. | |
5. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein) | |
Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city. | |
6. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein) | |
7. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben) | |
zeihen |
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of) | |
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie. | |
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error. | |
Werden |
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being) | |
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
4. 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. | |
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
6. 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.) | |
7. 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? | |
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |