Negativ |
1. n-n. negative | |
2. adj. negative (undesirable) | |
Die negativen Folgen dieses Vorgehens werden jetzt deutlich. - The negative consequences of this course of action are now becoming apparent. | |
3. adj. negative, negatory | |
Die Antwort auf meine Anfrage war negativ. - The answer to my request was negative. | |
4. adj. negative (less than zero) | |
Die Multiplikation von zwei negativen Zahlen ergibt eine positive Zahl. - Multiplying two negative numbers produces a positive number. | |
5. adj. negative (producing no evidence) | |
Der Test auf Kokain hat ein negatives Ergebnis gebracht. - The test for cocaine has produced a negative result. | |
6. adj. negative, pessimistic, not fun-loving | |
Warum bist du denn heute so negativ? - Why are you so negative today? | |
besetzt |
1. Participle. past participle of besetzen | |
2. adj. occupied | |
3. v. second-person singular present of besetzen | |
4. v. third-person singular present of besetzen | |
5. v. second-person plural present of besetzen | |
6. v. plural imperative of besetzen | |
besetzen |
1. v. (military and general) to occupy | |
2. v. (film, theatre) to cast (choose someone for a performing part) | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
häufig |
1. adj. frequent | |
2. adj. common | |
3. adv. frequently, often | |
4. adv. in common, at once, together | |
erstarrter |
1. adj. form of erstarrt | |
erstarrt |
1. Participle. past participle of erstarren | |
2. adj. congealed, solidified | |
3. adj. numbed, petrified | |
dogmatischer |
1. adj. comparative of dogmatisch | |
2. adj. form of dogmatisch | |
Diskurs |
1. n-m. discourse (verbal exchange or conversation) | |
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 | |
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) | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
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 | |
aufzufassende |
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Meinung |
1. n-f. opinion | |
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 | |
Meinung |
1. n-f. opinion | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
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 | |
Absicht |
1. n-f. intention | |
mit schlechten Absichten. - with bad intentions. | |
2. n-f. intent | |
Vertreten |
1. n. gerund of vertreten | |
2. v. to represent | |
angemessen vertreten. - adequately represented. | |
3. v. to substitute | |
4. v. to advocate; to hold an opinion | |
wird |
1. v. third-person singular present of werden | |
werden |
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
3. 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. | |
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
5. 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.) | |
6. 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? | |
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
Andere |
1. n. : the other / different one (female) | |
2. adj. form of anderer, e | |
die andere Hand - the other hand | |
das andere Geschlecht - the opposite sex | |
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? | |
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). | |
Selbst |
1. n. (psychology) the self | |
2. part. personally, by oneself | |
Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it. | |
Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us. | |
3. adv. even | |
Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it. | |
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 | |
Täuschen |
1. n-n. (gerund of täuschen) | |
2. v. to deceive | |
3. v. to be wrong, to be mistaken | |
4. v. to err | |