ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Buch |
1. n. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication) | |
2. n. (accounting usually in the plural) books (accounting records) | |
3. n. (rare) omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant | |
4. Proper noun. either of two municipalities in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
5. v. singular imperative of buchen | |
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 | |
Schreiben |
1. n-n. gerund of schreiben | |
2. n-n. writing, letter | |
3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts) | |
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard. | |
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article. | |
4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
5. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
7. v. to be some year or date | |
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication) | |
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail. | |
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife. | |
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there. | |
9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance) | |
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards. | |
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis. | |
10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name) | |
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself? | |
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself? | |
11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something. | |
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell | |
dauert |
1. v. third-person singular present of dauern | |
2. v. second-person plural present of dauern | |
3. v. plural imperative of dauern | |
dauern |
1. v. to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time) | |
Der Film dauert zwei Stunden. - The movie lasts two hours. | |
2. v. to last, to be permanent | |
Unsere Liebe wird dauern. - Our love will last. | |
3. v. (impersonal, with bis) to take time, to take a while (for, until) | |
Es dauert, bis die Medizin wirkt. - It takes time for the medicine to work. | |
oft |
1. adv. often | |
mehrere |
1. pron. multiple, several; more than one; a number of | |
Jahre |
1. en:years | |
2. n. plural of Jahr "years" | |
Jahr |
1. n. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun) | |
Jahr für Jahr - year after year | |
2. n. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star) | |
3. n. year (period between set dates that mark a year) | |
4. n. year (level or grade in school or college) | |