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) | |
Besitz |
1. n-m. ownership | |
2. n-m. possession, property | |
3. v. singular imperative of besitzen | |
Nehmen |
1. n. gerund of nehmen | |
2. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) | |
Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat? | |
3. v. (ditransitive) to take from | |
Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage. | |
4. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp | |
Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand. | |
5. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally) | |
Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously. | |
Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark. | |
Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally. | |
6. v. to capture, to arrest | |
Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody. | |
7. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill) | |
Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache. | |
8. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position) | |
Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. | |
9. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose) | |
Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax. | |
10. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell | |
Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance | |
seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning | |
Anstoß nehmen - to take offense | |
ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example | |
Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence | |
ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end | |
seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run | |
das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life | |
Maß nehmen - to take a measurement | |
Notiz nehmen - to take notice | |
Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration | |
Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position | |
einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course | |
sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time | |
11. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state) | |
Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care! | |
12. v. to seize, to capture | |
13. v. to receive, to accept | |
14. v. to foul | |
habhaft |
1. adj. (+ genitive, in habhaft werden) get hold of; obtain possession of | |
Die Polizei konnte seiner nicht habhaft werden, er ist noch auf freiem Fuß. - The police were not able to get hold of him; he is still on the loose. | |
2. adj. (dated) hearty | |
Werden |
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being) | |
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no | |
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
Erreichen |
1. n. gerund of erreichen, , achievement, achieving; reaching | |
2. v. to reach, to catch, to accomplish | |