| 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.) | |
| kalter |
| 1. adj. form of kalt | |
| kalt |
| 1. adj. cold, chilly; the physical perception of something (objects, weather, body etc.) to have a low temperature | |
| 2. adj. calm, restrained, passionless | |
| 3. adj. cold, frigid (especially when referring to emotions) | |
| 4. adj. (housing) at cost (without utilities, such as heating, included) | |
| 5. adv. (of rent-paying) as base rent; excluding utilities | |
| Ich zahle 550 € kalt für meine Wohnung. - I pay €550 base rent for my apartment. | |
| Wind |
| 1. n. wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure | |
| wehte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of wehen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of wehen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wehen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wehen | |
| wehen |
| 1. v. to blow (wind, a storm, etc.) | |
| Der Wind weht heute Morgen kalt und böig. - The wind is blowing cold and gusty this morning. | |
| 2. v. to flutter, to wave (in the wind); to fly (of a flag) | |
| Die Nationalflagge wehte über der Einweihung des Präsidenten. - The national flag flew over the President's inauguration. | |
| 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) | |
| Osten |
| 1. n. East | |
| 2. n. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR. | |
| 3. n. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia | |
