| 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 | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| 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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| Zeigen |
| 1. n. gerund of zeigen | |
| 2. v. to show, make see | |
| 3. v. (with auf) to point at | |
| Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people! | |
| 4. v. to exhibit, allow to see | |
| Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection! | |
| 5. v. to display, manifest | |
| Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves. | |
| 6. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing | |
| Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done? | |
| 7. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove | |
| Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue. | |
| 8. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| Sein |
| 1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring) | |
| 2. 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. | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
| Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
| 6. 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. | |
| 7. 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. | |
| 8. 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. | |
| 9. 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. | |
| 10. 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 | |
| 11. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
| Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
| 12. det. one's | |
| Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
| Tun |
| 1. n. (gerund of tun); doing, deeds, behaviour | |
| Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun - The antagonism between willing and doing | |
| 2. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
| Tu es! - Do it! | |
| Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
| Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
| Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
| 3. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
| Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
| Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
| 4. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
| Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
| Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
| 5. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
| Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
| Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
| 6. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
| Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
| Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
| 7. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
| Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
| 8. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
| Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
| 9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
| Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
| Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
| 10. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) | |
| Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |
| ihn |
| 1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). | |
| Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him? | |
| Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it? | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object). | |
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