| zur |
| 1. contraction. contraction of zu der | |
| Familie |
| 1. n-f. family | |
| 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 | |
| Hunde |
| 1. n. plural of Hund | |
| Hund |
| 1. n. dog, hound | |
| 2. n. (pejorative) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person) | |
| ein gemeiner Hund - a mean dog | |
| 3. n. A board with casters used to transport heavy objects. | |
| Gehören |
| 1. n. dative plural of Gehör | |
| 2. v. (with dative) to belong to, be the property of | |
| Das Buch gehört mir. - The book belongs to me. | |
| Ihm gehört das ganze Land. - The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country. | |
| 3. v. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of (with zu) | |
| Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun. - To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence. | |
| Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit. - Being a fireman requires bravery and courage. | |
| 4. v. to belong to, be a part of (with zu) | |
| Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland. - Saxony belongs to Germany. | |
| Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt. - Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home. | |
| 5. v. to be proper | |
| Wie es sich gehört. - As is right and proper. | |
| Das gehört sich nicht. - That's just not done. | |
| 6. v. ought to be (with the past participle form of the verb) | |
| Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet! - Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested! | |
| Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett. - Children belong in bed at this time. | |
| Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst. - He should be instantly slapped. | |
| Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen. - He needs a good beating every now and again. | |
| Arten |
| 1. n. plural of Art | |
| 2. v. (formal) to become + nach, etwas (object) = like +aux, sein | |
| Art |
| 1. n-f. kind, sort, type (von) | |
| 2. n-f. (biology, taxonomy) species | |
| (hyponyms, Pflanzenart, Tierart) | |
| 3. n-f. nature, character | |
| 4. n-f. behaviour | |
| 5. n-f. way, method | |
| Das ist nicht seine Art. - That's not his way of doing things. | |
| 6. n-f. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood | |
| 7. n-f. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| 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 | |
| Rotfuchs |
| 1. n. red fox | |
| 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? | |
| 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 | |
| Wolf |
| 1. n. wolf | |
| 2. n. (constellation) the constellation Lupus | |
| 3. n. shredder, mincer | |
| 4. n. skin abrasion (acquired on long hikes or marches, through the friction of one's clothes) | |
| 5. Proper noun. given name, male, dim=Wolfgang, q=also diminutive of other Germanic compound names beginning with Wolf- | |
| 6. Proper noun. surname, from=given names, q=or as a nickname from the animal, varform=Wolff | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| 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 | |
| Unterart |
| 1. n-f. subspecies | |
| Haushund |
| 1. n. pet dog | |
