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 | |
derzeitige |
1. adj. form of derzeitig | |
derzeitig |
1. adj. current, present, prevailing | |
Wahlperiode |
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ist |
1. v. third-person singular present of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
nunmehr |
1. adv. as from now, henceforth | |
fast |
1. adv. almost; nearly | |
Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see. | |
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly | |
3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much | |
4. v. second-person singular present of fasen | |
5. v. third-person singular present of fasen | |
6. v. second-person plural present of fasen | |
7. v. plural imperative of fasen | |
fasen |
1. v. to chamfer | |
abgelaufen |
1. Participle. past participle of ablaufen | |
2. adj. expired, lapsed, out of date | |
ablaufen |
1. v. run out (+aux, sein) | |
2. v. (time) to expire; to go out of date | |
3. v. (liquid etc.) to run off; to drain | |
4. v. (wind-up machine) run down | |
5. v. (battery) run out | |
6. v. to wear down (soles, heals etc.) | |
7. v. (event, procedure) to go +aux, sein | |
8. v. to set off, to start (running) (+aux, sein) | |
9. v. to walk (all the way); to scour; to cover (a stretch of road etc. on the look out for something) | |
10. v. (maritime) to be launched +aux, sein | |
11. v. (maritime) to set a new course +aux, sein | |
weshalb |
1. adv. (interrogative) why | |
2. adv. (relative) which is why | |
bald |
1. adv. soon, near in time | |
Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei. - The vacation will soon be over. | |
2. adv. almost | |
Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert. - At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees. | |
3. adv. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events. | |
bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein | |
neue |
1. adj. form of neu | |
neu |
1. adj. new | |
neue Mode - new fashion | |
neueste Mode - latest fashion, latest style | |
was gibt's Neues? - what's the latest news? | |
etwas neu machen - to renovate | |
2. adj. modern, recent, latest | |
die neue Geschichte - modern history, recent history | |
Wahlen |
1. n. plural of Wahl | |
Wahl |
1. n-f. choice, selection | |
eine Wahl treffen. - to make a choice. | |
eine hervorragende Wahl. - a great choice. | |
2. n-f. election (process of choosing a leader or representatives) | |
3. n-f. quality level | |
bevorstehen |
1. v. to be imminent, to impend | |
2. v. (Northern Germany) to threaten +obj, dative | |