| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| paßt |
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| passen |
| 1. v. (with dative) to fit | |
| 2. v. (with dative) to suit, to be suitable | |
| 3. v. to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match) | |
| 4. v. (card games) to pass | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| merkt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of merken: he, she, it notices, notes, perceives, feels, remembers | |
| Er merkt etwas. | |
| He perceives something | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of merken: you notice, note, perceive, feel, remember | |
| Merkt ihr den Unterschied? | |
| Do you feel the difference? | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of merken: note!, remember! | |
| Merkt euch das! | |
| Remember that! | |
| merken |
| 1. v. to notice (a situation, difference not readily apparent) | |
| Man merkt das ja kaum. - You barely notice it. | |
| Ich bin schwanger aber merke nichts. - I'm pregnant but I can't feel anything. | |
| 2. v. to memorize, remember, learn | |
| Ich merkte mir alles. - I memorized everything. | |
| 3. v. to realize | |
| 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 | |
| jedes |
| 1. pron. masculine genitive singular of jeder | |
| 2. pron. singular of jeder | |
| each |
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| günstige |
| 1. adj. form of günstig | |
| günstig |
| 1. adj. favourable, propitious, opportune | |
| Ich werde sie fragen, aber ich warte auf einen günstigen Moment. - I'll ask her, but I'm waiting for an opportune moment. | |
| 2. adj. convenient, expedient | |
| Dieses Restaurant liegt für mich in einer günstigen Lage. - This restaurant is at a convenient location for me. | |
| 3. adj. good value, cheap, inexpensive | |
| Es gibt keine günstige und einfache Lösung für dieses Problem. - There is no cheap and easy solution to this problem. | |
| Nu |
| 1. n. only used in, im Nu, , immediately, in no time, lit=in the now | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial) Alternative form of nun | |
| 3. interj. (colloquial) Alternative form of nun | |
| 4. interj. (colloquial regional Saxony) yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding | |
| 5. interj. (colloquial regional Saxony) well; fills pause | |
