| das |
| 1. art. the; nominative singular neuter of der | |
| 2. art. the; accusative singular neuter of der | |
| 3. pron. who, that, which (relative) (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular referents). | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. | |
| I know a girl who can do that. | |
| 4. pron. this, that (demonstrative) | |
| Das ist mein Haus. | |
| This is my house. | |
| 5. pron. (colloquial) it | |
| Ich hab' das nich. | |
| I don't have it. | |
| wer ist das |
| wer ist denn das |
| der |
| 1. art. the; definite article for several declensions: | |
| 2. art. Nominative singular masculine | |
| 3. art. Genitive singular feminine | |
| 4. art. Dative singular feminine | |
| 5. art. Genitive plural for all genders. | |
| 6. pron. who; that; which | |
| Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
| 7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
| Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
| 8. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
| Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
| 9. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
| Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
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| Als |
| 1. n. creek, drainage channel | |
| 2. conj. (subordinating, referring to something thought of as in the past) at the same moment; when; while; as | |
| Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door. | |
| Als er ankommt, öffnet sie die Tür. - When he arrives, she opens the door. (e.g. in a renarration) | |
| 3. conj. (after comparative) than | |
| Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one. | |
| 4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of | |
| Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it. | |
| 5. conj. as if | |
| 6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but | |
| Werkstoff |
| 1. n-m. material | |
| Holz |
| 1. n-n. wood (material) | |
| 2. n-n. a particular kind of wood | |
| 3. n-n. a piece of wood, usually small | |
| 4. n-n. (, literary) grove; woods; small forest | |
| 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 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. q | |
| ihm von weitem |
| geh weg! geh weg von hier! |
