in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
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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. | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
Elbe |
1. n. Alternative form of Elb, t=elf | |
gleich |
1. adj. equal | |
Zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier. - Two plus two is equal to four. | |
2. adj. same; very similar | |
Zufälligerweise hatten wir beide die gleiche Idee. - Coincidentally, we both had the same idea. | |
3. adj. (often proscribed) same; identical | |
4. adv. alike | |
Er malt alle seine Bilder gleich. - He paints all of his pictures alike. | |
5. adv. in a moment | |
Warte, ich komme gleich zu dir. - Hold on, I'll come to you in a moment. | |
6. adv. at once, at a time, simultaneously | |
Weil ich hungrig war, habe ich mir gleich zwei Stücke Kuchen vom Buffet genommen. - Because I was hungry, I took two piece of cake at once from the buffet. | |
7. adv. right; just; directly | |
Mein Haus befindet gleich neben dem Stadtpark. - My house is located right next to the city park. | |
8. adv. now; immediately; straight away | |
Nachdem sie im Hotel angekommen war, legte sie sich gleich ins Bett. - After she had arrived at the hotel, she immediately went to bed. | |
hinter |
1. prep. behind, after | |
2. prep. after (in pursuit of) | |
3. prep. beyond (further away than) | |
4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby | |
Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Ozean |
1. n. ocean | |