| wer |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people) | |
| Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that? | |
| 2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes) | |
| 3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons) | |
| Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now. | |
| ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. | |
| 4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person) | |
| Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door. | |
| kann |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| 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 | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
| Stück |
| 1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English) | |
| Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please! | |
| Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want? | |
| Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece. | |
| 2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal) | |
| 200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle | |
| 3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass) | |
| Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces. | |
| Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar. | |
| Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake. | |
| 4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films) | |
| Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece. | |
| Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please. | |
| Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play. | |
| 5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female | |
| Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing. | |
| Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard. | |
| 6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun) | |
| Schokolade |
| 1. n-f. chocolate (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | |
| 2. n-f. cocoa drink | |
| Widerstehen |
| 1. n. gerund of widerstehen | |
| 2. v. to withstand, to resist | |
