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 | |
kommende |
1. adj. form of kommend | |
kommend |
1. Participle. present participle of kommen | |
2. adj. coming, next | |
3. adj. future | |
4. adj. of the future | |
Wirtschaftskrise |
1. n-f. (economics) economic crisis; slump, depression | |
könnte |
1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of können | |
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of können | |
können |
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) | |
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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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) | |
vielen |
1. adj. form of viel | |
viel |
1. pron. much, a lot | |
Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened. | |
2. det. much, many | |
Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money. | |
3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele | |
4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi | |
5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr | |
6. adv. much, a lot | |
Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot. | |
Unternehmen |
1. n. gerund of unternehmen | |
2. n-n. business, enterprise, company | |
3. n-n. undertaking | |
4. n-n. (military) operation | |
Unternehmen Barbarossa - Operation Barbarossa | |
Unternehmen Weserübung - Operation Weserübung | |
5. v. to undertake | |
zum |
1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
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 | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Abbau |
1. n. dismantling, demolition | |
2. n. mining | |
3. n. decomposition, separation, analysis | |
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) | |
Personal |
1. n-n. staff, personnel, employees | |
2. n-n. (informal) short for, Personalabteilung, t=human resources | |
3. adj. personal | |
führen |
1. v. to lead | |
2. v. to carry, to sell | |
Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes. | |
3. v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war) | |
Regie führen - to direct (a film) | |
4. v. to wield (a weapon) | |
Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword. | |
5. v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision) | |
6. v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead | |
7. v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
8. v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
fahren |
1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed | |
Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel. | |
aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle | |
einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind | |
Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament. | |
2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail | |
Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes. | |
3. v. to leave; to depart | |
Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment. | |
4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel | |
Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac. | |
Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship. | |
5. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle | |
Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.) | |
6. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle) | |
Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car. | |
7. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport | |
Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station. | |