auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
diese |
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this" | |
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this" | |
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman. | |
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these" | |
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid. | |
4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these" | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
Weise |
1. n-f. way, manner | |
2. n-f. (music) tune | |
3. n-f. (grammar) mode/mood (of verbs) | |
4. n. female equivalent of Weiser: female sage, wisewoman | |
5. n. plural of Weiser | |
6. n. nominative singular of Weiser | |
7. adj. wise | |
8. v. first-person singular present of weisen | |
9. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weisen | |
10. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weisen | |
11. v. singular imperative of weisen | |
Verschwenden |
1. n. gerund of verschwenden | |
2. v. to waste, to squander | |
wir |
1. pron. we | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Menge |
1. n-f. quantity | |
2. n-f. multitude | |
3. n-f. crowd, gathering of people | |
4. n-f. (mathematics) set | |
Zeit |
1. n-f. time (as a concept) | |
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit)) | |
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past) | |
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army) | |
5. n-f. (grammar) tense | |
6. prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during | |
Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship. | |