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.) | |
kleines |
1. adj. form of klein | |
klein |
1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale | |
2. adj. little, young (in age) | |
3. adj. insignificant | |
dünnes |
1. adj. form of dünn | |
dünn |
1. adj. thin, slender, slim | |
2. adj. (of a beverage etc.) weak, watery | |
dünner Kaffee - weak coffee | |
3. adj. (figurative) flimsy, insufficient | |
eine dünne Ausrede - a flimsy pretext | |
Stück |
1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English) | |
Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please! | |
Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want? | |
Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece. | |
2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal) | |
200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle | |
3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass) | |
Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces. | |
Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar. | |
Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake. | |
4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films) | |
Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece. | |
Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please. | |
Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play. | |
5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female | |
Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing. | |
Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard. | |
6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun) | |
Stahl |
1. n. steel | |
2. v. singular preterite of stehlen | |
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 | |
Spitze |
1. n-f. cusp | |
2. n-f. point, tip, peak | |
3. n-f. top, front, lead | |
4. n-f. spike | |
5. n-f. lace | |
6. n-f. (soccer) striker | |
7. n-f. (in the figurative) leadership | |
Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU - The leaders of the SPD and CDU | |
8. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome | |
9. v. first-person singular present of spitzen | |
10. v. first-person singular subjunctive of spitzen | |
11. v. third-person singular subjunctive of spitzen | |
12. v. singular imperative of spitzen | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
einen |
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
4. pron. singular of einer | |
5. pron. plural of einer | |
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
Ende |
1. n-n. end, finish | |
2. n-n. conclusion | |
3. v. first-person singular present of enden | |
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of enden | |
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of enden | |
6. v. singular imperative of enden | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
Loch |
1. n. hole; perforation | |
2. n. hole in the ground; pit | |
3. n. gap; bare spot | |
4. n. (dentistry) cavity | |
5. n. dungeon; underground prison | |
6. n. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol | |
7. n. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump | |
8. n. (colloquial) boring small town or village | |
9. n. loch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland) | |
am |
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
am Ende - at the end | |
am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
am Leben - alive | |
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
am Berg - on the mountain | |
am Fest - at the festival | |
am Schirm - on the screen | |
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
am schnellsten - fastest | |
am schwächsten - weakest | |
am wichtigsten - most important | |
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |