| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| musst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of müssen | |
| 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. | |
| ihm |
| 1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases). | |
| Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen? | |
| Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him! | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases). | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| gehörigen |
| 1. adj. form of gehörig | |
| gehörig |
| 1. adj. proper, seemly, appropriate | |
| Die Raubgräber handelten ohne die gehörige Ehrfurcht vor den Altertümern. - The archeological looters acted without proper respect for the ancient artifacts. | |
| 2. adj. (with certain directional or locative adverbials) belonging (to) | |
| In der Kladistik sind die Vögel zu den Dinosauriern gehörig. - In cladistics, the birds belong to the dinosaurs. | |
| 3. adj. (informal) sizeable, significant | |
| Als die Krankenschwester von der Arbeit nach Hause kam, aß sie erst einmal eine gehörige Portion Schweinebraten vom Vortag. - First thing after getting home from work the nurse ate a sizeable p | |
| Das Wahlergebnis gleicht einer gehörigen Ohrfeige für the bisherige Regierung. - The election results constitute a major slap in the face of the current government. | |
| 4. adv. awfully, a lot, generously | |
| Für all deine Hilfe werde ich dich gehörig belohnen. - I’m going to reward you generously for you all your help. | |
| Respekt |
| 1. n. respect, regard, reverence | |
| 2. interj. (Used to express appreciation); hats off, kudos | |
| Begegnen |
| 1. n. gerund of begegnen | |
| 2. v. to meet, to encounter, to come across | |
| 3. v. to face, confront (fate, danger) | |
| 4. v. to counter, to respond to | |
| 5. v. to handle (bad news, prospects) | |
