Ach |
1. n. oh | |
2. interj. oh, alas (expressing surprise, sorrow, or understanding) | |
3. interj. oh (preceding an offhand or annoyed remark) | |
4. interj. oh (preceding an invocation or address, but rarely a solemn one) | |
wäre |
1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sein | |
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive 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. | |
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) | |
doch |
1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
5. adv. really; just | |
6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
So |
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
2. adv. so, such, that | |
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
so und so - such and such | |
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
5. adv. then (in that case) | |
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
Groß |
1. n-n. Alternative spelling of Gros | |
2. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames | |
3. adj. big, large, large-scale | |
Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem. | |
Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house. | |
4. adj. great, grand | |
5. adj. (of a person) tall | |
6. adj. (childish) pertaining to defecation | |
Ich muss groß. - I need to poo. | |
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. | |
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 | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
Bäume |
1. n. plural of Baum | |
Baum |
1. n. tree | |
Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees. | |
Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms. | |
Baum fällt! - Tree falling! | |
2. n. (nautical) boom | |
3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish | |
dann |
1. adv. then, after that | |
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. | |
2. adv. then, in that case | |
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it. | |
Würde |
1. n-f. dignity | |
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive 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. | |
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) | |
meine |
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner | |
2. pron. plural of meiner | |
3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
4. det. plural of mein | |
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen | |
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
8. v. singular imperative of meinen | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
meinen |
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
äste |
1. branches | |
nach |
1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
4. prep. according to; guided by | |
5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
8. post. according to | |
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
allen |
1. pron. masculine accusative singular of alles | |
2. pron. dative plural of alles | |
3. pron. Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all") for strong Substantives. | |
alles |
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
3. det. of all | |
Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
Seiten |
1. n. plural of Seite "pages/sides". | |
Seite |
1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape) | |
Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides. | |
2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object | |
Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides. | |
3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book) | |
4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper) | |
Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper. | |
5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone | |
Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless. | |
Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible. | |
Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame. | |
6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept | |
Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side. | |
Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue. | |
7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents | |
Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war. | |
Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers. | |
8. n-f. face of a coin or dice | |
9. n-f. (computing) website | |
Hin |
1. n. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin | |
2. adv. ng, Used to denote direction away from the speaker. | |
3. adj. (colloquial) haven taken its course, situated, left | |
Ich werde nachsehen, wo die Pakete hin sind. - I'll check where the packages went. | |
4. adj. (colloquial) on the fritz, bruck, out of order | |
5. adj. (colloquial) exhausted, depleted | |
6. adj. (colloquial) captivated, fully on wass | |
Strecken |
1. n. plural of Strecke | |
2. v. to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up) | |
3. v. to stretch (a specific body part) | |
Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder. - She stretched her tired limbs. | |
4. v. to extend (a body part) | |
Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen. - She craned her neck to see over the fence. | |
5. v. to elongate, lengthen | |
6. v. to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient) | |
Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen. - If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough. | |
Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser. - He diluted the wine with water. | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
meine |
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner | |
2. pron. plural of meiner | |
3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
4. det. plural of mein | |
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen | |
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
8. v. singular imperative of meinen | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
meinen |
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
Krone |
1. n-f. crown | |
2. n-f. (numismatics) crown (name of various currencies) | |
3. n-f. (heraldry) crown | |
4. n-f. head (of beer or other carbonated beverages) | |
überblickte |
1. v. singular preterite of überblicken | |
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of überblicken | |
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of überblicken | |
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 | |
Weite |
1. n-f. width | |
2. n-f. distance | |
3. v. first-person singular present of weiten | |
4. v. singular imperative of weiten | |
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weiten | |
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weiten | |
7. adj. form of weit | |
weiten |
1. v. to widen | |
2. adj. form of weit | |
Welt |
1. n-f. world | |