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 meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, 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. (proverb) | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
Staaten |
1. n. plural of Staat | |
2. Proper noun. (informal) the States, the USA | |
Staat |
1. n. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory) | |
2. n. state , government , authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity) | |
3. n. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage | |
Sonntagsstaat - Sunday best | |
unabhängige |
1. adj. form of unabhängig | |
unabhängig |
1. adj. independent | |
2. adv. independently, irrespectively, regardless | |
unabhängig von... - regardless of... | |
unabhängig davon, ob... - regardless of whether... | |
Selbstständigkeit |
1. n-f. independence, autonomy, self-reliance | |
2. n-f. self-employment | |
eines |
1. num. genitive singular of ein | |
2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. singular of einer | |
4. pron. genitive singular of einer | |
Staates |
1. n. genitive singular of Staat | |
Staat |
1. n. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory) | |
2. n. state , government , authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity) | |
3. n. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage | |
Sonntagsstaat - Sunday best | |
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) | |
seinem |
1. det. (possessive) dative singular of sein | |
eigenen |
1. adj. form of eigen | |
eigen |
1. adj. own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary | |
Gebiet |
1. n. area, region | |
Viele Bewohner hatten das bedrohte Gebiet verlassen müssen. - Many residents had to leave the threatened area. | |
2. n. territory | |
3. n. (math) a set with certain properties: | |
4. n. (commonly) a (non-empty) open and connected set | |
5. n. an open set | |
6. v. singular imperative of gebieten | |