| weißt |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of wissen | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of weißen | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of weißen | |
| wissen |
| 1. 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 | |
| 2. v. to remember (with noch) | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| schon |
| 1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
| Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
| Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already. | |
| 2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event) | |
| Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before. | |
| 3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions | |
| Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile. | |
| Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet? | |
| 4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed | |
| Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
| Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but... | |
| Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess. | |
| 5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
| Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange. | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of schonen | |
| 7. v. colloquial of | |
| schonen |
| 1. v. to spare (not harm) | |
| 2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion | |
| wo |
| 1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place) | |
| Wo bist du? - Where are you? | |
| 2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation) | |
| Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold. | |
| 3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time) | |
| Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other. | |
| 4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location) | |
| Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer. | |
| 5. conj. (colloquial) when | |
| Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face. | |
| 6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that | |
| Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that. | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| dich |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of du; you, thee direct object. | |
| Ich liebe dich nicht, wenn du mich nicht liebst. - I don't love you if you don't love me. | |
| 2. pron. accusative of du; yourself, thee direct object. | |
| nach |
| 1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
| Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
| nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
| 2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
| B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
| 3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
| die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
| 4. prep. according to; guided by | |
| 5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
| die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
| 6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
| Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
| 7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
| nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
| nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
| nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
| 8. post. according to | |
| meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
| meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
| 9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
| Abschluss |
| 1. n. exclusion | |
| 2. n. end (finish) | |
| Jahresabschluss (in accounting: the end of a fiscal year) | |
| Rechnungsabschluss (in accounting: closing of an account) | |
| 3. n. graduation (the act or process of graduating) | |
| Schulabschluss (school graduation) | |
| deines |
| 1. pron. singular of deiner | |
| mein Haus und deines - my house and yours | |
| 2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of dein | |
| die Frau deines Bruders - your brother's wife | |
| Studiums |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Studium | |
| Studium |
| 1. n. study (the act of studying in general) | |
| 2. n. studies (higher education to get a degree at a university) | |
| bewerben |
| 1. v. to apply (submit oneself as a candidate) | |
| Nach ihrem Abschluss an der Universität bewarb sie sich sofort bei einem Autokonzern um/für eine Stelle als Ingenieurin. - After having received her university degree, she immediately applied t | |
| 2. v. to try to win (a favour); to court | |
| Er bewirbt sich um sie. - He tries to win her favour. / He courts her. | |
| Er bewirbt sich um die Aufmerksamkeit seines Chefs. - He tries to win his boss’s attention. | |
| 3. v. to advertise | |
| Die Produkte werden mit grellen Etiketten beworben. - The products are advertised with lurid labels. | |
| wirst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of werden | |
| 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. | |
