| 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) | |
| dieser |
| 1. pron. this one, this | |
| 2. pron. that one, that | |
| Seite |
| 1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape) | |
| Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides. | |
| 2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object | |
| Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides. | |
| 3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book) | |
| 4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper) | |
| Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper. | |
| 5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone | |
| Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless. | |
| Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible. | |
| Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame. | |
| 6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept | |
| Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side. | |
| Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue. | |
| 7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents | |
| Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war. | |
| Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers. | |
| 8. n-f. face of a coin or dice | |
| 9. n-f. (computing) website | |
| zeigt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of zeigen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of zeigen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of zeigen | |
| zeigen |
| 1. v. to show, make see | |
| 2. v. (with auf) to point at | |
| Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people! | |
| 3. v. to exhibit, allow to see | |
| Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection! | |
| 4. v. to display, manifest | |
| Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves. | |
| 5. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing | |
| Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done? | |
| 6. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove | |
| Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue. | |
| 7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested | |
| 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) | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| zum |
| 1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
| 2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
| 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 | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Ersten |
| 1. n. singular of Erster | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Erster | |
| 3. n. singular of Erster | |
| 4. n. plural of Erster | |
| 5. n. dative plural of Erste | |
| 6. n. singular of Erste | |
| 7. n. plural of Erste | |
| 8. num. genitive singular of erste | |
| 9. num. singular of erste | |
| 10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste | |
| 11. num. dative plural of erste | |
| 12. num. plural of erste | |
| erste |
| 1. adj. (ordinal) first | |
| Mal |
| 1. n. time (as in the first time; many times) | |
| 2. n. occasion, case, occurrence | |
| 3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc. | |
| 4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone | |
| 5. n. (ball games) base | |
| 6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers) | |
| sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two | |
| 7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information. | |
| Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime. | |
| Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall. | |
| 8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request. | |
| Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please? | |
| Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire? | |
| Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt. | |
| 9. v. singular imperative of malen | |
| 10. v. colloquial of | |
