| 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 | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Deutschen |
| 1. n. singular of Deutsch | |
| 2. n. singular of Deutscher | |
| 3. n. dative plural of Deutscher | |
| 4. n. singular of Deutscher | |
| 5. n. plural of Deutscher | |
| 6. n. dative plural of Deutsche | |
| 7. n. singular of Deutsche | |
| 8. n. plural of Deutsche | |
| 9. adj. form of deutsch | |
| deutsch |
| 1. adj. (relational) German (of or pertaining to the German people) | |
| Meine Mutter ist deutscher Herkunft, aber mein Vater ist Schwede. - My mother is of German origin, but my father is a Swede. | |
| 2. adj. (relational) German (of or pertaining to Germany) | |
| der deutsche Außenminister — das deutsche Patentamt - the German foreign minister — the German patent office | |
| 3. adj. (relational) German (of or pertaining to the German language) | |
| einige deutsche Wörter - a few German words | |
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| Zählen |
| 1. n. gerund of zählen | |
| 2. v. to count (to determine the number of objects in a group) | |
| Ich habe gerade gezählt, dass wir nur noch zwölf Tomaten haben. - I have just counted and seen us to have only twelve tomatoes in total. | |
| Wie viele Flaschen zählst du? — Ich zähle dreizehn Flaschen. - How many bottles do you count? — I count thirteen bottles. | |
| 3. v. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system) | |
| Unsere Tochter zählt schon. - Our daughter is able to count already. | |
| 4. v. to have, comprise, span (some numerical value) | |
| Die Stadt zählt etwa 13.000 Einwohner. - The town has approximately 13,000 inhabitants. | |
| Die Stadt zählt über 2.000 Jahre. - The town is more than 2,000 years old. | |
| 5. v. to reckon, to consider, to deem (later used in the active voice with a passive meaning) | |
| Der Wal wird nicht zu den Fischen gezählt. - The whale is not considered a fish. | |
| Der Wal zählt nicht zu den Fischen. - The whale is not to be considered a fish. | |
| Man zählt mich zu den Gegnern dieser Politik. - One considers me an opponent of such politics. | |
| Ich zähle mich glücklich, dazuzugehören. - I consider myself fortunate to be a part. | |
| 6. v. to be of significance, to matter, to count | |
| Jede Stimme zählt. - Every vote counts. | |
| Was zählt, ist dass du heil aus der Sache herauskommst. - What is the most important is that you come out intact out of the affair. | |
| Goethe |
| 1. Proper noun. , notably of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | |
| 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? | |
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