| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| jeder |
| 1. pron. each | |
| jedem das Seine - to each their own | |
| 2. det. each, every | |
| jedes Mal - every time | |
| vorsichtigen |
| 1. adj. form of vorsichtig | |
| vorsichtig |
| 1. adj. deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect | |
| vorsichtige Schätzung - conservative/modest estimate | |
| 2. adv. carefully | |
| Berührung |
| 1. n-f. touch, contact (an act of touching physically) | |
| seiner |
| 1. pron. his (substantival possessive) | |
| 2. pron. genitive of er | |
| 3. pron. genitive of es | |
| 4. det. feminine singular of sein | |
| 5. det. genitive plural of sein | |
| Ohren |
| 1. n. plural of Ohr | |
| Ohr |
| 1. n. (anatomy) the ear; the auditory organ | |
| 2. n. (anatomy) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle | |
| 3. n. (architecture) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door | |
| 4. n. a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
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| zuckten |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of zucken | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of zucken | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of zucken | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of zucken | |
| zucken |
| 1. v. to jerk | |
| 2. v. to twitch | |
| 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 | |
| heftig |
| 1. adj. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent | |
| wahrscheinlich |
| 1. adj. likely, probable, plausible | |
| Die wahrscheinliche Ursache des Fehlers wurde heute ermittelt. - The probable cause of the failure was determined today. | |
| 2. adv. probably, likely | |
| Wahrscheinlich regnet es heute Nachmittag. - It will probably rain this afternoon. | |
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| Hoffnung |
| 1. n-f. hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will really happen. | |
| Ich habe immer noch die Hoffnung diesen Arbeitsplatz zu bekommen. - I still have hope that I can get this job. | |
| Es gab keine Hoffnung mehr die Vermissten zu finden. - There was no longer any hope of finding the missing persons. | |
| In diesem Moment kommt Hoffnung auf, es könnte für ihn besser werden. - At that moment, there is hope that things could get better for him. | |
| in der Hoffnung auf... - in the hope of... | |
| 2. n-f. (inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for | |
| Das ist unsere einzige Hoffnung. - This is our only hope. | |
| 3. n-f. (animate) hope, a person or thing that is a source of hope | |
| Du bist unsere letzte Hoffnung. - You are our last hope. | |
| 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) | |
| 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. | |
| mein |
| 1. det. (possessive) my | |
| Vorhaben |
| 1. n-n. intention, project, plan | |
| 2. n-n. ellipsis of Bauvorhaben | |
| 3. v. to intend, to have (something) planned, to have (something) to do | |
| Ich weiß, was du vorhast. - I know what you're planning. | |
| aufgeben |
| 1. v. to give up on (one's efforts) | |
| Er gab es auf die schwierige Aufgabe zu lösen. - He gave up on solving the difficult task. | |
| 2. v. to give up | |
| Sich selbst aufgeben. - To give up oneself. | |
| 3. v. to abandon, to forsake, to relinquish | |
| Die Stadt wurde auf Grund des starken Wassermangels aufgegeben. - The city has been forsaken due to the severe water shortage. | |
| 4. v. to surrender, to capitulate | |
| 5. v. to lose hope, to resign, to quit | |
| Die Suche nach der vermissten Person wurde von der Polizei aufgegeben. - The search for the missing person was quit by the police. | |
| Sie hatte bereits jegliche Hoffnung aufgegeben ihn wiederzusehen. - She had already lost any hope of seeing him again. | |
| 6. v. to send, to mail | |
| 7. v. to give | |
| Heute gab man uns sehr viele Hausaufgaben auf. - Today, we were given a lot of homework. | |
