| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| definierte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of definieren | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of definieren | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of definieren | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of definieren | |
| definieren |
| 1. v. to define | |
| 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 | |
| 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? | |
| Weise |
| 1. n-f. way, manner | |
| 2. n-f. (music) tune | |
| 3. n-f. (grammar) mode/mood (of verbs) | |
| 4. n. female equivalent of Weiser: female sage, wisewoman | |
| 5. n. plural of Weiser | |
| 6. n. nominative singular of Weiser | |
| 7. adj. wise | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present of weisen | |
| 9. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weisen | |
| 10. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weisen | |
| 11. v. singular imperative of weisen | |
| Art und Weise |
| 1. n. way, manner, method (of doing something) | |
| 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 | |
| Handeln |
| 1. n. (gerund of handeln); action, behaviour | |
| 2. v. to act; to take action | |
| Jeder ist dafür verantwortlich, wie er handelt. - Everybody is responsible for the way they act. | |
| Wir müssen handeln, bevor es zu spät ist. - We must take action before it is too late. | |
| 3. v. to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle | |
| Da lass ich nicht mit mir handeln. - I won’t bargain about this. | |
| 4. v. to trade in; to deal; to sell (+preo, mit) | |
| Er handelt mit Teppichen. - He trades in carpets. | |
| 5. v. to trade | |
| Eine Aktiengesellschaft ist eine Firma, die an der Börse gehandelt wird. - A stock company is an enterprise that is traded in the stock market. | |
| 6. v. to tip as; to take into consideration as being | |
| Er wird als der nächste Superstar gehandelt. - He’s being tipped as the next superstar. | |
| 7. v. to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about (+preo, von) | |
| Der Autor handelt auf 32 Seiten von dieser Nebensächlichkeit. - The author discusses this marginal issue in 32 pages. | |
| 8. v. to be about; to deal with | |
| Das Buch handelt von Hasen. - The book is about hares. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, reflexive, often with bei to add clarification, idiomatic) to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of (Often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate so | |
| Es handelt sich um ein Missverständnis. - What we have is a misunderstanding. | |
| Bei diesen Tieren handelt es sich um Hasen. - These animals here are hares. | |
| Es handelt sich um ein paar Tage, bis die Pakete ankommen werden. - It will be a matter of days before the packages will arrive. | |
| 10. v. to handle something; to control; to deal with in an organised fashion | |
| Wir müssen sehen, wie wir dieses Problem handeln. - We must find a way of handling this problem. | |
