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 | |
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 | |
Tiere |
1. n. plural of Tier | |
Tier |
1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below) | |
2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc. | |
Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal. | |
3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer) | |
Können |
1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability | |
2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. 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. | |
6. 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 | |
7. 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. | |
8. 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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Nichts |
1. n. nothingness, void | |
2. pron. nothing | |
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing. | |
dafür |
1. adv. for that, for it | |
Dafür brauchen wir gut ausgebildete Fachleute wie Sie. - For that we need well-trained specialists like you. | |
Der Täter allein ist dafür verantwortlich. - The offender alone is responsible for his actions. | |
Natürlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige Gründe dafür sprechen. - Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons. | |
Ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass es nicht wieder vorkommt. - I will try to see to it that it does not happen again. | |
dafür bezahlen. - to pay for it. | |
dafür kämpfen. - to fight for it. | |
dafür notwendig. - necessary for this. | |
Auf diese Weise haben wir zumindest etwas dafür bekommen. - This way, we at least got something for it. | |
dafür aussprechen. - to speak in favour of it. | |
dafür stimmen. - to vote in favour of it. | |
dafür entscheiden. - to decide on it. | |
dafür ausgeben. - to spend on it. | |
2. adv. instead, at least, as a compensation | |
Wir mussten ganz hinten sitzen. Dafür waren die Karten billiger. - We had to sit at the very back. At least the tickets were cheaper. | |
Ich gebe Ihnen dafür meine Stimme. - I'll give you my voice in exchange. | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
es |
1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
Fallen |
1. n. plural of Falle | |
2. n. plural of Fall | |
3. n. gerund of fallen | |
4. v. to fall; to drop | |
Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.') | |
Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor. | |
5. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action | |
6. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown. | |
Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period. | |
7. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline | |
Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage. | |
nur |
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
2. adv. ever; at all | |
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
3. adv. however, though | |
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
darum |
1. adv. around it, around that | |
Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weißen Zaun darum. - We live in the house with the white fence around it. | |
2. adv. therefore, for that reason | |
Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden. - I like children. That's why I became a teacher. | |
3. adv. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer) | |
Kinder |
1. en:children | |
2. n. plural of Kind | |
Kind |
1. n. kid; child (young person) | |
2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns) | |
Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family. | |
Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents. | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
weil |
1. conj. because, given that | |
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick. | |
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) | |
diesem |
1. pron. dative singular of dieser | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
verdammten |
1. v. first-person plural preterite of verdammen | |
2. v. third-person plural preterite of verdammen | |
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of verdammen | |
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of verdammen | |
verdammen |
1. v. to condemn, to doom | |
2. v. to damn, to curse | |
Stadtteil |
1. n. (of a city) district; suburb (Australia, New Zealand) | |
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? | |
einmal |
1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time) | |
Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once. | |
2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past) | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future) | |
4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations) | |
nicht einmal |
1. adv. not even | |
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 | |
Ratten |
1. n. plural of Ratte | |
Ratte |
1. n-f. rat | |
genügend |
1. Participle. present participle of genügen | |
2. adj. sufficient, ample | |
3. adj. satisfactory | |
4. adj. (education, chiefly Austria) D (grade) | |
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 | |
Fressen |
1. n. (gerund of fressen); gorging, feeding | |
2. n. fodder, food (of an animal) | |
3. n. (derogatory, vulgar) grub | |
4. n. plural of Fresse | |
5. v. to eat; to feed on; to devour | |
6. v. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig | |
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral. - First comes the stomach, then comes ethics. | |
7. v. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) +preo, durch | |
8. v. (figurative, transitive,) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money) | |
9. v. to despise, to have a pet peeve against | |
Den hab ich ja gefressen! - I have eaten that one. | |
Haben |
1. n-n. credit | |
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
6. v. to get (to receive) | |
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
11. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |