Person |
1. n-f. person, individual | |
Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte! - A table for two, please! | |
An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt. - Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl. | |
2. n-f. (pejorative, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals | |
Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus! - I don’t want this person in my house again! | |
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 | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
seemännische |
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Wissen |
1. n. knowledge | |
2. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
3. v. to remember (with noch) | |
hat |
1. v. third-person singular present of haben | |
haben |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
5. v. to get (to receive) | |
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
10. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
um |
1. prep. about | |
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie. | |
2. prep. around | |
Um die Ecke - around the corner | |
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time) | |
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart | |
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference) | |
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%. | |
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money | |
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days. | |
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros. | |
6. conj. in order to, so as to | |
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help. | |
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished | |
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis | |
8. adv. around, about | |
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another | |
Schiffe |
1. n. plural of Schiff "ships" | |
2. v. first-person singular present of schiffen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schiffen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schiffen | |
5. v. singular imperative of schiffen | |
Schiff |
1. n. (nautical) ship | |
2. n. (architecture) nave | |
3. n. (informal) a large, unwieldy car (e.g. an SUV) | |
4. n. (obsolete) vessel (for holding fluids) | |
5. n. (dated, regional) boiler (metal container for boiling water in some old stoves and ovens) | |
6. n. (priting) galley (tray) | |
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? | |
Mannschaft |
1. n-f. crew members of a ship | |
2. n-f. team (group of people) | |
Wenn unsere Mannschaft so weiterspielt, werden wir bestimmt gewinnen! - If our team keeps playing like this, we will definitely win! | |
Sie sind die allerbesten Mannschaften - They are the very best teams | |
3. n-f. (now rare) group of soldiers belonging to one military unit | |
4. Proper noun. the national football team of Germany | |
ans |
1. contraction. an + das, on(to) the, to the | |
Ziel |
1. n. target | |
2. n. goal (not in football, see Tor) | |
3. n. aim | |
4. n. purpose | |
5. v. singular imperative of zielen | |
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 | |
Reise |
1. n-f. journey, travel | |
2. n-f. trip (on drugs) | |
3. n. plural of Reis | |
4. v. first-person singular present of reisen | |
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of reisen | |
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of reisen | |
7. v. singular imperative of reisen | |
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 | |
Bringen |
1. n. gerund of bringen | |
2. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear | |
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house. | |
3. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany | |
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital. | |
4. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something) | |
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck. | |
Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality. | |
5. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something) | |
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh. | |
Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home. | |
Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient. | |
„Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.” | |
6. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
zum Ausdruck bringen - to express | |
in Einklang bringen - to reconcile | |
zu Fall bringen - to bring down | |
in Gang bringen - to initiate | |
ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion | |
in Ordnung bringen - to put in order | |
auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point | |
in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety | |
in Verbindung bringen - to associate | |
auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate) | |
7. v. to acquire; to take possession of | |
8. v. to accomplish; to yield | |
9. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful | |
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“ | |
10. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well | |
Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver. | |
11. v. to get over with | |
Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with. | |