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Thomas
1. Proper noun. Thomas (biblical figure)
2. Proper noun. given name, male, from=the Bible
3. Proper noun. surname, from=patronymics
war
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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)
Letzter
1. n. the last one (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n. singular of Letzte
3. n. genitive plural of Letzte
4. adj. form of letzte
Zeit
1. n-f. time (as a concept)
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past)
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
5. n-f. (grammar) tense
6. prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during
Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship.
in letzter Zeit
1. adv. of late; lately; recently; referring to the recent past as a whole
ständig
1. adj. permanent, constant
Er ist ein ständiger Gast im Hotel. - He's a permanent guest at the hotel.
2. adj. persistent, incessant, constant
Ich bin fertig mit deinem ständigen Jammern. - I've had enough of your constant whining.
3. adv. permanently
4. adv. incessantly
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Fitnessstudio
1. n. fitness centre; health club; gym (large, usually commercial, sporting facility for lifting weights and exercise)
Jetzt
1. n. the present; now
2. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
voll
1. adj. full; filled
2. adj. (colloquial) full (not hungry anymore)
3. adj. (colloquial) drunk
4. adv. fully
5. adv. (colloquial chiefly among the younger) very; quite; really
Das war voll gut. - That was really good.
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
Kante
1. n-f. edge (sharp boundary line), border
2. n-f. ledge, rim, brink
3. n-f. (graph theory) edge
4. n-f. (Switzerland) tram platform
geworden
1. Participle. past participle of werden
2. adj. become, got
3. adj. grown
4. adj. incarnate
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.

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