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.) | |
Hirte |
1. n. herdsman, herder, shepherd, stockman, pastoralist (male or of unspecified gender) | |
zieht |
1. v. third-person singular present of ziehen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of ziehen | |
3. v. plural imperative 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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Einer |
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
7. pron. one | |
8. pron. someone, somebody | |
9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
Herde |
1. n-f. herd (group of animals) | |
2. n. plural of Herd | |
Herd |
1. n. cooker; stove | |
Der Herd besteht aus einem Ofen und vier Herdplatten. - The cooker consists of an oven and four rings. | |
2. n. (by restriction) hob; cooktop | |
Der Ofen ist aus, aber der Herd ist noch an. - The oven is off, but the hob is still on. | |
Eine Sekunde! Ich hab was auf dem Herd. - One second! I have something cooking on the hob. | |
3. n. (dated, except in Herdfeuer) fireplace, hearth | |
Abends saßen sie alle am Herd und wärmten ihre Glieder. - In the evening they all sat by the hearth and warmed their limbs. | |
4. n. (figuratively) the household as the traditional workplace of women | |
Frauen gehören an den Herd. - Women belong in the household. | |
5. n. (figuratively) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from | |
Diese Region ist ein Herd der Unruhe. - This region is a hotbed of unrest. | |
Ziegen |
1. n. plural of Ziege | |
Ziege |
1. n-f. goat | |
2. n-f. (informal, derogatory) a stupid, stubborn person (usually female) | |
vorbei |
1. adj. (predicative) over, past, up (of time) | |
Es ist vorbei zwischen uns. - It's over between us. | |
2. prep. past (a place) (+preo, an, dative) | |
vorbei an der Ampel - past the traffic light | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Gruppe |
1. n-f. group | |
Wasserbüffel |
1. n-m. water buffalo (large ungulate) | |
2. n-m. (colloquial) a motorcycle Suzuki GT 750 | |
steht |
1. v. third-person singular present of stehen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of stehen | |
3. v. plural imperative of stehen | |
stehen |
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | |
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner. | |
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere) | |
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary. | |
3. v. to stay; to be still | |
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still. | |
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance) | |
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty. | |
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league. | |
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.) | |
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well! | |
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title) | |
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place | |
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy | |
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you. | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
stehen auf |
1. v. first-person plural present of aufstehen | |
2. v. third-person plural present of aufstehen | |
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufstehen | |
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufstehen | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
Feld |
1. n. field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops) | |
2. n. area where action, often competitional, takes place | |
3. n. (military) field, battlefield | |
ins Feld schicken - to send (a person) into the field | |
4. n. (sports) field, playing field | |
5. n. (figurative) field, practical observation | |
Feldstudie - field study | |
6. n. field, a domain of work, knowledge, study | |
7. n. a defined area where something is put in, where information is supplied | |
8. n. (heraldry) field, background | |
9. n. (computing) array | |
10. n. (chess) square | |
11. n. (crossword puzzle etc.) square | |