| im |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
| Abendblatt |
| 1. n. evening paper | |
| fand |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of finden | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of finden | |
| finden |
| 1. v. to find; to discover | |
| Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys. | |
| 2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find | |
| Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting? | |
| 3. v. to find one’s way | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| 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 | |
| nächsten |
| 1. adj. superlative of nah | |
| 2. adj. form of nah, sten | |
| nächster |
| 1. adj. next, following | |
| Wir waren schon in drei Kneipen und jetzt gehen wir zur nächsten. - We've already been to three pubs and now we're going to the next one. | |
| 2. adj. form of nah, ster | |
| Tag |
| 1. n. day (24-hour period) | |
| Tag für Tag - day after day | |
| 2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight) | |
| Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight. | |
| 3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth)) | |
| 4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight) | |
| Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter. | |
| Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression. | |
| An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months. | |
| 5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun) | |
| 6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition) | |
| 7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.) | |
| Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day? | |
| Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day! | |
| 8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing) | |
| Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men! | |
| Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day. | |
| 9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly) | |
| 10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses | |
| 11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day | |
| 12. v. singular imperative of tagen | |
| nur |
| 1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
| Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
| Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
| 2. adv. ever; at all | |
| Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
| 3. adv. however, though | |
| Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
| 4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
| Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
| 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 | |
| Kleine |
| 1. n. female equivalent of Kleiner: girl; young woman | |
| 2. n. plural of Kleiner | |
| 3. n. nominative singular of Kleiner | |
| 4. adj. form of klein | |
| klein |
| 1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale | |
| 2. adj. little, young (in age) | |
| 3. adj. insignificant | |
| Notiz |
| 1. n-f. note (memorandum) | |
| 2. n-f. memo | |
