obwohl |
1. conj. although, though, while | |
Frau Selma, unsere Empfangsdame, flirtet mit Patienten, obwohl sie Mutter von drei Kindern ist. - Ms. Selma, our receptionist, flirts with patients, although she is the mother of three children | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
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) | |
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 | |
Sache |
1. n-f. matter, affair, case, question, issue | |
beschlossene Sache - done deal | |
Die Polizei untersuchte die Sache ohne Ergebnis. - The police investigated the matter with no result. | |
2. n-f. thing, object | |
Da ist noch eine Sache. - There's one more thing (for me to say). | |
3. n-f. (law) thing: corporeal object | |
4. n-f. cause, action | |
5. n-f. subject, matter, business | |
Das ist Privatsache. - That's a private matter. | |
6. n-f. (chiefly in colloquial) kilometers per hour | |
Er raste mit hundert Sachen um die Ecke. - He raced around the corner at 100 per. | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
So |
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
2. adv. so, such, that | |
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
so und so - such and such | |
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
5. adv. then (in that case) | |
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
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. | |
Verstehen |
1. n. gerund of verstehen | |
2. v. to understand | |
3. v. to hear and interpret (speech) | |
Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm. - I can't understand you with this noise. | |
4. v. to comprehend, make sense of | |
Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst. - I don't understand what you mean. | |
5. v. to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated) | |
Ich verstehe das so, dass Sie unzufrieden sind. - I understand this in such a way that you are dissatisfied. | |
6. v. to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study) | |
Er versteht viel von Autos. - He knows a lot about cars. | |
7. v. to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood | |
8. v. (with als) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as | |
Wir verstehen uns als Dienstleister. - We see ourselves as a service provider. | |
9. v. to understand one another, be able to communicate | |
Ich hoffe, wir verstehen uns. - I hope we understand each other. | |
10. v. (with mit) to get along with | |
Die beiden verstehen sich gut. - The two get along well. | |
Wie verstehst du dich mit deinem Chef? - How do you get along with your boss? | |
11. v. (with auf) to be an expert (at something) | |
Sie versteht sich auf gut getarnte Beleidigungen. - She is an expert at making well disguised insults. | |
12. v. to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way) | |
Die angegebenen Preise verstehen sich ohne Mehrwertsteuer. - The indicated prices should be understood as without VAT. | |
13. v. (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious | |
Es versteht sich, dass ... - It goes without saying that ... | |
müssen |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). | |
Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it. | |
Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it. | |
Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it. | |
2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. | |
Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must. | |
Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to. | |
3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom. | |
wir |
1. pron. we | |
Ihre |
1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr | |
2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr | |
Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz? | |
Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer? | |
3. det. feminine singular of ihr | |
4. det. plural of ihr | |
5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative) | |
Ihr |
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
Leistung |
1. n-f. performance, accomplishment | |
ausgezeichnete Leistung. - outstanding performance. | |
2. n-f. service | |
3. n-f. (law) contractual performance | |
4. n-f. (physics) power | |
Anerkennen |
1. n. gerund of anerkennen | |
2. v. to acknowledge | |
Obwohl Sie von der Sache nicht so viel verstehen, müssen wir Ihre Leistung anerkennen. - Even though you aren't very knowledgeable about the subject, we must acknowledge your effort. | |
3. v. to recognize, accept (as legitimate or valid) | |
Deutsche Behörden erkennen ein russisches Diplom nicht an. - German authorities do not recognise Russian diplomas. | |