| Hier |
| 1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
| Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
| 2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
| Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
| Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
| 3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
| Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
| Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
| 4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
| Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
| 5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
| Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
| Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
| Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
| 6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
| Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
| 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. | |
| Es |
| 1. n. (music) E-flat | |
| 2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
| 3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
| Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
| Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
| Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
| Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
| Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
| Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
| 4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
| Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
| Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
| Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
| Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
| Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
| Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
| Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
| Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
| 5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
| Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
| doch |
| 1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
| Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
| 2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
| 3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
| 4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
| 5. adv. really; just | |
| 6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
| Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
| geschrieben |
| 1. Participle. past participle of schreiben | |
| schreiben |
| 1. 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. | |
| 2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
| Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
| 3. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
| Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
| 4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
| Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
| 5. v. to be some year or date | |
| Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
| 6. 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. | |
| 7. 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. | |
| 8. 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? | |
| 9. 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 | |
