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) | |
immer |
1. adv. always | |
2. adv. at all times without exception | |
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere. | |
3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly | |
Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time. | |
4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given | |
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story. | |
5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more | |
Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder. | |
6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed | |
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time. | |
Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful. | |
Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that... | |
Mehr |
1. n. increase, excess | |
ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ... | |
2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group | |
Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. | |
3. pron. something more | |
sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more | |
Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more. | |
Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see. | |
4. det. comparative of viel; more | |
Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food? | |
mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success | |
Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you. | |
zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos | |
5. adv. more | |
immer mehr - more and more | |
6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore | |
Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child. | |
Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore. | |
nicht mehr lange - not much longer | |
nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left | |
nie mehr - never again | |
Regionen |
1. n. plural of Region | |
Region |
1. n-f. region | |
gibt |
1. v. third-person singular present of geben | |
geben |
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) | |
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch. | |
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach | |
Gib mir das! - Give me that! | |
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold). | |
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen? | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist | |
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood? | |
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) | |
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice? | |
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. | |
5. v. to present; to put | |
6. v. to result in | |
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? | |
viel |
1. pron. much, a lot | |
Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened. | |
2. det. much, many | |
Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money. | |
3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele | |
4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi | |
5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr | |
6. adv. much, a lot | |
Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot. | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
wenig |
1. adj. little, few (a small amount, a small number) | |
ärzte |
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die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
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 | |
Praxis |
1. n. practice, praxis (opposite of theory) | |
In der Praxis kommt das selten vor. - That rarely ever occurs in practice. | |
2. n. surgery (UK), doctor's office (US), practice (UK, South Africa) (workplace of a self-employed doctor) | |
Mein Zahnarzt hat viele Blumen in der Praxis. - My dentist has a lot of flowers in his surgery. | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Land |
1. n. country (territory of a nation) | |
2. n. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy) | |
3. n. land (real estate or landed property) | |
4. n. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | |
5. n. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city) | |
eröffnen |
1. v. to open (to the public) | |
Die neue Galerie eröffnet am Montag. - The new gallery opens on Monday. | |
2. v. to open (also figuratively) thus far as to become accessible or available, to open up | |
oder |
1. conj. or | |
Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
übernehmen |
1. v. to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else) | |
2. v. to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself | |
Pass auf, dass du dich nicht übernimmst mit deinem zweiten Job! - Be careful not to overexert yourself with your second job! | |
3. v. to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.) | |
Die Firma übernimmt keine Haftung für Schäden. - The company assumes no liability for damages. | |
4. v. to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.) | |
Er übernahm den ihm angebotenen Job. - He took the job which he was offered. | |
5. v. to copy, to adopt | |
Alle Formulare wurden einfach übernommen. - All forms were simply copied. | |
Wollen |
1. n. gerund of wollen | |
2. n. plural of Wolle | |
3. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
4. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
5. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |