Aber |
1. n. an objection, a but | |
2. conj. but; however; though | |
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
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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Ich |
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
das wahre Ich - the real me | |
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
versetzten |
1. adj. form of versetzt | |
versetzt |
1. Participle. past participle of versetzen | |
2. adj. offset | |
3. adj. shifted, displaced | |
versetzen |
1. v. to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed | |
Ich will den Baum ausgraben und drei Meter nach links versetzen lassen. - I’m going to have the tree dug out and moved three metres to the left. | |
2. v. to transfer (to another position, location, etc.) | |
Seine Familie muss umziehen, weil er nach Karlsruhe versetzt wurde. - His family must move house because he’s been transferred to Karlsruhe. | |
3. v. (school) to promote, allow to pass (to the next grade) | |
Wenn er sich in Deutsch nicht verbessert, wird er nicht versetzt. - If he doesn’t get better marks in German, he won’t be promoted to the next grade. | |
4. v. to put (someone in some mental state) | |
Die Nachricht hat uns alle in Angst versetzt. - The news has put us all in a state of fear. | |
(jdm) in Zorn versetzen. - to send (sb) into a rage. | |
5. v. to sell or pawn, especially pieces of one’s private possessions | |
Sie haben das Silberbesteck versetzt, um in Urlaub fahren zu können. - They sold the silver cutlery in order to be able to go on holidays. | |
6. v. to deal (a blow) | |
Sie versetzte ihm einen freundschaftlichen Klaps auf die Schulter. - She dealt him a friendly slap on his shoulder. | |
7. v. (dated) to say, reply, retort | |
„Das glaube ich kaum“, versetzte er. - “I hardly think so,” he replied. | |
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 | |
ist |
1. v. third-person singular present 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. | |
mir |
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me: | |
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me. | |
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we | |
eh |
1. conj. (colloquial) before | |
Lass uns gehn, eh wir den Bus verpassen! - Let's go before we miss the bus! | |
2. adv. (colloquial) anyway, in any case | |
Wozu soll ich mich anstrengen? Ich kann's eh nicht. - Why should I make an effort? I can't do it anyway. | |
3. adv. (colloquial Austria) well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used) | |
Ich hab eh drüber nachgedacht, aber es wär nicht gegangen. - I did well consider it, but it wouldn't have worked out. | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
ganz |
1. adj. entire, whole, complete | |
Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken. | |
2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner) | |
Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends. | |
3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact | |
Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole? | |
4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real | |
uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man | |
5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number) | |
6. adv. quite, rather | |
7. adv. very | |
8. adv. wholly, entirely, all | |
Grün |
1. n. green (color) | |
2. n. (heraldry) vert; green in heraldry | |
3. n. leaves, a suit in German playing cards | |
4. adj. green (in colour) | |
5. adj. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe | |
6. adj. inexperienced, young | |
7. adj. ecological, environment-friendly | |
8. adj. (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany | |