| 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 | |
| Ort |
| 1. n. place, location, point, position | |
| vor Ort. - on site. | |
| 2. n. place of abode, settled dwelling, village, town | |
| 3. n. (metonymically) the collective of inhabitants of such a settlement | |
| 4. n. (geometry) locus, point i, plural Örter | |
| 5. n. (Swiss, dated) canton i, plural Orte; also neuter | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) end, limit | |
| 7. n. (mining) end of a shaft or adit | |
| 8. n. (dated, or dialectal) awl | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) point (of a weapon), tip | |
| 10. n. (obsolete, or historical) quarter of various units of measure: | |
| 11. n. (numismatics) of a Reichstaler (coin) | |
| (synonyms, Ortstaler) | |
| 12. n. * 1592, Müntz Spiegel, Das ist: Ein New und Wol außgeführter Bericht von der Müntz, deren anfang, Materia, Form, Korn, Schrot, Wehrt, mannigerley art, S | |
| 13. n. *: (quote, Sonst seyn andere Gülden Real, von Keyser Carlln und jetzigem Könige von Spanien, halbe und heile, die gantzen zu 2. Thalern und ein Ort, die | |
| 14. n. of a Quent (unit of mass) | |
| 15. n. of a Kanne, Pfanne, Maß (unit of volume) | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| Einer |
| 1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
| 2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
| 3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
| 4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
| 5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
| 7. pron. one | |
| 8. pron. someone, somebody | |
| 9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| Einrichtung |
| 1. n-f. facility, institution | |
| 2. n-f. constitution, installation, establishment | |
| 3. n-f. furnishing, furniture | |
| 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. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
| Hotel |
| 1. n. hotel | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| Flughafen |
| 1. n. airport | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| 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? | |
| seine |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of seiner | |
| 2. pron. plural of seiner | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of sein | |
| 4. det. plural of sein | |
| sein |
| 1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
| Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
| Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
| 2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i | |
| Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
| Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
| Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
| Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
| 3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
| Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
| Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
| Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
| Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
| 5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
| Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
| Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
| 6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
| Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
| Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
| 7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
| Du bist! - You're it! | |
| Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
| 8. det. his | |
| Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
| Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
| 9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
| der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
| das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
| 10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
| Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
| 11. det. one's | |
| Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
| Anliegen |
| 1. n-n. request | |
| 2. n-n. concern (matter of concern) | |
| 3. n-n. application | |
| 4. v. to abut + an, etwas (object) = on | |
| 5. v. (electricity, of a voltage) to be applied | |
| 6. v. (nautical) to stear (in a particular direction) | |
| Nord anliegen - to stear north | |
| an einen Kurs anliegen - to hold a course | |
| Melden |
| 1. n. plural of Melde | |
| 2. v. to report, to inform about | |
| Der Direktor meldete den Unfall. - The principal reported the accident. | |
| Örtlich wird Eisglätte gemeldet. - Icy conditions are being reported from some locations. | |
| 3. v. to tell on (someone) | |
| 4. v. to announce (some situation or predicted result) | |
| Ich hatte Kontra gemeldet. - I had doubled. | |
| 5. v. to come forward, volunteer, enlist | |
| 6. v. to put one's hand up (e.g. in school) | |
| 7. v. to answer (an advertisement etc.) | |
| 8. v. to report (announce oneself, especially to a superior) | |
| Herr Leutnant, Sie sollen sich beim Kommandeur melden. - Lieutenant, sir, you've been asked to report to the commander. | |
| 9. v. to get or stay in touch, touch base, get back to (make contact) | |
| Der Vorschlag hört sich gut an... ich melde mich bei dir! - Your proposal sounds good... I'm getting in touch with you! | |
| Meldet euch, wenn ihr da seid! - Give us a call when you have arrived! | |
| sowie |
| 1. conj. as well as | |
| 2. conj. as soon as | |
| Auskunft |
| 1. n. enquiry | |
| 2. n. information | |
| 3. n. information desk | |
| Erhalten |
| 1. n. gerund of erhalten | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Erhalt | |
| 3. v. to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.) | |
| Ich habe diese Kaffeemaschine als Geschenk erhalten. - I received this coffeemaker as a gift. | |
| Nun haben wir die offizielle Bestätigung dafür erhalten. - We have now received official confirmation of this. | |
| 4. v. to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.) | |
| Der Verbrecher erhielt eine Strafe von zwei Jahren. - The criminal received a two year sentence. | |
| 5. v. to receive (an injury, etc.) | |
| Ich erhielt einen elektrischen Schlag, als ich die Kaffeemaschine anfasste. - I received an electrical shock when I touched the coffeemaker. | |
| 6. v. to receive (information, instructions, a message, etc.) | |
| Wir haben gerade eine dringende Nachricht vom Präsidenten erhalten. - We've just received an urgent message from the President. | |
| 7. v. to receive, to win (support, votes, an award, rights, a contract) | |
| Der Gesetzentwurf erhielt die Mehrheit der Stimmen im Senat. - The bill received the majority of votes in the Senate. | |
| 8. v. to maintain, to keep (in a certain state) | |
| Bis jetzt hat mich die Medizin am Leben erhalten. - So far the medicine has kept me alive. | |
| 9. v. to save | |
| Gott erhalte den Kaiser! - God save the Emperor! | |
| 10. Participle. past participle of erhalten: obtained, received etc | |
| 11. adj. surviving, extant | |
| 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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