mit |
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
4. prep. with (having) | |
5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
männlich |
1. adj. (not comparable) male | |
2. adj. manly | |
3. adj. (grammar, not comparable) masculine | |
kann |
1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
können |
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) | |
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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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. | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
gemeinsames |
1. adj. form of gemeinsam | |
gemeinsam |
1. adj. common, mutual, shared | |
2. adv. together, jointly | |
semantisches |
1. adj. form of semantisch | |
semantisch |
1. adj. semantic | |
2. adv. semantically | |
Merkmal |
1. n. feature, characteristic, attribute (important or main item) | |
hervorgehobenes Merkmal. - prominent feature. | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
Wörtern |
1. n. dative plural of Wort | |
Wort |
1. n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit | |
Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden. - In German there are few words spelt with y. | |
2. n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context | |
Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten. - He explained the problem in few words. | |
Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen. - No one dared contradict the king's word. | |
3. n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor | |
Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift. - He masters our language in speech and writing. | |
Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort. - The president gave the delegate the floor. | |
4. n. promise, (figuratively) word | |
Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin. - I give you my word that I shall be there on time. | |
5. n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity) | |
6. n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively) | |
wie |
1. adv. how | |
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
2. conj. like | |
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
3. conj. as | |
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
Herr |
1. n. man, gentleman (polite term) | |
Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear | |
Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet | |
Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman | |
2. n. sir (title of respect) | |
Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir? | |
Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent) | |
3. n. Mr., mister, sir | |
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt | |
Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller | |
Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun | |
Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor | |
Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir | |
Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel. | |
Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers) | |
Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs? | |
Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails) | |
4. n. gentleman | |
Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen... | |
5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)) | |
Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation | |
Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves. | |
Der Schirmherr - the patron | |
6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility | |
Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz | |
7. n. Lord, God | |
Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God | |
Gott der Herr - The Lord | |
Junge |
1. n. boy | |
2. n. (card games) jack | |
3. n. plural of Junges | |
4. n. singular of Junges | |
5. adj. form of jung | |
Mann |
1. n. man, male human being | |
2. n. husband | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
Hengst |
1. n. stallion (male horse) | |
2. n. (colloquial) stallion, stud (virile and sexually potent man) | |
Kater |
1. n-m. tomcat, tom, male cat | |
2. n-m. (slightly, informal) hangover | |
3. n-m. (colloquial) ellipsis of Muskelkater; sore muscle | |
Rüde |
1. n. male dog (male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive), also used for certain other mammals) | |
2. n. (hunting) hound, foxhound | |
3. adj. rude, harsh | |
Bezeichnen |
1. n. gerund of bezeichnen | |
2. v. to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote | |
Der Impressionismus bezeichnet einen Musikstil, dessen Hauptvertreter Claude Debussy und Maurice Ravel waren. - Impressionism denotes a style of music whose main representatives were Claude Deb | |
3. v. to identify with, to indicate, to describe as | |
Der Künstler wird oft als Wunderkind bezeichnet. - The artist is often described as a prodigy. | |
4. v. to describe oneself, to identify (als as) | |
Bezeichnen Sie sich als Hilfreiche? - Do you consider yourself a helpful woman? | |